Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In their view , the effects of employees ’ coalitions keeping wages artificially ‘ high ’ or of employers ' coalitions keeping them artificially ‘ low ’ needs to be fully analysed . |
| 2 | ‘ We know about the players with senior clubs but there may be those in leagues like the Amateur League or in Boys ' Clubs who would be worth looking at , ’ says Ronnie . |
| 3 | Royal Brompton Hospital or in patients ' homes , or both . |
| 4 | For purposive reading and for textbooks and research material the author 's credentials are generally to be found on the title page or in publishers ' promotional material . |
| 5 | Dealings take place at the price quoted plus or minus days ' accrued interest . |
| 6 | Households with less privately-owned land which had to rely on the ‘ public economy ’ ( the forest ) for livestock rearing rather than private land , were less willing to see restrictions placed upon access to forests or to others ' private land for stubble grazing in cases where fodder tree planting on terrace backs was being advocated . |
| 7 | The section does not apply to off-sale licences or to seamen 's canteens , seamen 's canteens being outwith the definition of licensed premises in s.139(1) . |
| 8 | Other theories concentrate on technological changes or on firms ' investment in inventories to explain the cycles . |
| 9 | Sheer information can be boosted Quickly by a media blitz , or by individuals ' personal information-gathering resources — their education , their interest and involvement with politics , and their use of information-rich highbrow news sources . |
| 10 | " Meanings " are neither equated with speakers ' intentions , nor with recipients ' interpretations ; both are looked on as mental entities which are of little interest as long as they do not " materialize " in interaction . |
| 11 | Doubts have already been raised about the cost of the proposals , about possible legal difficulties and about shareholders ' willingness to play the role assigned to them by the APB . |
| 12 | The number of ministries was increased from 19 to 24 , with portfolios for Public Works , for Construction and Town Planning and for Women 's affairs created ; Fisheries , International Co-operation and Trade and Tourism were upgraded to full or separate ministries . |
| 13 | As reported by Draeger , the area-wide traffic restraint project there involved 17 towns and was aimed at improving road safety in residential areas , raising the quality of living , reducing noise and providing more space for pedestrians and for children 's play . |
| 14 | A good source here , and for children 's and teenage holidays , is the Ponies Association handbook . |
| 15 | In the end she suggested that I should just come and listen , and for politeness ' sake I agreed . |
| 16 | The result was 1989 's shimmering ‘ Tears ’ , issued on ffrr in London and through Knuckles ' Def Mix in America . |
| 17 | Differences in motivation between individuals , and during individuals ' life-spans , and for different kinds of crime , are acknowledged . |
| 18 | Men 's opposition to women-only education , as with other women-only activities , is the fear of separatism and of men 's exclusion from influence and control in our lives . |
| 19 | It was nothing but the stench of dead , rotting rats and of bats ' dung . |
| 20 | Issues that the committee considered inconclusively included the impact of medical advances on the demand for medical time ; possible changes in skill mix ; the consequences on staffing of the interaction between purchasers and providers and of patients ' charters ; the need to reduce hours of work ( only junior doctors are mentioned ) ; possible changes to the career structure ; and the increasing managerial and educational demands on consultants . |
| 21 | The organizers had invited representatives of the rival Yedinstvo Internationalist Movement [ described on p. 36855 as the " Inter-Front " group ] and the Gagauz Khalky movement [ see p. 37047 ] , and of workers ' committees in Tiraspol . |
| 22 | Though there is no picture-making task here for the artist , every young reader will make his or her own mental pictures of scenes and of characters ' appearances and behaviour . |
| 23 | These duties are listed as : the preparation of desiderata lists ; the selection and purchase of books within broad terms of reference ; allocation of books between libraries ; classification and cataloguing of all books and materials ; revision of stock ; screening of withdrawn books ; screening of books for rebinding ; maintenance of central reserve stocks ; bibliographical work , including compilation of special lists and indexes ; the bibliographical aspects of inter-library loans and regional loans and of readers ' requests and reservations ; readers ' advisory and information service . |
| 24 | A video camera is almost an essential tool in recording evidence of work undertaken in various subject areas and of children 's development . |
| 25 | Interest charges remained virtually unchanged at £0.58m , and with shareholders ' funds at £18.48m ( 1990 — £18.25m ) and borrowings of £0.59m ( 1990 — £0.39m ) gearing was held at 3% . |
| 26 | In a very lighthearted manner , Leapor connects her poetry with women 's friendship , and with women 's physical experience . |
| 27 | Employers could contract ‘ occupational groups ’ of employees out of SERPS and into employers ' provision ( see Groves , 1983 ) . |
| 28 | Although SAG has taken the technical issues of SQL interoperability a stage further , the organisation has n't had much success in getting the specifications out of the copy book and into vendors ' products . |
| 29 | Although the SQL Access Group has taken the technical issues of SQL interoperability a stage further , the organisation has n't had much success in getting the specifications out of the copy book and into vendors ' products . |
| 30 | In both directions — south towards the Grand Parade and Patrick Street , and north to the quays — other horse-drawn vehicles threaded their way , wheels screaming , drivers cursing and cracking whips , the while throngs of Friday shoppers darted from one side of the unpaved road to the other , dodging between carts and traps and under horses ' necks as if they were n't there at all . |