Example sentences of "the consumers ' association [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | DATA OF the sort released in Sweden , which warns that motorists are three times more likely to die in crashes in some makes of car , is kept from British drivers , the Consumers ' Association says today . |
| 2 | The Consumers ' Association says that manufacturers are n't helping the situation by labelling clothes ‘ dry-clean only ’ to protect themselves when many could be washed with care . |
| 3 | The Consumers ' Association says that rather than give half the cover price to retailers , they prefer to sink the money into campaigning work and more investigations . |
| 4 | The Consumers ' Association says vitamin supplements are n't worth buying . |
| 5 | Millions of pounds are spent on food promotion yet the importance of a balanced diet is often ignored by British health experts and food firms , the Consumers ' Association said in a report yesterday . |
| 6 | The Consumers ' Association said the ‘ yawning price gulf ’ between car manufacturers and independent suppliers should ‘ not be allowed to become more serious ’ . |
| 7 | Philip Cullum of the Consumers ' Association said the average customer would be no better off . |
| 8 | The Consumers ' Association said devaluation of the pound had brought British car prices roughly into line with the rest of the EC . |
| 9 | The Consumers ' Association said major concern centred on stipulations that the free flight vouchers could not be used with any free accommodation or free ownership offers unless authorised by Hoover . |
| 10 | The Consumers ' Association said one in 10 people was unhappy with the running of current accounts , the same figure as a year ago when the association condemned high street banks for ‘ breathtaking arrogance ’ . |
| 11 | The Consumers ' Association said one in 10 people was unhappy with the running of current accounts , the same figure as a year ago when the association condemned high street banks for ‘ breathtaking arrogance ’ . |
| 12 | Concerned that the imposition of VAT on domestic power and light next year will cause hardship , the Consumers ' Association wants better advice to help people reduce bills and conserve energy . |
| 13 | But the Consumers ' Association wants tougher action on food hygiene , to fully protect consumers from the risk of food poisoning . |
| 14 | The Government watchdog Securities and Investment Board ( known as SIB ) has teamed up with the Consumers ' Association to run a stand at the Home Buying And Finance show at the Ideal Home Exhibition , Earls Court , from 4 to 7 April . |
| 15 | This will bring in reforms of the kind which the Consumers ' Association have been campaigning for over many a long year . |
| 16 | Indeed , the Consumers ' Association have a publication entitled Taking your own case to court or tribunal designed to assist the layman wishing to take his own case rather than instruct solicitors ; but it warns potential litigants that to take on a particularly complicated legal action without legal help would be madness . |
| 17 | THE Consumers ' Association has complained to the Office of Fair Trading about building societies which charge an additional fee to borrowers who choose their own buildings insurance policy . |
| 18 | British motorists would be forced to pay the far higher prices that car makers invariably charge for their body parts , in some cases up to 60 per cent more , the Consumers ' Association has said . |
| 19 | The Consumers ' Association has produced an action pack Finance Your Future to help people make financial decisions prior to retirement . |
| 20 | For more than thirty years , the Consumers ' Association has been testing , reporting and campaigning on behalf of the British consumer . |
| 21 | The Consumers ' Association has described the charter as an insult to passengers and little more than a glossy public relations con . |
| 22 | Car repair costs are set to rise under EC proposals threatening independent firms who make spare parts , the Consumers ' Association has warned . |
| 23 | In 1988 the Consumers ' Association found that only 25 per cent of parents had attended a parent-teacher association meeting in the past twelve months and only 9 per cent had attended a school governors ' annual meeting . |
| 24 | So , this year , the Consumers ' Association conducted a series of spot checks . |
| 25 | The Consumers ' Association gives three cheers for the new house buying and selling system — TransAction . |