Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | We had numerous meetings with the provisional liquidator , Christopher Morris ; the majority shareholders ' solicitors , Simmonds and Simmonds ; and the restructuring advisers , Schroder Wagg . |
2 | The instruments available in the shop will range from budget beginners ' guitars right up to custom-made guitars and basses , all set up and adjusted by Hugh Manson to give the same service previously offered to Jeff Beck , Andy Summers , John Giblin ( Simple Minds , Kate Bush ) , The Sisters Of Mercy and Led Zeppelin 's John Paul Jones , to name a few . |
3 | CGI Corp , US subsidiary of the Faris company , will present a resolution at Computer Horizons ' May 5 annual shareholders ' meeting to ‘ modify or terminate ’ Computer Horizons ' shareholder rights plan and the golden parachutes in place to give the top officers a handsome pay-off should the company be acquired . |
4 | Computer Horizons ' directors are opposing the proposal . |
5 | CGI Corp , US subsidiary of the Faris company , will present a resolution at Computer Horizons ' May 5 annual shareholders ' meeting to ‘ modify or terminate ’ Computer Horizons ' shareholder rights plan and the golden parachutes in place to give the top officers a handsome pay-off should the company be acquired . |
6 | Certainly , it was the effects of such rising social tensions and widespread industrial conflict which motivated the giant Siemens company in the electrical engineering industry to join the metalworking employers ' association ( Homburg , 1983 ) . |
7 | ( Interestingly , in the car industry , although Ford has never belonged to an association in Britain nevertheless in Germany it is an active member of the metalworking employers ' association and follows the terms of its negotiated agreements . ) |
8 | TIM STEVENS / Trail Riders ' Fellowship |
9 | After the contra field commanders ' rejection of their exiled political leaders , and as a result of Washington 's loss of leverage , the estimated 12,000-strong force has become an even more unpredictable element in a complex equation . |
10 | It could be the Slaters ’ and Tilers ' Institute of Cheshire , Lancashire Floor-Coverers Association , The Duke of Gisburn 's Light Cavalry Eleven 's Re-Union Dinner , Haslingden Plunge Bath Attendants ' Monthly Meeting , Wellingborough Skin Lifters ' Society , or the like . |
11 | According to the Arable Research Centres ' Justin Smith , some growers in Bedfordshire have been so disappointed with the insect pollinators ' efforts that they have ploughed up their crops to put in linseed or leave fields fallow . |
12 | Likewise , less expensive , sparkling wines from farther afield are also being brought into their own by the champagne houses ' hauteur . |
13 | The strike by the staff of the School of Food and Consumer Studies will go ahead as planned tomorrow and the union , the University Lecturers ' Association , is drawing up proposals to spread the industrial action throughout the university . |
14 | Earlier this week the members of the University Lecturers ' Association at the school , where Mrs Falconer 's post as a senior textiles lecturer is being made compulsorily redundant , voted 19-2 for the one-day strike , with the threat of escalating their action next week . |
15 | There were also delegates from industry associations including the Building Employers ' Federation and the Heating and Ventilating Contractors ' Association . |
16 | Some companies may use the standard form of ’ Labour-only subcontract ’ issued by the Building Employers ' Confederation , in place of or alongside their own terms and conditions . |
17 | Head of the Building Employers ' Confederation , Sir Brian Hill , on Tuesday called on the Government to raise the threshold of mortgage tax relief , now £30,000 , for a limited period and abolish stamp duty on house purchases . |
18 | This work is accomplished by manually digitizing the field surveyors ' Master Survey Drawing ( MSD ) which consists of the current published map sheet plus amendments noted by the surveyors . |
19 | Thus any analysis of modern racism should not be focused entirely upon majority groups ' images and stereotypes of minority groups . |
20 | The Italian Transport Minister , Carlo Bernini , said on Sept. 19 that an agreement had been reached with the truck drivers ' union under which all drivers seeking transit permits would be able to cross until the end of the year . |
21 | Dame Gillian Brown thanked the speakers with great enthusiasm , congratulated the Principal on ensuring the succession , and also thanked Patricia Hutchinson and Mary Keen for a successful meeting , and the University Womens ' Club ( worth joining even if it is known as Pussy Cat Hall by my irreverent 88 year old cousin , a St. Hugh 's gal ) gave us rather a good tea . |
22 | ( London University Examiners ' Report : A level History , 1981 , p.359 ) |
23 | ( London University Examiners ' Report : A level History , 1981 , p.361 ) |
24 | SID TAVENDER / Labour Camp Survivors ' Association |
25 | Scottish schools dominated the Hull University Schools ' Festival , where Edinburgh Academy beat Merchiston Castle in a hard-fought final , 7-0 . |
26 | INTEGRATED COMPUTER SOLUTIONS ' WIDGET DATABOOK FOR MOTIF |
27 | But as the value and importance of the trade became clear , some companies moved to meet the milk importers ' requirements . |
28 | Thus the criminal law defines only some types of avoidable killing as murder : it excludes , for example , deaths resulting from acts of negligence , such as employers ' failure to maintain safe working conditions in factories and mines ( Swartz 1975 ) ; or deaths resulting from an organization 's reluctance to maintain appropriate safety standards ( Erickson 1976 ) ; or deaths which result from governmental agencies ' giving environmental health risks a low priority ( Liazos 1972 ) ; or deaths resulting from drug manufacturers ' failure to conduct adequate research on new chemical compounds before embarking on aggressive marketing campaigns ( Silverman and Lee 1974 ) ; or deaths from a dangerous drug that was approved by health authorities on the strength of a bribe from a pharmaceutical company ( Braithwaite and Geis 1981 ) ; or deaths resulting from car manufacturers refusing to recall and repair thousands of known defective vehicles because they calculate that the costs of meeting civil damages will be less ( Swigert and Farrell 1981 ) ; and in most jurisdictions deaths resulting from drunken or reckless people driving cars with total indifference to the potential cost in terms of human lives are also excluded . |
29 | The latest killing , in which a teenager was shot in the head by gunmen in a shop on the Stewartstown Road in west Belfast , was part of an apparent escalation of the outlawed Ulster Freedom Fighters ' murder campaign . |
30 | Brandmakers , whose Addams Family board game , based on the hit film , is heading for top toy shops ' shelves , is facing a financial crisis . |