Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the expert clause itself may lay down that the parties are to be responsible for the fees and expenses of the expert in equal shares , which is quite common , or that they are to be met by some other party ( see 8.12 ) , the clause itself may not be sufficient to establish the expert 's entitlement unless its terms are clearly incorporated into the expert 's contract to conduct the reference . |
| 2 | This lead time allowed LIFFE 's contract to exploit the process generating endogenous economies of scale and become sufficiently liquid to attract substantial hedging demand in German long term interest rates . |
| 3 | The outset of Doctor Who multiplied those worries fourfold , in that each of the regular cast was ( a ) unused to science fiction ; ( b ) unused to each other ; and ( c ) stuck with a year 's contract to do the part , like it or not . |
| 4 | Alder Valley 's contract to provide the peak time 213 service to and from Alton for school and college journeys will be provided by Oakley Coaches . |
| 5 | Now , a backlash from a public consultation exercise has convinced the NRA 's board to drop the proposal . |
| 6 | When Granny ( or Grandpa ) comes to live with the family in old age , it will be to everyone 's advantage to encourage the close bond between them and the children , since it always contributes much to their enjoyment of life , and consequently to the happiness of the whole household . |
| 7 | Mammalian babies , when they do finally emerge into the outside world , still need their mother 's milk to complete the building of their highly complex bodies and they may continue to suckle for years . |
| 8 | TRANSAID 's support to Save the Children has again proved invaluable in responding to the challenges facing Africa in 1992 . |
| 9 | We have won the City 's support to raise the money , as we did for Staley and our other North American acquisitions — and as we would have done if we had been allowed to buy British Sugar . ’ |
| 10 | I suppose it 's too much to expect a senior Queen 's Counsel to work the same hours as ordinary folk , ’ Bragg said grumpily . |
| 11 | Austria joined in 1788 , taking advantage of Turkey 's weakness to seize the pashalik of Belgrade . |
| 12 | Coming so soon after the fiasco of Barricades Week , it opened up the prospect of new opportunities in foreign policy and reinforced a determination on de Gaulle 's part to liquidate the Algerian problem as soon as possible , even at the expense of major concessions to the FLN and its government-in-exile , the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic or GPRA . |
| 13 | ‘ I require entertainment , and it is a good servant 's part to do the Master 's bidding . |
| 14 | There was a desire on Mr. Cottrell 's part to retain the services of the plaintiff so that the work could be completed without the need to employ another sub-contractor . |
| 15 | Something more of the requisite independence could be achieved by Berkeley 's doctrine that ideas which are not subject to our own will are produced in us by God : the independence of a real thing , its having some continuity despite interrupted perception of it , could be explained in terms of a continued readiness on God 's part to excite the requisite ideas in us at suitable moments . |
| 16 | It did not require much effort on Gehlen 's part to convince the Americans that the real enemy was Russia and with his help they could have a ready-made intelligence organisation . |
| 17 | The approach may represent an attempt on Sotheby 's part to woo the ever-increasing number of bankrupt dealers to offer their stocks at auction . |
| 18 | Prime Minister V. P. Singh 's decision to implement the reservation scheme generated widespread civil disorder throughout northern India , and his determination to go ahead with the plan despite the unrest was a major political gamble . |
| 19 | The government 's decision to scrap the ‘ listed events ’ provision , which gave the BBC and ITV the right to match the highest bid for events like Wimbledon or the FA cup final , will mean a scramble to obtain the rights . |
| 20 | The Council 's decision to scrap the tradition in regard to the diaconate suggested that the same tradition in regard to the priesthood could equally well be abandoned if it was pastorally desirable . |
| 21 | It supported Thames Television 's decision to screen the programme , which gave viewers a much fuller appreciation of the shootings than had been possible from government statements and MoD briefings . |
| 22 | The dispute was triggered by Hong Kong 's decision to allow the top Chinese swimmer , Yang Yang , who had sought political asylum in the West , to travel to the US last week . |
| 23 | The LEA 's decision to allow the child 's admission to the school was challenged by the Commission for Racial Equality , which asked the Secretary of State to use his default powers in the 1944 Act and quash the LEA 's decision , on the ground that the decision was racist and would encourage other parents to pursue the same course as Mrs C and for the same reason . |
| 24 | A few did not agree with Mr Knightley 's decision to allow the quarry to go ahead , even with certain provisos , and they were prepared to say so and explain why . |
| 25 | The Vatican 's decision to allow the exhibition organisers free choice of any volume in the Library is a result of a debt of gratitude towards the Library of Congress , which , in the 1920s and 1930s , helped it modernise its systems . |
| 26 | Mancini records the council 's decision to put the queen 's brother , Sir Edward Woodville , at the head of a force to be sent against Philippe de Crevecoeur , who had started an informal war in the Channel . |
| 27 | Mancini records the council 's decision to put the queen 's brother , Sir Edward Woodville , at the head of a force to be sent against Philippe de Crevecoeur , who had started an informal war in the Channel . |
| 28 | The East German government 's decision to let the refugees leave across their own country came as a surprise to many , including some West German diplomats . |
| 29 | He is also expected to confirm Mr Hurd 's decision to ignore the European Court 's ruling against seven-day detentions under the Prevention of Terrorism Act . |
| 30 | Trade union membership continued to grow until 1920 — even though there were reverses for the movement , such as the government 's decision to ignore the advice of the Sankey Commission of 1919 and to return the coal mines to the coal owners in April 1921 . |