Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed in the first two months after opening the new Traverse made £10,000 more than the old venue 's income for the whole of the previous year . |
| 2 | If that 's the big success that everyone predicts , Donington could keep the European Grand Prix and emerge as a rival to Silverstone when the latter 's contract for the British Grand Prix runs out in l996 . |
| 3 | The learned judge held that the defendants ‘ intended ’ to interfere with the plaintiff 's contract for the purposes of this tort . |
| 4 | We have set out our plans in ’ Britain 's Defence for the 90s ’ and we are proceeding to implement those over the next four years . |
| 5 | Since then , we have been concerned with implementing proposals to create the structure for ’ Britain 's Defence for the '90s ’ . |
| 6 | But Gog did n't listen ; he wanted all Earth 's money for the spaceship to Mars . ’ |
| 7 | Have you Joe 's pre , Joe 's money for the presents ? |
| 8 | Trent 's loathing for the man was suddenly unbearable . |
| 9 | It won the Royal Television Society 's award for the Best Drama Serial of the year , and a Silver Nymph for the screenplay at the International Television Festival in Monte Carlo in 1990 . |
| 10 | There was a magazine called Kine Weekly , which would give a showman 's award for the best stunt . |
| 11 | CHINA used a seven-year-old immigration agreement with Hong Kong yesterday to show its annoyance over the colony 's support for the Peking democracy movement . |
| 12 | China is angry over Hong Kong people 's support for the democracy movement and some see the border dispute as an attempt by Peking to press the government to take action against the Hong Kong Alliance , a political group that has provided financial support to China 's democracy movement . |
| 13 | Peking was upset by Hong Kong 's support for the pro-democracy movement . |
| 14 | The AUT plans to warn its own bankers , NatWest , that it may withdraw its own account in protest at the bank 's support for the Government scheme . |
| 15 | The bill had been intended to highlight Labour 's continued adherence to the closed shop , until Mr Fowler 's shadow , Mr Tony Blair , last weekend announced the Opposition 's support for the full Social Charter agenda . |
| 16 | Chirac had to be seen to be making concessions to his defeated rival Le Barre in order to get Le Barre 's support for the run-off against Mitterand . |
| 17 | Kylie 's support for the green crusade was formed during her childhood years growing up surrounded by the abundance of natural beauty in her native land . |
| 18 | Commenting on the Northern Bank 's support for the Northern Ireland Export Awards Competition , Sam Torrens , Chief Executive said : |
| 19 | After some preliminary remarks about the Labour party 's support for the police , he went on to outline his opposition to the view of the riots as essentially anti-police outbursts : |
| 20 | The World Bank 's support for the decade 's first two years fell short by as much as $800 million on a planned spending of up to $2000 million . |
| 21 | Of course , Jimmy Carter 's support for the negotiations was vital to their success : the USA could both reassure Israel and reward Egypt with economic and military aid . |
| 22 | Since early 1919 , agitation against Britain 's support for the various anti-Soviet armies in Russia had been co-ordinated by a Hands Off Russia Committee run by the far left , but supported by UDC intellectuals , Quakers and many Liberals . |
| 23 | It was now Joffre 's turn to convert the doubters , and on 4 September he went to BEF headquarters at Melun and in an emotional meeting won French 's support for the proposed attack . |
| 24 | And many would not be too surprised if , after the Texas Senate election on May 1st , the administration 's support for the programme became less visible . |
| 25 | In the West Indies pressures on land had already become intense ; the proprietors were replaced by royal governors , and external danger made the government 's support for the islands essential . |
| 26 | If the government 's support for the landowning nobility perpetuated its age-old conflict with the peasantry , the direct corollary of its close alliance with industrial employers was confrontation with labour . |
| 27 | A congressman 's support for the president on a particular issue may not represent a straightforward quid pro quo ; it could well be a mark of his gratitude for favours bestowed upon him in the past . |
| 28 | These scores also combine Congress 's support for the president 's proposals with the president 's support for bills and resolutions emanating from Capitol Hill not sponsored by him . |
| 29 | In October 1986 a cabinet meeting on space policy , presided over by Prime Minister Jacques Chirac , confirmed France 's support for the ESA objective to develop an independent European programme for manned space flights ; it authorized the CNES to take up a 45 per cent stake in the preparatory Hermes programme . |
| 30 | Commenting on Gladstone 's support for the scheme , the News of the World said : " picking up type is not the same thing as picking up needles and stitches : the mental and physical labour demanded in the compositors " room is infinitely greater than anything that has yet been required of women " . |