Example sentences of "['s] [noun pl] [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 The group 's activities include several half-day seminar meetings , a one-day research workshop and a two-day residential Conference .
2 But if Winckelmann 's activities evoke this Petrarchan world , they do so only momentarily .
3 Howard 's accounts received such widespread attention at the time and are still read two hundred years after his death because he so precisely ‘ set down matter of fact ’ .
4 A surviving volume of pursers 's accounts shows another Bristol ship going to Oran in 1480–1 ( 94 , pp.226–9 ; 100 ) .
5 Under such an arrangement ( known as an open offer and clawback ) underwriters agree to purchase the requisite number of consideration shares from accepting shareholders at the agreed price , to the extent that the latter elect to receive cash , subject to the right of the bidder 's shareholders to buy such shares at the same price in priority to the underwriters .
6 The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds conservation officer for Lothian and Borders , Peter Gordon , said : ‘ The wanton killing of this beautiful bird is sickening in itself and also a setback to the peregrine 's attempts to recolonise this part of Scotland . ’
7 Karami 's attempts to incorporate all major militia factions in his government failed when the LF chief , Samir Geaga , refused a Cabinet post in protest at the pro-Syrian stance of most of the ministers .
8 Principal developments in Somalia from mid-1989 [ see p. 36757 for events to that date ] continued to be dominated by the civil war , the regime 's attempts to establish some dialogue with opposition forces on its own terms , and allegations of human rights abuses [ see pp. 36806 ; 37113-14 ; 37174 ] .
9 Part of the Webster ruin was brought about by the fifth baronet 's attempts to reroof many of the derelict Battle Abbey buildings in 1812 — 13 .
10 1989 No. 339 ) and the amounts of the costs put forward by the father 's solicitors exceeded those properly allowable under the Legal Aid in Family Proceedings ( Remuneration ) Regulations 1991 ( S.I .
11 I suspect that as with the not dissimilar talents of Anita Brookner , the reader needs to share the author 's attitudes to enjoy all this .
12 I welcome the Labour Party 's proposals to refurbish some of these homes .
13 It 's a sad turn of affairs , for while the CCS 's proposals lack any real imagination for dealing with the problem of how to square conservation and recreation interests in sensitive areas , by imposing a broadly English national park model , Mr Lang 's announcement will certainly stifle the real debate once more .
14 ‘ If HUG 's proposals have any massive revenue consequences we would need to look to Liverpool Health Authority .
15 Babcock countered that the plant 's operators had all the information that they needed to cope with the crisis .
16 The efficient and effective use of people 's skills requires that employment decisions are based on job related criteria — skills , qualifications , potential , and competence — rather than arbitrary , outmoded , and misconceived notions about age .
17 The first has been fighting a ( largely losing ) battle against social condemnation of " stealing other people 's homes " ; the second has been the mechanism by which to carry out government 's policies to protect some short-term occupiers ( tenants , with exclusive possession ) but not others ( licensees ) .
18 The regime 's opponents criticized this as inappropriate for a country where 70 per cent of the people lived in abject poverty and where less than 15 per cent of the 12,000,000 inhabitants were Catholic .
19 Mr Rushdie 's opponents understand that .
20 Impartial advice can be hard to find nowadays , but your solicitor is bound by the Law Society 's rules to give this kind of help , and always to act in your best interests .
21 But Claudia 's notes tell another story : she was intrigued by the whole idea and even suggested to Leavitt where they might find lions .
22 This skill is assumed to be inborn and intuitive , but one glance at a student 's notes shows this assumption to be unfounded .
23 I believe that GPs , whether fund holders or not , recognise , like everyone else in the NHS , that Labour 's plans to turn all the reforms upside down and to throw away all the gains that have been made in the past three years are the last thing that the service needs .
24 Examining the examination system Candidates sitting the Institute 's exams need more than an ability to memorise the syllabus
25 The absence of a note of the judge 's reasons makes this a difficult exercise .
26 The ways in which today 's artists confront such dominant current issues as class , race , gender , sexuality , and the family provide a vital dimension to the 1993 Biennial ’ .
27 BORIS Yeltsin chose the best word to describe the economic recovery plan which the Congress of People 's Deputies passed this week .
28 Alcoholic beverages were a fact of life when most drinking-water was a health hazard , so Dorchester 's Puritans killed several birds with one stone by taking over the demon drink themselves , to administer it with moderation and make a healthy profit to be dispensed to the needy .
29 Prevention is better than cure and regular attention of the horse 's teeth prevents any unnecessary health problems or vices and will thus ensure a healthy and happy horse .
30 You will actually hold a policy review with your client , I E , you 're going to see them each year at least , but the policy reviews as regards the company are held to make sure there 's enough growth in the client 's funds to sustain all the charges .
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