Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun pl] ' [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Part of the burden was thereby eventually eliminated as the prices of advanced countries ' exports to the primary producers rose — reducing the deterioration in the terms of trade . |
| 2 | A by-product of Labour leaders ' responsiveness to the new thinking may be that the party relieves itself of some commitments which have been electoral liabilities in the past . |
| 3 | During the Depression years mothers often called at the better-off houses in the neighbourhood to try and find places for their daughters and one woman recalled employing a succession of unemployed miners ' daughters to whom she paid 5/ a week . |
| 4 | Teacher and pupil in interaction ( awareness of different professionals ' reactions to particular difficulties and behaviour patterns ; their potential effect on pupils ) |
| 5 | Also omitted are assessments or even mention of the studies of cultural evolution made since Richard Dawkins 's discussion of the memo , the scathing attacks by Richard Lewontin of the scientific method used in sociobiology , and of social scientists ' reactions to Wilson 's claims . |
| 6 | Improved bus services with co-ordinated timetables were widely suggested in the 1976 Green Paper on Transport Policy and in the response of British Railways ' Board to this , Opportunity for Change . |
| 7 | ( i ) Awareness of the ethical issues and problems arising in medical negligence litigation , particularly in relation to the disclosure of medical experts ' opinions to their clients . |
| 8 | They know how to behave properly in it , thereby avoiding danger ( for a contrasted view of Malaysian aboriginals ' attitude to their jungle environment , see Robarchek , this volume ) . |
| 9 | The strict limitation of local authorities ' powers to specific parliamentary approval grew up almost by accident in the nineteenth century as a result of Railway Companies and other private organisations abusing their powers under private Acts of Parliament . |