Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , for example , Cowart ( 1969 , p. 223 ) suggested that welfare programmes are ‘ perceived as a ‘ gravy train ’ for low income Negroes ' by white southern politicians and as ‘ a promoter of illegitimacy ’ amongst them . |
| 2 | Yet earlier in the article he mentions that car workers ' wages have risen from 40 per cent to 69 per cent of German workers ' wages . |
| 3 | It is the view of the regional ambulance officers ' group that further development of air ambulances should await the outcome of the current evaluation of helicopter ambulances . |
| 4 | The Federation of European Chemical Societies ' conference Chemistry for the protection of the environment will be held in Budapest , Hungary on 10–14 May 1992 . |
| 5 | Table 7.6 Investment Trusts ' Asset Distribution , End Year , Market Values % |
| 6 | DataFocus was the first company ever to move the Posix interface to a non-Unix operating system , in this case Unisys ' CTOS . |
| 7 | some course leaders ' definition of ‘ enterprise ’ differed from that given by the Enterprise Centre — a number believe that a particular industry 's skills should be included under the umbrella of enterprise . |
| 8 | The research will show whether motivational style is consistent across contexts , in this instance pupils ' performance in Maths and English . |
| 9 | A second issue is whether motivational style is consistent across contexts , in this instance pupils ' performance in Maths and English , or varies according to context . |
| 10 | Brandmakers , whose Addams Family board game , based on the hit film , is heading for top toy shops ' shelves , is facing a financial crisis . |
| 11 | The 1993 SNL/SSEB Pensioners ' mixed triples bowling match will be held at West Kilbride Bowling Club on Thursday , 19 August . |
| 12 | British Aerospace workers ' hopes of a revival were shot down yesterday with the news that 650 jobs are to be axed . |
| 13 | The specificity of such " cortical command potentials ' ( Ertl and Schafer , 1967 ) led Schafer to suggest that they might reflect the process of selecting particular speech sounds . |
| 14 | But Scottish club Hearts ' hopes of a UEFA Cup fightback were cruelly ended in Belgium last night , as they lost 1–0 for a 2–0 aggregate defeat to Standard Liege . |
| 15 | FOOTBALL : Rangers and Scotland striker Ally McCoist celebrated his club 's fourth successive title yesterday by being named Player of the Year by the Scottish Football Writers ' Association . |
| 16 | However , Saturday 's setback at Celtic Park marked the first time in a year Goram had been in a losing Rangers team ( he was injured when Dundee won at Dens Park in August ) , and the assured nature of his performances at domestic , European and international level have helped gather an army of voters who could make the goalkeeper the first since Hamish McAlpine ( in 1985 ) to win the Scottish Football Writers ' Association Player of the Year award . |
| 17 | We are not then just talking about the French eating frogs ' legs and the English black pudding : we could eat frogs ' legs in England without affecting our social structure . |
| 18 | We asked Liverpool-based Goldsmith Williams ' solicitor Nina Roland , who writes the Echo Woman Extra 's LE Law column where these women stand when it comes to the question of access . |
| 19 | She was able to make herself a pottery workshop by joining two old telephone engineers ' caravans together , and now works from her father 's market garden near Livingston . |
| 20 | Another Specialist Teachers ' Weekend |
| 21 | It also proposed that there should be a national organisation to co-ordinate the activities of universities in validating public sector colleges ' degree courses . |
| 22 | In the particular case of public sector firms ' management constraints/rewards , it is fairly clear that there is room for improvement . |
| 23 | LABOUR 'S policy review was a symbol of the party renewing itself and becoming again a force for change , Tom Sawyer , deputy general secretary of Nupe , the public sector workers ' union , said at the start of four days of debate on the review reports . |
| 24 | Public sector workers ' pay will be frozen in the Autumn Statement on Thursday . |
| 25 | One union leader estimated last night that the measure would take more than £2 billion out of public sector workers ' pockets , would worsen the recession and cost even more jobs . |
| 26 | Are public sector employees ' rights less important than those of private sector employees ? |
| 27 | The public sector auditors ' mandate therefore extends beyond that of their private sector counterparts who generally confine their energies to the attest/fiscal compliance role . |
| 28 | Because there is a harmful consumption externality , the marginal social benefit DD ' ; of cigarette consumption is lower than DD |
| 29 | And Wood 's Wonderful beer mats have taken second place in the British Beermat Collectors ' Society annual popularity poll . |
| 30 | With this remark Waterstones ' operations manager Will Havercroft began the challenging session , Changes in Higher Educations : What They Mean For Us . |