Example sentences of "[noun] ' [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Journalists ' associations compared the seizing of the tapes to China intercepting satellite transmissions to track down ‘ counter-revolutionaries ’ . |
| 2 | Kravchenko came in for fierce criticism at the seventh congress of the USSR Journalists ' Union held on Feb. 5-7 , over the return of political censorship of state television , as witnessed recently in the withdrawal of the Vzglyad documentary series and the return by the flagship news programme Vremya to official propaganda and exhortation . |
| 3 | The launch of the country 's first private newspaper was announced last week by a journalists ' cooperative called Media-Coop , based in Maputo . |
| 4 | On April 10 , the Press Council declared that the proposed changes were reminiscent of the 1925 Takrir-e Sukun ( law of silence ) and " were in no way relevant to 1990s Turkey " , while on April 11 the Journalists ' Association accused the government of wanting to " destroy the right of reporting altogether " . |
| 5 | The journalists ' reaction appeared to take management by surprise . |
| 6 | But the international recession , the debt crisis , and the protectionist reaction to the NICs ' success raised doubts about whether the 1970s strategy is still the best . |
| 7 | By the 1930s , as cinema became more popular , the Halls ' fortunes waned . |
| 8 | The searchlights from the guards ' boxes competed feebly with the storm still sizzling blue in the distance . |
| 9 | The Moorings ' holidays offered through Caribbean Connection range from fully crewed charter to combined hotel and sailing holidays where you stay at an hotel on Tortola or St Lucia , either learning to sail or combining the pleasures of a beach holiday with sailing . |
| 10 | A comparison of the inner city and outer city informants ' occupations gives a good idea of the relative status of the communities . |
| 11 | But the most damaging problem was the Scots ' inability to cope with the driving mauls of Gaul . |
| 12 | it was a dismal ending to David Sole 's and Iwan Tukalo 's distinguished careers but the Scots ' inability to withstand the Wallabies ' dominance in the set pieces and their slick attack saw them suffer two comprehensive losses . |
| 13 | Deductions are made from 52,000 Scots ' benefits to pay off fuel debts . |
| 14 | Scots ' Wembley win |
| 15 | The Fijian captain , Waisale Serevi — whose side defeated the district of Suva 26-0 in the final — came to the Scots ' hotel to say ‘ thank-you , good-bye and good-luck , ’ to the teams who had ventured to Fiji 's first such tournament . |
| 16 | The scores also illustrated a recurring problem on this sevens tour — the Scots ' physique puts them at great disadvantage in terms of weight of tackle . |
| 17 | The control the Scots ' pack brought to proceedings — principally from the platform of the lineout which they took by a conclusive 30-16 margin ( Doddie Weir and Damian Cronin pouching ten takes each ) , yet also in the alacrity with which they arrived at breakdown — left the Welsh utterly befuddled . |
| 18 | This is not because of any sudden blinding scientific revelation proving that lead — added to petrol to make cars ' engines run more smoothly — dissolves children 's brains . |
| 19 | It 's vineyard country , a land of hot summers and mild winters , the home of Côtes du Rhône wine and of Beaujolais and with food as varied as its wines : calves ' sweetbreads flavoured with sorrel , artichokes , soufflés of chicken liver , thrush paté , chicken served with crayfish ; peaches , apricots and goat 's milk cheeses . |
| 20 | The Northern Arts ' Writers Awards 1992 will give two writers the chance to take off to Ireland and work on a literary project free from the distractions of everyday life . |
| 21 | De Raimes ' voice lost some of its smooth mockery . |
| 22 | De Raimes ' smile broadened . |
| 23 | De Raimes ' breath hissed out and he cuffed the man working over him . |
| 24 | De Raimes ' eyes narrowed as her meaning sank in . |
| 25 | The insurers ' association agrees that many of its members no longer cover properties with tenants on benefit . |
| 26 | It is not proposed to deal with the law on these matters , save to outline the basics , but rather to dwell on whether or not it is in the insurers ' interest to make an interim payment in any given case . |
| 27 | These set the minimum amount of capital ( free assets , or the amount by which an insurers ' assets exceed the actuarial calculation of its liabilities ) that an insurer must have to reassure customers and regulators that it can meet its liabilities . |
| 28 | Developed nations ' exports accounted for $36.4 million of the $41.4 million arms trade in 1984 . |
| 29 | The display of exotic animals in zoos was a public manifestation of the industrialized nations ' ability to dominate the world . |
| 30 | What can the United Kingdom do to help , and in what context does President Yeltsin 's pronouncement about some form of United Nations ' supervision offer good news for the future ? |