Example sentences of "of [art] two [noun pl] ' " in BNC.

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1 He convened a group within the cabinet to wrest control of Japan 's end of the two countries ' Structural Impediments Initiative ( SII ) talks from the civil servants .
2 This envisaged , among other things , the connection of the two countries ' electricity grids , giving priority to providing direct telecommunications links , joining railway lines at the border , and joint agricultural and water conservation projects .
3 The new National Front government 's foreign policy objectives , as outlined in the President 's address on Dec. 20 , 1989 , were for a strengthening of links with India 's neighbours and co-operation through the medium of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation ( SAARC ) , continued dialogue with China leading to a resolution of the two countries ' border dispute , development of the traditional friendship with the Soviet Union and of a new relationship with the United States , and economic co-operation with Japan and the European Communities ( EC ) .
4 In her 15-minute speech she spoke of the two countries ' shared ideals , including democracy , stability and a rejection of the power which " grows from the barrel of a gun " .
5 The Chairman of Vietnam 's Council of Ministers , Senior Gen. Vo Van Kiet , hailed the visit as an " important event " in the normalization of the two countries ' relations .
6 The way in which the crisis of 1839 – 41 was resolved persuaded him that Britain might welcome an exploration of the two countries ' thoughts on the future of the Near East .
7 He also believed , first , that France was unlikely to be able to secure an alliance with Britain ( because of the two countries ' disagreement about the Near East in 1840 ) ; second , that Britain might support Russia in the event of a Russian attack on the Ottoman Empire ( because of the Anglo-Russian discussions which had taken place in London in 1844 ) ; and third , that in any event he could count on the support of Austria ( because of the assistance he had rendered Vienna in putting down the Hungarians in 1849 ) .
8 It was accepted , however , that the rationalisation of the two companies ' development of the System X telephone exchanges would be an advantage .
9 In particular , the combination of the two companies ' technologies is said to result in wide area network architectures that are highly scalable , simple to administer , and cost-efficient .
10 The combined forces of the two firms ' IT departments boast a strong mixture of computer experience and accounting knowledge , and they 're planning to provide standard spreadsheets for use throughout the company .
11 In the area of defence , the foremost claimant for government funds in time of war , the picture available of the two belligerents ' military machines , like that of their finances , is not always very clear .
12 Underneath some fairly violent anti-war protest , the interaction of the two students ' lives are played against each other and include some explicit sex .
13 FIG. 1 Pre-operative magnetic resonance images of the two infants ' brains ( T2-weighted axial images ) .
14 Dynastic concord and family harmony were , however , bought somewhat at the expense of the two princes ' subjects .
15 The period of the two painters ' great intimacy and of their unique collaboration was about to begin .
16 Feedback and evaluation of the two days ' work was made before the participants dispersed .
17 The apocalyptic character of the two sides ' respective visions of what the other 's victory would mean offered graphic proof of their inability to coexist .
18 The course of the war between the Madrid stalemate and the beginning of 1938 clearly illustrates some of the two sides ' military strengths and weaknesses .
19 Although the Secretary of State , and so central government , is implied as the senior partner in the duties imposed by the 1944 Act , the interdependence of the two partners ' relationship is clearly one of significance .
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