Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [art] tories ' [adj] " in BNC.

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1 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 ) .
2 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 ) .
3 At the other extreme , the NOP poll for the Independent on Sunday — giving Labour a three-point lead and putting the Liberal Democrats on only 17 per cent — would likewise result in a hung parliament , but this time one in which Labour would be the largest party with 317 seats , compared with the Tories ' 296 and the Liberal Democrats ' 14 .
4 The Labour group , currently with 25 seats compared to the Tories ' 57 , believes it needs another 25 to gain control — depending on how well or badly the Liberal Democrats fare .
5 Devonport 's chances are thought to have increased following the Tories ' disastrous performance in last month 's local elections in the South West .
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