Example sentences of "[adj] for [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reducing the emphasis on ‘ selling him up ’ and making it more possible for creditors ' claims to be met out of a debtor 's future income was one of the main objectives of the Insolvency Law Review Committee chaired by Sir Kenneth Cork which was appointed by the Government in 1977 and reported in 1982 . |
| 2 | It would be possible for officers ' secretaries to deal with external calls and most people do dial out direct anyway . |
| 3 | And , as is usual for Managers ' meetings , there was no one there to shout ‘ stop ’ . |
| 4 | They would learn that in this violent age , not one in 10,000 gives a damn for prisoners ' rights . |
| 5 | These carriers are perfect for kids ' lunches , or as wacky handbags . |
| 6 | Curiously , it is still rather unusual for solicitors ' partnership agreements to provide that partners should retire upon reaching an agreed age , though it might be thought that there are good reasons for making this a requirement in the interests of a firm 's long term planning . |
| 7 | In our fifth report we identified three main areas within which attitude and related attributes like personal manner and professional style were critically important for coordinators ' success : |
| 8 | Given the widely-held view that foreign language teaching ‘ failed ’ in this country ( e.g. D.E.S. , 1986 ; 2 ) it is important for teachers ' understanding of their work and their own self- esteem that they should know about societal attitudes to languages . |
| 9 | Although justified on the basis that the social services departments , and by implication the staff , were responsible for users ' safety during opening hours , this policy represented an explicit denial of users ' freedom . |
| 10 | There is assistance available for students ' education through the educational maintenance system and what is currently in operation is the best method for the support of students . |
| 11 | The A G M will be followed , er , directly after this meeting , er , by an extraordinary general meeting erm to propose , er , an increase in the authorized share capital to seek authority to create new preference share capital to renew the board 's power to allot shares to seek authority to purchase our own shares to reduce share capital by repaying existing preference shares to make some amendments to the employee share schemes to increase the aggregate amount available for directors ' fees and to enable the company to issue summary financial statements . |
| 12 | Erm you already had , er , the opportunity to read my letter of the eighteenth of April er , circulated with the report and accounts , which fully explains the proposals being put forward and which are for firstly increasing the authorized share capital of the company creating two new classes of preference share er , renewing the board 's authority to allot shares renewing the board 's power to modify preemption rights authorizing the company to purchase its own er , ordinary shares reducing the company 's share capital by repaying the existing preference shares er , making certain amendments to the company 's employee share schemes increasing the aggregate sum available for directors ' fees and authorizing the company to issue summary financial statements . |
| 13 | Erm resolution eight er , set out in the notice of the meeting to increase the aggregate annual sum available for directors ' fees to two hundred and fifty thousand pounds I put the resolution to the meeting those in favour any against I declare the resolution carried as an ordinary re resolution . |
| 14 | In the old system of advanced courses , there were around 500 courses available for candidates ' enrolment . |
| 15 | It is thus essential for LDCs ' finance ministries to control the foreign currency borrowing of state enterprises . |
| 16 | Each student registered on a course leading to a formal qualification is automatically eligible for Students ' Union membership . |
| 17 | Working within an embassy office or the regional office of a multilateral bank it is not difficult for donors ' staff to come up with a list of potential projects which can be presented to a recipient country 's ministry of finance for discussion . |
| 18 | Lam 's biography seems tailor-made for todays ' infatuation with multiculturalism : he was born in Cuba to a Chinese father and a Creole mother , he was a Roman Catholic fascinated by Santeria ( Cuban animism ) , his studies and work took him to France , Spain , the United States and the Caribbean , and each of his three wives came from a different European country . |
| 19 | Its durability makes it suitable for ships ' fittings , and its casting qualities make it suitable for sculptures . |
| 20 | There should be better laws requiring that housing conditions are provided which are sufficient for animals ' needs . |