Example sentences of "the [noun pl] in [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , the openings in companies ' legal departments are much fewer than in private practice ; and in any case you should not consider articles in commerce or industry unless you are keen to make this your career . |
| 2 | Several respondents to FRED 1 , in commenting on the statement of total recognised gains and losses , suggested that it should be extended to provide a complete reconciliation of the movements in shareholders ' funds . |
| 3 | Throughout the fighting , the intelligence section had been searching houses and the German headquarters , and naval parties had boarded ships in similar searches — a dangerous task because several were killed as they rowed towards the quays in ships ' whalers . |
| 4 | Rising unemployment was important in producing the reductions in unions ' members , funds , and militancy . |
| 5 | 3 ) explain the variations in authorities ' responses . |
| 6 | I think in some ways it 's better , because girls are meant to get on better in the sciences in girls ' schools ; they 're meant to be pushed backwards a bit in boys ' schools . |
| 7 | The position is the same if the offender is committed for some offences under Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.38 and for some under Criminal Justice Act 1967 , s.56 ; the restrictions in Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.133 have no application to the offences subject to committal under section 38 , as the Crown Court can sentence for those offences as if the offender has just been convicted of them on indictment , but do apply to the offences committed under section 56 . |
| 8 | Bedmakers in Cambridge colleges were issued with stout gloves to protect their hands from the sharp sedge as they lit the fires in undergraduates ' rooms . |
| 9 | Another route to a part-time job might be by looking at the cards in newsagents ' windows , or asking as your local Job Centre or office of Professional and Executive Recruitment , addresses of which will be in your local Yellow Pages . |