Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] in [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the aims of the newly introduced Crown Prosecution Service is to increase consistency in prosecutors ' policy across the country and thereby ensure a more consistent standard of justice . |
| 2 | In Somerset , consultants already hold clinics in GPs ' surgeries , but the health authority is looking at new ways of providing services in rural areas , following a recent survey which showed a low take up of hospital services by those in remote areas with poor transport . |
| 3 | Boss Terry Cooper is furious at the Steve Bull tackle that injured Gosney in Blues ' 4-0 loss to Wolves on Sunday . |
| 4 | Potentially it can accommodate variations in pupils ' affective responses and can enable the observer to differentiate between ‘ Hawthorne ’ effects and more permanent phenomena . |
| 5 | Further , both Conservative and Labour Governments have sought to restrict increases in MPs ' pay so that Parliament does not give a bad example to the country and encourage more inflation . |
| 6 | It is one of the easiest measures for the government to control , but it has been frequently criticized as being of little use as an indicator of spending power in the economy since it excludes the most important component of money supply , namely bank deposits , and includes money in banks ' tills which is the money that banks need to keep in their tills as a ‘ float ’ . |
| 7 | There is little information on waiting times in magistrates ' courts . |
| 8 | GPTV director David Hahn said : ‘ The average waiting time in GPs ' surgeries is 30 minutes . |
| 9 | To pinpoint single factors affecting inventories has proved difficult , although Kennedy ( 1986 ) notes that a modified stock-adjustment principle on the lines above helps explain changes in manufacturers ' inventories during much of the 1960s and 1970s . |
| 10 | The incentives to industry included reductions in employers ' contributions to pensions and health insurance , the lifting of taxes on investment capital , and favourable export assistance . |
| 11 | This information helps the retailer plan for the future and order stock to match changes in customers ' buying habits . |
| 12 | The recent reform of the grounds for divorce has been mirrored as regards proceedings in magistrates ' courts by the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates ' Courts Act 1978 , a statute enacted as the result of recommendations made by the Law Commission . |
| 13 | The participant orientation finds expression in citizens ' beliefs that they can influence government at both the national and local level . |
| 14 | In schools the increasing number of para.professionals creeping in under the resources umbrella have understandably aroused suspicions in teachers ' union branches . |
| 15 | Price notes that one potent expression of this transformation was the physical change that took place in bakers ' shops . |
| 16 | There would be little chance of continuing to see flowers in militias ' buttonholes . |
| 17 | It was estimated that as many as a third of all members were either put out of work or seriously under employed , and students found great difficulty in obtaining placements in architects ' offices . |
| 18 | In fact , ‘ have a nice day ’ was originally coined as a deliberately longer and more personal message to have ringing in customers ' ears just as they walked off the premises , instead of the terminal ‘ bye ’ or ‘ see yah ’ , so they 'd come back . |
| 19 | Can I just say that er Ray phoned me up the other day and he said er , would you be prepared to take part in probationers ' , er regional probationary sort of training day er which is at coming up er in a few months time , to give erm presentation skills er I part of what we were doing , erm but just those O H Ps that we did on that part . |
| 20 | The apparent changes in the prevalence of health problems may reflect changes in peoples ' expectations about their health as well as real changes in the prevalence of chronic health problems . |
| 21 | Consequently , many added as a rider to their initial response the comment that the reporting accountant should be registered and/or licensed by the Law Society and required to undertake training in solicitors ' accounts . |
| 22 | Doubts about banks ' capital reserves , which include stock in clients ' companies , and property-related bad debts may continue to undermine confidence in the market as a whole . |
| 23 | The Civil Aviation Authority has ordered cuts in pilots ' hours after the discovery that flight crews have been falling asleep in the cockpit . |
| 24 | This Service would provide legal help to CABx and other social agencies , similar to that hitherto provided by solicitors to CABx on an honorary basis ; would establish close liaison between the local profession and CABx and other social services ; would provide oral advice for the public in cases that could be readily disposed of ; would maintain permanent advisory centres where necessary , offering advice and assistance short of proceedings or representation in court ; and would set up permanent local centres offering representation in magistrates ' courts and county courts and the conduct of litigation so far as this could not be absorbed by solicitors ' firms . |