Example sentences of "the [noun] [prep] companies ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , the openings in companies ' legal departments are much fewer than in private practice ; and in any case you should not consider articles in commerce or industry unless you are keen to make this your career . |
| 2 | The rise in companies ' income gearing has also stabilised . |
| 3 | The figure for companies ' cash , deposits and marketable securities relative to their quarterly sales was 63% in 1990 , well above the 45% or so that was normal between 1974 and 1986 , before the liquidity boom . |
| 4 | In the previous recession electronics were to some extent protected from the slump by companies ' enthusiasm for replacing old technologies with new . |
| 5 | What is the relationship between companies ' usage of large international headhunting firms compared with smaller , specialised consultancies ? |
| 6 | What is the relationship between companies ' use of large international headhunting firms compared with smaller , specialised consultancies ? |
| 7 | The Commissioners ' powers , unlike the Registrar of Companies ' , come into being only after registration . |
| 8 | The obligation under companies ' legislation ( CA 1985 , ss198-206 ) to disclose interests in shares in public companies also applies to persons " acting in concert " . |
| 9 | Company liquidations have increased more sharply recently than at the same stage of the last recession , when defaults significantly lagged the deterioration in companies ' financial position , but corporate indebtedness has been much higher both at the outset of the recession and subsequently . |
| 10 | However , allied to the improvement in companies ' financial position has been an increase in large companies ' liquidity ratios , to their highest level since the end of 1987 ( though this may have been partly at the cost of the liquidity of smaller companies , because of trade credit effect ) . |
| 11 | The reason for companies ' single-minded loyalty to their workers is fading , as is the reason for workers ' loyalty to their firms . |
| 12 | But the change will further enhance the power of companies ' sponsoring brokers , who are already frequently the only analysts providing research on these illiquid shares . |
| 13 | It is widely accepted that attempts to apply the concession theory in modern conditions are inapposite : there is no longer any ‘ privilege ’ involved in obtaining corporate status and the source of companies ' ’ economic energy ’ undoubtedly lies in individual initiative and not in the state . |