Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.

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1 Last year , Scotland 's 16 health boards were reconstituted so that no trade unions or local authorities had the right of membership , and they are now dominated by the Tories ' natural allies — business people — under the cloak of rhetoric about bringing in commercial nous ( see box ) .
2 However the voting might go in these circumstances there could be no PR of wet , damp and dry votes , because there would be no means of knowing how far these had been attracted by the candidates ' presumed wetness , dampness or dryness .
3 While researching my article , I was given a long briefing at Falkland House in London , by a Falkland Islands councillor nominated by the Islands ' London representative .
4 Membership Assistant Dean ( chair ) Dean Modular Course Co-ordinator Assistant Academic Secretary ( secretary ) Ten elected members of teaching staff to include at least one member from each faculty Two student representatives nominated by the students ' union from the MCC representatives Any Field Chair ( not otherwise qualified ) choosing to attend and having two days ' notice of his or her intention to the Chair .
5 Amendments made : No. 49 , in schedule 1 , page 37 , line 21 , leave out from being' to end of line 22 and insert nominated by the students ' association of the college from among students of the college . ' .
6 No. 50 , in page 38 , line 22 , leave out from person' to whether' in line 23 and insert appointed by being nominated by the students ' association of the college' .
7 No. 51 , in page 38 , line 33 , leave out from beginning to ‘ shall ’ and insert ‘ appointed by being nominated by the students ' association of the college ’ .
8 No. 52 , in page 38 , line 39 , leave out from ‘ by ’ to ‘ shall ’ in line 40 , and insert ‘ being nominated by the students ' association of the college ’ .
9 200 walks organised by The Ramblers ' Association to be held all over England , Scotland and Wales .
10 A series of guided walks in England and Wales , organised by the Ramblers ' Association and the National Trust .
11 Those who wonder whether the hire of labour by capital can ever be a feature of authentic co-operation may not be , even though the employing capital is owned by the Consumers ' Movement .
12 It was based on information from RAMM ( the Road Assessment and Management database ) , and the bridge inventory held by Transit NZ , supplemented by the valuers ' local knowledge and expertise , particularly in respect of depreciation .
13 This irony was only accentuated by the refugees ' initial belief that their exile was to be brief , a few days perhaps , at most a month , after which — in the manner of other civilians who had abandoned their homes in the midst of battle — they would return to their houses and fields to resume the life which had been interrupted by war .
14 For Newcastle , having built up a two-goal lead could have been caught by the Bees ' stirring comeback .
15 The red of my anger bubbled up like the rosy orange juice squeezed by the vendors ' machines in the main street in our village .
16 Agent Monteith refused it , pressured by the settlers ' supporters and frustrated by the Wallowa band 's reluctance to farm .
17 State officials are in the end constrained by the capitalists ' control of the economy , since economic performance decides the electoral success of politicians and the revenues of state organizations .
18 Health union negotiators rejected a 1.5 per cent pay award for 600,000 nurses , midwives and health visitors as totally unacceptable , refusing to accept the below-inflation increase recommended by the professions ' pay review body .
19 And in fact the coffee rooms not only were not profitable but I think at one time were even subsidized by the directors ' own pocket which just how balmy some people can be .
20 The 16th had close ties with the Boys ' Brigade , with flags presented by the Trades ' House of Glasgow .
21 Once it was mooted that there should be a study-period after school , but this was vetoed by the parents ' meeting which protested that it would interfere with after-school sports .
22 Pharaoh decides to tackle the problem in more direct ways ( 15–22 ) , only to be defeated by the midwives ' faith .
23 The dispersal of power and the divisive potential of the revolution created grave problems for a Republican government threatened by the Nationalists ' advance on Madrid .
24 She spoke of the charity work done by the Students ' Union , paid compliments to Salford Council and expressed approval of the University 's wider access policy , particularly of the 2 × 2 courses , the first graduates of which will take their degrees next year .
25 The restoration of the clock-case was done by the Museums ' furniture conservator , while the mechanisms of the clock were repaired and restored by , head of the engineering conservation section .
26 Richard Rau presented the award to and his team at a dinner in the Williston Elks Lodge , which was also attended by the employees ' wives and vice president of operations , James Adams .
27 No you 're entitled to that you know that 's the If you have actually nominated somebody and that nomination has been accepted by the Teachers ' Pensions Agency .
28 Finally there is a section on the effects of some interventions on some behaviours as revealed by the parents ' records .
29 A central employers ' body in Austria was similarly formed to resist working-class agitation after the ground had been prepared by a manufacturers ' strike indemnity association .
30 Profits made by a parents ' association are liable to taxation , registration with the Charity Commissioners enables the association to escape tax liability .
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