Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] to [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Divorce is likewise raising complicated issues of entitlement to dependants ' occupational benefits , since on divorce a woman loses her potential right to a widow 's pension and/or benefits . |
| 2 | Here , however , is perhaps the place to consider the Act as a whole , in the context of the historical background already described and the general trend of attention to consumers ' interests at the time . |
| 3 | As Venables issued his plea , Alan Sugar delivered a vote of confidence to Spurs ' management team of Doug Livermore and Ray Clemence . |
| 4 | In response to these general changes many local housing authorities are pursuing innovative ways of attracting private finance , often coupled with a devolution of control to tenants ' groups . |
| 5 | Chapter 13 identifies two key concepts in the law of challenge to experts ' decisions : ( 1 ) the law of contract ; and ( 2 ) mistake . |
| 6 | Implied terms underpin the law of challenge to experts ' decisions , because some basic terms are not spelled out : namely , that the parties would not accept a final decision intended to have binding effect when that decision was vitiated by dishonesty , partiality or mistake . |
| 7 | The particular contribution of the teaching of French to pupils ' perceptions will be explored through observation by a researcher based in the two schools over a period of at least six months . |
| 8 | In the only passage where he concedes any degree of effectiveness to workers ' combinations , Adam Smith said of the wool combers : " By combining not to take apprentices … [ they ] … reduce the whole of the manufacture into a sort of slavery to themselves , and raise the price of labour much above what is due to the nature of their work . " |
| 9 | Section 55 empowers the making of regulations with respect to customers ' money held by authorised firms . |
| 10 | These parents were initially delighted last year when the local council announced that , in response to parents ' campaigning for a nursery class , all four-year-olds would be offered a school place . |
| 11 | They also belong to an enjoying retirement group run by Network , a local community organisation , which arranges outings , debates , and lectures in response to members ' ideas . |
| 12 | The campaign started a fortnight ago in response to residents ' complaints of nuisances caused by large scale cockling operations . |
| 13 | Did nudes in the tabloid press proliferate in the 1970s in response to readers ' demands , or were readers ' expectations aroused by the supply , as a marketing device ? |
| 14 | Mr Welsh said that in response to reporters ' questions he had refused to rule out any tactic because the party had not decided what its strategy on civil disobedience might be . |
| 15 | A certificate course , whether postgraduate or not , may also be linked to the diploma and masters ' courses , providing a progressive programme of study from certificate to masters ' level . |
| 16 | In contrast to historians ' accounts of international events , or indeed the actors ' views of their own contribution as recorded in their autobiographies , International Relations theories have usually put most emphasis on impersonal units and forces . |
| 17 | From the results obtained , it is clear that , in addition to visitors ' general interest in the exhibitions and their content ( either because they dealt with topics already of concern to the viewers , or because of their Scottish , or , indeed , local connexions ) , there were a number of features with particularly appealed , including the informative nature of the exhibitions , the layout and presentation of the exhibits , the presentation of original documents , and the presence of photographs and artefacts . |
| 18 | The balance in excess of £5m would be raised in proportion to members ' subscriptions . |
| 19 | There were 5 18 seats in all , shared out in proportion to members ' population size . |
| 20 | Trace through the effects of a squeeze on the monetary base from an initial reduction in cash to banks ' liquidity being restored by the rediscounting of bills . |
| 21 | Electors are always prepared to criticise the Government in answer to pollsters ' questions , but when the same individuals arrive at the polling booth they simply can not bring themselves to vote Labour into power . |
| 22 | ’ Section 8 however must be read with section 92(2) which provides : ‘ Proceedings under this Act shall be treated as family proceedings in relation to magistrates ' courts . ’ |
| 23 | There is a similar presumption of equality in relation to shareholders ' liabilities but it too can be altered by provisions in the memorandum and articles . |
| 24 | The first thing that must be determined when considering the rights of employees when a relocation is planned is what the contract of employment says in relation to employees ' place of work . |
| 25 | What pupils and parents require is some notion of progress in relation to other people , that is norm-referenced data ; in relation to mathematical objectives , that is criterion-referenced data ; and in relation to pupils ' own earlier performances . |
| 26 | In the case of a monopolist it is likely their planned sales prices will be based on costs and revenues at output levels where they can maximize profits without reference to competitors ' prices as they do not exist . |
| 27 | A bursary took her to Hamilton Academy , the kind of option not then normally on offer to steelworkers ' daughters . |
| 28 | Chapter 13 shows the limited potential for challenge to experts ' decisions : this chapter summarises the current law on arbitration appeals , which has greatly restricted what was until 1979 very wide access indeed . |
| 29 | This is illustrated by reference to teachers ' responses to various externally sponsored innovations and the teachers ' pay dispute of 1985–86 . |
| 30 | The best known example is Hollier v Rambler Motors ( AMC ) Ltd [ 1972 ] 2 QB 71 where a garage took cars for repair on terms that " the company is not responsible for damage caused by fire to customers ' cars on the premises " . |