Example sentences of "that [art] [noun pl] ' [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been hoped that the Americans ' long-delayed decision to recognise the government might have obliged UNITA to co-operate . |
| 2 | It is not surprising that the nobles ' traditional attitude of hostility to foreign war gave way to growing enthusiasm for continental campaigns that brought them both riches and renown . |
| 3 | But when a goods engine makes its appearance from the outer darkness , it is possible to realize that the shunters ' apparent madness is nothing but the acme of method . |
| 4 | Er , the European project goes on and for many of the newer generations in this place , it 's not longer an article of faith er but a part of the political landscape that has to be dealt with on merit and it 's all the more ludicrous therefore Mr Deputy Speaker , that the Conservatives ' internal divisions over Maastricht have led to a situation where candidates for the ever more important European elections are only now being selected in certain seats , just fourteen weeks before the election . |
| 5 | It was widely believed that the Conservatives ' heavy defeat in the Vale of Glamorgan by-election in May 1989 was partly due to the campaign of local general practitioners against the government 's health plans . |
| 6 | Finding myself in the coal bunker at the back of the bungalow I did nothing till the morning of dawning when maximum light was to be utilised for a rather essential cold water wash under an outside tap , and I was soon back on the solid road remarking that the hedgerows ' newborn leaves utter great things . |
| 7 | This ‘ lock and key ’ relationship has led to the view that the enzymes ' own structure must of necessity be unique and unchanging , and so it is — usually . |
| 8 | The effect of this is that the Solicitors ' Overseas Practice Rules , and not the Solicitors ' Indemnity Rules , apply to the overseas offices in respect of indemnity . |
| 9 | In addition , the banks claimed that the authorities ' monetary measures — particularly prior to 1964 — tended to restrict mainly the clearing banks , whereas other financial intermediaries ( secondary banks , building societies , insurance companies , etc. ) were relatively untouched . |
| 10 | The fact that the Inspirals ' next single is called ‘ Caravan ’ might not do any harm either . |
| 11 | It would be impossible , therefore , to construct a rule that would frame the ambit of management discretion in such a way as to ensure that the members ' varying expectations were uniformly satisfied . |
| 12 | It was agreed that the receivers ' first duty was to the secured creditors . |
| 13 | Before moving on it should however be noted that it does not follow from the rejection of justificatory theories of corporate power based on antecedent rights that the shareholders ' legal rights in the company , including the right to exercise ultimate control and to have the business operated in their interests , are not morally defensible . |
| 14 | While this issue has not been expressly considered , it seems fair to assume that rather than incur the risks inherent in giving the board so wide a discretion , and relying on the usually well-founded assumption that the shareholders ' dominant purpose is to increase their individual wealth , the court , at the price of some distortion , would define the interests of the members exclusively in terms of their personal financial well-being . |
| 15 | News that the Islands ' social workers had been given professional stress therapy astounded the families and their support organisation . |
| 16 | The Renaissance inherited the symbolic moral dramas of the Middle ages and , while Renaissance drama devoted an increased importance to the complexities of the agents who enact the drama , it does not automatically follow that the plays ' central preoccupations are with character . |
| 17 | The analysis , then , suggests the following : on the whole , the class is competent at spelling : even though there are some weird errors , the type of error is on the safe side , and the largest single category is that of reasonable phonic alternatives , which suggests that the pupils ' basic approach is sound . |
| 18 | ensure that the printers ' own security procedures are sufficient . |
| 19 | That may appear less than thorough yet it is on the basis of these estimates , and those of other estate agents acting in the same way , that the Tories ' new Council Tax ( the sequel to the Poll Tax ) will be based . |
| 20 | Already there are suggestions from Australia that the Raiders ' post-Grand Final party lasted all the way to Manchester , in other words that their preparation for the game was not as dedicated as it might have been . |
| 21 | The temptation was that the churches ' social work , begun as a way to win the unchurched as well as to help them physically , would cease being the means and instead become the end . |
| 22 | When the patterns of resource allocation within these unmarried sibling households were examined , it was apparent that the brothers ' higher earnings were making a substantially greater contribution to the housekeeping , thereby creating a degree of financial dependency for their unmarried sisters which was little different to the dependency of the married women carers on their earning husbands . |
| 23 | They fail to consider that the fans ' cultural and historical relationship to a particular sport may be significant . |
| 24 | It follows that the parties ' legal advisors will require to study Hansard in practically every such case to see whether or not there is any help to be gained from it . |
| 25 | The second is that the banks ' bad-loan problems are now under control . |
| 26 | Many members , from all Banks , feel that the Banks ' temporary staff numbers are not within the agreed limits . |
| 27 | Explaining the move , IBCA said that the banks ' underlying operating profits were on a sharply improving trend which is helping offset asset quality problems . |
| 28 | rightly observed that the insurers ' main arguments were negatived by Lawrence and concluded , at p. 286 : |
| 29 | Certainly ‘ death 's other kingdom ’ ( my italics ) suggests that the speakers ' inane life is only another form of death . |
| 30 | That the Workers ' Educational Association recognises its particular responsibility for the furtherance of liberal studies , at a time when stress is increasingly laid on the need to encourage and aid the development of technical education . |