Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second fee is known as the initial contribution and is a payment towards the Solicitors ' Compensation Fund . |
| 2 | The movement called for a referendum on the islands ' continued union with the mainland . |
| 3 | But if PRP substitutes for existing pay , it is rarely going to be practicable for the employer to pocket the whole of the saving , since this would imply not only a reduction in the employees ' gross pay , but also an element of risk in remuneration that had previously been assured . |
| 4 | A division of the property of State Television and Radio ( Gosteleradio ) , announced on Sept. 13 , involved transferring to Russian television ( launched in May — see p. 38206 ) the second all-union television channel and a part of the correspondents ' network . |
| 5 | Local issues , including the election of three independent candidates who campaigned against a new road , played a part in the Tories ' loss of Merton , and similar borough-specific factors seemed to be at work in those Labour authorities where the party fared particularly badly . |
| 6 | The chronic sick , the elderly and others who would need long-term care were a drain on the hospitals ' budgets and of little interest for teaching purposes . |
| 7 | Thus the Declaration confirmed the illegality of the suspending power and dispensing power , it abolished the Commission for Ecclesiastical Causes , and it defended the right of subjects to petition the Crown ( a defence of the bishops ' action in opposition to the second Declaration of Indulgence ) . |
| 8 | But on the river , when you 're getting a bite a chuck , especially on the lead and missing most of them , I 'll guarantee the hook size you 're using is too small to find a purchase in the fishes ' mouths . |
| 9 | And Joseph Fernandez 's old job has other complications : being second-guessed continuously by an unelected board of education that puts its small moral agenda above all else , sabotaged by the remains of corrupt school boards , starved of federal money and unable to settle on a contract with the teachers ' union . |
| 10 | For the longer term , the Secretary of State proposes to replace the Burnham Committees by a Teachers ' Negotiating Group , with central government rather than LEAs in a majority on the employers ' side . |
| 11 | A majority of the islands ' councillors — 11 out of the 21 with seats on the local authority — have signed a letter calling for Ron Gilbert 's position to be fully examined . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm sure your wrong , ’ said Anna , but she remembered how Maria Jakob had said that if the money was not forthcoming she must think of something else , a way to make up to her for Melusina 's death , and she had not meant a donation to the Cats ' Protection League . |
| 13 | " No man shall be allowed to work anywhere without a certificate from the Masters ' Union and no man allowed to take passage on any steamer to leave this country unless he produces his certificate . |
| 14 | A Kentish farm-labourer , writing from New Zealand , thanked the farmers for having driven him out by a lockout of the labourers ' union , since he now found himself so much better off : he would not have thought of going otherwise . |
| 15 | The volunteers made a desperate charge through the Nez Perce ranks towards Perry 's position but were forced to make a stand against the warriors ' close pursuit . |
| 16 | ‘ Making men ’ , then , was an active process , the emphasis was on ‘ the making ’ , the success of which depended on establishing a relationship that could bring about , through influence and example , a change in the boys ' character . |
| 17 | A change in the banks ' demand for excess reserves |
| 18 | Various solutions to the problem of rising unemployment in Britain have been suggested , some of which depend in part on a change in the workforces ' concept of work . |
| 19 | Public care is seen as inevitably damaging the psychological health of the child and as a verdict on the parents ' abilities to offer appropriate care . |
| 20 | The minaret is a souvenir from the Turks ' use of the building as a mosque . |
| 21 | Cardinal Jozef Glemp , the primate of Poland , claimed that the 1987 agreement under which the nuns at the Carmelite convent would be re-located to an inter-faith centre nearby , had been negotiated by " incompetent " people and was a violation of the nuns ' rights . |
| 22 | Souness will conduct tonight 's team talk at the pre-match hotel and then take a seat in the directors ' box as he starts a five-match touchline and dressing room ban . |
| 23 | The book certainly fills a gap between the authors ' well-known researches into opera management during Handel 's time and their continuing work on London opera in the 1780s and 1790s . |
| 24 | The elimination of Mr Santos , who had the support of President Jose Sarney has reduced the November 14 poll to a contest between the Workers ' Party candidate , Mr Luis Inacio da Silva , and Mr Leonel Brizola of the Democratic Labour Party for a place in the second round . |
| 25 | On the second floor they found a light in the typists ' room and heard the mumble of voices . |
| 26 | Clients will often appreciate a realistic approach to fee billing , and a break from the architects ' system of 75% at tender stage can assist cash flow . |
| 27 | The answer to financial worries is to get a sponsor , but they are very few and far between as a glance down the players ' attachments will show you . |
| 28 | an accident to a pupil ( including children ) as a result of the teachers ' negligence . |
| 29 | The problems of temperature control are a result of the engineers ' own success . |
| 30 | But by August 1958 both sides realized that world opinion was turning against them , partly as a result of the scientists ' warnings , partly out of revulsion and fear , partly because nuclear disarmament had begun to be a popular political issue — and nothing makes a politician have second thoughts faster than the awareness that he might be losing votes . |