Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adj] as [noun pl] ' " in BNC.

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1 At a later stage in the project , the investigators shall consider the impact of changes in financial assets on ‘ real ’ variables such as consumers ' expenditure .
2 The project has already shown the need for small-scale processing units for products such as goats ' cheese and vegetables .
3 Each need identified has its own place in the vicious circle : a reluctance on the part of schools to deploy community language teachers as part of their staffing establishment , and to offer adequate capitation for teachers deployed from units outside of the school ; a shortage of Section 11 staff to meet the demand from schools for community language provision ; a lack of back-up facilities in local institutions such as teachers ' centres , curriculum development units and local universities and polytechnics .
4 There are organisations for the United Kingdom , the Pensioners ' Convention and the Pensioners ' Liaison Forum , which bring together other national groups such as Pensioners ' Voice , the British Pensioner and Trades Union Association and other retired members groups .
5 The importance of advocacy in mental health services has been emphasised by the government and this has been reflected in a growth in advocacy projects such as patients ' councils and schemes for individual advocates in hospitals .
6 These provide a ready source of material on areas such as clients ' backgrounds , professional standards and good practices .
7 Non-wage costs such as firms ' social-security payments add 20–45% , far more than in America and Japan .
8 The workshop produces a wide range of one-off furniture and interiors ranging from specialised pieces such as collectors ' cabinets or jewellery boxes through to complete ranges of furniture for dining rooms and studies .
9 Supplier groups that is to say the welfare professional organisations such as teachers ' groups and social workers ' groups , also have an interest in the expansion of government expenditure .
10 Many litigation firms also suffer from the transactional " nature of their practice and find it difficult to build institutional , long-term relationships with clients even where this is possible , particularly where the practice is dependent on referrals from agencies such as Citizens ' Advice Bureaux and law centres where staff changes make relationships difficult to build and maintain .
11 The visit will include a brief history of the forge and a live demonstration of making decorative items such as rams ' heads and owls for pokers and intricate scroll work , using traditional techniques .
12 Bodies such as farmers ' , young farmers ' and women 's organisations are playing an important and innovatory role .
13 In terms of norms associated with dress , awards are made by official bodies such as tailors ' organizations to the best-dressed men in Britain .
14 The opposition will want copy fee notes , certainly in respect of major disbursements such as experts ' fees and counsels ' fees .
15 If such changes are introduced , in-house benefits such as directors ' dining rooms , sports facilities and so on will be a significantly less attractive means of providing benefits to employees .
16 Professional services such as architects ' or surveyors ' offices , or a design studio would suit the property .
17 Indications are that costs will compare favourably with , for instance , the cost of a bed in a private nursing home ; additional benefits of a local authority specialist unit may be the ability to provide services such as carers ' support , home care , day care , despite staff training to maximise the use of staff and buildings It is always more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of preventive services but the higher cost of specialist provision may be offset if it has a preventive role in the wider community .
18 Listening to parents in the playground and at more formal events such as parents ' evenings should alert staff to early stages of parental disquiet .
19 Organizations such as Media Expenditure and Advertising Ltd. in the UK provide regular information on media expenditure for subscribers , and other sources provide information on other key facts such as competitors ' market share .
20 Abuse of Market Power — Consultative Document on Possible Legislative Options , considers practices such as companies ' refusal to supply or the driving out of competitors through loss-making pricing , to be anti-competitive .
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