Example sentences of "'s [noun] [to-vb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Granny ( or Grandpa ) comes to live with the family in old age , it will be to everyone 's advantage to encourage the close bond between them and the children , since it always contributes much to their enjoyment of life , and consequently to the happiness of the whole household . |
| 2 | The Diary 's attempts to arrange a late night drink with her ( ‘ she has to be home by 10.30 , ’ said her secretary , stealing 90 minutes on Cinderella ) were re-routed into breakfast at 8.15am . |
| 3 | This exhibition and its catalogue were the first to show the whole spectrum of Czech Cubism 's attempts to create a universal style in literature , music , theatre and cinema as much as in the visual arts . |
| 4 | The scandal and accompanying crash came as a severe blow to Finance Minister Singh 's attempts to open the Indian economy to foreign investors , and in addition hurt many smaller , first-time investors attracted by the soaring bull market of the previous six months , of which Mehta was described by the Financial Times of May 18 as the " driving force " . |
| 5 | Thus , their measurement is a valuable ‘ on-line ’ index of a reader 's attempts to derive a coherent representation of meaning . |
| 6 | Manchester 's attempts to stage the 1996 Olympic Games are being hindered by British sport 's two-faced approach to South Africa , said Sam Ramsamy , chairman of the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee , at a civic reception in Manchester yesterday , writes Michael Morris . |
| 7 | Like many right hon. and hon. Members in all parts of the House , I followed with a mixture of admiration and exasperation Lord Carrington 's attempts to negotiate a proper ceasefire , but watched with mounting anger the callous disregard for life and property cynically displayed by the federal forces . |
| 8 | About half the deputies who defied Gen Aoun 's attempts to block the presidential election are Christians like Mr Muawad . |
| 9 | The Comintern 's attempts to involve the Mexican Communist Party in Moscow 's decision to liquidate Trotsky resulted in violent convulsions within the party , with Valentin Campa and Hernán Laborde expelled . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , it was unamused by Mr Quinnen 's attempts to find a new ( Japanese ) owner . |
| 11 | Throughout the 1970s all of these elements were to feature in the Council 's attempts to find the appropriate balances under its Charter , and to handle the increasingly complex range of subjects and institutions . |
| 12 | When the committee met Hopkins resisted the Section 's attempts to get a new definition of full employment of 2 ½%; unemployed , preferring to stick to Beveridge 's 8 ½%; dge . |
| 13 | In the 1930s Moscow 's attempts to pursue a two-track policy , combining increased Comintern militancy with endeavours to cultivate state-to-state relations , strained the Soviet Union 's weak diplomatic links to breaking point . |
| 14 | Indonesia and Israel 's attempts to develop a comprehensive approach to paraprofessional training using a national training curriculum ( with appropriate areas of specialization ) offered through a number of training centres in different parts of the country are also noteworthy . |
| 15 | Here again , questions of discourse and power surfaced in women 's attempts to develop a feminist sexual politics . |
| 16 | But Ridley 's attempts to expose the lush cornfields of Fifties middle America as a stunted psychic wasteland are ultimately carried by his visual confidence and imagination . |
| 17 | There is anger here about Britain 's attempts to influence the present situation . |
| 18 | Once it would have been greeted with disbelief , and even now it is bound to jolt those who watched the original , anarchic troupe of strolling players perform works like Joe 's Drum or Wee Red Hen in community venues or miners ' welfare halls , and who followed with greater or lesser sympathy John McGrath 's attempts to identify a Scottish theatrical idiom for the mixture of radical politics and popular culture he aimed to put on stage . |
| 19 | Sir David is likely to stress that proposals which are viewed in the colony as ungenerous would create difficulties for his administration 's attempts to ensure a smooth transition to Chinese rule . |
| 20 | I suppose it 's too much to expect a senior Queen 's Counsel to work the same hours as ordinary folk , ’ Bragg said grumpily . |
| 21 | It boasts a stirring menu of international wordsmiths including two Inuit Eskimos who will ‘ throat dance ’ — they stand nose-to-nose bouncing their voices off each other 's throats to produce a bewildering array of sounds . |
| 22 | Coming so soon after the fiasco of Barricades Week , it opened up the prospect of new opportunities in foreign policy and reinforced a determination on de Gaulle 's part to liquidate the Algerian problem as soon as possible , even at the expense of major concessions to the FLN and its government-in-exile , the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic or GPRA . |
| 23 | Something more of the requisite independence could be achieved by Berkeley 's doctrine that ideas which are not subject to our own will are produced in us by God : the independence of a real thing , its having some continuity despite interrupted perception of it , could be explained in terms of a continued readiness on God 's part to excite the requisite ideas in us at suitable moments . |
| 24 | The approach may represent an attempt on Sotheby 's part to woo the ever-increasing number of bankrupt dealers to offer their stocks at auction . |
| 25 | The dispute was triggered by Hong Kong 's decision to allow a top Chinese swimmer , Yang Yang , who had sought political asylum , to travel to the United States . |
| 26 | The dispute was triggered by Hong Kong 's decision to allow the top Chinese swimmer , Yang Yang , who had sought political asylum in the West , to travel to the US last week . |
| 27 | Sir William Wilkinson , chairman of the NCC , welcomed the Mr Patten 's decision to allow an independent chairman for the organisation after the Government 's refusal to do so only three weeks ago . |
| 28 | He is also expected to confirm Mr Hurd 's decision to ignore the European Court 's ruling against seven-day detentions under the Prevention of Terrorism Act . |
| 29 | The genesis of this strike was Pittston 's decision to leave the Bituminous Coal Operators of America with whom the UMWA had signed an industry-wide contract . |
| 30 | However , given the level of popular support for Iraq in the other countries , King Hassan 's decision to support the Egyptian line wholeheartedly was generally considered risky . |