Example sentences of "is [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | Maoism , with its emphasis on the countryside surrounding the cities , has been influential , particularly in Peru , where it is strong in the teachers ' unions and is the ideology of the Shining path guerrilla movement . |
2 | the title ‘ Transavantgarde ’ is representative of the artists ' intention to transcend the ‘ old Modern movement ’ as well as what they perceived as tralatitious concepts of avant-gardism. 2 |
3 | There is little in this which is peculiar to a solicitors ' partnership dispute but with regard to the last noted remedy the court recognises the great and possibly irreparable harm that could be done by appointing a receiver over a professional firm and may be reluctant to make such an order at the behest of one disaffected partner ( see Floydd v Cheney [ 1970 ] Ch 602 and Sobell v Boston [ 1975 ] 1 WLR 1587 ) . |
4 | Effective communication , of course , is dependent on the communicators ' several abilities within the verbal language component , notably those of thinking , speaking , listening , reading and writing ( Fig. 7.3 ) . |
5 | In addition , employing such a model effectively is dependent on the managers ' understanding of a number of important issues : the nature of transformation , the implications of transformational change , the organizational conditions and behavioral changes that are necessary for transformation to succeed , and the challenges and dilemmas that are likely to be encountered . |
6 | An RFL is subject to the Solicitors ' Disciplinary Tribunal , including its power to fine the RFL , to strike the name of the RFL off the register or to suspend his or her registration . |
7 | Thus , although the legal model may prevent directors from regarding third party interests as ends in their own right , it is arguable that it is consistent with the directors ' obligations to the shareholders for the company to sacrifice profits in order to protect them given these possible relationships with shareholder utility . |
8 | The crowd is delighted by the gods ' high spirits and pleasure in the dance . |
9 | Either condition is unsatisfactory from the banks ' point of view . |
10 | B C R executive , Hamish , is sceptical about the banks ' sudden endorsement of angels . |
11 | Knight Williams is responsible for the trusts ' overall investment strategy , while specialist fund managers ( Mercury , Schroder , Barings , James Capel , GT , Perpetual , SGTR and Whittingale ) are in charge of day-to-day management . |
12 | His appearance is essential to the tribes ' fertility , and he is petitioned in initiation rites for young boys at puberty . |
13 | Mr Major is furious at the rebels ' tactics in gleefully voting with Labour and the Liberal Democrats when it suits them . |
14 | It is common for a shareholders ' agreement to provide that the sale of the assets and undertaking of the company requires the approval of the shareholders . |
15 | Muslims too claim to address themselves to an external reality and their claim is parallel to the physicists ' . |
16 | The reading material chosen is selected to offer a wide range of works that is relevant to the pupils ' age and interest , including the study of more formal literature , with Shakespeare introduced in S2 . |
17 | You know if you were previously in the civil service or some other private scheme which is transferable into the teachers ' scheme . |
18 | He is admiring of the soldiers ' courage but not persuaded by their beliefs : training people to sacrifice themselves produces not altruism but a fascinated following of others to death not so much to help but merely to follow ( p. 88 ) . |
19 | However , it is difficult to say if this is desirable from the residents ' point of view , or whether they would prefer to live in a mixed group of people with differing levels of disability ; when asked , most patients express a preference for being with others who do not have behavioural problems . |