Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] local [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here we find an acquiescence by the local community to the mining , trespass by the mining company on land , payment of inadequate compensation both for land and disruption of local residents ' livelihoods , and pollution problems both during the life of the mine and after its closure . |
| 2 | When the restriction was lifted from the Senior Chief Inspector 's annual report about examining the effect on maintained schools of local authorities ' financial and finance-linked resources , it became a report about national quality . |
| 3 | Schools and colleges continue to provide the vast majority of candidates ; there were nearly twice as many candidates from local authorities ' community education centres than from the private centres . |
| 4 | The Centre for Health Economics at the University of York has published a discussion paper on District Health Authority assessment of local populations ' need for health services , and of priority setting . |
| 5 | About 96% of local authorities ' educational expenditure in 1989–90 was current , and 4% capital . |
| 6 | The continual changing of public expenditure targets in real terms , and the confusing changes in grant systems , have played havoc with local authorities ' and services ' capacity to plan . |
| 7 | But his claim the government had increased the provision for the Children Act in local authorities ' budgets by 14 per cent was greeted with derision from the floor . |
| 8 | We would welcome contact from practitioners , advocates , academics and others who may be able to help us with their advice , ideas , articles and experience ; in particular correspondence from local authorities ' children 's rights officers . |
| 9 | The strict limitation of local authorities ' powers to specific parliamentary approval grew up almost by accident in the nineteenth century as a result of Railway Companies and other private organisations abusing their powers under private Acts of Parliament . |
| 10 | It is a classic example of the waste of local taxpayers ' money by a foolish council which would do much better to spend the money on the services for which it is statutorily responsible . |
| 11 | In 1989–90 , 38% of local authority expenditure was financed from domestic and business rates , and the remaining 13% from local authorities ' surpluses on trading , rents and borrowing ( HM Treasury , 1990 , Table 21.4.13 ) . |
| 12 | Variations between local areas ' needs can be measured and compensated for in national grants . |
| 13 | Because the share of local councils ' income contributed is small , small changes in spending by the council or grant by government will produce big changes in tax rates . |
| 14 | The Tribunal hears appeals by prospective residential home owners against local authorities ' refusal to register . |
| 15 | As with most of their changes to local authorities ' funding , the government 's aim for LMS is increased accountability , and therefore efficiency . |
| 16 | The comments , referred to earlier , by the NAHT on local inspectors ' background experience indicate a more acute problem . |
| 17 | The main reason for the decline in housebuilding in the public sector is the strict control of local authorities ' capital spending by the central government , as part of the government 's attempt to control overall public expenditure . |
| 18 | In 1985–6 , the government transferred a quarter of the overall funding for work-related FE courses in further education colleges from local authorities ' budgets ( by deducting it from the rate support grant , the predecessor of the revenue support grant ; see Chapter 8 ) to the MSC . |
| 19 | It contains guidance on arrangements to transfer local authority residential care homes to independent control ; it also gives Directions from the Secretary of State for Health about local authorities ' continuing responsibility for residents in transferred homes whose care was arranged by the local authority under Section 21(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948 ( as amended by paragraph 2(1) , Schedule 23 to the Local Government Act 1972 ) and under paragraph 2 , Schedule 8 to the National Health Service Act 1977 . |
| 20 | The administration and financing of 842 Magistrates ' courts , presided over by about 18,500 lay justices of the peace , assisted by clerks who were mostly full-time and salaried , was in the hands of local Magistrates ' courts committees , with the aid of a grant from the Home Office . |
| 21 | Introduction of local authorities ' performance indicators under the Citizen 's Charter |
| 22 | They also serve the local community , with exhibitions of local artists ' work and educational music sessions . |
| 23 | As we can see , these prescriptions relate to the form of local authorities ' accounts . |
| 24 | In 1947 the NUT conducted a survey of local authorities ' selection procedures . |
| 25 | In a rare survey of local residents ' attitudes , the Kariels ( 1982 ) have found that in spite of the many negative aspects often ascribed to tourism , the overall evaluation of local inhabitants was strongly positive , although at the same time they wanted the landscape to retain its traditional character and felt that family life had been weakened by tourism . |
| 26 | We hope to compile a list of local Bed & Breakfast accommodation , but would also like to be able to offer hospitality in local members ' homes . |
| 27 | The award , adding £30m to local authorities ' wages bill , was the lowest produced by the Fire Pay Formula established in 1977 after a nine-week strike . |
| 28 | That document states : ’ Labour 's message clearly is Those on high incomes in high valued properties will make a larger contribution to local services ' . ’ |