Example sentences of "some [noun pl] ' [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Equally , we noted some heads ' resistance to developing their own professional understanding and their failure to engage with current educational issues . |
| 2 | Thus perhaps the fact that a number of legal cases have been brought is indicative of some parents ' resistance to the subservient , rather than partnership , role which some say they are forced to assume by the Act ( regardless of exhortations to LEAs to extend parental involvement ) . |
| 3 | Some parents ' reaction to the diagnosis is nullified by the additional diagnosis of some life-threatening physical condition such as meningitis or a heart defect , which to them is more distressing . |
| 4 | It would be technically possible now for some Members ' offices to be given the feed . |
| 5 | The decision is made harder by the knowledge that almost all terminally ill patients are receiving medication and may be suffering pain and distress , all of which could affect their mental competence , quite apart from some doctors ' reluctance to ‘ give up . ’ |
| 6 | On the other hand , some feminists ' objections to the principle of Wages for Housework lead them to oppose any proposal that might , in their view , ‘ look like ’ or ‘ lead to ’ it . |