Example sentences of "'s [noun pl] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boyle 's essays reveal an unprecedented series of distinctions , of the utmost importance in the promotion of natural philosophy . |
| 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 | Thus , their measurement is a valuable ‘ on-line ’ index of a reader 's attempts to derive a coherent representation of meaning . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , it was unamused by Mr Quinnen 's attempts to find a new ( Japanese ) owner . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Here again , questions of discourse and power surfaced in women 's attempts to develop a feminist sexual politics . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | WIC 's investments include a 47 per cent stake in Abingdon brewer Morland , currently the focus of takeover speculation . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Despite Soviet President Gorbachev 's proposals to include a united Germany as an " associate member " of both NATO and the Warsaw Pact [ see p. 37466 ] , it emerged on June 14 that the Soviet Defence Minister , Marshal Dmitri Yazov , had opposed all proposals which did not endorse a united Germany as part of " a bloc-free European collective security system " . |
| 19 | Mr Rocard 's proposals received a warmer welcome from the man judged to be the most popular member of the cabinet , the non-socialist health minister Bernard Kouchner . |
| 20 | To others , however , Gorbachev 's policies marked a skil-ful attempt to gain the initiative in the international field , to end Reagan 's massive rearmament effort , and allow the USSR to reform and strengthen itself for continued competition with the West . |
| 21 | Although Kanemaru had been personally grooming Ichiro Ozawa as his successor , the circumstances of his retirement allowed Ozawa 's opponents to mount an effective campaign against his succession . |
| 22 | BRITISH Telecom 's plans to release a third block of shares this summer could force investors to ‘ think twice ’ about taking a stake in Northern Ireland Electricity , a leading stockbroker warned today . |
| 23 | A significant portion of the new funds would be used for NASA 's plans to conduct a massive study of the planet Earth , and for Bush 's initiative to send astronauts back to the moon and on to Mars . |
| 24 | After a while the conversation turned to a friend 's plans to marry an American girl . |
| 25 | THE Government 's plans to construct a new road bridge over the Firth of Forth have been welcomed by Fife Regional Council . |
| 26 | The Soviet Union 's plans to build a new store for nuclear waste , close to the Finnish border near Leningrad , have aroused worry amongst Finnish environmentalists . |
| 27 | The report was published at the same time as the opening of a public inquiry into National Power 's plans to build a new 1,500 Mw combined-cycle gas turbine ( CCGT ) station at Didcot , Oxfordshire . |
| 28 | An engineer in Darlington has six weeks to decide whether he wants to return to South Africa or head his company 's plans to build a new factory in Russia . |
| 29 | A public inquiry has opened into Oxford United 's plans to build a twelve million pound football stadium . |
| 30 | Greenpeace has criticised Turkey 's plans to build a nuclear power station at Akkuyu on the Mediterranean coast . |