Example sentences of "['s] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It happens to be part of a small chain of hotels , but you can ignore the broader aspects of the company 's activities for the purposes of this particular case and treat it simply as a problem in unit management . |
| 2 | Instead of withdrawing and being generally anti-social , as I had been , I began to argue with people — teachers and pupils alike — and to disrupt other people 's activities for the sake of disruption . |
| 3 | The downfall of Mrs Thatcher , the arrival of John Major at 10 Downing Street and the Gulf War took the spotlight away from the Group 's activities for a few months . |
| 4 | It is entitled to see ( and debate , if necessary ) the annual accounts and report of each industry but it can only question the minister on those aspects of the industry 's activities for which the minister is responsible . |
| 5 | The twelve member states , by a separate protocol , would authorise the eleven to use the Community 's institutions for the purpose of implementing social policies pursuant to the Social Charter . |
| 6 | Most of the Centre 's work on the choice of technical change has consisted , at the request of SERC , of appraisals of that Council 's programmes for the support of research in science and engineering . |
| 7 | SO 13 million people want to escape Britain 's cities for the country . |
| 8 | ‘ Softly , softly , catchee monkey ’ was one of Baden-Powell 's mottos for his Boy Scouts , and no doubt the same stealthy philosophy was in evidence here . |
| 9 | The Council 's agendas for the late 1960s were preoccupied not only with the validation procedure and its outcomes , but also with relations with the University of London and its external degree , and with the binary policy , teacher education and the Council 's committee and board sub-structure and operation . |
| 10 | It has been important to review the establishment of a binary system and some of its implications , as although the CNAA was created in 1964 , it was the binary policy and its implementation that set the seal on the CNAA 's operations for the next two decades . |
| 11 | Six main categories have been suggested by local older people 's groups for discussion . |
| 12 | Those photographers would cut each other 's throats for a shot . ’ |
| 13 | In the April 18 issue of 19970 , chirpy chart regulars of the time , Blue Mink can be heard bemoaning the onset of ‘ Progressive Rock ’ in terms that are extremely revealing : ‘ The ‘ underground ’ scene has been rammed down people 's throats for too long . |
| 14 | Bernet Kempers has shown , for instance , that one can distinguish between Clemens 's motets for solo voices and those which are genuinely choral . |
| 15 | Staff can produce an individual handbook covering specific aspects of care , for example pre-operative preparation or a doctor 's preferences for treatment . |
| 16 | Patrick stripped off and changed quickly , trying to ignore Joseph Hyde 's too intense stare ; he had long suspected his friend 's preferences for young men — although to be perfectly fair , he had never seen him in any company other than those who supported the Irish movement . |
| 17 | A combination of interview and questionnaire studies and a content analysis of media coverage was employed , with the purpose of elucidating the reasons for people 's preferences for different energy options , their perceptions of the risks involved , and of the viability of alternative energy sources . |
| 18 | U2 's rehearsals for their US stadium tour drew thousands of fans to the parking lot of Hershey Stadium , Pennsylvania . |
| 19 | There is a certificate typed on the bottom of the last page of the document of legal charge which had been drafted by the bank 's solicitors for the benefit of the bank . |
| 20 | The cooler Charity 's answers , the more indignant Charles 's requests for an explanation . |
| 21 | But some of Buckmaster 's requests for data I suspect emanate from Morgan … ’ |
| 22 | It became clear that he was heading east towards Zamora in the opposite direction to us at the same level after takeoff from Porto , and fully occupied flying his aeroplane — he did not respond to the controller 's requests for position reports or estimates . |
| 23 | in response to er particularly Colin but other people 's requests for ah |
| 24 | Perhaps the single greatest function of the house concerns money : the house takes the initiative in dealing with the President 's requests for appropriations and revenue-raising suggestions and the Senate acts on what the house produces . |
| 25 | The Court of Appeal unanimously held that the time of delivery was of the essence of this contract , but that this stipulation was waived by the defendant 's requests for delivery after the due date which would have estopped him had there been delivery within the extended time . |
| 26 | Prechtl 's norms for infant sleep are similarly uncontroversial and based on recordings from twenty babies . |
| 27 | Apparently , an old oak chest had been part of the family 's possessions for generations and bore an inscription inside the lid which said in effect , ‘ Whoever removes this chest from Appleby Hall , ill luck will befall them . ’ |
| 28 | ABOVE One of William Hole 's illustrations for Stevenson 's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , probably the most famous of all dream fictions . |
| 29 | Graff 's proposals for a structured pluralism are admirable in theory , but in practice they would , I fear , merely increase the demoralization of students and teachers . |
| 30 | The Advisory Board for the Research Councils acknowledged the need for a boost to clinical research , but rejected the Medical Research Council 's proposals for a new centre linking basic laboratory research to clinical research in a hospital setting and postgraduate education . |