Example sentences of "[subord] [art] [noun pl] ['s] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CD is playing with the term ‘ pocket-borough ’ , used for a constituency where the electors ' votes were all corruptly controlled by some wealthy individual ( see BOROUGH , CLOSE ) . |
| 2 | As a beginning , it illustrates the division , acceptable to Kerr , of England into two nations , both in its external appearance , where the servants ' quarters are reduced in size and in ornament , and in the detail of its plan : |
| 3 | Once again where the patients ' conditions are changing rapidly , in general , more time will be required . |
| 4 | In a world of perfect competition it would not be possible for managers to deviate from the profit-maximization norm for any length of time even if they were tempted to pursue their own rather than the shareholders ' interests . |
| 5 | A Roger Rabbit-style cartoon , Evil Toons , released on video this month , promotes itself like this : ‘ Innocently the four girls unleash a nymphomaniacal cartoon monster from the pages of a spell-book which intends to scare more than the girls ' pants off . ’ |
| 6 | The performance indicators also suggest that the groups ' improvements were marginally better than the individuals ' improvements , as we have already noted . |
| 7 | But that 's not all because all the books we offer will be cheaper than the publishers ' prices — with savings of up to 40% off the books we offer you . |
| 8 | I wanted a pay rise because I found out I was way behind most of the first-team lads and barely on much more than the apprentices ' wages . |
| 9 | In particular , responsibilities had not been adequately defined , and , although the Ships ' Masters had raised concerns , the lack of any appropriate feedback system meant they fell by the wayside . |
| 10 | Although the females ' ranges are smaller than those of individual males they overlap those of several of them and may therefore turn up in more than one male community ; females in oestrus range widely , consorting with a male for a few days . |
| 11 | But although the students ' efforts compared well with other universities and schools , the Bristol team has some distance to go before it can match the efforts of the Japanese motor industry entry which achieved 6,142 miles to the gallon . |
| 12 | Although the rebels ' demands for personal freedom are conspicuous in the chronicles , this can hardly have been the main motive of the Kentishmen , one of the most prominent groups among the peasants , because in Kent there was no serfdom . |
| 13 | In the first trial , subjects ' grading of symptom severity showed a significant response , although the investigators ' assessments did not . |
| 14 | LMS was viewed as being very similar to the pilot schemes , although the heads ' opinions tended to be related to how kind they expected the formula to be to their situation . |
| 15 | To avoid duplication , where Newco 's lawyers are undertaking their own investigations , it may be appropriate for them to prepare a report and address it to the investors , provided the investors ' lawyers review the work carried out by the Newco 's lawyers ; however , it is unlikely that such a course would be acceptable to the bank . |
| 16 | In 1009 the Standard is the only source of information until the Ladies ' Minutes commenced at the year end . |
| 17 | It was not , however , until the Judges ' Rules were revised in 1964 that the protection was related to the moment when the charge was laid ; and as we have seen , the moment at which it attaches has now by Code C been further advanced . |
| 18 | The judge was told it might not be possible for the trial to take place if the officers ' identities were not protected . |
| 19 | If the parents ' reactions are inconsistent or uncertain the child will start to make more and more demands until the predictable success occurs . |
| 20 | The courts could only intervene if the authorities ' decisions could be shown to lack " reasonable foundation " , it declared . |
| 21 | If the students ' memories are to be trusted , there is little evidence of any serious thought being given to the meaningful use of new grammar in either speech or writing . |
| 22 | It is also helpful if the managers ' shares carry rights which , initially , are less beneficial than the rights attaching to the institutions ' shares but which , in accordance with pre-determined ratchet formulae in the Articles of Newco , can increase in value ( as a result of profitability targets being met ) at a rate faster than can the institutions ' shares . |
| 23 | Mr Bruce said that the Social Work Director Paul Lee had been asked if the families ' lawyers could have access to all the interviews and medical examinations of the children that were performed for the Social Work Department . |
| 24 | For example , if the patients ' bowels act too often or with great urgency , and espcially if there should be repeated episodes of faecal leakage or even frank incontinence , they might be better off with an ileostomy . |
| 25 | If the plaintiffs ' allegations are proved , the defendants would have been liable to them in negligence before the passing of the Congenital Disabilities ( Civil Liability ) Act 1976 . |
| 26 | And that is just the kind of order , it seems to me , which ought to have been granted if the plaintiffs ' contentions are correct . |
| 27 | If the parties ' accountants agree on the figures without recourse to the third accountant their decision is still likely , depending on the words of the expert clause , to have the status of an independent decision : see 9.8.2 and Shorrock Ltd v Meggitt plc [ 1991 ] BCC 471 , discussed in detail at 13.7.7 . |
| 28 | If the sisters ' husbands are included there were seven men from the family in action , some in the thickest part of the New Guinea campaign . |
| 29 | If the Tories ' supporters in 1970 had liked the sound of anti-union radicalism , a significant number had decided by 1974 that it threatened to bring the house down around their ears . |
| 30 | But unless the children 's parents raise twenty thousand pounds within the next few days it will close . |