Example sentences of "of [art] [noun pl] ' [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British Ambassador in Madrid , Sir Samuel Hoare , rapidly appreciated the potential value , for pursuing the Allied objective of Spanish neutrality , of the monarchists ' increasing opposition to the Falange , Serrano Suñer and the pro-Axis policies they supported . |
| 2 | Unsurprisingly , getting their own back comes top of the nationalists ' political agenda . |
| 3 | Although Mr de Klerk is accused by the ANC of meddling with the list to get his own people in , there is no doubt that the days when the SABC was part of the Nationalists ' mighty propaganda machine are over . |
| 4 | The Red Chinese were persuaded to call off their bombardment of the Nationalists ' offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu . |
| 5 | Flaherty took a drop more of the giants ' mulled wine than was good for him and very nearly disgraced his fellows by reciting an extremely improper poem , describing the exploits of a fair maiden who had fallen foul of a wicked and lustfully intentioned knight , but who had then escaped by invoking a demon who withered the knight 's passion . |
| 6 | The development of the V-bombers ' supersonic successor , the AVRO 730 , and of Blue Steel MkII with a range of 750 nautical miles , began in the mid-1950s . |
| 7 | Issuers of letters of credit now view themselves , not as purchasers of bills of lading , but as mere examiners of the bills ' facial compliance with the terms of the letter of credit . |
| 8 | The windows are open to the night , spilling the sound of the pretenders ' first album out over the slope of grass towards the small loch and the lights of the library and Admin buildings on the far side . |
| 9 | In its treatment of matrimonial conveyancing , this book is not concerned with the merits of the spouses ' respective claims nor with the proceedings in connection with those claims . |
| 10 | Where DIY can be expensive is in the preparation of the meetings ' technical content . |
| 11 | One of the first top riders to sign for the 1993 British League season , Rickardsson has no sympathy with riders who are refusing to sign this year because of the promoters ' strict pay policy . |
| 12 | If instead it wants to sell a standard part on the open market , it will be $1.75m up-front plus 10% of the chips ' average selling price . |
| 13 | If instead it wants to sell a standard part on the open market , it will be $1.75m up-front plus 10% of the chips ' average selling price . |
| 14 | When in 1913 Alison Neilans of the Ladies ' National Association announced that ‘ we and our former antagonists can work cordially together ’ , Wilson explained that the olive branch was a result of the change of heart among medics and their new expansive definition of health . |
| 15 | The law does not provide any more specific guidance however on how the furtherance of the shareholders ' financial interests should be understood . |
| 16 | a list of the vendors ' professional advisers . |
| 17 | I always felt that it was typical of the Quakers ' practical Christianity to allow their building to be so used . |
| 18 | Each had Garrard , the name of the royals ' favourite jewellers , written on the ribbon and all had a crested note attached which said : ‘ With thanks from their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales . ’ |
| 19 | The models are , uncharacteristically , giving their services free of charge to directors George Michael and Thierry Mugler , although filming had to be postponed because of the models ' hectic schedules . |
| 20 | Second the fact that God 's personal self-disclosure in the Bible was given in terms of the hearers ' own culture inevitably means that misunderstanding may arise and points be missed when read by people of another culture who are unfamiliar with the cultural milieu of the Bible . |
| 21 | This would take pedagogic advantage of the learners ' own experience , and would help to ensure that the tasks were independently purposeful — a crucial design feature if the tasks are to induce language processing consistent with natural use . |
| 22 | Authenticity of the learners ' own interpretations of such texts . |
| 23 | There was a self-conscious rejection of the Victorians ' lavish ornamentalism and revivalist eclecticism . |
| 24 | By the end of the colleges ' last school year on 31 August , nearly £19 million had been contributed to city technology colleges by the private sector . |
| 25 | Now the trick films came particularly out of the pioneers ' own attitude to their apparatus . |
| 26 | This norm contrasts with that of the groups ' careful speech which is very much closer to traditional Dyirbal ( see Dixon 1971 for a description ) . |
| 27 | Trotskyists drew closer to the ILP again in opposition to the war , making full propaganda use of the Communists ' rapid change in policy in September 1939 and June 1941 . |
| 28 | Conscious of the deficiencies of her own education , she attended evening classes in French , German , and geography at Queen 's College , introduced to these by the Revd David Laing , the honorary secretary of the Governesses ' Benevolent Institution and a major influence on her . |
| 29 | On June 20 Bronislaw Geremek , the chairman of the Citizens ' Parliamentary Club ( OKP-the grouping of deputies elected on a Solidarity Citizens ' Committee ticket ) , criticized the discussions taking place between the Solidarity trade union leader Lech Walesa and the respective leaderships of the PSL and the SD , claiming that such an " alliance " between a trade union and political parties was " unnatural " [ for divisions within Solidarity and the creation of the pro-Walesa Centre Alliance see pp. 37546 ; 37620-21 ] . |
| 30 | She co-ordinated her release with public-speaking engagements , making use of the Prisoners ' Temporary Discharge for Ill Health Act of 1913 ( known as the ‘ Cat and Mouse Act ’ ) . |