Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] for [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | I have obtained the permission of the chairman to sell the shares as required by the company 's inhouse rules for directors ' dealings . |
2 | In Lille , staff defused tempers by offering free meals for farmers ' children . |
3 | It drops central bankers ' insistence on centrally-set rules for members ' budget deficits . |
4 | In the short term , it might have serious effects for consumers ' budgets ; in the long term , it might encourage a switch to nuclear or solar power . |
5 | With rhythmic variations 11 and 76 years long now identified in the measurements of solar diameter , it seems straightforward to interpret the longer trend as part of a similar but longer cycle , which would pose no real problems for astrophysicists ' and geologists ' faith in the long-term stability of our nearest star . |
6 | The demands of such actions for lawyers ' services are such that only a large and complex firm can meet them , with corresponding implications for costs , restricting , in turn , the availability of such services to all but the wealthiest . |
7 | Following the High Court 's decision today in favour of the Government on the Law Society 's challenge to the introduction of standard fees for magistrates ' courts ' costs the Chairman of the Law Society 's Courts and Legal Services Committee , John Appleby said : |
8 | Of immediate concern to the profession was the Lord Chancellor 's introduction of standard fees for magistrates ' court work . |
9 | The Bar requests that the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice consider the whole issue of the funding of legal aid defence work and urges the Lord Chancellor not to introduce standard fees for magistrates ' courts work at least until a report of the Royal Commission has been received and considered . |
10 | There are a number of possible explanations for girls ' superior primary school performance . |
11 | The move is part of the company 's attempt to strengthen consumer awareness of the Church 's brand and to extend retail opportunities for ladies ' and men 's shoes . |
12 | Charles Kingsley and his associates saw the question , Cole records , as a moral issue ; and valued Consumers , Co-operation only because it helped to provide retail outlets for producers ' co-operatives . |
13 | Pupils ' non-attendance at school can be authorised or not and there are many reasons for pupils ' absence — illness being the most common . |
14 | There are many complex reasons for historians ' disagreement . |
15 | While few individual teachers will have time for extensive projects , there are many possibilities for teachers ' groups , or for collaborative projects with local record offices or museums . |
16 | A separate cashier 's office will receive all payments for guests ' accounts , deal with foreign currency and any petty cash disbursements , and take care of guests ' valuables that may be deposited with them . |
17 | Old-style movements for workers ' control are no longer feasible in a world of transnationals and global production and semi-skilled labour . |
18 | The profound implications for pupils ' relationships with their families and communities should be recognised . |
19 | As it is such an important programming tool , with such important consequences for musicians ' careers , it is worth understanding how the playlist is chosen . |
20 | The female 's ability to store sperm has important consequences for birds ' mating behaviour . |
21 | Already , there is talk of a more collective leadership , of possible challenges for office-bearers ' posts , if not for Mr Salmond 's own position . |
22 | Bluot 's baked lavish cakes for saints ' days , Easter and Sun-days . |
23 | It is no coincidence , however , that the speed of a service is often the first criteria for customers ' perception of a good service . |
24 | In a letter of 17 August 1921 to his wife he writes that ‘ I have had the first estimates for dolls ' house furniture : 13 State frames — £50 , and have sent it to Mrs Marshall Field . |
25 | There has been considerable interest in recent years in the idea of motivating increased labour productivity and improved economic performance through various schemes for workers ' participation such as profit-sharing and employee stock-ownership plans . |
26 | Also , there has to be strict rules for visitors ' feeding of the animals and most of the time no feeding of this kind is allowed . |
27 | First on most reformers ' lists would come the financial situation , with specific benefits for prisoners ' wives . |
28 | Other reasons for pupils ' absence can provide challenges to the school . |
29 | Some innovative banks and overseas aid departments of OECD governments do sometimes combine finance and aid to provide low-cost financial packages for LDCs ' projects . |
30 | The topics and issues covered in this section of the reader are in various ways concerned with different aspects of the organization of schooling , the implications of recent changes for teachers ' work , and the wider political and educational significance of moves towards more centralized , state directed systems of control . |