Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Aunt Bridget entertained most of the womenfolk of the village to another sit-down feast , and Polruan challenged Polperro to a hurling match " to the country " , the result of which was a draw .
2 These have been considered in depth in the judgments of the Court of Appeal and in the speeches of my noble and learned friends , Lord Keith of Kinkel and Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle ; the principles to be derived from them have been analysed by my noble and learned friend , Lord Goff of Chieveley .
3 Oliver LJ 's dissent seems more in tune with the decision of the European Court in Factortame II than are the judgments of the majority in Bourgoin .
4 L. 41 ) , provided the main inspiration for the argument of Woolwich , and the judgments of the majority of the Court of Appeal , in the present case .
5 He drew our attention to two passages in the judgments in the Court of Appeal in Ex parte Datafin Plc.
6 ‘ Thirdly it is true , as the judgments in the Court of Appeal point out , that ex parte applications are frequently made to the courts and granted without hearing the party affected : but merely to say this overlooks that procedure invariably exists , and is where necessary invoked , for enabling the party affected rapidly to seek annulment or amendment of the order made against him .
7 The following cases are referred to in the judgments in the Court of Appeal :
8 Kerr LJ said that some of the public comments on Bromley v. GLC gave the misleading impression that the judgments in the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords were designed to thwart the wishes of the majority on the GLC for political motives .
9 Mr T. Wallace reported on the activities during the year .
10 Each VHW accompanied a mother on her journey through the health centre in order to feel how the mother experienced the activities at the centre .
11 The minutes and the printed annual accounts of the directors throw further light on the activities at the House of Industry in the early years of the nineteenth century .
12 Essentially , Gloucester was intended to provide a royal presence in Wales which could give weight and a focus to the activities of the king 's servants and supporters there .
13 Essentially , Gloucester was intended to provide a royal presence in Wales which could give weight and a focus to the activities of the king 's servants and supporters there .
14 Another of Labour 's policy commitments was to try again , like their predecessors in 1946 , to do something to rationalize planning and curb the activities of the land speculators .
15 On June 27 some 50,000 Sicilians and other Italians protesting against the activities of the Mafia joined a march through Palermo to commemorate Judge Giovanni Falcone [ For whose assassination in May see p. 38895-96 ] .
16 While subsidiarity , indeed subordination , may be inherent in provisions like the new Articles 126 and 127 on education , which refer to ‘ supporting and supplementing ’ the action of Member States , and indeed in Article 2 of the Agreement on Social policy following the protocol on Social policy in the Maastricht text , which states that the Community shall ‘ support and complement the activities of the Member States ’ in certain listed fields , the continuation in force of existing legal bases for action subject to a new general requirement of subsidiarity raises fundamental legal issues , particularly as to the exclusivity of Community competence , as to the necessity for Community action and as to the appropriateness of Community action .
17 Lane and Roberts conducted a survey of attitudes and opinions among the strikers , observed the activities of the strike committee , and had lengthy interviews with management , shop stewards , and strikers .
18 One of the authors lived in St Helens for the last three weeks of the strike , becoming as immersed as possible in all aspects of the activities of the strike committee .
19 Thus question time has limited use in obtaining the factual information necessary to enable M.P.s to scrutinise the activities of the Government .
20 The leading Opposition party organizes a ‘ shadow cabinet ’ to provide for a considered and specialized response to the activities of the government .
21 The main purpose of the poem was to offer advice concerning the regulation of the activities of the year , particular days being of good or evil omen , appropriate or inappropriate for different activities .
22 The activities of the cook are the centre of attention , and the presence of children , spouse , dogs , cats or other subordinates are peripheral to the main action .
23 Nevertheless it is important that every member of a firm should be familiar with at least the basic arrangements for its administration and should not be denied access to information about the activities of the firm at any level , subject always to their giving reasonable notice .
24 Senior management can exercise greater control over the activities of the organisation and coordinate their subordinates or sub-units more easily .
25 ( 1 ) A licensing board may grant an occasional permission to a person representing a voluntary organisation or a branch of a voluntary organisation authorising him to sell alcoholic liquor during such hours and on such day as the board may determine , in the course of catering for an event , arising from or related to the activities of the organisation , taking place outwith licensed premises .
26 The section allows a licensing board to grant an occasional permission to a representative of a voluntary organisation whereby liquor may be sold during specified hours in the course of catering for a function outwith licensed premises , which function arises from the activities of the organisation ( subs .
27 Answer guide : To control the activities of the organisation , to plan future activities , to assist in raising finance and to report upon the activities and performance of the enterprise to interested parties .
28 In 1978 a Tribunal was appointed , under the chairmanship of Mr Justice Croom-Johnson , to investigate the activities of the Crown Agents .
29 In designing the database , the category and item keywords were closely defined by the activities of the unit prepared by the teacher and the school librarian .
30 Initially concerned mainly with royal patronage , it broadened until it involved a claim by the state to regulate every aspect of the activities of the Church , from its right as a corporation to hold property to its control over university education and charitable foundations .
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