Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' own [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the rich nations no longer have the stomach for sending their men to fight unless it is safe or there is a threat to the rich nations ' own pampered existence , and |
| 2 | Ideally , an approach is required which will narrow the focus of the " act of identity " in such a way that individual choices like the one just mentioned can be seen as part of systematic behaviour patterns which are simultaneously typical of speakers ' own fictive speech communities and conditioned by the immediate context of the interaction in which they occur . |
| 3 | Listening provides a much-needed perspective on the subject , and includes material from the authors ' own recent work in comprehension task design . |
| 4 | This strategy is based upon the work of Slobin and Welsh ( 1973 ) , and upon the authors ' own extensive research regarding the imitative abilities of mentally handicapped children . |
| 5 | Mr Hamill , the masons ' own leading historian , would be the first to acknowledge that there is no certainty concerning the origins of the Craft . |
| 6 | In a sense they had little alternative on account of Israel 's refusal to accept the return of the refugees and the refugees ' own outright refusal of resettlement . |
| 7 | It is not surprising then that areas such as sex education , religious education and the establishment of voluntary schools have proved contentious in view of the centrality of these matters to parents ' own cultural values . |
| 8 | The ultimate decision , however is taken by the Church Commissioners ' own Redundant Churches Committee . |
| 9 | It is now mass-produced and freshly baked in supermarkets ' own in-store bakeries all over the country . |
| 10 | Ominously , the highest estimate comes from the bankers ' own technical adviser , who puts it at £8.1bn . |
| 11 | Recognition of carers ' own personal needs . |
| 12 | The Boards ' own contracting services and the customer canvassing activities of their salesmen played a part in remedying this situation ; and in most new houses ‘ ring ’ mains , with a range of socket outlets and the new standard 13 amp fused plugs , became the norm . |
| 13 | The banks ' own private deposit insurance scheme had collapsed because of what were termed " extremely high delinquency rates " among borrowers . |
| 14 | Operational balances in the Bank of England are like the banks ' own current accounts and are used for clearing purposes . |
| 15 | The warblers ' own young are turfed out of the deeply cupped reed nest by the cuckoo chick soon after it hatches and the foster parents find themselves feeding an enormous monster with a huge red gape and insatiable appetite — a monster which will eventually grow to three times their size . |
| 16 | For lack of sufficient central funds the rudimentary basis of a welfare state was being set up through contributions from the workers ' own meagre wages . |
| 17 | Clearly the departments intend to keep a check on how it is spent , and they can even check the local authorities ' own financial manoeuvres by the powerful instrument of loan sanction . |
| 18 | This marginalization of women seems to draw on both dominant discourses ' elevation of men , as the bearers of culture , over women , the repositories of biology ; and biological discourses ' own low valuations of women and femininity . |
| 19 | These can either run off the public-telephone network , or off the smaller PABXs that control businesses ' own in-house telephone systems . |
| 20 | The patterns of usage therefore reflected the writers ' own individual styles , and their choice of words similarly reflects their own subjective knowledge . |
| 21 | However , the general precedents often contain little or no guidance about when to use a particular form , or why a particular term is drafted in a particular way ( although many firms ' own in-house precedents are accompanied by a commentary explaining the terms and offering suggestions for modifications ) . |
| 22 | The recruits ' lexicon of facial scars and tattoos spelled out clan and gang allegiances ; similar scarifications signalled the troopers ' own kindred origin . |
| 23 | At least in England and , until recently , in all fifty states of the USA , the law , or more strictly — and significantly — the lawyers ' own professional code , does n't allow them to . |
| 24 | The materials also attempted to embody generally accepted features of good practice in adult training — boards were encouraged to work as teams ; the principles of learning through practice and participation were emphasised ; relevance both to members ' own previous experience and to real board tasks was highlighted ; and the material was designed to make it easily understood by all board members . |
| 25 | The second book is Daniel Kon 's Los Chicos de la Guerra , the Argentine conscripts ' own moving accounts of their Falklands war . |
| 26 | Literary texts ( including drama scripts ) , the use of language , responses to the media , pupils ' own written work and the use of information technology might furnish many of the materials and topics for discussion for which planned outcomes , eg in written work or presentations might emerge . |
| 27 | It also restricts opportunities for pupils ' own interesting mathematical questions like : |
| 28 | Work should start from the pupils ' own linguistic competence . |
| 29 | Building societies ' own retail inflows are already modest — a mere £145m in the latest reported month — but luckily , so is demand for mortgages . |
| 30 | The testing confirmed that the scoring system was accurate and predictive , and to a great extent it mirrored the underwriters ' own subjective analysis calculated on a case-by-case basis . |