Example sentences of "at the [noun sg] of [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | The Holland Report looked explicitly at the issue of employers ' dissatisfaction with young workers and presented its information in such a way as to support the idea of education 's failure in this area . |
2 | A company that had always been paranoiac about labour unions , it should have noticed that it was suddenly at the mercy of customers ' unions . |
3 | Inefficient and ineffective note-making methods often lie at the heart of students ' inability to realise their potential . |
4 | She suggests a synthesis between the two approaches which looks at the diversity of girls ' educational experiences , and the ways in which schoolchildren challenge class and gender controls . |
5 | The second point about the leisure economy is that it places people 's use of their ‘ free ’ time at the centre of capitalists ' ( and governments ' ) concern . |
6 | To begin with , the level on which conflict occurs can be based on actions taken by individuals , action taken by work groups , and action at the level of workers ' organisation , namely the trade union . |
7 | I have no doubt that dedicated woodturners everywhere would scoff at the idea of engineers ' lathes being used for woodturners , but when I think of the various moulds and patterns I have made over the years with comparative ease but which due to their intricacies could only have been made with extreme difficulty on a wood lathe — if at all . |
8 | If there is insufficient funds available to meet one instalment , the individual 's name is included on a violator 's blacklist at the Federation of Bankers ' Associations . |
9 | Businessmen meeting at the Institute of Directors ' annual convention this week said they wanted a sustained , long-lasting recovery , rather than a repeat of boom-bust . |
10 | The current preoccupation with the public interest at the expense of members ' interests has undoubtedly created a deep-seated unease among practising members . |