Example sentences of "[prep] the tories ' [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Devonport 's chances are thought to have increased following the Tories ' disastrous performance in last month 's local elections in the South West . |
| 2 | CHRIS PATTEN , the architect of the Tories ' glorious election victory , was in London this week , seeing the Prime Minister about his plans for Hong Kong . |
| 3 | Much of the Tories ' present difficulty is , in my view , caused by their having spent 16 months being politically correct themselves . |
| 4 | Ribble Valley achieved brief fame at the 1991 by-election when the Liberal Democrats ' Mike Carr captured one of the Tories ' safest seats . |
| 5 | Law and order should be one of the Tories ' strongest cards , but record crime figures have tarnished their record . |
| 6 | The final push — intended to win over waverers , particularly those considering voting Liberal Democrat — was given added impetus with the Tories ' final election broadcast last night , stressing Mr Major 's international role . |
| 7 | But continued success in cutting tax rates is at risk from the Tories ' present policies . |
| 8 | Yet both Labour MPs and Euro-MPs in the Tories ' Christian Democrat sister parties believe the provision has been over-hyped . |
| 9 | He apologised for trying to blame them over the Tories ' economic blunders . |
| 10 | Two years ago it slashed the gift to £24,000 in protest at the Tories ' high interest rate policy . |
| 11 | Labour is outstripped by the Tories ' 61 women councillors out of 257 ( 24 per cent ) and the Liberal Democrats ' 39 out of 137 ( 28 per cent ) . |
| 12 | Last year , Scotland 's 16 health boards were reconstituted so that no trade unions or local authorities had the right of membership , and they are now dominated by the Tories ' natural allies — business people — under the cloak of rhetoric about bringing in commercial nous ( see box ) . |
| 13 | A BAN on classes with more than 30 children was demanded last night by the Tories ' favourite teachers ' union . |