Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 31 | The whips agree to give a certain amount of time for private members ' bills and private members ' motions , but they then encourage all their own backbenchers to ballot for these opportunities . |
| 32 | But it had no relevance , and its guardians remained mute ten years ago , when bombs , with the United States ' and allied governments ' blessing , fell like rain on women and children in Cambodia ( Shawcross 1979 ) , or when the same governments aid and support other political/military regimes exercising mass terror and partial genocide against a subjugated people ( Chomsky and Herman 1979a , 1979b ) . |
| 33 | The Bakers , Food and Allied Workers ' Union had threatened a series of one-day strikes . |
| 34 | Later that month , railway workers belonging to the Swaziland Transport and Allied Workers ' Union struck for two days over union recognition . |
| 35 | In addition , there are some industrially based transnational union organizations , for example the International Metalworkers Federation , and the International Union of Food and Allied Workers ' Associations , and these have been involved in genuine transnational labour struggles , and have gained some short term victories . |
| 36 | Unattended and unrepresented claimants ' appeals did not appear to be tested as carefully as those of attended and represented claimants . |
| 37 | The Civil and Public Servants ' Association opposes the move , which it said will mean pay cuts of up to £2,000 a year . |
| 38 | Out of pocket issue fees , including legal , printing and fiscal agents ' fees , tend to be small ; in extreme cases differences in them can sway deals , but in general the yield , commission cost and cost of the swap ( if included ) remain primary factors . |
| 39 | ‘ I 'm not sure that there are many things suitable for men , though , ’ she added , looking helplessly at the aprons , bed jackets and hand-knitted babies ' woollens . |
| 40 | This truly pleasant pensione is personally supervised by the resident owner , Professor Triscari , and boasts many antiques and interesting collectors ' items . |
| 41 | The recession has taken its toll of lorries , dump trucks and commercial reps ' company cars . |
| 42 | On the other hand , the lowest incidence of prematurity was found among managerial , professional and clerical workers ' children , among whom the mothers could probably provide a higher quality of prenatal care . |
| 43 | There are so many paths and old miners ' tracks around this area of Swaledale that you could spend years walking them and exploring the old workings and still not cover them all . |
| 44 | A process so hedged about with medical mystery and old wives ' tales that no man was allowed to share in it now became an experience he must not miss for the world . |
| 45 | This wily trio dispense the sherry and old wives ' tales with an impeccably manipulative air as ancient servants creak round in turbans and white gloves . |
| 46 | The maypole committee , of which Amos was president , had been looking for ways of raising funds for the May weekend and old folks ' treat ( of which more later ) , the most important weekend in the lives of the villagers . |
| 47 | It could give a whole new meaning to DROP-in centres and old folks ' CLUBS and mean that for once the social workers wo n't be criticised for making a balls-up … or down . |
| 48 | Teams representing a cross-section of housing interests were set the task of building a sandy estate incorporating a housing mix of family and old folks ' homes . |
| 49 | Where it studies young and old subjects , it commonly implies their inferior status by investigating young subjects ' development towards adult thinking and feeling , and old subjects ' loss of these faculties . |
| 50 | to have established and improved Widows ' and Orphans ' Funds in the Banks ; |
| 51 | Within all the barren beauty of Dartmoor , Bodmin Moor and contrasting tourists ' yellow sand beaches , Cornwall supports three Military Air Traffic Zones in its south west tip , and an area of intense aerial activity of 2600 square miles from the surface to 5800 feet . |
| 52 | Newspapers agreed that this was primarily due to the customary restraint of the British police and British demonstrators ' traditional aversion to violence . |
| 53 | Political polls hold key to further economic integration The shape of the EMU depends on the French elections , Danish referendum and British MPs ' vote on Maastricht . |
| 54 | These would compete directly with voluntary agencies and health and social services ' own provision and the quality and effectiveness of such services will depend on the contracting skills of purchasing agencies and on close quality-monitoring programmes . |
| 55 | Supplier groups that is to say the welfare professional organisations such as teachers ' groups and social workers ' groups , also have an interest in the expansion of government expenditure . |
| 56 | For example , the German authorities in the 1960s sought to offset upward pressure on the deutschmark ; as a result they took a relaxed view of the development of a foreign deutschmark bond market and German residents ' purchases ( which entailed a capital outflow ) . |
| 57 | A number of right hon. and hon. Members ' constituencies include major petroleum production facilities , so I am sure that we all share the concern and anxiety felt by the hon. Member for Falkirk , East ( Mr. Ewing ) . |
| 58 | Above left : ‘ Cecil ’ Leitch , the British , French , Canadian and English Ladies ' Champion and President of Henley Ladies 1920–25 . |
| 59 | July : London summit and Foreign Ministers ' meeting [ see pp. 37599-600 ] . |
| 60 | December Defence and Foreign Ministers ' meeting [ see p. 37931 ] . |