Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' work in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given that the appalling tragedy in the Horn of Africa will not end until there is peace , and given the changes in the pattern of the United Nations ' work in recent years , which our Government have so actively supported , does the Minister think that we are now reaching a stage where British troops could be deployed under a United Nations banner in humanitarian action as a precursor to effective aid ? |
| 2 | Matty attempts to clear her desk by doing two weeks ' work in three days . |
| 3 | I was told that in the early days of tape , three weeks ' work in Europe was wiped when , as the White Cliffs of Dover came into sight , the bag containing them was put down in front of the rotating aerial . |
| 4 | Two days ago they had arrived at Palma airport , Steve elated at the prospect of a couple of weeks ' work in his own special paradise place on earth and Ruth stuffed with foreboding . |
| 5 | They were the citoyens who paid at least the equivalent of three days ' work in direct tax . |
| 6 | A few years ' work in the brothels of Bangkok can earn girls more money than their families ever dreamt of . |
| 7 | ‘ Fields of Vision — Dreams of View ’ — Dawson 's first exhibition dedicated to personal creative work and the result of two years ' work in collage — is showing at Smiths ' Gallery 3 in Covent Garden from 17–22 February . |
| 8 | The supply of domestic staff in Britain had dwindled after the First World War , when former servants found better paid employment for fewer hours ' work in offices and factories . |
| 9 | I once calculated that I did about a thousand hours ' work in the three years I was there , an average of an hour a day . |
| 10 | In recognition of the Salesians ' work in education the Prime Minister , Rajiv Ghandi , has authorized a commemorative postage stamp picturing the Salesians ' founder , St John Bosco , with an Indian boy . |
| 11 | Projects include , for example , ongoing work on Santa Maria dei Miracoli ; restoration of the frescoes in Santa Maria Assunta on Torcello , and cataloguing of the furnishings , textiles and goldsmiths ' work in the twelve churches participating in the so-called ‘ Museum ’ scheme . |
| 12 | But tutors were so impressed with the two girls ' work in textiles that they made them unconditional offers . |
| 13 | However , this assumption is not shared by sociologists of education who have only begun to study teachers and teachers ' work in recent years . |
| 14 | This chapter , therefore , examines some of the ways in which I conducted this work by focusing on teachers ' appointments and teachers ' work in Bishop McGregor School . |
| 15 | We do however , consider , illustration to be essential , and recommend that the National Curriculum Council ( NCC ) in conjunction with the Curriculum Council for Wales ( CCW ) and , as appropriate , with SEAC , commission the compilation of an extensive collection of pupils ' work in relation to the statements of attainment we have recommended . |
| 16 | Do n't forget simple ideas like having exhibitions of pupils ' work in local shops and libraries ; estate agents and building societies will sometimes do this too . |
| 17 | Nor can they help forming snapshot impressions of their colleagues in action — the way they speak to pupils , the degree of calmness or rowdiness they seem to achieve in their lessons and the way they write about their pupils ' work in formal reports . |
| 18 | Whether this is stimulated by the myths and ballads proposed by David Holbrook , or is a reflection upon the living conditions of society 's victims suggested by Searle , teachers ' limitation of the pupils ' work in English to ‘ personal ’ writing can be interpreted as giving their support to the status quo of the social system . |
| 19 | The funds raised go towards the volunteers ' work in 140 countries . |
| 20 | Historians construct their own personal picture of past events ( a ) on the basis of their interpretation of primary sources ( which they use as " evidence " to support their own viewpoint ) and ( b ) through their reliance on earlier historians ' work in the field of study ( i.e. secondary sources ) . |
| 21 | Probably this is because we were able to explore students ' work in an active way . |
| 22 | Tutors would supervise their students ' work in the manner of teacher trainers . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , students ' work in this texture tends towards excessive breaking-up of the homophonic movement . |