Example sentences of "in [noun] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | A pilot study at St George 's Hospital in London has suggested that quadruple treatment with rifampicin , ethambutol , isoniazid , and pyrazinamide or clofazamine may be of value , with 10 of 20 patients remaining in remission after nine months ' treatment . |
2 | It is clear that an element of contrast is intended , with a meaning something like " in writing Othello , Shakespeare becomes an exception , and so stands in contrast to other writers ' . |
3 | But in contrast to conventional psychologists ' shuddering rejection of everything psychoanalytic , feminists retain an interest in and commitment to psychoanalysis as an account of the intricacies of gendered subjectivities , and their development . |
4 | Taurus , a computer project that was to have delivered paperless share settlement , was scrapped in March after five years ' work and a £400m ( $150m ) outlay by the City . |
5 | In addition to these beginners ' courses , introductory classes are available in Celtic , German , Italian , Russian and Spanish . |
6 | In its new report , the World Bank focused on ( i ) strengthening the skills of African people and institutions ; ( ii ) additional debt relief and increased external aid in support of African countries ' efforts ( from US$15,000 million in 1990 to US$20,000 million by 2000 ) ; and ( iii ) the need for a " global coalition " of donors and beneficiaries to tackle long-term problems . |
7 | On Wednesday , January 23 , activists from the London School of Economics ( LSE ) Abortion Rights Group held a picket outside the Irish Embassy in support of Irish students ' campaign to legalise the provision of abortion information in Ireland . |
8 | Labour opposes discrimination against lesbian mothers and has Annual Conference policy in support of lesbian mothers ' custody rights , but this is quite separate from winning elections — which is what matters most . |
9 | But despite the ‘ scariest moment ’ of his life , James said he would be back in action in four weeks ' time at the Dundrod 150 . |
10 | THE European Commission gave the green light yesterday in Brussels for British Airways ' takeover of Dan-Air , dismissing objections by rival carriers and the Belgian government . |
11 | FOOTBALL : Middlesbrough midfielder Gary Hamilton is to have a testimonial match in recognition of ten years ' service . |
12 | Whether he gave the command to open fire in Vilnius and Riga or is cynically refusing to condemn the thuggery of his troops in order to put pressure on the Baltic republics , he has taken the side of order against law , acting in defiance of those republics ' legally elected parliaments . |
13 | More than half teenage marriages are likely to end in divorce by twenty-five years ' duration at risks current in 1979–82 ( Haskey 1984 ) . |
14 | ‘ The Adventists have an agreement with the Town Hall to give each woman 100 pounds weight of donated US foods monthly , in exchange for three days ' municipal work a week . ’ |
15 | I confirm that Councillor Young came to the Department in July with five hours ' worth of videos showing how Derbyshire had been running down its schools . |
16 | Two Lebanese-born financiers , Jean Magharian and Barkev Magharian , were each sentenced on Sept. 13 by a court in Bellinzona to four years ' imprisonment and a fine of SFr50,000 ( approximately US$39,000 ) for laundering SFr1,200 million ( US$933 million ) for drug operations in Turkey and Lebanon through Swiss banks . |
17 | The former President , Lt.-Gen. ( retd ) Hussain Mohammad Ershad , was sentenced in Dhaka to 10 years ' " rigorous imprisonment " on June 12 after being found guilty by a special tribunal of illegally possessing firearms . |
18 | THE Kellogg 's Tour of Britain will start for the first time in Portsmouth and finish in Liverpool after 550 miles ' racing in five days in August . |
19 | • Suitable for use in conjunction with European Profiles ' Insulation systems , thus providing leak proof membrane combined with insulation to meet current Building Regulations . |
20 | Yet judging from the book , the case material lacks an essential element of realism , in spite of 30 years ' development and three editions . |
21 | Some others , though , among them the winner in Paris in two Sundays ' time , will be mysteriously gathering rather than losing strength . |
22 | The second common mistake ( not made in this case ) is to impose a sentence for an either way offence for which the offender has been committed under Criminal Justice Act 1967 , s.S6 a sentence in excess of six months ' imprisonment , which is possible if the offender is committed for the same offence under Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.38 . |
23 | Juvenile — juvenile subject to maximum term of twelve months ' detention in a young offender institution — effect of sentence in excess of twelve months ' detention in young offender institution — whether Court of Appeal may substitute sentence of detention under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 section 53(2) |
24 | Elena described her feelings on returning to the little town of her birth , San Jose de las Flores , in Chalatenango after three years ' absence . |
25 | The advantage of this approach is that the analyst 's intuitive notions of " what is going on " in the conversation do not occupy a central role , being replaced instead by an analysis of the talk in terms of other participants ' reactions and responses . |
26 | Gibbons et al. ( 1978a ) demonstrated that treatment by social workers using a standardized task-centred approach ( Reid and Epstein 1972 ) was more effective in terms of improving patients ' social problems than traditional care recommended by psychiatrists , although only for female patients ( Gibbons 1979 ) . |
27 | Almost everyone these days seems to be in favour of developing students ' critical abilities , from the students themselves , through the academic community , to the government , employers and professional bodies . |
28 | The Miners ' Federation of Great Britain , which had passed resolutions in favour of both workers ' control and nationalization , supported state control and in order to avoid industrial conflict the Lloyd George Coalition government set up a royal commission , chaired by Lord Sankey , to investigate the coal industry . |
29 | By 1986 , in 5123 randomly sampled men in Scotland Smith et al found blood pressure recorded in 52% of general practitioners ' records for men aged 40–44 , rising to 74% of those aged 55–59 . |
30 | Proponents ( and opponents ) argue fiercely that it will ( or will not ) , but we shall not know until the system is in operation in several years ' time . |