Example sentences of "[noun pl] of the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 31 | Thus a detailed criticism in " The Observer " of the activities of the Workers ' Revolutionary Party was justified , despite proof that some allegations were untrue : the jury found that the inaccuracies could not " materially injure " plaintiffs who had been depicted in an otherwise truthful light . |
| 32 | These are two rather different purposes , the first relating more to a summative statement which could be used to inform parents or employers of the pupils ' knowledge and skills . |
| 33 | The order was not one for the recovery or preservation of trust property but called for information and for copies of the defendants ' documents which , so far as compliance might incriminate them , the defendants were entitled to disregard . |
| 34 | In the control office the top copies of the waiters ' checks from the kitchen or bar , together with the second copies from the cashiers , are checked against charged bills , duplicates of the paid bills and summary sheets to ensure that the pricing is correct and that everything has been charged . |
| 35 | The fact that the machines made by Amstrad had other legitimate uses , such as making copies of the purchasers ' own music or of works not protected by copyright , was important , even though it was obvious that the largest use would involve copyright infringement . |
| 36 | A spokeswoman said yesterday that the exact timescales depended on finding suitable alternative properties for the current occupiers of the builders ' yard , but the development is expected to be open for trading by the summer of next year . |
| 37 | A movement , then nothing ; but the signs of the creatures ' passing still quivered and calmed . |
| 38 | Later he denied having ever attended committee meetings of the Officers ' Union , or indeed having done more than establish four branches for them at Glasgow , Leith , Liverpool and Hull before resigning in September 189I . |
| 39 | The annual meetings of the churches ' central bodies are a forum for religious political debate and have been known to express tensions between the values of the majority Northern and minority Southern protestants . |
| 40 | The commons also brought charges of corruption and extortion against Neville and a number of other courtiers and merchants , while Alice Perrers was accused of misappropriating the king 's goods and of bribery ; but it is quite clear that Latimer and Lyons were the principal objects of the commons ' hostility . |
| 41 | Less the arm the figure is complete in itself , but it was part of a larger whole : a four-horse team , the charioteer in the car holding the reins , possibly the dedicator as a warrior behind him on the ground or mounting , probably a groom at the horses ' heads ( a small-scale arm was found , as well as scraps of the horses ' legs and tails ) . |
| 42 | Bourges was a community in a vital sense , bound by rules of the inhabitants ' own making . |
| 43 | Two separate network indices are used to measure the changing patterns of the migrants ' social relationships ; the first is the integration index and the second the urbanization index . |
| 44 | Where the louvred cowls has survived , glazing had to be added internally in order to present wind-blown rain from entering the vents , and efforts were made to waterproof the sloping brick surfaces of the roundels ' conical roofs by coating them with bitumen . |
| 45 | There was at least something to be said , after all , for a poor-relief system which was adaptable to suit personal need as it arose ; for all the parsimony of parish overseers , careful guardians of the ratepayers ' monies as they were , they were dealing with paupers whom they knew as people . |
| 46 | Cooper has vivid memories of his introduction to the rituals of the sergeants ' mess . |
| 47 | Similarly , s 81 empowers the SIB to make regulations " as to the … rights and obligations of the participants ' in authorised unit trust schemes . |
| 48 | Behind her eyelids hung retinal afterfires of the meanings ' beauty . |
| 49 | With the symmetry of the rest of the geometry we can only assume this to be from choice rather than from the limitations of the designers ' technology . |
| 50 | He said the RSSPCC would unconditionally oppose the programme ‘ on the simple principle that this can do nothing except prolong the distress and damage of the children , ’ regardless of the rights or wrongs of the authorities ' handling of the case . |
| 51 | But nothing in the response of the Al Fayeds ' advisers , for all its bluster and menace , rebutted my basic case or added one jot of information to explain the origins of the brothers ' wealth . |
| 52 | These models from the ‘ me ’ generation are frequently set up in opposition to the ‘ they ’ models of the parents ' generation . |
| 53 | Since the casework load at Latchmere is constantly rising and there is a two-week wait for an appointment with the welfare worker , the load can be contained only if common elements of the detainees ' problems can be drawn together . |
| 54 | Aware of the draining effects of the Scots ' travel itinerary — they had spent three days on the move from Suva — Morgan intends to have short , sharp sessions today and tomorrow . |
| 55 | [ Joyce Coombs , George and Mary Sumner : their Life and Times , 1965 ; Florence Mary Hill , Mission Unlimited , the History of the Mothers ' Union , 1988 ; archives of the Mothers ' Union . ] |
| 56 | [ Bookseller , 1 July 1868 ; City Press , 18 July 1868 ; archives of the Clothworkers ' Company ; parish registers of Kirkby Ravensworth , St Bartholomew the Less , and St George Bloomsbury . ] |
| 57 | Research shows that less than 10 per cent of listeners to Radio 1 are regular record buyers , so it would be unrepresentative of our audience 's taste to be ruled by the movements of the singles ' chart . |
| 58 | It incorporates consolidated texts of the Solicitors ' Accounts Rules 1991 and the Accountants ' Report Rules 1991 , together with changes made to the Rules in April 1992 . |
| 59 | When these instructions failed to satisfy local societies and missions , a scheme of sharing the proceeds of the collectors ' efforts was negotiated . |
| 60 | See Chapter 8 for fuller details of the duties and functions of the creditors ' committee . |