Example sentences of "and the [noun] [prep] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was no doubt a sign of wealth and status : the beautiful austerity of Biedermayer interiors had reflected the straitness of Germanic provincial bourgeois finances more than their innate taste , and the furnishings of servants ' rooms in the bourgeois houses were bleak enough . |
| 2 | Much of their concern centred on what they saw as the imposition from above of particular versions of ‘ good primary practice ’ and the relationship between teachers ' allegiance to these and their career prospects . |
| 3 | He stressed that a " yes " vote would preserve the unity of the Soviet Union , but not " the old order with the domination of the centre and the lack of republics ' rights " . |
| 4 | In fact , it is so proud that it now boasts at a European level of the cheap U K labour costs and the lack of workers ' rights . |
| 5 | Personalised design for parts of the core training programme overcomes the two problems of differing regional resources and the variety of entrants ' experiences . |
| 6 | The criminal activity of these older users was in the main restricted to offences relating to the possession and supply of the drugs themselves and the burglary of chemists ' premises to obtain drugs . |
| 7 | Diplomatic and military history had never been so subtly and competently written before Polybius , and the brilliance of Posidonius ' social analysis remained unmatched throughout antiquity . |
| 8 | The company structure introduces the statutory requirement for an audit and the concept of directors ' liability even though they may not be shareholders . |
| 9 | If the parking of staff cars is allowed it was felt a precedent would be created and the parking of customers ' cars would then be a natural progression . |
| 10 | First , pragmatics will then include the study of the interaction between linguistic knowledge and the entirety of participants ' knowledge of the world ( or " encylopaedic knowledge " ) . |
| 11 | The study will provide recommendations on how to make tendering effective , in particular in relation to contract specification , the organisation of the tendering process and the monitoring of contractors ' performance . |
| 12 | In practice these were the two main elements of the development officer 's service ; but there were two additional important elements which had not been fully foreseen : direct support from the development officers to clients and their relatives , and the monitoring of clients ' situations over time . |
| 13 | Now the object of a handful of inquiries into influence-peddling and the mismanagement of taxpayers ' money , the EPA has at least been able to claim that its science is pure . |
| 14 | In the 1860s , 1870s , and even in the 1880s , the pride of the ‘ old journalism ’ would be replete with leaders and the texts of politicians ' speeches . |
| 15 | Despite juggling a high-powered job as principal of Prue Leith 's cookery school with the demands of being a mother-of-four and the wife of Citizens ' Charter Minister William Waldegrave , Caroline still finds time for a traditional Christmas . |
| 16 | Furthermore , most schools are segregated by sex , and the building of boys ' schools has historically taken precedence over building girls ' schools . |
| 17 | Clearly , liberalisation is a crucial factor explaining both the rise in house prices and in wealth , and the increase in consumers ' spending , inflation and the balance of payments deficit . |
| 18 | It was disappointing , given the stress in these new regulations on quality of courses , the needs of the area and the amount of students ' contributions , that an even higher proportion of grant-aid could not be given : but the Ashby Report itself had talked of only 75% and that as a maximum , so any advance on this was an achievement , and a tribute to the District 's work . |
| 19 | So it is to the consequences of structural change for the economics of global competition and the adjustments of firms ' strategies that we now turn . |
| 20 | Working with partners Because the effective leader must perform two functions successfully , namely the achievement of the task which has been set and the fulfilment of colleagues ' needs , he or she must develop a role in which those broader needs can be taken into account . |
| 21 | Thus wardship and the control over wards ' and widows ' marriages became increasingly important . |
| 22 | The corporation of Devizes swore in two mayors in 1706 , both of whom set up their own common councils , with the Whig one meeting at the Guildhall , and the Tories at Weavers ' Hall . |
| 23 | It is widely accepted that attempts to apply the concession theory in modern conditions are inapposite : there is no longer any ‘ privilege ’ involved in obtaining corporate status and the source of companies ' ’ economic energy ’ undoubtedly lies in individual initiative and not in the state . |
| 24 | A more analytical investigation of a small number of Western European countries and the role of employers ' organisations in collective bargaining is Sisson ( 1984 ) . |
| 25 | All the right ingredients are there — from the swirling mist and the pounding of horses ' hooves to the small group huddled round a table in the kitchen at Foulrice Farm . |
| 26 | He outlined a programme of legislation dealing with publications , labour , youth care and the establishment of teachers ' associations . |
| 27 | Through combining in ‘ discriminant analysis ’ measures of urban income , unemployment , migration and the demand for visitors ' travel to the different centres , they rank the 103 ‘ Functional Urban Regions ’ according to an index of their problems . |
| 28 | With that she was gone and a minute or so later , they heard the crack of a whip and the sound of horses ' hooves as the coach pulled away . |
| 29 | There was no article concerning the freedom of the press and the bans on journalists ' activities were broadened . |
| 30 | There was no article concerning the freedom of the press and the bans on journalists ' activities were broadened . |