Example sentences of "[noun sg] for the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Federal funding for the arts occupies a tiny part of the national budget , but in the last administration became a cause celèbre when the question of National Endowment for the Arts ' occasional support for provocative and sexually explicit art aroused the fury of conservatives led by Senator Jesse Helms , who whipped up popular support for a move to curb or cut the N.E.A. 's budget . |
| 2 | They had a special role in relation to stock-rearing and stock health and as the confidante and sounding board for the farmers ' problems . |
| 3 | But I have some sympathy for the institutions ' view that their duty is to their policyholders and they can not be expected to double up as company regulators . |
| 4 | At the fourteenth siege of Tor Alessi he charged right into the heart of the Dwarf infantry and was cut down by King Gotrek who snatched the Phoenix crown from his corpse and took it in payment for the Elves ' insolence . |
| 5 | But the amazing thing was that , just after we 'd recorded our bit for the Gardeners ' World programmed , I spotted a couple of butterflies fluttering around the garden . |
| 6 | He was chosen to design a new building for the Congregationalists ' Union Chapel in Islington . |
| 7 | In his ministerial programme submitted to parliament for the deputies ' vote of confidence on December 30 , Mr Badran said his government will study the legal and economic effects of martial law after taking steps to return suspended passports , restore the elected boards to the three Arabic dailies and abolish a previous martial law order to dissolve the Jordanian Writers Association . |
| 8 | It is a remarkable turnaround for the ex-Blues ' star , who never dreamed he would be offered such a lucrative post , having suffered so much frustration in the domestic game . |
| 9 | And , while the general right of beneficiaries to inspect trust documents was recognised in In re Londonderry 's Settlement [ 1965 ] Ch. 918 as being a proprietary right , that case does not provide support for the plaintiffs ' contention in the instant appeal . |
| 10 | When buying look for the manufacturers ' ‘ cut-through ’ : a small section of the bed showing its construction . |
| 11 | Desert Orchid 's trainer can fill the gaps between the great horse 's latest achievements by dreaming of his first Classic success with Dead Certain , who became clear favourite for the fillies ' Classic with a courageous victory in yesterday 's Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket . |
| 12 | However , the mayoral offer of money for the dolphins ' release was not forthcoming , and much of the goodwill between fishermen , villagers and conservationists evaporated . |
| 13 | Major , who had a string of previous convictions , stood trial for the bookies ' robbery . |
| 14 | The agreements , particularly that on the reunion of dispersed families , had not been expected by political commentators , but were seen as an important contribution towards providing some fresh momentum for the Premiers ' talks which , after the dramatic progress of December 1991 , had failed to make much progress in succeeding months . |
| 15 | The registry was to act as an agent for the parties ' endorsement of bills , as well as for the delivery of the paper based bill of lading with which the goods would be claimed from the carrier . |
| 16 | Welsh Tennis review WELSH junior international Claire Bullen Evans of Prestatyn launched her bid for the womens ' singles crown at the North Wales Open Tennis Championship in Prestatyn with a no-nonsense performance . |
| 17 | Aficionados of art and antiques will make a bee-line for the towns ' museums and art galleries . |
| 18 | Sam Beattie swung her stern to starboard as she hit , leaving clear the Old Entrance for the MLs ' landing . |
| 19 | The heat , the danger , the moment were unforeseeable when she and Lally , arm in arm in giggling familiarity , watched from the nursery window for the boys ' arrival . |
| 20 | Swooping in on a spilled pass he gathered one-handed on the run for the winners ' fourth try , one that Rees just failed to convert . |
| 21 | In 19992/93 , our local office handled nearly 13 , enquiries , ’ said Richard Stones , appeals co-ordinator for the Citizens ' Advice Bureau . |
| 22 | We analysed the dose-response relation with adjustment for the patients ' age at first intercourse and lifetime number of sexual partners . |
| 23 | The Society reached an agreement with most tuna-canners in 1990 , setting up the labelling scheme in return for the canners ' agreeing not to buy tuna that had been caught through drift-netting or " setting-on-dolphins " ( where the mammals are rounded up to catch the schools of tuna which swim beneath them ) . |
| 24 | In return for the lenders ' initiative , the Government agreed to pay lenders directly the mortgage interest for unemployed borrowers receiving income support . |
| 25 | In return for the unions ' consent formally to acknowledge managements ' prerogatives of decision-making at plant level , employers would recognise the right of workers to join unions and would not discriminate against them for doing so . |
| 26 | After dark the men of the SAS crept in and obtained the necessary tentage and equipment to set themselves up , including even a piano for the officers ' mess . |
| 27 | Through Brian Way 's influence a new kind of college course was emerging that saw drama as the basis for the students ' own personal development . |
| 28 | These ideas became the basis for the Parents ' Educational Union , which was established in 1887 in Bradford . |
| 29 | The auditor 's report will itself be longer than before , with information on the respective responsibilities of directors and auditors and a description of the basis for the auditors ' opinion . |
| 30 | As one of London 's best-known Indian restaurants , this was the natural place for the politicians ' Curry Club to be launched . |