Example sentences of "an [noun sg] of [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such an interpenetration of analysts ' and actors ' theorising does not , of course , imply that spokesmen read and use sociological works ; some may do , but most probably do not . |
| 2 | She 's a lawyer , an advocate of childrens ' rights , a former member of several corporate and public interest boards . |
| 3 | Although voting was compulsory , the turnout was only 77 per cent , widely considered by observers an indication of voters ' " election fatigue " . |
| 4 | Librarians see advantages in tel ms of increased use of resources , increased interest and involvement of pupils and teachers in the library , a chance to identify accurately information needs and an enhancement of pupils ' abilities to locate and use pertinent information sources . |
| 5 | When the interview is simulated in the classroom using pre-prepared videos , cassette recordings or role playing , an exchange of trainees ' reactions , fears and responses to the situation presented can improve an adviser 's ability to cope with real interviewing . |
| 6 | Being an enabler of pupils ' learning is an unselfish task and " imaginative " teachers do not necessarily excel in qualities of humility and standing back and giving space to others . |
| 7 | An alliance of manufacturers ' representatives , the BFICC , according to Pugh , aims to formulate UK market requirements for submission to national and international standards meetings and generally to monitor the UK facsimile market and provide industry liaison with the Department of Trade and Industry . |
| 8 | The intention therefore is significantly different although both are concerned with presenting oneself as an object of others ' attention and finding a public language to do so . |
| 9 | An avenue of fortune-tellers ' trailers led into the funfair , displaying yellow or red cards in their windows . |
| 10 | There was also palpable relief from the auditing section of the accountancy profession because the report had not favoured an extension of auditors ' liabilities , or recommended a ban on their providing their audit clients with other services . |
| 11 | In our terms , this book is an account of migrants ' moral careers , albeit careers constrained by the demands of a thriving capitalist economy . |
| 12 | It is assumed that the purposeful provision of facilities , or the success of intervention strategies to encourage fuller use of available resources , depends critically upon an account of adolescents ' reasoning about leisure . |
| 13 | This is an analysis of countries ' environmental characteristics , and the classification of countries as ‘ hot ’ , ‘ moderate ’ or ‘ cold ’ on the basis of these characteristics . |
| 14 | The balance sheet should show the total amount of shareholders ' funds and an analysis of shareholders ' funds between the amount attributable to equity interests and the amount attributable to non-equity interests . |
| 15 | an analysis of Teachers ' reports on their use of IT in the classroom |
| 16 | No-one appeared to carry out an analysis of pupils ' needs . |
| 17 | One head of English in a comprehensive school described the compilation of an anthology of students ' writing which had included writing in languages other than English . |
| 18 | They specialised in questions which , to quote Bowley , " required an answer of 'yes ' or 'no' or a simple number or something equally definite and precise " . |
| 19 | However , one of the chief difficulties in creating an improvement of schools ' practice at grassroots level is that schools , when faced with the challenge presented by self-examination and with a relatively limited knowledge of available strategies and resources , tend to use the process to reinforce existing ( perhaps inadequate ) practices rather than to seek new , more fruitful relationships between curriculum areas or to develop more appropriate teaching methods . |
| 20 | This involves gaining an idea of villagers ' senses of their past and future fates , their senses of history , and their identities with others sharing or differences from those not sharing their fates . |
| 21 | Bilingual children offer opportunities to explore language in a novel context , and a study of the different ways in which different languages convey and produce meanings should feature as an element of teachers ' schemes of work , wherever this is practicable . |
| 22 | But that would not necessarily be inconsistent , in some sectors at least , with an expansion of multinationals ' activities in developing countries where growth rates were better or markets protected and where they could do so without transferring fresh capital . |
| 23 | Now that virtue could be acknowledged in the toddler as he freely followed his own natural pursuits and interests — not excluding the exploration of his own body-the ground was finally prepared for an acceptance of babies ' desires as needs in themselves : ‘ Babies want attention ; they probably need plenty of it ’ ( Children 's Bureau , 1945 ) . |