Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are so many ways in which different government agencies can veto or neutralize other agencies ' initiatives that a new agency , with more precisely defined policies , is seen as offering , perhaps in desperation , a new way to ‘ get something done ’ . |
| 2 | Composites : essentially manufacturers in their own right which stock and sell other manufacturers ' products . |
| 3 | However , it continues , GPs can not interpret the provisions for extra-contractual referrals as a licence to disregard the contract arrangements since DHAs are accountable for expenditures and ‘ can not therefore be put in the position of being a mere cypher and reflecting individual GPs ' wishes regardless of their effect on other patient services ’ . |
| 4 | She dismisses hormonal explanations of sex differences because they relate poorly to behaviour , and criticizes cross-cultural studies ' attempts to establish the universality of sex differences for not taking full account of cultural variety . |
| 5 | For this reason , programmes of teacher education need to recognise and respect individual teachers ' responsibility for their own growth . |
| 6 | take steps to adjust operational and strategic plans learn from and match other employers ' tactics |
| 7 | In 1987 an unpublished report , known as SHARPEN ( Scottish Health Authorities Review of Priorities for the Eighties and Nineties ) , pointed out the deficiency of local authority provision for mentally ill people and noted local authorities ' particular responsibilities under the Mental Health ( Scotland ) Act 1984 . |
| 8 | A rapid reconnaissance survey of the northern part of the trough will also be undertaken to delineate the extent of the volcanic sequence within the basin and to identify potential 'windows ' through which the sub-Tertiary geology can be studied . |
| 9 | They have dark skin , long noses and wear shabby farmers ' smocks . |
| 10 | ( For example Manu the lawgiver recommended to Hindu society more than twelve centuries ago that ‘ the chief function of a woman is to give birth , nurse those who are born and attend daily duties ' or ‘ A girl must be married before she attains puberty and after she is married she must be kept busy looking after elders , cooking , cleaning , keeping accounts and saving money and of course doing Dharma ) . |
| 11 | These are piers built out over the harbour , and indicate old merchants ' houses , where ships could unload directly into the premises . |
| 12 | In evidence before the Committee on Physical Deterioration , Dr T. F. Young from Liverpool described how , particularly at the point when they started work , young people ‘ throw off all parental authority … get to congregating about the street corners at night … become what we call ‘ corner boys ’ ’ , and get drunken habits ' . |
| 13 | The Prime Minister gave Lord Mountbatten a free hand and he selected six brilliant senior officers who , like the Commodore — soon promoted Vice-Admiral — had a flair for cutting red tape and reconciling different services ' points of view . |
| 14 | To help pupils care about the environment and understand other peoples ' beliefs and attitudes , giving them a perspective into which to place information and their own ideas . |
| 15 | What a pity the management allows bombers to ski out of control and spoil serious skiers ' pleasure by crashing into them ! |
| 16 | Finally , the 1989 Local Government and Housing Act introduced a new system for financing and controlling local authorities ' capital expenditure . |
| 17 | He used to try and learn other players ' licks from the radio and this process was hampered by the fact that he only had one pass in which to do so . |
| 18 | ‘ Nah listen 'ere — any more o' this an' you 'll all go back to Gaul an' eat bloody frogs ' legs — all right ? ’ |
| 19 | The Zimbabwean President , Mr Robert Mugabe , yesterday reiterated earlier pledges to resettle hundreds of thousands of black families , but allayed white farmers ' fears that their land would be seized with minimal compensation to mark the tenth independence anniversary . |
| 20 | The Zimbabwean President , Mr Robert Mugabe , yesterday reiterated earlier pledges to resettle hundreds of thousands of black families , but allayed white farmers ' fears that their land would be seized with minimal compensation to mark the tenth independence anniversary . |