Example sentences of "be [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Limitation of family size will not happen unless it can be done without trespassing on conscience and unless practicable means are available ; and unless it is perceived to be in the families ' interests to do so ( Coale 1973 ) . |
| 2 | It may well be in the defenders ' interests to consider a minimum Tender justifiable , with some educated guess work , on the scraps of information available , in the expectation that if the pursuer is not to accept the Tender , further vouching will have to be produced . |
| 3 | In any large firm the managers have considerable scope for indulging in actions which may not be in the best interests of the owners , or for allowing their subordinates a freer rein than might be in the owners ' interests . |
| 4 | It is unlikely to be in the investors ' interests to provide the entrepreneurs with as much as 20% or 25% of the equity at the outset . |
| 5 | Then it may be in the parties ' interests to leave the money in the account but transfer the benefit of the account to the third party by some other means ; for instance , by the depositor constituting himself a trustee of the account for the benefit of the third party , or by him assigning the money in his account to the third party . |
| 6 | And at the end of the day publishers prefer their books to be on the booksellers ' shelves than in the warehouse . ’ |
| 7 | The intervention of the audience is through the communicators ' perceptions and images of the unknown audience . |
| 8 | It 's in the swans ' interests to belong to someone , because it means they 're being looked after . |
| 9 | But something about your comments worries me a great deal , and that 's the fact that many women tutors , you say , have been looking at this issue , but they have n't looked at the major part of the issue , which is from the students ' perspectives and the problem that goes on between students . |
| 10 | The regionals argue that their presence is in the consumers ' interests . |
| 11 | The emphasis in the surveys is on the landowners ' attitudes towards forestry , their responses to existing fiscal measures and the kinds of measures which might lead to landscape improvement and increased opportunities for public enjoyment . |
| 12 | The game from that period looks just as it did when the original agreement was concluded — because of the infinite horizon assumption every subgame is identical to the original game — and so if it was in the firms ' interests to negotiate that agreement initially it will be in their interests now to renegotiate that agreement . |
| 13 | But the swirling breeze was at the hunters ' backs , and the big bull suddenly lifted his muzzle to scent in their direction , and a moment later the whole herd was running towards the shelter of the trees . |