Example sentences of "'s [noun pl] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly the main emphasis is on BR 's accounts providing the same information as must be provided by a PLC . |
| 2 | America 's satellites have the high ground to themselves . |
| 3 | Boyle 's essays reveal an unprecedented series of distinctions , of the utmost importance in the promotion of natural philosophy . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 " . |
| 7 | Thus , their measurement is a valuable ‘ on-line ’ index of a reader 's attempts to derive a coherent representation of meaning . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | About half the deputies who defied Gen Aoun 's attempts to block the presidential election are Christians like Mr Muawad . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , it was unamused by Mr Quinnen 's attempts to find a new ( Japanese ) owner . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Here again , questions of discourse and power surfaced in women 's attempts to develop a feminist sexual politics . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | There is anger here about Britain 's attempts to influence the present situation . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Once Sipotai 's scouts saw the small party under Burun 's silver banner , they would forget everything else . |
| 24 | The grant of Alemannia , where none of Charles 's half-brothers had a prime interest , was the least provocative way of making reasonable provision for Charles 's future . |
| 25 | It would then be for the wife 's solicitors to draft the relevant conveyance/ transfer and declaration of trust ( as appropriate ) and submit these to the husband 's solicitors . |
| 26 | In the case of registered title , office copy entries of the registered title can be supplied to enable the wife 's and new husband 's solicitors to draw the relevant transfer . |
| 27 | There may be some weathering her and there After a few weeks which to Willis , however , seemed like a few years , the broker 's solicitors made a conditional offer for the poor old barge , and finally agreed to pay £1500 , provided that Dreadnought was still in shipshape condition six months hence , in the spring of 1962 . |
| 28 | If the property is being charged by way of mortgage by the wife then priority can be obtained by the mortgagee 's solicitors making the usual Form 94A Search on behalf of the mortgagee , which gives a priority period of 30 working days ( Land Registration ( Official Searches ) Rules 1990 ( SI No 1361 ) , r3 ) . |
| 29 | WIC 's investments include a 47 per cent stake in Abingdon brewer Morland , currently the focus of takeover speculation . |
| 30 | It is perfectly correct that , if you compare a group of Broca 's aphasics with a control group and measure ( a ) rate of spontaneous speech ; ( b ) number of function words used ; ( c ) number of prefixes and suffixes used ; ( d ) number of verbs used ; ( e ) complexity of grammatical structure ; and ( f ) accuracy of pronunciation , you will find that the Broca 's aphasics have a lower mean than the control group on all six measures . |