Example sentences of "and [art] [noun] of [noun pl] ' " in BNC.

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1 This was no doubt a sign of wealth and status : the beautiful austerity of Biedermayer interiors had reflected the straitness of Germanic provincial bourgeois finances more than their innate taste , and the furnishings of servants ' rooms in the bourgeois houses were bleak enough .
2 He stressed that a " yes " vote would preserve the unity of the Soviet Union , but not " the old order with the domination of the centre and the lack of republics ' rights " .
3 In fact , it is so proud that it now boasts at a European level of the cheap U K labour costs and the lack of workers ' rights .
4 Personalised design for parts of the core training programme overcomes the two problems of differing regional resources and the variety of entrants ' experiences .
5 The criminal activity of these older users was in the main restricted to offences relating to the possession and supply of the drugs themselves and the burglary of chemists ' premises to obtain drugs .
6 The company structure introduces the statutory requirement for an audit and the concept of directors ' liability even though they may not be shareholders .
7 If the parking of staff cars is allowed it was felt a precedent would be created and the parking of customers ' cars would then be a natural progression .
8 First , pragmatics will then include the study of the interaction between linguistic knowledge and the entirety of participants ' knowledge of the world ( or " encylopaedic knowledge " ) .
9 The study will provide recommendations on how to make tendering effective , in particular in relation to contract specification , the organisation of the tendering process and the monitoring of contractors ' performance .
10 In practice these were the two main elements of the development officer 's service ; but there were two additional important elements which had not been fully foreseen : direct support from the development officers to clients and their relatives , and the monitoring of clients ' situations over time .
11 Now the object of a handful of inquiries into influence-peddling and the mismanagement of taxpayers ' money , the EPA has at least been able to claim that its science is pure .
12 In the 1860s , 1870s , and even in the 1880s , the pride of the ‘ old journalism ’ would be replete with leaders and the texts of politicians ' speeches .
13 Despite juggling a high-powered job as principal of Prue Leith 's cookery school with the demands of being a mother-of-four and the wife of Citizens ' Charter Minister William Waldegrave , Caroline still finds time for a traditional Christmas .
14 Furthermore , most schools are segregated by sex , and the building of boys ' schools has historically taken precedence over building girls ' schools .
15 It was disappointing , given the stress in these new regulations on quality of courses , the needs of the area and the amount of students ' contributions , that an even higher proportion of grant-aid could not be given : but the Ashby Report itself had talked of only 75% and that as a maximum , so any advance on this was an achievement , and a tribute to the District 's work .
16 So it is to the consequences of structural change for the economics of global competition and the adjustments of firms ' strategies that we now turn .
17 Working with partners Because the effective leader must perform two functions successfully , namely the achievement of the task which has been set and the fulfilment of colleagues ' needs , he or she must develop a role in which those broader needs can be taken into account .
18 It is widely accepted that attempts to apply the concession theory in modern conditions are inapposite : there is no longer any ‘ privilege ’ involved in obtaining corporate status and the source of companies ' ’ economic energy ’ undoubtedly lies in individual initiative and not in the state .
19 A more analytical investigation of a small number of Western European countries and the role of employers ' organisations in collective bargaining is Sisson ( 1984 ) .
20 All the right ingredients are there — from the swirling mist and the pounding of horses ' hooves to the small group huddled round a table in the kitchen at Foulrice Farm .
21 He outlined a programme of legislation dealing with publications , labour , youth care and the establishment of teachers ' associations .
22 With that she was gone and a minute or so later , they heard the crack of a whip and the sound of horses ' hooves as the coach pulled away .
23 This evaluation was carried out by means of performance studies and examinations on library skills and the measurement of students ' attitudes towards the programme .
24 Marketing deserves its place in the school development plan and the costing of parents ' newsletters , the prospectus , governors ' reports , basic materials for fund raising and curriculum workshops for parents need to be identified .
25 Speaking to the university 's general council , Sir David said that the information should go beyond the straightforward information on the regularity of attendance at debates and the quality of members ' speeches .
26 He was tall and thin , with a pink , peeling nose and a couple of days ' stubble .
27 She was a governor of University College London , the London School of Medicine , and a number of girls ' schools .
28 This is composed of 50 per cent scientists and a leavening of employers ' and employees ' representatives .
29 The balance sheet should show the total amount of shareholders ' funds and an analysis of shareholders ' funds between the amount attributable to equity interests and the amount attributable to non-equity interests .
30 Librarians see advantages in tel ms of increased use of resources , increased interest and involvement of pupils and teachers in the library , a chance to identify accurately information needs and an enhancement of pupils ' abilities to locate and use pertinent information sources .
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