Example sentences of "'s [noun pl] [is] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It shows that the impact of Labour 's taxes is magnified at the level of disposable income . |
| 2 | The lion 's share of Singapore 's exports is produced by the 3,000-odd foreign companies that have set up on the island . |
| 3 | The famous Surrealist Dali sofa based on Mae West 's lips is included in the section on the Thirties , though it 's no more a reflection of furniture designed in that era than Leigh Bowery is of Eighties fashion . |
| 4 | The major significance of the Government 's changes is highlighted by the fact that , whereas SERPS held out the prospect of guaranteeing every pensioner an income above the supplementary pension level , no Government minister had felt able to give a similar guarantee for the Thatcher pension reform . |
| 5 | In other words , the critical key to James 's tales is provided by the tales themselves . |
| 6 | Compliance with the firm 's requirements is monitored by the KPMG UK Compliance Partner , assisted by the Compliance , Ethics and Independence Committee , the Director of Compliance , the Compliance Unit in London and local Compliance Liaison Partners . |
| 7 | In one version , for example , the odd position of Nicolas Pertusato 's hands is rationalised by the addition of a piano . |
| 8 | The authority of Geertz 's claims is supported by the article 's narrative structure which combine the rigours and difficulties attendant upon Geertz 's introduction into a Balinese village-'my wife and I arrived , malarial and diffident' — with the rigours of his intellectual inquiries ‘ methodological pitfalls to make a Freudian quake ’ . |
| 9 | The gloomy assessment of Derry 's chances is based on the poorest goal scoring record of any team in the top six — City have averaged less than a goal game from 28 League outings . |
| 10 | So if increasing the speed of a computer 's components is limited by the speed of light , how will one ever build increasingly faster computers ? |
| 11 | It rates HP Bulmer a buy and believes that the forward-looking price-earnings multiple on Taunton Cider 's shares is justified by the prospects . |
| 12 | As Hay and Morris point out , ‘ with regard to managerial objectives , it [ may be ] less important what proportion of a company 's shares is owned by the management , but much more vital what proportion of the managers ’ remuneration depends on stocks and shares ’ . |