Example sentences of "of [art] [noun pl] ' [noun] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The primary function of the Magistrates ' Court is to try criminal cases . |
| 2 | of the generators ' costs is the cost of British coal , will the Secretary of State explain why the cost of electricity for more than 21 million households has risen by 40 per cent . |
| 3 | The main function of the creditors ' committee is to determine the remuneration of the trustee ( r 6.138(3) ) . |
| 4 | Integral to at least some of the philosophers ' thinking is the idea that the individual is part of a collective ; a member of society . |
| 5 | From third choice for Scotland to becoming a member of the Lions ' elite is an extraordinary change in circumstance for any player . |
| 6 | The seventh member of the Runners ' team is Philip Edwards . |
| 7 | Controversies abound concerning the ability or predators to control prey populations , and the suggestion that wolf predation pressure ( Hansen quotes the finding that 3.5 per cent of the wolves ' diet is composed of dog remains ) was ever important is unfounded . |
| 8 | The essence of the defendants ' argument is the alleged identity , in all respects , and for every purpose , between the defendants and the company . |
| 9 | The gist of the parents ' complaints is that children were allowed too much freedom and that there was too little formal instruction in the three Rs . |
| 10 | Furthermore , the cause-and-effect relationship which forms the basis of most of the students ' predictions is actually reversed to an effect-and-cause relationship . |
| 11 | The most interesting aspect of the teachers ' response is their unwillingness to admit to any change of attitude or practice as a result of GIST . |
| 12 | The fitness benefit of the lionesses ' reaction is plain — males entering a new social group or area often kill the existing offspring , so to further their own reproductive ambitions . |
| 13 | When the hinds and farmers begin to demand reform of the bondager system , the insecurity of the bondagers ' lives is brought into sharp focus . |
| 14 | However , when the hinds and farmers begin to demand reform of the bondager system , the impermanence and insecurity of the bondagers ' lives is brought into sharp focus . |
| 15 | The gist of the auditors ' criticism is that this is primarily a financial reporting problem rather than an auditing one . |
| 16 | The nature of the elephants ' death is particularly distressing to their young because elephants are social creatures , and will help a family member or friend who is ill . |
| 17 | On average , 22 per cent of the inspectors ' time is spent on inspection , including observation , recording and analysis . |
| 18 | I understand that they are policed by the State Veterinary Service , but where the wholesomeness of the animals ' feed is involved , the Environmental Health Service may be brought in . |
| 19 | The outer shell of the Dolls ' House is in classical ‘ Wrenaissance ’ design with the main facade on the north side . |
| 20 | Much of the certifieds ' training is done by correspondence course and , until the final exams that must be passed in one sitting , they are able to tackle the lower stages over a five-year period , taking one or two at a time . |
| 21 | Yet , something more than the previous success , and consequent authority , of the Consumers ' Movement is needed to explain the apparently complacent appraisal of the Co-operative scene as Cole portrays it , the unregretting acceptance of the failure of Co-operative principle implicit in the virtual abandonment of the promotion of authentic Producer Co-operation , the strategic mistake of continuing , after Consumers ' Co-operation had so firmly established itself , to commit its resources solely to its own further development , and the failure to realise that where its attractions were not exclusively its own , industrial democracy attached uniquely to Producer Co-operation and so was an inalienable advantage . |
| 22 | Any clear written evidence of the parties ' intentions is sufficient for the courts , but a formal declaration is the conventional and clearer document . |
| 23 | Although every moment of the lovers ' experience is drenched in imagery , there is still a fine feeling of reality about the characters which gives them bone and muscle . |
| 24 | The object of the executors ' year is to protect the personal representatives from demands for immediate payment but it is not to be relied on to cover undue delay in dealing with the estate . |
| 25 | So , a possible explanation of the unions ' behaviour is that they judged a Labour victory uncertain , if not unlikely ; that they preferred to make hay while the setting Labour sun still shone ; and that they felt secure against whatever weather a Conservative dawn might bring . |