Example sentences of "'s [noun] [prep] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Denis Healey 's slogan about squeezing the rich until the pips squeak has been rewritten to include practically everyone . |
| 2 | The Conservative Government 's attempts at reviving the private-rented sector have met with very little success though in due course more substantial results are expected from the 1988 Housing Act . |
| 3 | We should be asking ourselves about the character of individuals which are being produced by the family forms that we have today and about law 's part in creating the domestic group . |
| 4 | Part of the reason is the firm 's expertise in developing the ground-breaking Architecture Neutral Distribution Format technology . |
| 5 | The Renegades were 6–5 ahead and looking good , but Robert Hunter was the Kop 's saviour by taking the last game . |
| 6 | No doubt its humorous common name has more to do with the countryman 's enthusiasm for worrying the gullible , than with the local wise woman 's magical powers . |
| 7 | Unesco 's proposals for helping the National Library are also of interest : one suggestion is to connect the library 's book stores by satellite with the information network in other countries . |
| 8 | He effectively won the argument for the creation of an elective presidency , by arguing that the republic 's leadership needed new powers to implement his report 's proposals for overcoming the socio-economic crisis . |
| 9 | For example , Nigel Lawson chaired the Sub-Committee that dealt with Lord Mackay 's proposals for reforming the legal system which were later embodied in the Courts and Legal Services Bill . |
| 10 | CD 's notes for writing the first instalment of Hard Times reveal that the object of his satire here was ‘ Marlborough House Doctrine ’ and ‘ Cole ’ , i.e. Henry Cole ( 1808–82 ) , civil servant and one of the main organizers of the Great Exhibition of 1851 . |
| 11 | Information sessions will cover the first year of the pilot and one college 's experience of offering the additional assessment . |
| 12 | At the least , President Reagan 's plans of involving the private sector could disrupt this system . |
| 13 | The house would not approve the prime minister 's plans for scrapping the social security system . |
| 14 | To have won the best single play award was a major coup , due not just to the craft of the makers but at least partly to the strength of the story of the Trawsfynydd shepherd bard who became a reluctant soldier and died in battle before knowing he had achieved his life 's ambition of winning the National Eisteddfod chair at the Birkenhead festival in 1917 . |
| 15 | In September he startled Italians by lashing out at one of Sicily 's most popular fighters against the Mafia , Leoluca Orlando , an ex-mayor of Palermo , who was guilty in Mr Cossiga 's mind of damaging the Christian Democratic Party . |
| 16 | Is this not what happens to Bultmann 's programme for freeing the authentic message of the gospel for modern man ? |
| 17 | The goals would include development of the patient 's self-esteem through encouraging the positive aspects of personality , and helping the patient to communicate needs and feelings verbally . |
| 18 | Prime Minister Tanaka 's Plan for Remodelling the Japanese Archipelago published in 1972 symbolized a hope that a fundamental restructuring could be achieved to improve the quality of life in Japan . |
| 19 | The serenity , however , is an illusion : the secret lay in the photographer 's skill in catching the few fleeting moments when our son was not roaring his head off . |
| 20 | A Midsummer Night 's Dream is a brilliant biopsy of the play , where Britten 's music miraculously replaces Shakespeare 's poetry without damaging the original drama . |
| 21 | His lawyer , Cameron Fyfe , praised Mr McTear 's determination in pursuing the legal action . |
| 22 | The longer the race went on , the better Devon Loch jumped , and as he soared over Becher 's Brook on the second circuit no runner was going better : the Queen Mother 's dream of winning the Grand National was about to come true . |
| 23 | The members of the Chairman 's Committee and the two Executive Committees form the Strategy Group which supports the Chairman 's Committee in determining the future direction of the Company . |
| 24 | Here we may recognize Comte 's influence in distinguishing the metaphysical stage associated with juristic thought from the stage of industrialism characterized by the rise of positivist thought . |
| 25 | Palin , ex-Python star — most recently appearing as Ken in A Fish Called Wanda — was invited by BBC 2 to tread in Fogg 's footsteps by recreating the fictional journey . |
| 26 | They are hoping to enlist the minister 's help in overcoming the financial hurdles . |
| 27 | As a housewife and knitting club member , she ‘ took the plunge ’ and opened Woolwork nearly ten years ago and Meryl reckons the success of the shop is due to Lena 's attitude of giving the same smiling service whether the customer wants a cone of yarn or the latest machine . |
| 28 | The American New Critics remained true to the spirit of Richards 's work by emphasizing the distinctive properties of literature or poetry , and by dealing with them in a way which was not only empiricist , humanistic and organicist , but also theoretical as well . |
| 29 | Mike Pringle and John Laverty 's editorial seems to muddle Balint 's work in developing the psychotherapeutic skills of general practitioners to aid their work in consultation and the role of a counsellor or psychotherapist working alongside the general practitioner as part of the primary care team . |
| 30 | Although the Chicago School made passing reference to Freud 's work in discussing the biotic level , it did not explore it in detail , perhaps because it was not fully available in English during the 1920s and 1930s . |