Example sentences of "to [adj] [noun pl] ['s] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These games whittled the teams down to eight men 's teams and four from each of the other classes . |
| 2 | These have occasionally given rise to strange sea-farers ' tales of ‘ floating islands ’ . |
| 3 | And there they 'd be chatting across to one another or come to each others ' doors and h you know pass time of day having a little chat about one thing and another . |
| 4 | ‘ All officials , without exception elected and subject to recall at any time , their salaries reduced to working men 's wages — these simple and self-evident democratic measures , which , completely uniting the interests of the workers and the majority of peasants , at the same time serve as a bridge leading from capitalism to socialism ’ ( pp. 38–9 ) . |
| 5 | VINCE KRAWCZYK , coach to Scottish women 's champions , Glasgow Powerhouse , has conceded the league title to rivals Team Components Bureau . |
| 6 | We have all experienced situations in which clients under stress through poverty , mental illness , limited ability or personality disorders have reacted to their difficulties or to social workers ' responses to their problems with displaced anger and aggression . |
| 7 | They apply to different communities , they have responded to different communities ' needs but they also contribute to a ripple effect of achievement at national and international levels which will ultimately benefit the lives of many more children . |
| 8 | The bad news is revealed partly by the results for the first half year and partly by the company 's prediction that its borrowings will only be down to half shareholders ' funds even at the end-of-year low point after the Christmas rush . |
| 9 | I 'm very glad to see that there 's quite a lot of nurses here , and I presume that quite a lot of those are women nurses , and I think that this is terribly important , and I think a useful thing with this new service could do is to go out and talk for instance to the meetings of women 's organisations , to old peoples ' clubs in the afternoon , and actually ask people what they would like , and get them talking in a nice informal way , rather than waiting for somebody to let them know what they think , because I do n't think they 're going to get it . |
| 10 | The Women 's Corona Society ( see Appendix 4 ) has members throughout the world who both welcome and provide useful information to incoming expatriates ' wives and children . |
| 11 | It was prompted by nationwide dismay at an announcement that 31 out of 50 pits still operating in the UK were to close and up to 30,000 miners ' jobs would be lost . |
| 12 | responsibility analysis ’ which broadly takes the existing political and economic structure of society for granted , or which does not relate it very strongly to individual families ' difficulties . |
| 13 | Cubs and even foetuses cut from the bodies of pregnant females were added to individual hunters ' totals . |
| 14 | Although there were famous instances of resistance to individual officers ' claims , some people who protested suffered reprisals . |
| 15 | Their reduction of feminism to individual women 's experiences can seem simplistic to egalitarian feminists , but their clarity and adventurousness interests them . |
| 16 | She is famous for berating and lecturing people , ministers , civil servants , TUC delegations , and the House of Commons ; ‘ rubbish ’ or ‘ what mean ? ’ and other rude comments are annotated to civil servants ' papers . |
| 17 | As the sells his beers to the free trade and to national brewers ' pubs he has noticed both the swingeing price increases imposed by the brewing giants and the reaction among their tenants . |
| 18 | The cost of adapting the air-conditioning systems to these members ' whims , it has just been calculated , is a mere $1m — or 200,000 child immunisations in the third world . |
| 19 | In addition to these beginners ' courses , introductory classes are available in Celtic , German , Italian , Russian and Spanish . |
| 20 | Forget any accusations that here is a group of self-publicists jumping on the ‘ Band Aid ’ wagon ; ( right now , the role closest to these women 's hearts is that of motherhood . |
| 21 | However , these GPs seemed to be seeking a medical solution to these women 's problems . |
| 22 | Since I mention native speakers ' feelings in this connection , and since I am elsewhere rather sceptical about appeals to native speakers ' feelings , I had better explain that in this case my evidence comes from the native speakers of English I have taught in practical classes on transcription over many years . |
| 23 | We still have our offices and we remain a recognized institution , affiliated to international teachers ' associations . |
| 24 | Historically- and politically-oriented approaches to black women 's experiences occasionally reach feminist psychology 's notice , but they have not yet changed its psychologizing approach to black subjects . |
| 25 | All the women in the conference planning group had so far been white , and we were only just beginning to respond to Black women 's demands that we examine our racism , and tackle it . |
| 26 | Delia Cope believes by listening to Black women 's poems she is doing us a favour . |
| 27 | She does not idealise those groups , nor fall into the trap of soft-focusing on the ‘ New Man ’ as the answer to all women 's problems . |
| 28 | As secretary of the Federation , it will be my duty to report the facts to its Central Council and I shall , advise them that it will be their duty to issue an order to all Seamen 's unions throughout the world and the dockers and other transport workers that they must refuse to recognise the members of any local union of seamen which may be established at the Port of Southampton or elsewhere . |
| 29 | The Standards will form part of the criteria which have to be met by firms applying for a legal aid franchise , but they will apply to all solicitors ' practices , whether seeking a franchise or not . |
| 30 | If education is to be responsive and supportive to all children 's needs then schools must provide two things : |