Example sentences of "[noun pl] of [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | FORENSIC scientists are using techniques originally developed to catch arsonists to detect traces of glue in sniffers ' blood . |
| 2 | Possessors of the book and of good memories could become the lions of weather-talk on commuters ' trains . |
| 3 | He asked for and was sent Sketches of Anatomy for Artists ' Use , and struggled to teach himself the complexities of bones and muscles by endless copying . |
| 4 | In what ways would your reading have been altered by the following instructions : ( a ) Find out about the effects of industry on workers ' standards of living . |
| 5 | Many respondents found the discussion paper 's proposals in this area confusing or illogical , which caused the Board to re-examine it and to propose requiring disclosure only of the total amounts of the respective kinds of interest in shareholders ' funds . |
| 6 | They were nurtured by Qaddafi 's rhetoric of individual autonomy ; they survived and became sources of inspiration in Libyans ' conflicts with their state . |
| 7 | One of the most critical problems for organizations in designing well and competitively is their response or lack of response to change and , more specifically , to rates of change in markets ' technical and economic conditions . |
| 8 | Among particularly serious instances of pollution picked out in the report were the following : , Heavy use of pesticides polluting rivers across the crop growing areas of the Russian republic ; , Untreated industrial effluent from the Volga slowly killing off the marine life of the Caspian Sea ; , High levels of dioxin in mothers ' milk in Moscow ; , The continuing consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear accident , rendering much of the countryside of the Ukraine and Belorussia uncultivatable ; , Waste from aluminium factories in Uzbekistan , poisoning the land for miles around . |
| 9 | Divorce is likewise raising complicated issues of entitlement to dependants ' occupational benefits , since on divorce a woman loses her potential right to a widow 's pension and/or benefits . |