Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [to-vb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | But many responsible local finance officers accepted the phrase as an accurate description of , indeed as a compliment to , their legal and professional attempts to protect their localities against Government interference . |
| 2 | One of the biggest challenges to this new-look management was to cope with the ‘ tribalism ’ of the service ; the tendency of professional groups to cherish their historic rights to govern their own affairs . |
| 3 | But such is the pressure on professional boxers to prove their absolute fitness that the British Boxing Board of Control last month ordered Hodkinson to undertake full medical tests , and he was cleared only after being examined by four ophthalmic surgeons . |
| 4 | Good teachers , they say , need to have the appropriate professional skills to teach their subject ‘ to children of different ages , abilities , aptitudes and backgrounds ’ . |
| 5 | The Czechoslovak , Hungarian and Polish Economy Ministers had met with their German , Austrian and Swiss counterparts in Salzburg , Austria , on Sept. 14 , the first meeting of its kind , and had been promised that the west European participants were ready to increase efforts to help eastern and central European states to improve their economies . |
| 6 | All of the patients had undergone extensive investigations to evaluate their intestinal function . |
| 7 | Villa-Flotilla offers a course which teaches even complete beginners to skipper their own yachts . |
| 8 | Dr Kumar said : ‘ This is a subtle piece of anti-Labour propaganda creating the quite unjustified worry in many people 's minds that Labour plans to attack their financial security . ’ |
| 9 | I am taking all possible steps to prevent their mov. along rds. but this will NOT completely prevent them as they are short of food and being harassed . |
| 10 | Fenella and Caspar both knelt down , taking a gentle hold of the Tree Spirits ' maimed branches , searching for the right words to convey their gratitude . |
| 11 | Interviews with young children indicate that they use far more emotional words to describe their brothers and sisters than to describe friends or even parents . |
| 12 | In a sense I suppose , er what DeKlerk 's government has demonstrated is that they are trying as it were to be impartial and not allow political considerations to influence their judgement about whether Mrs Mandela should go on trial . |
| 13 | Many players that I know work within fairly narrow parameters to achieve their sound . |
| 14 | We envisage the following arrangements being made for all short-listed parties to complete their due diligence . |
| 15 | Nonetheless , it was British fears that began the process of creating a political group ( rather than a religious one ) , and British political tactics to safeguard their continued power that gave it national significance . |
| 16 | The delegation had been due to meet South Korean dissidents to discuss their possible attendance at a North Korean pro-unification rally due to be held at Panmunjom on Aug. 15 . |
| 17 | We must ensure that they receive ample opportunities to improve their skills and monitor their progress . |
| 18 | Furthermore , any attempt on the part of the political organizations to use their militias independently of what military GHQ disposed would be tantamount to a crime against the state and would merit the severest of penalties . |
| 19 | Ten rats from each diet group were placed in individual metabolic cages to monitor their daily food intake and body weight gain . |
| 20 | Chemistry in Britain invited the major political parties to outline their policies for science , with reference to R&D funding , education , environment and overall strategic planning . |
| 21 | The NLA passed a new political parties law on Dec. 27 , requiring political parties to state their assets every four months . |
| 22 | It might require public subsidies to political parties to finance their own newspapers and television stations . |
| 23 | The Council of Ministers announced on March 7 that June 12 had been set as the date for multiparty local and provincial elections ( to the assemblées populaires communales and the assemblées populaires de wilayas ) , postponed from December 1989 and then again from March 1990 [ see p. 37218 ] to allow more time for newly-created political parties to prepare their campaigns . |
| 24 | In the second week of the festival Radio 's 1,2,3,4 and 5 and BBC Radio Ulster will be inviting listeners to meet their favourite radio personalities , participate in programmes and be members of the audience during live shows from the ELMWOOD HALL and various other festival venues . |
| 25 | It is perfectly open to LEAs to obtain higher capital allocations from my Department by putting forward sensible proposals to rationalise their school provision . |
| 26 | Determined to delve deeper into the matter , the DFG , one of the major channels for state funds for research which distributes DM 900 million ( £200 million ) annually for all subjects , has asked some of Germany 's top researchers to review their own areas and try to pin down some of the problems . |
| 27 | Under the present system , if an Englishman becomes bankrupt but owns a chateau in France , his trustee in bankruptcy must either ask the English courts to request their French counterparts to recognise the bankruptcy or seek a separate bankruptcy order in France . |
| 28 | Social groups which lack the civic skills to represent their own interests are particularly vulnerable to neglect by decentralizing agencies . |
| 29 | By reading good examples of descriptions , explanation , opinions , etc and by being given purposeful opportunities to write their own , they should be helped to plan and produce these more demanding types of writing . |
| 30 | The Co Londonderry school has been promoting greater European awareness since September and has arranged two foreign trips to mark their continued efforts . |