Example sentences of "[adj] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | In 1872 , the CWS agreed to do so ; but in 1875 the employees ' right to a bonus was abrogated when delegates to a quarterly meeting of consumers ' societies ‘ swept away the entire bonus system after less than three years ’ trial , and at the same time abolished the United Employees ' Association and the privileges ' — that is , on the purchases of goods — ‘ attached to it , decreeing that employees should share and share alike with other members both as purchasers and as recipients of dividends on their purchases . ’ |
2 | Was that the consultants ' own decision or were they prevented from consulting the NRA by the Cardiff Bay development corporation which originally proposed the Bill in close co-operation with the Welsh Office ? |
3 | But he made it clear when he arrived in Perth the next day that he disagreed with Marsh 's sacking , an interesting observation given that the players ' code of behaviour specifically states that they are not permitted to comment on selection decisions . |
4 | To this the applicant and his advisers respond that however understandable the authorities ' current attitude may be the course which they are adopting is unfair , for two cumulative reasons . |
5 | In September 1986 the Leaders ' Meeting , by a majority vote , decided to use the book ‘ Hymns and Psalms ’ in place of ‘ The Methodist Hymn Book ’ . |
6 | The latest findings give an indication of how narrow the Tories ' lead has become . |
7 | General Paul Gorman , a friend , actually gave rival briefings explaining how dim the contras ' chances were . |
8 | In 1894 the Ladies ' National Association , veterans of the repeal movement , mounted a campaign to amend the 1885 act to criminalize incest . |
9 | In 1610–11 the Hospital , and in 1612 the Clothworkers ' Company , decided to obtain a comprehensive survey of their London estates . |
10 | 10 THE games ' catchy tunes have become pop hits . |
11 | On Dec. 10 the Drivers ' Union of Romania went on strike , demanding the resignation of President Ion Iliescu and Prime Minister Petre Roman . |
12 | On 14 November 1979 a shareholders ' agreement was executed by the four executives but , although TBL was named as a party to the agreement , it never executed it . |
13 | On one side were the Goldsmiths ' Company 's arms , in gold , four yards in diameter , with the legend " Free Grammar School , Stockport " ; on the other the arms again , with " Founded and Endowed by Sir Edmond Shaa , Knight , 1487 ; Re-endowed by the Worshipful the Goldsmiths ' Company , 1832 " in gold letters . |
14 | One of the leading practitioner 's texts on company law , Gore-Browne , argues that while the directors are now required to take employee interests into account , they are never permitted to subordinate the shareholders ' interests to them . |
15 | The idea re-emerged in 1972 but was again ( finally ? ) dropped , as too expensive , but at least in 1964 the Ladies ' exposed stairway was rebuilt with a covered staircase , and a new trolley room constructed under . |
16 | Central heating was again ( finally ? ) dropped , as too expensive , but at least in 1964 the Ladies ' exposed stairway was rebuilt with a covered staircase , and a new trolley room constructed under . |
17 | The director 's emoluments must also be included in the bandings in the note to the accounts unless all the directors ' aggregate emoluments do not exceed £60,000 ( Sch 6 para 1 and para 4 , CA 85 ) . |
18 | And now he 's back in one of the first ‘ recession vignette ’ commercials , selling all the directors ' company cars to maintain the work force 's wages . |
19 | ( c ) Where the regulations confer a discretion on directors with regard to the acceptance of transfers , this discretion , like all the directors ' powers , is a fiduciary one to be exercised bona fide in what they consider — not what the court considers — to be in the interest of the company , and not for any collateral purpose . |
20 | ( 1 ) The names of all the directors of a recognised body shall be stated either on the body 's stationery or in a list of the names of all the directors maintained at the body 's registered office provided that in the latter case the body 's stationery must state that such a list of all the directors ' names is open to inspection at the body 's registered office and must state the address of that office . |
21 | But despite all the authorities ' attempts to pretend that all goes well , the birthday celebrations are moving forward in the shadow of a public mood of national crisis , dramatised by the tens of thousands of East Germans struggling to flee to the West in recent weeks . |
22 | The second was the Bishop of Oxford , Tommy Strong ; the bishop with the most sensitive taste and rare learning and musical apprehension of all the bishops ' bench . |
23 | So were the boys ' band uniforms and all the girls ' clothing . |
24 | Their teacher , Sue Hewgill , of the Dance Studio , at Polam Hall School , said she was delighted with all the girls ' results . |
25 | Their teacher , Sue Hewgill , of the Dance-in Studio at Polam Hall School , said she is delighted with all the girls ' results . |
26 | It 's got on all the girls ' sch sch school stuff . |
27 | Nervous though we were , it did turn out to be reasonably straightforward — but this was after all the beginners ' course and the ingredients had been prepared ; even the chives had been chopped . |
28 | The system posed some obstacles to the monarch 's freedom of appointment , but it reflected above all the nobles ' concern to benefit from rather than to limit the power of the State . |
29 | A very rich and therefore powerful man , as head keeper of Newgate , Fitzosbert had the pick of all the prisoners ' possessions as well as the sale of concessions , be it beds , sheets , coals , drink , food , even a wench . |
30 | To compensate them for their lack of space , Chavez had paid for all the prisoners ' food and provided new plumbing and electricity . |