Example sentences of "nature [prep] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | A second cause of friction is the precise nature of the Commissioners ' investment policy . |
2 | What , then , was the nature of the visitors ' jurisdiction in disciplinary appeals before 1873 ? |
3 | The college can not condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs because of the nature of the students ' work with children . |
4 | The collegiate nature of the solicitors ' occupational group en-courages and maintains a feeling of identity , colleague loyalty and shared values . |
5 | In recent years there had been considerable debate about the nature of the railways ' contribution to economic growth . |
6 | At the same time , the curriculum through which all this was to be achieved remained remarkably unexplored and neglected ; and in many respects this in itself was a comment on the nature of the reformers ' aims and aspirations . |
7 | " Nearly every convenience which the nature of the miners ' occupation demanded had to be furnished and maintained by the drudgery of the womenfolk . " |
8 | They have to understand and provide for change in gendered subjects , without assuming anything absolute about the nature of the subjects ' gendering . |
9 | The above 1963 and 1978 statements by the Library Association are unequivocal and admirable statements of what is , and should be , the professional position with regard to censorship in libraries and the nature of the librarians ' responsibilities in the selection of publications . |
10 | Clanchy points out the anachronistic nature of the historians ' practice . |
11 | The change in the nature of the workers ' skill comes about , claims Mallet , because old craft-based skills of general applicability are replaced by skills needed to operate specific pieces of machinery . |
12 | The nature of the elephants ' death is particularly distressing to their young because elephants are social creatures , and will help a family member or friend who is ill . |
13 | The pastoral scene described denied the back breaking nature of the islanders ' survival conditions . |
14 | In both these cases the nature of the business and the nature of the employees ' jobs enabled the courts to imply a substantial degree of mobility into the contract of employment . |
15 | Our study has collected data from 10 first wave fundholding practices and seven non-fundholding practices to measure their use of hospital care ( inpatient and outpatient ) , the speed and nature of the hospitals ' response to requests from the practices , prescribing patterns and costs , and any innovations or changes introduced in practice based facilities , as well as monitoring the views and experience of general practitioners , hospital consultants , and patients . |
16 | The dominant male of the period , like Kenneth More or Michael Dennison , was sexless , full of ‘ common sense ’ , above all , decent : the exaggerated nature of the Edwardians ' dress , its appropriation from middle-class roots , and the obsessional nature with which they pursued it , all spoke of people who did not know their place . |
17 | The courts are forced to engage in a difficult balancing operation , taking into account the nature of the individuals ' interest and the effect of increased procedural protection upon the administration . |
18 | A final problem lies in the present perception of the going concern qualification 's role and in the nature of the auditors ' relationship with their client company 's management . |
19 | It must not rely on its long established and unsuccessful policy of educating the public about the true nature of the auditors ' duties . |