Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] the [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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1 | By the same token contracts drawn up for Italian fresco painters during the Renaissance commonly stipulated the use of ultramarine containing powdered lapis lazuli for the Virgin 's cloak . |
2 | However , if biographies of artists are carefully examined , it will be found that they do not necessarily contain much art criticism at all ; a biographer may prefer not to express personal views about the artist 's work ; a book 's main thrust may be to describe the artist 's own aims and ideas . |
3 | One of the main reasons for the BAA 's formation is , of course , the great potential for dangerous practice in abseiling , and the activity 's high accident rate in the past , with several well known climbers having lost their lives . |
4 | The reasons for the Council 's decision to refuse permission for the development are set out in the attached schedule . |
5 | The reasons for the Council 's decision to refuse permission for the development are set out in the attached schedule . |
6 | We had examples of other parents won over into trusting school staff and giving truthful instead of cosmetic reasons for the child 's absence — but keeping the child off , nonetheless , for reasons peripheral to the child ( such as ‘ going with granny to collect her pension ’ ) . |
7 | The reasons for the centre 's heed fur taxes like the prodnalog and many others had not been made clear to the villagers by the party cell . |
8 | If America were to attack the reasons for the underclass 's existence , the beneficiaries would be disproportionately black . |
9 | One of the reasons for the bird 's decline is the loss of many of the barns the it 's identified with , when they 're converted to housing or offices . |
10 | One of the reasons for the Government 's failure has been the fact that they did not bring together all the groups involved . |
11 | While not criticizing Daio 's economic measures , Trovoada cited the failure of institutions to function properly , a lack of dialogue between the government and the presidency , and the impossibility of reaching a consensus , as reasons for the government 's dismissal . |
12 | THE NATIONAL MARRIAGE GUIDANCE COUNCIL ( now called RELATE ) recognised a long time ago that the fabric of society has changed and one of the reasons for the organisation 's change of name is that it now deals with all personal crisis situations . |
13 | The reasons for the gilts ' good performance since the election are the feelings among investors that the Conservatives are determined to keep inflation low and also that they are more likely to control government spending . |
14 | Further , the justices were under a duty to state any findings of fact and the reasons for the court 's decisions , pursuant to rule 21(6) of the Family Proceedings Courts ( Children Act 1989 ) Rules 1991 ( S.I . |
15 | ‘ ( 5 ) Before the court makes an order or refuses an application or request , the justices ' clerk shall record in writing — ( a ) the names of the justice or justices constituting the court by which the decision is made , and ( b ) in consultation with the justice or justices , the reasons for the court 's decision and any findings of fact . |
16 | ( 6 ) When making an order or when refusing an application , the court , or one of the justices constituting the court by which the decision is made , shall state any findings of fact and the reasons for the court 's decision . |
17 | In Payne v. Lord Harris of Greenwich [ 1981 ] 1 W.L.R. 754 the Court of Appeal decided that when a prisoner serving a mandatory life sentence for murder had not been recommended for release by the local review committee or the Parole Board , before his next review he was not entitled to be told the reasons for the board 's decision . |
18 | In N.D. Wines ( Inverness ) Ltd. v. Inverness District Licensing Board , 1982 S.L.T. 73 , it was held that a request for written reasons for the board 's decision required to be in the hands of the clerk within the specified 48 hour period , and that the time limit is mandatory . |
19 | The reasons for the algae 's growth are complex . |
20 | The local authority appealed and the clerk to the justices subsequently sent to the court extended reasons for the justices ' decision . |
21 | Mr Ziff , who launched an attack on the Government 's decision to increase value added tax in his annual report last year , yesterday blamed the rise as one of the main reasons for the company 's loss . |
22 | If the OR is not satisfied with this report he may recommend a detailed investigation into the reasons for the company 's failure . |
23 | Marenches had strong views on the reasons for the Shah 's fall . |
24 | But we have to look past the mink to find the underlying reasons for the vole 's disappearance . |
25 | As lack of funds was one of the reasons for the BDDA 's national ineffectiveness an experiment was begun in 1928 to augment its income by the appointment of " official collectors " . |
26 | It is not difficult to see the reasons for the Bible 's crucial emphasis on right parental modelling . |
27 | Of particular significance and far-reaching consequence to the lives of women was the exilic legislators ' obsession with ritual cleanness — and in order to understand the full import of this statement , I shall momentarily have to digress from our historical outline and spend a little time analysing the reasons for the legislators ' obsession and its impact . |
28 | The conclusion that the Act of 1976 requires the justice under section 7(5) to conduct an informal inquiry into the reasons for the defendant 's arrest is consistent with the decision of this court in In re Moles [ 1981 ] Crim.L.R. 170 . |
29 | Given the educational importance of deductive explanations , it is important to consider some possible reasons for the children 's difficulty . |
30 | However , given the importance of receiving the information required under the section 39 notice to the Bank 's supervision of the defendant and in order to support the [ defendants ' ] application , I am able to state in broad terms the grounds of the investigation and the reasons for the Bank 's supervisory concern . |