Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] ['s] national " in BNC.

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1 When in 1913 Alison Neilans of the Ladies ' National Association announced that ‘ we and our former antagonists can work cordially together ’ , Wilson explained that the olive branch was a result of the change of heart among medics and their new expansive definition of health .
2 She was a founding member of the Women 's Liberal Federation in 1887 , editing their Women 's Gazette and Weekly News from 1889 to 1891 , and of the Women 's National Liberal Federation in 1892 , writing the life of the founder ( Lady Fry of Darlington , 1898 ) .
3 A SURPRISE defeat for Britain 's main rowing gold-medal hopes for the Olympics , the coxless pair world champions , Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent , in the Olympic rowing trials at Holme Pierrepont , Nottingham , has emphasised the exceptionally high standard of the men 's national squad .
4 On January 15 , 1956 , the Inaugural Conference of the Peoples ' National Movement was convened in the Good Samaritan Friendly Society Hall , Port of Spain .
5 By ‘ real labour costs ’ we mean not just the real wage , but the total cost of employing labour , including the employers ' National Insurance contributions , deflated by an appropriate price index , and with an allowance being made for changes in labour productivity .
6 The union side at this level is composed of senior officers and lay negotiators from the unions ' national executive committees .
7 While the Polish church has always been a vital element in the Poles ' national identity , neither the Protestant nor the Catholic churches in Germany — much less East Germany — have ever had this function .
8 Andrea Whitcombe led almost from start to finish to retain her title at the Women 's National Cross-Country Championships at Birkenhead .
9 My sister Pat , aged thirteen was in theory being educated at home according to a syllabus devised by the Parents ' National Educational Union , and which worked on a postal basis in much the same way as the Open University does today .
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