Example sentences of "the [adj] [adj] [noun pl] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The winner must waive the normal six months ' grace afforded to a champion and defend it on a 50-50 purse basis when called upon . |
2 | England , silver medallists in the European Under-18 women 's tournament in Dusseldorf last year , were surprisingly but deservedly beaten 2–1 by Spain , last year 's fourth-placed side , on the opening day of this season 's competition at Clifton College , Bristol , yesterday . |
3 | Prime Minister Felipe González , the leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) , on April 5 won a vote of confidence in the Congress of Deputies , concluding five months of uncertainty over the exact distribution of seats in the 350-seat Congress resulting from the October general election , after which recounts and repeat elections had been necessary in a number of constituencies . |
4 | The Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( Partido Socialista Obrero Español — PSOE ) was returned to government in a general election on June 22 , 1986 [ see p. 34821 ] , winning 184 seats in the Congress of Deputies . |
5 | The Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) held its 32nd congress in Madrid on Nov. 9-11 . |
6 | At six ceremonies across the country , nearly 2,000 EPL combatants handed over their weapons to a commission led by the Socialist International and the Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party . |
7 | A Cabinet reshuffle announced on March 11 was the most extensive since the Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) first took office in 1982 . |
8 | At a rally in Madrid 's main bullring to celebrate the Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) 's 10 years in power , Prime Minister Felipe González Márquez confirmed on Oct. 25 that he would stand for re-election for a fourth term . |
9 | To answer this question we have constructed figures for the advanced capitalist countries ' rate of profit ( a weighted average of the best estimates available for the seven biggest capitalist countries ) . |
10 | Peggy has been a member of the union for twenty three years been a shop steward for eleven years the last nine at K P Foods and also branch quality officer , been a branch committee member and a member of the Midland and East Coast regional council member of the regional Labour women 's conference and she 's been to G M B congress , congress on a number of occasions . |
11 | The usual high-spirited Artisans ' Dinner was held with Bill as usual leading the singing with ‘ Burlington Bertie ’ . |
12 | AT THE Scottish Labour women 's conference in Perth last year , one delegate caused hoots of laughter when she described her attempt to stand for election to the district council . |
13 | The Scottish Liberal Democrats ' leader , Jim Wallace , said the Government needed to invest in training , education and the country 's infrastructure as well as provide help for small businesses . |
14 | The Scottish junior men 's team were beaten 6-2 by Canada 's Michel Ferland . |
15 | He would be only the second goalkeeper to be similarly honoured by the Scottish Professional Footballers ' Association ( Theo Snelders , in 1989 , was the other ) . |
16 | IRELAND beat the Scottish Under-21 ladies ' team 3-2 at Blaris yesterday in their first match of the season in preparation for next year 's World Cup . |
17 | Alex Stanley , general secretary of the Scottish Secondary Teachers ' Association , said : ‘ There will obviously be an adverse reaction from staff who find it impossible to stop . |
18 | It may be years , if ever , before the symbols of the three largest organisations , the Soil Association , Organic Farmers & Growers or the Scottish Organic Producers ' Association , are superseded by an EC symbol . |
19 | Leafing through the pages of Wisden , one can discover that even on the so-called fast bowlers ' pitch at Lord 's , spinners were regularly brought to the bowling crease as first change : slow bowlers such as Titmus of Middlesex , Dooland of Notts , Tribe of Northants , Wardle of Yorkshire , Walsh of Leicestershire , Hollies of Warwickshire , Mortimore of Gloucestershire and Marlar of Sussex . |
20 | And On The Greens was the first to sponsor both teams selected by the English Senior Ladies ' Golf Association . |
21 | The statement was immediately welcomed by the English National Farmers ' Union . |
22 | The Ethiopian People 's Democratic Revolutionary Front ( EPDRF ) , an alliance between the TPLF and the Ethiopian People 's Democratic Movement , a smaller group operating in Wollo and Gondar provinces , became the main direct threat to the government in 1990 ; other groups under the EPDRF umbrella include the Ethiopian Democratic Officers ' Movement , the Oromo People 's Democratic Organization and the Afar Democratic Union . |
23 | He then merged his organisation with the British Seafarers to form the Amalgamated Marine Workers ' Union , enjoying a brief relationship with its leaders Lewis and Shinwell until 1925 when he abandoned them and threw in his lot with Wilson as an official of the NSFU . |
24 | Foreign ministers of the GCC , Egypt and Syria attending the meeting in Istanbul of the Islamic Conference Organization [ see p. 38987 ] agreed on June 18 that the much-postponed foreign ministers ' meeting on the implementation of the Damascus Declaration would be held in Doha , Qatar , on Sept. 9 [ see also below , this page ] . |
25 | He soon found , though , that he had not been eligible to join , having refused to join the top civil servants ' trade union which was then attempting to block a Foreign Office shake-up . |
26 | It has provided the framework for the acceptance of Japan as a leading member of the top Western nations ' club , on the basis of an apparent willingness to accept many Western political and cultural values and a devotion to the pursuit of economic activity within the parameters of the US-dominated international economy . |
27 | Fig. 3 gives the top ten markets ' percentage of total exports . |
28 | Water companies came out of the study well , with the ten privatised companies all on the top 24 profit-makers ' list . |
29 | In more homogenous countries than Italy and Belgium , proportional representation does not prevent absolute majorities being won as the record of Fianna Fail in Ireland , of Norwegian and Swedish socialists , of both Labour and Nationalists in Malta and of the British Liberal Democrats ' sister party in Portugal prove . |
30 | Henley has always been popular with visitors and societies , and in 1935 the British Racing Drivers ' Club came , arranged by Henley Member J.A . |