Example sentences of "[is] [prep] [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The proposal is for employers ' contributions to begin on the first pound of earnings . |
| 2 | In this chapter , however , our concern is with managements ' authority functions and their strategies in relation to their workforce . |
| 3 | To return to the shareholder example , having raised the point that it is in shareholders ' interests to ensure their returns are reasonable , it logically follows that there will be an incentive for them to spend a certain amount of time and money finding out about the firm 's activities and performance . |
| 4 | Whether or not you believe that such a move is in consumers ' interest depends on your point of view . |
| 5 | The hon. Gentleman must answer this question : how can he argue that it is in patients ' interests to move away from a system of competitive tendering and use that money to pay trade union members rather than to pay for extra treatment for patients ? |
| 6 | Questions are categorised as closed ( where teacher wants answer which is already in her/his mind ) and open ( where teacher is interested in knowing what is in pupils ' minds ) . |
| 7 | It must also take account of : ( 1 ) the market position and economic and financial strength of the parties to the merger ; ( 2 ) the availability of alternative products ; ( 3 ) barriers to entry ; ( 4 ) the interests of consumers ; and ( 5 ) the development of technical and economic progress as long as it is to consumers ' advantage and does not form an obstacle to competition . |
| 8 | His focus is on teachers ' understandings of , and attempts to cope with the situations they experience in schools , and the various pressures and constraints that shape the teaching environment and over which teachers have little control . |
| 9 | Tomorrow 's Europe must have a Bill of Rights and a Thatcher Carta , she cried , despite being about as keen on a Bill of Rights for Britain and a Social Charter for today 's EC as she is on workers ' soviets |
| 10 | The first effect is on banks ' balance sheets . |