Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] the [noun pl] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The local authority appealed and the clerk to the justices subsequently sent to the court extended reasons for the justices ' decision . |
| 2 | Of particular significance and far-reaching consequence to the lives of women was the exilic legislators ' obsession with ritual cleanness — and in order to understand the full import of this statement , I shall momentarily have to digress from our historical outline and spend a little time analysing the reasons for the legislators ' obsession and its impact . |
| 3 | Behind it stood an old-fashioned switchboard and numbered pigeon-holes for the guests ' post . |
| 4 | The ARFU indicated in 1990 their intention to play South Africa when announcing details of the proposed 1992 and 1993 incoming Springbok tours and plans for the Wallabies ' deviation to South Africa en route to the tour of Ireland and Wales . |
| 5 | The Italian capital was experiencing , even by its own standards , a heatwave , and the two hotels that were provided by the authorities as the Athletes ' Village were of a mediocre calibre . |
| 6 | To the general invalidity of infants ' contracts the Common Law recognized the exceptions of contracts for necessaries and contracts for the infants ' benefit , and these exceptions are not affected by statute . |
| 7 | The CRL 's main task is testing products for the Consumers ' Association , publisher of Which ? magazine . |
| 8 | Although he had no doubts about the Girls ' standard of work he would only take up on Smith 's offer if his organization was efficient . |
| 9 | The BEA engineers , in consultation with the boiler-makers , initially concentrated on alternative options for improving boiler reliability , and they had serious doubts about the manufacturers ' capacity to make reliable unit boilers with the higher postwar steam conditions , though gradually these were adopted after 1952 . |
| 10 | Bobbio , like Schumpeter and Dahl , wishes to retain the competitive model of different parties for the peoples ' vote . |
| 11 | All of these findings remained broadly similar irrespective of whether we analysed total warmth towards parties and party leaders , total ratings for the parties ' performance on issues , or total inclinations towards voting for all three leading parties ( Table 8.8 ) . |
| 12 | Must buy calendars for the kids ' work . |
| 13 | There are certainly general characteristics of the parties ' approach to social policies that may help people to decide between them ; and at particular elections ( such as , for example , the general election of 1945 ) one 's social policy commitments may be particularly clear . |
| 14 | It is intended to approach this by studying : — their patenting activity by means of patents granted to them in the United States in the past 25 years ; this will indicate the areas where the industries/economies of each country — and their research/innovative activity appears to be strongest ; — the adoption of the selected major postwar innovations and their diffusion in the industries of each of the countries covered ; — their performance in ‘ high-technology ’ areas ; — certain indicators of the countries ' energy economics ; — and possibly assess their productivity level in comparison with some West European countries ; Economic research institutes in Sofia , Prague , Budapest and Warsaw will cooperate by providing — where necessary — the technical and statistical information required . |
| 15 | A gasp of delight escaped her lips as instantly the gardens assumed a new and spellbinding dimension : thousands of light bulbs springing to life , outlining domes and minarets , and other graceful exotic images of the architects ' imagination . |
| 16 | Although there had been no evidence on their computers of the shapechangers ' craft being on the planet , it had been monitored heading towards this unwelcoming world . |
| 17 | But , at the same time , several aspects of the Newmanites ' campaign make them a uniquely threatening phenomenon on the political scene . |
| 18 | Now I I I do n't think there 's any doubt about this Chairman that that particular group bears er comment from us er er part of the er Conservative resolutions made wants to acknowledge the fact that for the first time all parties , members of the parties have n't started to look in detail at these St Albans and many aspect , many aspects of the Consultants ' strategy of starting to appeal . |
| 19 | Various aspects of the parties ' life , resources , and activities will be helpful to them in the conflict , but many of these are resources and activities that they will have possessed or engaged in or wished to posses or to engage in in any case , even if they did not take part in the contest . |
| 20 | In a subsequent stage of the project , detailed case studies of a small number of organisations will be undertaken in order to explore recruitment practices in greater depth and to consider their relationship to other aspects of the organisations ' structure , operation and management . |
| 21 | This project looks at aspects of the migrants ' housing experience , using aggregate statistics to establish general tenure patterns and interviews to recreate biographical histories . |
| 22 | This appears strikingly in the words of the pilgrims ' Host , commenting on the tale when the Shipman has finished . |
| 23 | The local branches of the miners ' union set up soup kitchens , with much local help from butchers and shopkeepers . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'd come back from a trip to Australia with pictures of the aborigines ' match during the Bicentenary Day ‘ celebrations ’ . |
| 25 | Great Communicator and Pay The Butler , winners of the Breeders ' Cup Turf and the Japan Cup , are among his opponents . |
| 26 | Music is meant to be about escapism , not dreary boring subjects like the miners ' strike and animal rights . |
| 27 | The 16th had close ties with the Boys ' Brigade , with flags presented by the Trades ' House of Glasgow . |
| 28 | The thrill of the rallies before the miners ' ballot was that they evoked echoes of that kind of military manoeuvre , disciplined , exotic troops , mobilised in precise , obedient formation , like ballroom dancing . |
| 29 | On one occasion , it asserted that 50% of the 8,000 workforce of the Harland and Wolff shipyard had clocked in when there were only twenty-five motor cars in the workers ' car park . |
| 30 | There are two unique aspects to the collection of books in the Dolls ' House library . |