Example sentences of "the directors ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The menus change daily in the directors ' dining rooms , delibars and staff canteens that he operates because the clientele does not . |
| 2 | ‘ Almost like old times , Denis , ’ as a happily departing season-ticket holder remarked to Mr Law of the BBC , while in the directors ' box Mr Boycott , a guest of Brian Clough , was unsure whether to smile for his friend or sigh for his county . |
| 3 | It was symbolic of United 's plight that Sir Matt Busby , nominally the club president , sat all alone , smoking his pipe , in the directors ' box . |
| 4 | Of course , as the ISC says , if there are no independent directors it is rather more difficult for shareholders to get an independent view of the directors ' offer . |
| 5 | He sat down behind his middle-sized desk ( eighteen inches smaller than the directors ' ) and placed the tips of his fingers together . |
| 6 | Vic Wilcox scuttled into the Directors ' Lavatory as if into a place of sanctuary . |
| 7 | This was not a total surprise , since Prendergast suffered from Irritable Bowel Syndrome and was frequently to be encountered in the Directors ' Lavatory , but Vic had thought he was alone , and felt rather foolish standing there with the stump of the clothes brush , like an incriminating weapon , in his fist . |
| 8 | The League and Central League trophies , for the first time held by one club , decked with blue and white ribbons , were displayed in the directors ' box and carried round the field at half-time . |
| 9 | He continued to go to auditions weekly , yet failed to meet the directors ' requirements . |
| 10 | And it was perhaps significant that after such a surrender , chief executive Venables was compelled to leave the comfort of the directors ' box to take his old place in the coaches ' dug-out . |
| 11 | We are not happy with this position in that the Inspector appears to accept that while the formality of recording the transfer of motor vehicles to the directors was not processed through the accounting records , he is by implication accepting that they were recorded , in order to have the directors ' loan accounts overdrawn while ignoring the dividend . |
| 12 | Pharmaceutical group Wellcome 's report and accounts for the year ended 29 August 1992 also has a section on treasury in the directors ' review of operations and finance . |
| 13 | At the 2½ hour meeting , private shareholders raised persistent questions over the auditors ' and the directors ' actions . |
| 14 | ‘ What did the auditors think they were doing when they signed off the accounts ? ’ asked one shareholder , while another accused TR of acting more like ‘ the directors ' poodle ’ than the shareholders ' watchdog . |
| 15 | The Cadbury Committee suggests auditors should test going concern assumptions , and give an opinion on the directors ' report . |
| 16 | The division dealing with the directors ' Schedule E affairs is therefore the relevant division for the appeal — with one very important proviso . |
| 17 | The directors ' report for the 52 weeks ended 27 September 1992 states that the directors have reviewed the 1992 property valuation and , in the light of falling values for hotels and for smaller pubs , have been advised that the current estimated value is some £13.5m below book value . |
| 18 | The company also agreed to provide a more adequate explanation of changes in accounting policy in future , and the Panel welcomed the directors ' intention ‘ to ensure that future notes will include reiteration of the former policy as well as a description of the new policy ’ . |
| 19 | It is that the directors ' accountability should be to those who do not direct but who are nevertheless committed to the company . |
| 20 | The going concern ED proposed that auditors should obtain a statement from the directors confirming their considered view that the company is a going concern ; that , in forming an opinion on whether the company is a going concern , the auditors should look ahead one year from the date of the directors ' approval of the accounts ; and that , even if disclosures in the accounts of any matters giving rise to an uncertainty that could affect the company 's ability to continue as a going concern are adequate , the auditors should draw attention to the matters in their report . |
| 21 | PW 's review states that the financial information in the interim report is the directors ' responsibility and has been approved by them . |
| 22 | S 80 in effect requires members ' approval by ordinary resolution before the directors ' power to allot the company 's shares can be exercised , though the resolution may give approval for up to five years . |
| 23 | The possibility of the directors ' using their votes to ratify the allotments would require more detail , and legal advice should be sought here . |
| 24 | As a consequence , the level of reliability of the directors ' statement and the degree of assurance from the auditors is high . |
| 25 | Nothing has come to our attention to indicate that the following statements made in the directors ' report are unreasonable in all the circumstances : |
| 26 | while the directors have given careful consideration to whether the company will continue to be a going concern , the directors ' statements can not be a guarantee that that will happen . |
| 27 | the directors ' report is not inconsistent with the financial statements ; |
| 28 | The note to the accounts on investment properties says the properties have been valued at 31 August 1991 at the directors ' estimate of their current market value ( £3.901m ) , taking existing use into account . |
| 29 | The director 's emoluments must also be included in the bandings in the note to the accounts unless all the directors ' aggregate emoluments do not exceed £60,000 ( Sch 6 para 1 and para 4 , CA 85 ) . |
| 30 | However , the directors ' report for the 12 months ended 31 July 1992 reveals that in Touche Ross 's opinion , the aggregate of the individual amounts attributed to the players comprising the first team playing squad ( together with first and second year professional players ) as at the year end , was £24m . |