Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | To avoid this routine ignominy , you need to turn the journalists ' boredom to your own advantage . |
| 2 | The ‘ talking like a lady ’ explanation is a mirror-image of Peter Trudgill 's suggestion — which is based once again on his Norwich informants ' responses to self-evaluation questions — that men give ‘ covert prestige ’ to working-class nonstandard speech , associating its roughness with masculinity . |
| 3 | My brother and I would imagine all manner of things to be lurking at the top , from demons ' castles to wizards and fairies . |
| 4 | We will run Survivors ' Guides to topical issues — such as the Maastricht Treaty — as well as a special programme on Europe each week of the year . |
| 5 | The Charter calls on governments to recognize the forest peoples ' rights to self-determination and ownership of their homeland . |
| 6 | As president of the USSR , he signed a special decree , instructing the Congress of Peoples ' Deputies to ‘ place the property of the CPSU under protection ’ . |
| 7 | He attempted to use the union structures to guide developments , calling on Dec. 9 for a Congress of Peoples ' Deputies to be convened to discuss the Minsk agreement . |
| 8 | At those meetings , held in New York , Denktash countered Pérez de Cuéllar 's proposals with demands for the recognition of " two peoples " , rather than separate communities within the island , as well as both peoples ' right to self-determination ; his stance brought the meetings to an end on March 2 , 1990 [ see p. 37331 ] . |
| 9 | The amp manufacturers ' answer to the dilemma is to provide sufficient flexibility to suit all tastes , and there are more than a few ways of going about that , too ! |
| 10 | Most journals send the referees ' reports to the authors , and authors try to take them into account , assuming they are true . |
| 11 | A further concern is that some journals do not transmit the referees ' comments to the authors ; this wastes the referees ' time and fails to appreciate that they want to improve published articles not just act as gatekeepers . |
| 12 | The displacement model which has historically prevailed in schools ' responses to troublesome children has failed to show a satisfactory effectiveness either in terms of outcome for identified pupils or in terms of relieving pressure on teachers . |
| 13 | Schools ' responses to some options which might promote healthy practices are shown in Figure 3 . |
| 14 | It also highlights significant regional variations , possibly reflecting a marked difference in schools ' approach to discipline . |
| 15 | THE heat is on as cub reporters throughout the North-East put the finishing touches to their schools ' entries to School Scoop . |
| 16 | Nicotine addicts ' stairway to heaven |
| 17 | The examiner is not looking for technical perfection and certainly would not find it in many candidates ' answers to this question . |
| 18 | Use them intelligently by asking the right questions on the form , interpreting the answers correctly and comparing the candidates ' qualifications to the job and personnel specifications you have drawn up . |
| 19 | If the client ca n't be dissuaded , the Law Society has directed that the following steps by a solicitor are obligatory : ( 1 ) A solicitor must , with his clients ' authority , at once disclose in writing his clients ' decisions to the solicitor for each prospective buyer ( or to the prospective buyer if he or she is unrepresented ) . |
| 20 | Because our computer programme has been specially designed for us by our Information Technology Manager , we have never experienced any problems in converting our English clients ' instructions to Scots ! |
| 21 | Paying 1% to intermediaries bringing in clients ' money to its lump-sum only Tessas , Save & Prosper ensures loyalty by imposing a £50 transfer fee . |
| 22 | Therefore it does not look as though the explanation of the action clients ' failure to be supported at home for longer than control samples is due to their more problematic home care potential ( at least as far as the characteristics described above are concerned ) . |
| 23 | Note 1 to Rule 2.1 requires advisers to draw their clients ' attention to the provisions of the Code and to warn them in particular about the obligations of secrecy and restrictions on dealings . |
| 24 | Child tutors ' sensitivity to lack of understanding on the part of their tutees was also explored . |
| 25 | The same case could , of course , have been made about listeners ' attitudes to the number and length of speeches to which they were now to be subjected . |
| 26 | Their main objective is to study the effect of prescriptive ideologies on listeners ' attitudes to the alternating variants . |
| 27 | The Evangelists ' Answer to why Jesus used Parables |
| 28 | Three months ' trip to the United States and Canada … |
| 29 | Three months ' trip to the United States and Canada … |
| 30 | First , current asset investments cash flows have been merged with cash and cash equivalents , whereas the FRS requires those acquired with more than three months ' maturity to be reported in the Investing section of the cash flow statement . |