Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] in [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.

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1 You know you know Sonia' been kicked out of her house and she 's in a children 's home somewhere or something .
2 It 's in the swans ' interests to belong to someone , because it means they 're being looked after .
3 … When it comes to [ discovering ] pollution it 's one in a thousand that you 'll [ do so ] by sampling — it 's in an officer 's technique … ‘
4 Adoption workers need to accommodate in their thinking and practice more than one concept simultaneously , that is , the achievement of ‘ open ’ adoption or adoption with contact where it is in a child 's interests but within a framework of legal security .
5 It is in the member 's interest that these materials are received at least 6 weeks before the programme begins .
6 It is in the UK 's national interest and in the interest of EC consumers , that there should be a ‘ level playing field ’ on which all alcoholic drinks compete on an equal basis .
7 The latter may simply reply that he does not feel it is in the public 's interest , or that the Police Authority does not strictly require it to effectively carry out its duties .
8 4.1 The Publisher shall not be legally responsible for any loss or damage ( howsoever arising ) to the Work its illustrations and other related material while it is in the Publisher 's custody or in the course of production .
9 4.1 The Publisher shall not be legally responsible for any loss or damage ( howsoever arising ) to the Work its illustrations and other related material while it is in the Publisher 's custody or in the course of production .
10 Now it is in the government 's white paper .
11 I would have thought that it is in the government 's interest to promote efficiency , it 's certainly in the government 's interest to maintain the public interest with regard er to fraud or other wrong doing er but it 's something that the government ought to look at and again it seems to me that it ought to be a matter that er could be looked at if there was a proper inquiry .
12 For instance , the planners should work out if it is in the organisation 's best interest to move into an existing building and whether such a building needs any refurbishment or , whether premises should be custom built .
13 private knowledge — which is not written anywhere ( i.e. it is in the expert 's brain ) and it consists mainly of the following :
14 When prosecution for pollution does take place , it is in the magistrates ' court , where it shares the stage with licensing applications and speeding motorists .
15 In a speech to the European Parliament on March 21 he declared : " It is in the West 's own interest to seek the integration of eastern and central Europe into the family of European democracy because otherwise it risks creating a zone of hopelessness , instability and chaos , which would threaten western Europe every bit as much as the Warsaw Pact tank divisions of old . "
16 Fortunately it is in the company 's interests so to do , because it is only by such means that the free , wholehearted collaboration of free men can be enlisted .
17 It is in the company 's interest to build up a relationship with Fund Managers in order that a position of trust and goodwill is created .
18 Ministers of Information know … that it is in the State 's own interests to give the greatest possible freedom to institutions that depend on it , provided of course that they are well-managed .
19 A detailed consideration of when and how it is in the child 's best interests for the state to intervene in his family life can be found in Goldstein and colleagues ( 1973 and 1979 ) .
20 ( b ) Transfer to the county court A magistrates ' court may transfer any public law case ( other than proceedings relating to emergency protection orders , contribution orders ( see Chapter 16 , 5 ) and certain appeals relating to privately fostered children ( see Chapter 18 , 6 ) , child minders and day care facilities ( see Chapter 19 ) ) to a county court care centre where it is in the child 's interests to do so because : ( i ) the case is exceptionally grave , important or complex ; ( ii ) it is appropriate for the case to be heard with other family proceedings pending in the county court ; or ( iii ) transfer is likely significantly to accelerate the determination of the proceedings ( APO , art 7 ) .
21 ‘ Remember , the new Children 's Act gives them rights too and a court will usually consider that it is in the child 's interest to know both parents where possible and reasonable . ’
22 It is in the purchaser 's interests for dismissals to be as early as possible but the vendor runs the clear risk that the sale may not complete .
23 If that happens , it is in the industry 's interest to seek prompt solutions for its remaining problems .
24 It is not proposed to deal with the law on these matters , save to outline the basics , but rather to dwell on whether or not it is in the insurers ' interest to make an interim payment in any given case .
25 To think that we should destroy the coal industry and then say , ’ Well , if we have no coal industry , we shall have to have a nuclear power industry and what it costs does not really matter because it is in the nation 's interest to do it , ’ does not make sense .
26 I am satisfied , therefore , that the issue which arises for determination , that is whether it is in the children 's interests that the mother should be permitted to live with them in England or whether they should be brought up in Australia where they could have more frequent contact with their father , may properly be determined in either court .
27 ‘ I see stars , ’ she whispered into his ear , clutching him tightly , her eyes shut , all-seeing in the darkness , understanding earth and time and life and what it is in the moment 's joy .
28 It is in the seller 's interest to be selective in the information he gives the buyer , emphasizing the car 's good points and downplaying its defects , since this would raise the price he will receive .
29 A speaker may decide to present an element as given even when there is no sufficient reason to assume that it is in the addressee 's consciousness .
30 The landlord will frequently require a guarantor or guarantors for an assignee and while the tenant may wish to have absolute control as to whether this is reasonable , the fact is that as the tenant will have a continuing liability throughout the lease , it is in the tenant 's best interests for the assignee to supply a guarantor or guarantors wherever there may be some doubt as to the quality of the assignee 's financial covenant .
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