Example sentences of "the [noun] of members [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to the activities of members on the floor of the House or in the parties , there has been an attempt to restore or increase the influence of the Commons by adopting new procedures , most of which involve the development of a new committee system . |
| 2 | This sector continues to be dominated by a largely white farming community , with the addition of members of the new black elite . |
| 3 | Consequently an artificial odorizer in the form of tetrahydrothiophen is added to North sea gas at the off shore terminals to achieve a ‘ distinctive smell ’ similar to the characteristic smell of coal-gas , as required by regulations made under s.26(1) of The Gas Act 1972 — the intention being no doubt to ensure that the majority of members of the public are able to detect a gas leak by its characteristic odour . |
| 4 | The majority of members of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers have voted to take industrial action over their workload . |
| 5 | This study is designed to gather information on the attitudes of Members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords on the main principles which should underline welfare policy . |
| 6 | Recent Censuses have included questions about the birthplace of members of the household , but attempts to introduce an ‘ ethnic question ’ , to find out the size of the ethnic minorities resident in this country , have so far been unsuccessful . |
| 7 | With evidence drawn from his field-work in Great Britain , Fielding showed how some constables place primacy upon providing counselling assistance , displaying forbearance in their dealings with the public , and in possessing the communication skills to process the encounter with the public smoothly and to enlist the support of members of the public . |
| 8 | There is continuing demand from all over the world for the expertise of members of the Development Administration Group in the University 's School of Public Policy . |
| 9 | However good the format , the success of the courses depends on the willingness of members of the profession to act as interested and supportive tutors . |
| 10 | The Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General ( the law officers of the Crown ) are ministers , not in the cabinet , appointed by the Prime Minister from the ranks of Members of the House of Commons who are barristers . |
| 11 | Research was undertaken to canvass the views of members on the development of Hospitality magazine . |
| 12 | At a time when we are on the threshold of change , indeed very considerable change , in local government and when our burghs which have been with us since the earliest times are about to disappear , it may be of interest to look at the burghs of Scotland prior to the passing of the Reform Act and their position in the election of Members for the Westminster Parliament . |
| 13 | Provision is made for the election of members of a new divisional board , either at the meeting at which it was determined that a new division should be established or at the first meeting thereafter . |
| 14 | Provision is made for the election of members of a new divisional board , either at the meeting at which it was determined that a new division should be established or at the first meeting thereafter . |
| 15 | All other peers may now take a seat in the House of Lords and may not participate in the election of Members of the House of Commons . |
| 16 | These are just some of the reactions of members of the community regarding the renovation of St. Joseph 's House . |
| 17 | The reason for the inclusion of the word ‘ limited ’ in the title of limited companies is to enable those trading with the company to know that the liability of members of the company with which they are trading is limited . |
| 18 | For example , the experience of members of the Women 's Cooperative Guild , who in both their own estimation and that of observers were adjudged respectable married women , shows that family misfortune , particularly in the form of sickness and unemployment , could quickly plunge a family into poverty , whereupon the wife would probably resort to strategies similar to those of her poorer sister . |
| 19 | However , by asking members of the elite group questions such as ‘ How many members of the group have you worked with on committees ? ’ , and ‘ How well do you know each member of the group ? ’ and ‘ Whose support would be necessary for a major project to get substantial community backing ? ’ , some elite studies of community power have revealed remarkable consensuses about the existence of elite groups , and about their power , and have supported such findings with demonstrations of the interaction of members of the supposed elite groups . |
| 20 | On the protection of members of the public , the hon. Gentleman said that a case had been decided , but that there was some doubt about the position . |
| 21 | In this regard , the presence of members of the coordinating committee was resented by some members , even though it was a member of that team who eventually filled the vacuum and gave some sort of leadership . |
| 22 | On March 5 Pérez stated , in an address to the nation delivered in the presence of members of the Congress , that legislation for " immediate constitutional reform " would be drawn up . |
| 23 | Would my right hon. Friend care to estimate what percentage of those interesting crime figures are the result of members of the Labour party asking people to break the law ? |
| 24 | The interests of the non-indigenous population were articulated by bodies such as ‘ Interfront ’ in Latvia , set up in January 1989 , and its counterparts in the other republics ; the concerns of the substantial Russian-speaking minority in these republics were also expressed in letters to the central press , and found some reflection in the speeches of members of the party leadership . |
| 25 | The important contribution made to book provision by the personal flair of the selector creates further difficulties for the manager , and requires him or her to exercise fine judgement and sensitivity in supervising the work of members of the team . |
| 26 | The resignations of members of the Federal Executive Council ( government ) — Zivko Pregl ( Vice-President ) , Joze Slokar ( Transport and communications ) and Franc Horvat ( Foreign Economic Relations ) — were formally accepted on Nov. 21 , together with those of ministers whose resignations were reported in September [ see p. 38420 ] . |
| 27 | As late as February 1949 there was a brief panic in London when a US Senate debate suggested that the all-important article 5 ( which defined the obligations of members in the event of an act of aggression against one of their number ) might be diluted . |
| 28 | His coalition " national stability government " formed in June had collapsed with the expulsion on Dec. 1 of three Republican Party ministers and then the withdrawal of members of the main opposition Democratic Party ( DP ) . |
| 29 | By July 1916 the contractors , Dawes and Bowler , reported that the building was ready for occupation and with the help of members of the Bedford Volunteer Red Cross Detachment , the patients were carried across to the new infirmary . |
| 30 | Use the help of members of the Anonymous Fellowships to help intervene in addiction in primary sufferers or in family members . |