Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun pl] ' [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often you even come across portraits of Kurt Cobain in teenage girls ' weekly mags . |
| 2 | The Secretary of State rather coyly referred to the increase in Scottish Homes ' total funding , but not to the overall position . |
| 3 | It is not clear why this happened , but it does illustrate the inherent instability in individual practices ' annual referral rates and the consequent difficulties involved in estimating budgets on the basis of past referral patterns . |
| 4 | Obviously , the first requirement in developing students ' critical abilities is to get them immersed in the disciplines they are studying , and bring them to appreciate and to respect the internal criteria of evaluation — the kinds of evidence , criteria and values that are particular to each discipline . |
| 5 | Thirdly , oil exporters ’ petro-dollar surpluses were invested mainly in industrial nations ' financial markets . |
| 6 | Li said that China acknowledged human rights as a proper subject for international discussion , but opposed the use of human rights as a pretext for interference in other countries ' internal affairs . |
| 7 | The shortfall was accompanied by a general reduction in Arab countries ' regular aid disbursements to Jordan , resulting in the latter 's appeal for more funds on May 28 , 1990 at the Arab League summit in Baghdad , the Iraqi capital [ see p. 37473 ] . |