Example sentences of "'s [noun] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Happily , she retains enough of Daddy 's money to live in comfortable circumstances in the Home Counties . |
| 2 | A referendum on Dec. 1 , 1989 , approved King Hassan 's decision to extend by two years the term of the current Chamber of Representatives . |
| 3 | A referendum on Dec. 1 , 1989 , approved Hassan 's decision to extend by two years the term of the current Chamber [ see p. 37219 ] . |
| 4 | The announcement of the deal in the ballroom of the Statistics Office in Budapest was temporarily hijacked by the European Community 's ambassador to Hungary , Hans Beck , who used the occasion to dish out European Community tie pins , lecture the local press on the absence of a ‘ Hungarian Way ’ , and launch a fierce attack on Hungary 's decision to retaliate with tit-for-tat measures against an import ban on meat products introduced by the European Community two weeks ago following the discovery of foot and mouth disease in Italy . |
| 5 | The announcement of the deal in the ballroom of the Statistics Office in Budapest was temporarily hijacked by the European Community 's ambassador to Hungary , Hans Beck , who used the occasion to dish out European Community tie pins , lecture the local press on the absence of a ‘ Hungarian Way ’ , and launch a fierce attack on Hungary 's decision to retaliate with tit-for-tat measures against an import ban on meat products introduced by the European Community two weeks ago following the discovery of foot and mouth disease in Italy . |
| 6 | The first is an attempt to rectify Realism 's inability to deal with economic issues . |
| 7 | They placed great emphasis on the individual 's freedom to enter into personal relationships independent of church or state . |
| 8 | It will also help the US company 's plans to focus on international markets and ‘ position us for faster growth , particularly in Europe and the Asia/Pacific region ’ , said FMC chairman R. N. Burt . |
| 9 | It is however seen as an important signal of Mexico 's willingness to respond to environmental concerns . |
| 10 | On the one hand , she was able to temper President Reagan 's willingness to engage in long-term negotiations over intermediate-range and other missiles based in western Europe . |
| 11 | However , the West 's cool attitude towards the King over his pro-Iraqi stance was partly offset by Jordan 's willingness to take in vast numbers of refugees from Iraq and Kuwait during August . |
| 12 | On March 8 Labour Minister Norbert Blüm announced the government 's intention to extend by six months ( to end-1991 ) its " short-time " policy , whereby employees for whom there was little or no work nevertheless received 70 per cent of their salary rather than be made redundant . |
| 13 | Customers such as those in the automotive , plastics and rubber industries , are increasingly demanding tighter and tighter product specifications and also the right to assess a supplier 's capability to produce to consistent standards . |
| 14 | One important feature of such factors is that they will tend to shape the person 's capacity to cope with adverse circumstances . |
| 15 | Reagan 's capacity to learn from past mistakes and to make the adjustments necessary to achieve at least part of his declared purpose can be seen in his second term and in the passage of welfare reform legislation . |
| 16 | Most wheats in his area look ‘ superb ’ and a plant 's capacity to compensate for blind sites should not be forgotten , he adds . |
| 17 | The government 's reluctance to act in such cases was shown in relation to a further blatant abuse of the Jews at a Nordic League meeting on 20 May 1939 . |
| 18 | With turnover down 27 p.c. to £27.1m , reflecting both the tough trading climate and the group 's reluctance to compete at uneconomic margins in the construction market , profits slumped from £1.83m to £410,000 before providing £775,000 ( £1.2m ) for the fall in land values and reorgnisation costs of £325,000 . |
| 19 | ‘ You are just making excuses , ’ complained Anne , recognizing Joan 's reluctance to gate-crash on royal celebrations . |
| 20 | The technological innovations which have developed as a result of society 's need to adapt to new conditions have been accompanied by a new epistemology . |
| 21 | In Compact the future entails a fundamental undermining of the reader 's need to believe in fictional events … . the detail and intensity are such that we do believe that what is predicted not only will occur but is occurring/has occurred , while at the same time not occurring , abolished , a mere fiction of words . |
| 22 | Industry 's failure to invest in recycled materials and new recycling plant has led to the UK lagging behind other European countries , according to a new study by Dr Chris Coggins and Robert Brown of Luton College of Higher Education . |
| 23 | It was conscious of Britain 's economic weaknesses and the public 's desire to concentrate on domestic problems . |
| 24 | Allied planes are preparing to strike in Iraq after Baghdad 's refusal to comply with United Nations resolutions following the Gulf War . |
| 25 | Despite the ability of Sag & Hankamer 's ideas to account for considered judgements , several lines of evidence suggest that they do not provide any simple basis for a theory of comprehension . |
| 26 | The Government accepted all the report recommendations and would bring forward legislation to strengthen the bank 's powers to deal with such cases . |
| 27 | The principal purpose of this book is to examine Ronald Reagan 's efforts to deal with these problems ; to examine the techniques he and his staff used as they sought to break free from the ties that bound them ; and to assess how successful Reagan was in mastering the system of government and in achieving his policy objectives . |
| 28 | 5.7.3 Without prejudice to the generality of the above to comply in all respects with the provisions of any statutes and other obligations imposed by law or by any byelaws applicable to the Premises or in regard to carrying on the trade or business for the time being carried on on the Premises It may be that clause 5.7.1 should , in certain circumstances , have the following proviso added : except where such compliance is within the ambit of the Landlord 's obligations contained in this Lease Almost all leases will contain a tenant 's covenant to comply with statutory obligations , which could involve fairly substantial capital expenditure . |
| 29 | It has never been the Royal Family 's policy to comment on private matters . |
| 30 | Scott 's instructions to proceed with working drawings followed on 17th March with a request for a list of builders willing to tender for the work . |