Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [noun pl] ['s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This new consciousness of women 's different material conditions has inspired powerful vindications of traditional female skills : needlework , ceramics , flower-painting , sewing . |
| 2 | A dilution of women 's traditional commitment to the housewife role is , then , rare even in those families where there is symmetry between husband and wife on the paid job dimension . |
| 3 | As a result , 600 computer systems staff from Apiron Information AB , KF 's information systems company , will go to work at EDS 's Swedish location , said Geoffrey Carroll , president of EDS ' northern European operations . |
| 4 | Meantime at the other end of the continent , the only country in northern Europe which does n't have an EDS presence is Finland , says Geoffrey Carroll , president of EDS 's northern European operations . |
| 5 | Her ambivalent adherence to psychology 's methodological and narrative standards , and her uncertain characterization of women 's different voice , exaggerate psychological and feminist dilemmas in a way which forces them to our |
| 6 | Any fluctuations in measured unemployment which may , from time to time , be observed is the result of workers ' fluctuating preferences between work and leisure . |
| 7 | The increased number of pensioners in the top half of the income distribution is the result of pensioners ' average net incomes rising by a third or more in real terms because of the policies of the Government . |
| 8 | Thus there have been changes over time in patterns of support between generations , but these are not necessarily a result of individuals ' changing beliefs and values about family responsibilities . |
| 9 | The tragedy of clients ' huge losses is that they were sometimes led to believe they would make fortunes on the above stocks within a month or two , maybe within three or four weeks . |
| 10 | She seemed quite unfazed by Billingsley 's impertinent question whether we slept together , doubtless translating the policeman 's particular curiosity as a general confirmation of men 's innate tackiness . |
| 11 | ( 1 ) My study of individuals ' linguistic behaviour is based on the close analysis of interactions within conversation . |
| 12 | In addition , Piaget ( 1926 ) carried out an observational study of children 's spontaneous speech , and a study in which children had to listen to a spoken explanation and then relay it to another person . |
| 13 | The 2% drop in audit and business advisory services is blamed largely on a combination of the recession , fierce competition and ‘ severe downward pressure ’ on fees , while the knock-on effect of clients ' postponing discretionary spending was a 5% drop in management consultancy fee income . |
| 14 | They did not stay long , because her drowsiness began to increase , and a short time later they left to go in search of Women 's Surgical , where Stella greeted them with pleased surprise . |
| 15 | The review of directors ' managerial decisions can be viewed as being motivated by a similar desire to ensure that directors exercise their powers only in accordance with the will of their constituents ( the shareholders ) and that they are subjected to the controls often associated with the Rule of Law to prevent them from using their power arbitrarily . |
| 16 | Clearly , a distinctively feminist conception of women 's moral values will differ significantly from traditional stereotypes . |
| 17 | Work on parenthood , like Bowlby 's early studies , frequently contains an equation of women 's psychological normality with biological motherhood . |
| 18 | During the 1960s , however , this traditional role was partially disarticulated , and replaced with a recognition of women 's sexual pleasure and satisfaction . |
| 19 | These fields , in which there has been a growing attempt to eradicate sex inequality , still show the persistence of women 's domestic commitments as a barrier to equality . |
| 20 | The most radical element of the examinations in science was the assessment of pupils ' practical skills and abilities by internal , school-based means . |
| 21 | This research will investigate the different and perhaps conflicting ways in which professional groups , parents and children view the formal assessment of children 's special educational needs under the 1981 Education Act . |
| 22 | FORD , rejected as sponsors by the Premier League , yesterday became part of a £1.2m package which will ensure ITV recoup almost a third of the £4m they paid for exclusive coverage of Rangers ' European Cup ties . |
| 23 | The direction of subjects ' lateral eye movements has been correlated with EEG alpha activity , consistent left movers showing a relatively greater degree of alpha activity ( Bakan and Svorad , 1969 ) . |
| 24 | It is part of teachers ' daily experience . |
| 25 | Again , part of men 's extra earnings comes from their greater tendency to work shifts for which they get paid extra , and overtime which gets paid at premium rates . |
| 26 | This makes it difficult to tell whether HP and other retail credit , as a part of consumers ' overall spending , is now increasing or declining . |
| 27 | Learning linguistic terminology is enabling , because it forms one part of children 's growing vocabulary and thinking . |
| 28 | An influx of volunteers , it was felt , may give managers an opportunity to take advantage of workers ' particular skills and interests . |
| 29 | Having hauled themselves to the top of the manual workers ' pay league , the reduction of miners ' political offensive to an economic demand foundered on the success of economism during the 1972 and 1974 pay offensives . |
| 30 | Visual search is held to be multifaceted in nature , involving the growing regulation and interaction of children 's visual , linguistic and cognitive systems . |