Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | RIO DE JANEIRO ( AP ) — Luis Sales , head of a Brazilian advertising agency , was freed unharmed after being held by kidnappers for two months . |
| 2 | HATS OFF Delighted workers cheer pay cut boss Richard |
| 3 | The solid-coloured , hardy breeds of central and southern France include some traditional dairy breeds now developed as suckler cows for commercial crosses , and the massive traditional draught breeds which are now so important as sires for those beef crosses , a role in which their influence has become widespread in Europe and elsewhere in recent years . |
| 4 | However , the British breeds are considered better for meat quality and taste and also for thrift and adaptability ; they remain in demand as sucklers , whereas the French and other large continental breeds are perhaps better suited as beef sires for commercial crossbreeding in dairy herds . |
| 5 | The failure of the conference underlined the absence of any institutions for co-ordinating policy on the western side of the Atlantic . |
| 6 | Through it , government addressed for the first time the issue of the long-stay population in all the institutions for elderly , mentally handicapped and mentally ill people . |
| 7 | With the abandonment of transportation , prison sentences and penal servitude had correspondingly assumed their pivotal role within the criminal justice system , and the 1850s also saw the beginnings of reformatory institutions for young offenders . |
| 8 | Prisons and institutions for young offenders were closing down , probation was thriving , and more time was allowed to pay fines . |
| 9 | As Europe moves towards its goal of a common internal market , and as its institutions for political and security co-operation evolve , the link between the United States and the European Community will become even more important . |
| 10 | On the other hand , there were grave limitations in using existing adult education institutions for radical education and action . |
| 11 | It has been designed to respond to the rapid growth of banking and financial services both within the regions and at national and international level , and the increasing demand from banks , insurance companies , building societies and other financial institutions for relevant graduates . |
| 12 | Most of the voluntary organisations considered it their duty to inculcate a proper sense of shame in their charges , until World War II brought about the first intimation that unmarried mothers were beginning to avoid the hostels run by charitable institutions for that very reason . |
| 13 | Firstly , institutions for long-term care for elderly people in many countries consist of nursing homes and relatively few have the numbers of long-stay hospital beds evident in the United Kingdom . |
| 14 | It is to be hoped that NAB 's more open approach will enable it to win consent from the public sector institutions for difficult and unpalatable decisions , though clearly some of its deliberations , concerning the possible closing of institutions for example , will have to be conducted in private . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , there is very often a total absence of any consideration within our residential institutions for sexual needs of those within them ; accompanied by stern suppression of any sexual relationship which may develop . |
| 16 | Also recommended were : the establishment of the Council for National Academic Awards ( CNAA ) to grant degrees to students in non-university establishments [ this happened the following year ] ; the raising of the status of teacher training colleges to colleges of education offering BEd degrees , and their integration into universities [ the former has happened , but not the latter ] ; the granting of university status to the ten colleges of advanced technology [ this was accepted ] , and in due course to other colleges [ this did not happen ; instead , from 1966 many of these became the new polytechnics ] ; and the establishment of special institutions for scientific and technological education and research ( SISTERS ) [ this has not been implemented ] . |
| 17 | A comparison of the prospectuses for 1980–81 and 1986–87 of a number of institutions for this study suggested that , contrary to the arthritic stereotype purveyed sometimes by the press and others who should know better , degree provision in higher education is by no means static . |
| 18 | Gold and silver , once reserved for the service of cults and sovereigns , were displayed as plate by corporations like the City of London , the Inns of Court the City Companies ( fig. 40 ) or the colleges of Oxford or Cambridge and embodied as medals awarded by academies and other institutions for distinguished contributions to many fields of learning and professional activities ( Plate K ) . |
| 19 | Almost anywhere where a substantial Palestinian community exists it has generated its own institutions for social , economic as well as political activity . |
| 20 | The proposals , supported by the lead banks , are reported to have been sent to all 82 financial institutions for detailed consideration . |
| 21 | Extensive work by gerontologists on service provision for old people and their responses to it suggest that cheaper alternatives to some costly services might enable more of the elderly to remain fitter and independent of institutions for longer . |
| 22 | In some instances formal committees and similar bodies are established to provide a mechanism for the exchange of information and views between central government and the various interests within the national local government community . |
| 23 | ( 2 ) Modern critics of an attitude theory have often argued , not unconvincingly , that the methods of reasoning used in support of ethical views , or of trying to reach agreement on them by a fair minded exchange of views between reasonable persons , neither need be , nor commonly are , different from those used in factual matters . |
| 24 | The fact that he appeared to revise his views between 1885 and 1914 is not necessarily important . |
| 25 | Under these conditions , it is not surprising to find that superiors and subordinates hold optimistic and pessimistic views about each other . |
| 26 | Surely there is no convention that judges may adjust their views about legal rights for purely strategic reasons . |
| 27 | In the longer term self-help groups may emerge , where librarians can pool views about recent publications , or library suppliers may see openings for a more active approach . |
| 28 | CONFLICTING views about economic prospects emerged in two surveys published yesterday . |
| 29 | If the long and complex passage of Athenaeus 6 ( 273a–275b ) , which Felix Jacoby gives as fragment 59 , can be considered a trustworthy summary of Posidonius ' views about Roman civilization , two features emerge : ( a ) the Romans preserved for a long time their extreme simplicity of life ; ( b ) in that long period they learnt many techniques from various foreigners ( Greeks , Etruscans , Samnites and Iberians ) and their constitutional principles from the Spartans . |
| 30 | These scales will be used to indicate mothers whose views about personal rights and maternal role conflict with their employment status . |