Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the opening stanza of Robert Frost 's 'stopping by woods ' a traveller begins a series of reflections as he stops to enjoy the sight of the snow falling upon the nearby woods . |
| 2 | No credit is given for trusts ' abilities to enhance returns through gearing . |
| 3 | The same phenomenon is occurring with brokers ' research . |
| 4 | EC is blamed for farmers ' ‘ losses ’ |
| 5 | Little is said about workers ' consciousness ( awareness and interpretation of their situation ) , or the social and political impulses towards joining the labour movement which have undoubtedly been important in Western Europe . |
| 6 | It is made with ewes ' milk and is left to ripen for three months in limestone caves . |
| 7 | A further comparison is made between pensioners ' clubs which are organised by volunteers on behalf of charitable bodies and those which are run by old people for themselves . |
| 8 | A similar , one day , version is attended by contractors ' staff not subject to a period Contract . |
| 9 | Consumption is seen as households ' spending on goods and services which yield utility in the current period , while saving is defined as that part of disposable income which is not spent . |
| 10 | Many a QT Day has featured a session with an exponent of a discipline other than Medau , and this spirit of ecumenism is reflected in members ' own activities . |
| 11 | This is reflected in drivers ' resistance to take advantage of the price differential . |
| 12 | Hence the course 's educational philosophy which is based on students ' needs , experiential and facilitative in teaching methods with a strong emphasis on developing autonomy , self-reliance and self- confidence towards professional competence . |
| 13 | Choice is based on students ' background and interests , and , in some cases , alternative courses may be taken . |
| 14 | " On Free and Latent Semantic Energy " , by Claes Schaar , is based on informants ' interpretation of fragments of language in isolation , such as literary quotations , maxims and sayings . |
| 15 | This table is based upon interviewees ' detailed descriptions of their desired practice , not upon terms they used to describe them . |
| 16 | In particular , attention is focused on girls ' differential engagement with , and performance in , certain scientific and technical subjects ( see , for example , The Further Education Unit , 1985b ; The Schools Council Project on Reducing Sex Differentiation in Schools , 1983 ; Brent LEA , 1982 ) . |
| 17 | Deviance discovered by reactive means is relatively unpatterned as a result , in contrast with much proactive enforcement which is moulded by agents ' predictions of where deviance is likely to be located . |
| 18 | Space is provided for candidates ' own work . |
| 19 | Further room for manoeuvre is provided by GEMMs ' ability to borrow stock from approved lenders , typically large insurance companies and pension funds . |
| 20 | Familiarity is associated with teachers ' status : the more senior they are , the more familiar . |
| 21 | Let me turn now to another way in which the BBC is responding to viewers ' and listeners ' needs in the current broadcasting environment — and a response that may be increasingly difficult for those facing commercial pressures to match . |
| 22 | The same provision is extended to dependants ' pensions . |
| 23 | The shape of families is determined by parents ' decisions to start , space , and stop their childbearing . |
| 24 | He is backed by Rangers ' Stuart McCall , who said : ‘ We 're not young lads , most of us are experienced internationals and it wo n't put us off . ’ |
| 25 | An example of this is afforded by employees ' shares . |