Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] ' [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could also look to outside advisory agencies for assistance , such as employers ' associations , training organizations , and specialized bodies for articles and literature such as the British Institute of Management , or the Institute of Personnel Management . |
| 2 | ‘ Behind Bars ’ at the new , huge , non-profit Threadwaxing Space on Broadway is not as you might suspect a show of political art about prisoners ' rights or even about the exotic lives of cocktail waitresses but rather about the stripe in art . |
| 3 | The aim of the project is to obtain basic information about employers ' policies and practices in the recruitment and management of the work-force , and in particular to establish how far such policies and practices have changed in recent years . |
| 4 | The probable significance of all this is that it is mistaken to attempt to generalize about employers ' attitudes to young workers . |
| 5 | Later Friedman ( 1975 ) shifted position somewhat in that he allowed for employers ' mistakes concerning the behaviour of the real wage rate : the ex post real wage need never deviate from its market clearing value for fluctuations in the level of employment around its natural value to occur . |
| 6 | The proposal is for employers ' contributions to begin on the first pound of earnings . |
| 7 | In practice , the proprietary liquids which are used in the pressure-vacuum impregnation of timber against fungal attack also contain insecticides and effectively identical products are available through builders ' merchants and DIY outlets for brush and spray application on site . |
| 8 | Reducing the emphasis on ‘ selling him up ’ and making it more possible for creditors ' claims to be met out of a debtor 's future income was one of the main objectives of the Insolvency Law Review Committee chaired by Sir Kenneth Cork which was appointed by the Government in 1977 and reported in 1982 . |
| 9 | In the early 1920s she campaigned for widows ' pensions . |
| 10 | As it is such an important programming tool , with such important consequences for musicians ' careers , it is worth understanding how the playlist is chosen . |
| 11 | The specialist field of old master drawings has received extremely detailed study ; the drawings are interesting both in their own right and as a means of knowing more about artists ' practices . |
| 12 | Exhibitions are major arenas for spectators of art , as well as for artists ' struggles to achieve reputations and recognition . |
| 13 | The opposition will want copy fee notes , certainly in respect of major disbursements such as experts ' fees and counsels ' fees . |
| 14 | Nutt was noncommittal about riders ' protests . |
| 15 | All complaints about solicitors ' charges will in future be conciliated if possible , under proposals to be considered by The Law Society Council at its meeting on 15 July . |
| 16 | These recommendations are some of the conclusions of a wide-ranging review of the ways in which dissatisfaction about solicitors ' charges is handled . |
| 17 | Returning to our earlier theme , we notice there is a tradeoff for shareholders ' representatives in employing a manager . |
| 18 | 12.6.2 No such machinery for experts ' decisions |
| 19 | They would learn that in this violent age , not one in 10,000 gives a damn for prisoners ' rights . |
| 20 | She campaigned for prisoners ' rights as secretary of the Women 's Prisoners ' Defence League from 1922 ; edited Prison Bars in 1937–8 ; and was the Republican party of Ireland candidate in the local government elections of 1936 . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , The Howard League is producing an Information Pack for prisoners ' families , giving advice on everything from the complexities of prison visiting to handling the strains of single parenthood . |
| 22 | First on most reformers ' lists would come the financial situation , with specific benefits for prisoners ' wives . |
| 23 | But the Peace People are there for prisoners ' wives who want to break all connections with the gunmen . |
| 24 | If you 're a first-time buyer you 'd be wise to ask about beginners ' boards at a reputable shop , which is a member of the Windsurfing Retailers Association ( WRA ) . |
| 25 | The boy carried me in my travelling box , and put me down on the beach , while he looked for birds ' eggs among the rocks . |
| 26 | It 's a big single , with three gear legs and their doors ; two exhaust chimneys — not pipes — to inspect for birds ' nests ; a four-bladed de-iced prop with no nicks to point at yet ; fuel drains ( four under the wings , one under the nose ) . |
| 27 | The threat to choice and to the remaining independent brewers demands a strong and continuing Campaign that will fight for drinkers ' rights and challenge the might of the brewing giants . |
| 28 | Like , I 'm sure that child 's seen enough policemen in the past few weeks , you do n't know what goes through kids ' minds . |
| 29 | NeXT says it also has a $3m contract for 400 NeXTstation computers over the next 18 months from Mobil Oil Corp 's Mobil Sales & Supply Corp , which wants them to serve as traders ' workstations . |
| 30 | Here is a very simple example : i ) As part of a wider market research exercise , a UK bread manufacturer wishes to find out more about peoples ' preferences between white , brown and wholemeal bread . |