Example sentences of "to [adj] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This raised three different problems ( or opportunities , as we say in marketing ) : overall , the quality of the stores was higher than expected by people used to Allied Carpets ' promotional style ; people were not fully aware of the extent of the offer — they did not associate Allied with furniture and beds ; and , in a market where independent retailers are still the dominant factor , they had low expectations of Allied 's standards of personal service . |
| 2 | The simple search for a solution to deaf children 's educational needs had to be set in the broader context of the internal representation which BSL obviously offered to deaf people . |
| 3 | These have occasionally given rise to strange sea-farers ' tales of ‘ floating islands ’ . |
| 4 | George Bush appointed Justice Souter , to political conservatives ' dismay , in the summer of 1990 , in that short period when it looked as if he might be a great president . |
| 5 | ‘ All officials , without exception elected and subject to recall at any time , their salaries reduced to working men 's wages — these simple and self-evident democratic measures , which , completely uniting the interests of the workers and the majority of peasants , at the same time serve as a bridge leading from capitalism to socialism ’ ( pp. 38–9 ) . |
| 6 | VINCE KRAWCZYK , coach to Scottish women 's champions , Glasgow Powerhouse , has conceded the league title to rivals Team Components Bureau . |
| 7 | There seemed little awareness of how the mainstream activities of the housing department are of relevance to social services ' role in enabling independent living . |
| 8 | We have all experienced situations in which clients under stress through poverty , mental illness , limited ability or personality disorders have reacted to their difficulties or to social workers ' responses to their problems with displaced anger and aggression . |
| 9 | They apply to different communities , they have responded to different communities ' needs but they also contribute to a ripple effect of achievement at national and international levels which will ultimately benefit the lives of many more children . |
| 10 | Why is it that Europeans never quite fall victim to British women 's curse — the puffy pear shape ? |
| 11 | The three new squads will be formed in addition to the Davis Cup squad , and represent the most tangible development of the Cellnet 's sponsorship since the country 's leading cellular phone network operator announced its six-figure commitment to British men 's tennis last autumn . |
| 12 | I 'm very glad to see that there 's quite a lot of nurses here , and I presume that quite a lot of those are women nurses , and I think that this is terribly important , and I think a useful thing with this new service could do is to go out and talk for instance to the meetings of women 's organisations , to old peoples ' clubs in the afternoon , and actually ask people what they would like , and get them talking in a nice informal way , rather than waiting for somebody to let them know what they think , because I do n't think they 're going to get it . |
| 13 | The Women 's Corona Society ( see Appendix 4 ) has members throughout the world who both welcome and provide useful information to incoming expatriates ' wives and children . |
| 14 | More likely in statistical terms is that it will close down even earlier due to judicious coaches ' or managers ' recommendations on the inadequacy of the majority of aspirants ‘ to make the grade ’ . |
| 15 | George Bush 's infamous toast to Marcos ( 'We love your adherence to democratic principles ' ) said it all . |
| 16 | Pilkington 's Andrew Robb points to Japanese managers ' philosophy in running plants efficiently . |
| 17 | responsibility analysis ’ which broadly takes the existing political and economic structure of society for granted , or which does not relate it very strongly to individual families ' difficulties . |
| 18 | Cubs and even foetuses cut from the bodies of pregnant females were added to individual hunters ' totals . |
| 19 | Although there were famous instances of resistance to individual officers ' claims , some people who protested suffered reprisals . |
| 20 | Their reduction of feminism to individual women 's experiences can seem simplistic to egalitarian feminists , but their clarity and adventurousness interests them . |
| 21 | She is famous for berating and lecturing people , ministers , civil servants , TUC delegations , and the House of Commons ; ‘ rubbish ’ or ‘ what mean ? ’ and other rude comments are annotated to civil servants ' papers . |
| 22 | As the sells his beers to the free trade and to national brewers ' pubs he has noticed both the swingeing price increases imposed by the brewing giants and the reaction among their tenants . |
| 23 | THERE was not a lot in the budget for farmers according to National Farmers ' Union of Scotland analysts after a day 's reflection . |
| 24 | Since I mention native speakers ' feelings in this connection , and since I am elsewhere rather sceptical about appeals to native speakers ' feelings , I had better explain that in this case my evidence comes from the native speakers of English I have taught in practical classes on transcription over many years . |
| 25 | But in contrast to conventional psychologists ' shuddering rejection of everything psychoanalytic , feminists retain an interest in and commitment to psychoanalysis as an account of the intricacies of gendered subjectivities , and their development . |
| 26 | As Hood notes , however , they came into ‘ high fashion in the 1940s and again in the 1960s when the Fulton Committee endorsed the idea of government growth outside Whitehall by ‘ hiving-off ’ units from civil service departments to non-departmental bodies ' ( 1981 , p. 100 ) . |
| 27 | We still have our offices and we remain a recognized institution , affiliated to international teachers ' associations . |
| 28 | Durham Green Party is launching its own women 's campaign this week in the run up to International Women 's Day on Sunday March 8 . |
| 29 | Delia Cope believes by listening to Black women 's poems she is doing us a favour . |
| 30 | All the women in the conference planning group had so far been white , and we were only just beginning to respond to Black women 's demands that we examine our racism , and tackle it . |