Example sentences of "[noun sg] is the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gangue is the miners ' term for rock in which valuable ores are embedded . |
| 2 | Crime is the Conservatives ' ace-in-the-hole , claims Tory candidate Simon Fowler , with their record of giving the police greater resources , increased community-based policing in the North-East and tougher sentences for criminals , including joyriders . |
| 3 | This in effect is the behaviourists ' approach . |
| 4 | Charlie boy is the punters ' darling |
| 5 | To the right is the maids ' bathroom , and on the left the housekeeper 's bed-sitting room . |
| 6 | Selly Oak is the Tories ' most marginal Birmingham seat . |
| 7 | If speed is of the essence — and all marketing surveys say it is — then the microwave is the manufacturers ' version of the licence to print money . |
| 8 | Gary Mackay said tonight : A refurbished Tynecastle is the players ' preferred option . |
| 9 | The Tender is the defenders ' finest weapon , and is not used as often as it should be . |
| 10 | The Oscar-winning documentary is the Allies ' own record of that historic turning point . |
| 11 | Showing Out and Pass The Mic yield some surprisingly good dancers and singers , but the choice of Pass The Mic winner suggests that breast size is the judges ' main criterion . |
| 12 | PW 's review states that the financial information in the interim report is the directors ' responsibility and has been approved by them . |
| 13 | This of course is the Tories ' version of democracy at work . |
| 14 | Similarly in France , a notable feature is the unions ' political pluralism , offering a trinity of communist , socialist and radical Catholic organisations in comparison with the relatively unified movements of West Germany and Britain which are not structurally divided on the basis of religion or politics and have only one coordinating organisational centre ( the DGB and TUC , respectively ) . |
| 15 | A communiqué issued on Aug. 5 stressed that " the Palestinian problem is the Moslems ' primary concern " and underlined the ICO 's " support for the Afghan mujjahedin " . |
| 16 | Of even more interest is the Tories ' perception of all this . |