Example sentences of "[adj] relations with [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So taboos may exist which prohibit social intercourse between a man and a young girl having her first menstruation , or between females and a young male who has just reached puberty , because there is strong unconscious , or even conscious , desire to have sexual relations with the girls or boys ( incest ) . |
| 2 | Reiterating their support for Greek autonomy , they declared that , if the Turks did not accept international mediation within a month , they would enter into commercial relations with the Greeks and " determine the ulterior measures to which it may become necessary to resort " . |
| 3 | Japan believes the key to better relations with the Europeans is to discuss political issues rather than trade problems . |
| 4 | Saying that ‘ the Pilgrim Fathers will always hold a unique place among the venerated saints of mankind ’ may be going too far , but their plain approach to life , the simple statement of belief they made on the voyage in the Mayflower Compact , and their peaceful settlements and good relations with the Indians among whom they settled were certainly in sharp contrast to what happened in most colonies . |
| 5 | The last sentence in Captain James Cunningham 's statement gets to the heart of the matter , for burgh influence depended above all on evident good relations with the men of power who dispensed patronage . |
| 6 | He says he has good relations with the police . ’ |
| 7 | There was high unemployment , poor housing , a combination of ethnic groups and often poor relations with the police as groups of young black youths spent their time on the streets where they were subject to frequent questioning and harassment by the police . |
| 8 | The research is aimed at drawing on the history of Soviet economic relations with the LDCs as a basis for monitoring the changes brought about first by ‘ perestroika ’ and then by the disintegration of the USSR ; it will then analyse the effect on the developing countries concerned and evaluate the profit and loss account of their economic relations with the Soviet Union ; it will also look at the relevance of these relations to the Soviet economy and that of the constituent republics ; and finally it will try to look at the future prospects of the relationship between the less developed countries and the individual republics of the former Soviet Union . |
| 9 | Good communications will often secure good working relations with no misunderstandings , if it is clearly explained that those details must be specified in the estimate . |
| 10 | In most cases the landlord is also the commission agent who purchases produce wholesale and either auctions it in the local market or arranges for it to be boxed and exported to Amman , an operation which requires friendly relations with the authorities in Amman . |
| 11 | Most of the CEB men , Hacking included , saw as one of the great prizes of nationalisation the possibility of escaping from the voluntarism which had characterised their former relations with the undertakings . |
| 12 | Furthermore , many of the first incomers had ( and still have ) a rather cosy view of life in Shetland , they pursued the meaningful ‘ community ’ : as a consequence , these individuals tended to establish their closest relations with the bearers of Shetland tradition , the older Shetlanders . |
| 13 | We have no commercial or other relations with the Blues , but we supply the Reds with essential food which helps them maintain their war effort . |
| 14 | Yet even on this issue both the US State Department and the Joint Chiefs of Staff tended to sympathize with the British and to object — however ineffectively — to any move which threatened American or Western relations with the Arabs . |
| 15 | Britain broke off diplomatic relations with the Syrians four years ago after allegations that they 'd been involved in trying to below up and Israeli airliner . |
| 16 | Before 1322 , however , because of his often fraught relations with the magnates , Edward relied heavily upon the church for essential funds . |
| 17 | No State , it was clear , was going to help the Papacy recover the Temporal Power ; meanwhile , bad relations with the governments of France , Italy and Germany were endangering the spiritual and material welfare of millions of Roman Catholics . |