Example sentences of "the [noun pl] of the [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of these articles referred to the activities of the Parents ' Rights Group , to the joblessness and homelessness that had caused lesbians and gays to seek support from councils in the first place , to the findings of the Gay Teenage Group survey about the intimidation and isolation of lesbian and gay teenagers in state schools , to the menace of fundamentalism — or to any other feature of our oppression . |
| 2 | Thus a detailed criticism in " The Observer " of the activities of the Workers ' Revolutionary Party was justified , despite proof that some allegations were untrue : the jury found that the inaccuracies could not " materially injure " plaintiffs who had been depicted in an otherwise truthful light . |
| 3 | Cooper has vivid memories of his introduction to the rituals of the sergeants ' mess . |
| 4 | A movement , then nothing ; but the signs of the creatures ' passing still quivered and calmed . |
| 5 | Robyn thinks she must be in Angleside , because the faces of the people slithering on the pavements or huddled miserably at bus-stops are mostly swarthy and dark-eyed , and the bright silks of saris , splashed with mud , gleam beneath the hems of the women 's drab topcoats . |
| 6 | The shifts vary to cover all the hours of the men 's comings and goings . |
| 7 | ‘ I know , ’ he stressed ‘ that within the rules of the Children 's Hearing , that the best interests of the children have been weighed , and on the balance of probabilities , the appropriate action was the right action . |
| 8 | The distinction , termed ‘ polarisation ’ was deemed necessary to make more transparent to customers the possible ties of their advisers , and to eliminate the ability of an intermediary to pass off as an independent adviser yet suggest the policies of the advisers ' own company ( or those which provide the highest commission ) . |
| 9 | Maybe by then Miller had more than enough work to do at Chelsea ; no comment on the matter occurs in the Minutes of the Apothecaries ' Garden Committee and this was probably a private arrangement between the Duke and the Chelsea Gardener . |
| 10 | Organized exclusively by women , it quickly became a symbol not only of peace but also of the values of the women 's movement . |
| 11 | Mary Alston , one of the mainstays of the women 's union in the 1920s , had to care during this time for a sick sister , who was in and out of a nursing home ; much later , in the 1940s , she had to give up work for a while to care for her mother . |
| 12 | Here the shapes of the characters ' mouths show that they are happy , sad , puzzled or ‘ miffed ’ , a black cloud over the head indicates that the character is feeling defeated or depressed , the lighted electric-bulb over the head indicates that the character has a bright idea , or the exclamation mark over the head shows that the character is amazed . |
| 13 | Certain information relating to each of the properties , including details of title and the results of recent local authority searches , available for inspection at the offices of the vendors ' solicitors ; |
| 14 | Connie September , treasurer of the South African Clothing and Textile Workers ' Union , on the demands of the Women 's League . |
| 15 | In those early stages , support workers , who were highly motivated to give Elizabeth and Helen a ‘ better life ’ , felt that the demands of the women 's physical needs , together with Elizabeth 's state of mind , undermined hopes for their social progress . |
| 16 | The demands of the women 's movement in Britain seem overwhelmingly concerned with women who want to avoid having or caring for children , either full-time or at all ( e.g. abortion and contraception , day-care centres , rights in paid employment ) . |
| 17 | At the same time he announced that economic austerity measures , including a freeze on public sector promotions , were to be " reconsidered " ; this had also been one of the demands of the workers ' organizations . |
| 18 | Protective monocles were squeezed into the orbits of the combatants ' eyes . |
| 19 | This appears strikingly in the words of the pilgrims ' Host , commenting on the tale when the Shipman has finished . |
| 20 | In order to examine phases two and three , we needed to investigate the roles of the companies ' corporate planning departments in the total planning process . |
| 21 | Research shows that less than 10 per cent of listeners to Radio 1 are regular record buyers , so it would be unrepresentative of our audience 's taste to be ruled by the movements of the singles ' chart . |
| 22 | With the symmetry of the rest of the geometry we can only assume this to be from choice rather than from the limitations of the designers ' technology . |
| 23 | When these instructions failed to satisfy local societies and missions , a scheme of sharing the proceeds of the collectors ' efforts was negotiated . |
| 24 | But nothing in the response of the Al Fayeds ' advisers , for all its bluster and menace , rebutted my basic case or added one jot of information to explain the origins of the brothers ' wealth . |
| 25 | In this way , some of the concerns of the women 's movement gained a more public stage . |
| 26 | Of course , many workers in adult education are also feminists — they may be the anti-sexist male variety — but on the whole they are women who want adult education to respond to the concerns of the women 's movement . |
| 27 | And when you sat , trembling forgetfully , on one of the benches in the frosted gardens , with the grass like white hair standing on end , you felt you could hear the ghosts of the children 's cries and shouts — for here they must surely have played in their packs . |
| 28 | But as they checked their tiny forces — a hundred or so ashore — the first German Stosstruppen , Thrust Troops , were moving into the docks over the bridges of the submarines ' basin 's southern lock ( 'D' ) at 0150 hours . |
| 29 | The Royal Commission on Legal Services concluded that this sort of work should not be part of the responsibilities of the citizens ' law centres that were proposed . |
| 30 | I was involved in opposing the Vietnam War , began to write for a left newspaper , Black Dwarf and became part of the beginnings of the women 's liberation movement . |