Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] to their [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By defining sites of special scientific ( mostly ecological and geological ) interest , and setting upper limits to catches of seals , fish and krill , between them these measures ensure that the Antarctic area will not be despoiled casually , and that its biological resources will not again be exploited without some reference to their capacity for sustained yield . |
| 2 | The Congress soon found its desire to implement a return , regardless of political considerations , opposed not only by Israel but by the Arab states , and even the Palestinian Arab Higher Committee itself , which did not welcome this challenge to their authority in the management of negotiations with the enemy . |
| 3 | They are conscious that their strength with the Prime Minister and chances of promotion bear some relation to their performance in the House and to their popularity in the parliamentary party . |
| 4 | In addition , suitable arrangements should be made for new part-time staff joining the further education service to have some introduction to their place of work , and further training should be provided to enable experienced part-time teachers to upgrade their subject knowledge and skills . |
| 5 | Protestant Unionists had begun to respond to this threat to their supremacy by organising a private army , the Ulster Volunteer Force ( UVF ) , said to have had the backing of the Conservative Party and the British military establishment . |
| 6 | The same would apply to a Utopian society projected by thinkers too remote from the people of their time to pay much attention to their behaviour in real circumstances . |
| 7 | The fact that voters think Mr Major has not campaigned impressively has apparently made little difference to their view of him as Prime Minister and party leader . |
| 8 | His then wife , Tracy , told police he had returned unexpectedly early that evening to their home in Gaer Park Drive , Newport , Gwent , Cardiff Crown Court heard . |
| 9 | Take the example of Italy , where proportional representation has created permanent instability , with a series of coalition governments that have had to depend on several minor parties whose influence has been out of all proportion to their success in the polls . |
| 10 | More than this , the Royal Commission on the Constitution detected " discontent " , " mistrust " and " disenchantment " with the prevailing set-up , pointing out that " the people of Great Britain have less attachment to their system of government than in the past " . |
| 11 | And yet most people give little thought to their use of the spoken word . |