Example sentences of "' [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 THE stockbrokers ' opinions summarised here are their views on some of the market 's most widely-held shares .
2 The measure of success in a training course depends on the validity of the training course itself , supervisors ' opinions based on experience of job performance are subject to distortion by various biases and measured performance such as productivity is subject to many vicissitudes independent of the ability of the producer .
3 This is the technocratic view , that experts ' opinions carry a greater weight than other people 's .
4 LMS was viewed as being very similar to the pilot schemes , although the heads ' opinions tended to be related to how kind they expected the formula to be to their situation .
5 The case against the logging companies was brought by the Nucleus for Indigenous Rights , on behalf of a coalition of some 70 Brazilian citizens ' groups waging a campaign against the logging of mahogany .
6 Japanese veterans ' groups protest that the diving shows disrespect to their war dead .
7 Whilst most parents ' groups continued to focus on mutual support , these examples of service provision represent a considerable net addition to the facilities available in the County ; they also reflect the powerful moral and practical support given to the development of parents ' groups by the CMHTs .
8 Coun Carr said many residents ' groups had urged the council to try again .
9 ( 5 ) Some record offices offer in-service courses , or workshops to allow teachers to prepare their own teaching materials , or will cooperate with teachers ' groups producing resource materials .
10 A warning note is sounded in the Fish Report ( on special education in the Inner London Education Authority 1985 ) for local authorities , voluntary associations and parents ' groups to move towards stated , written policies on an integrated nursery and pre-school service :
11 The slogans on buildings round the square and carried by workers ' groups reflected his new thinking .
12 Parents ' groups deserve special mention .
13 Parents ' groups come and go whether or not there are CMHTs and it is difficult to be precise about the CMHT contribution in this field .
14 Belfast Action Team said agencies would answer queries and encourage the formation of residents ' groups to involve them in decision-making .
15 Sub-panels and writers ' groups report to the vertical panel and the whole is co-ordinated by the Institute 's professional board .
16 A second tier of officers ' groups have specialised remits and report to the Consultative Council through the OSG ( Richardson and Jordan , 1979 , p. 108 ) .
17 The boycott organisers in Britain are Baby Milk Action BMAC , part of the International Baby Food Action Network ( IBFAN ) , a worldwide network of citizens ' groups working to stop the unethical promotion of bottle feeding .
18 The judgment on what constitutes an emergency for the purpose of deviating from the rules on drivers ' hours merits close attention .
19 Pilots ' hours cut .
20 It is no use any hon. Member saying that the length of miners ' hours has nothing to do with safety .
21 Au pairs ' hours have to be fitted around language classes and travelling and so are unlikely to fit in with yours , unless you are prepared to compromise a great deal and have the energy after work to deal with the appalling homesickness experienced by young people living far from home .
22 My hon. Friend is aware that junior hospital doctors ' hours have been a matter of concern for many years .
23 It forms a record of not only the resources allocated , but also those requested , and after a few months of operating the system the project leaders ' requests become realistic and they even strike agreements with each other on timing and amount of resources in advance of the meeting .
24 In and out of their feet and the horses ' hooves scurried the hounds in cheerful disorder .
25 " Your mother will tell you this evening , " he said , and the sound of the horses ' hooves echoed on flagstones as they went through the arched entrance into the yard .
26 Alpacas gave wool and meat and their feet do not impact and damage the soil as cows ' hooves do .
27 Horses ' hooves have now been completely replaced on Dublin 's cobbled quays by the steady throb of diesel engines from the familiar road tankers , and from the Lady Patricia and Miranda Guinness , the world 's first beer tanker ships , which carry their liquid cargo from the centre of Dublin to Liverpool for onward shipment along the waterways of the world .
28 The small number of area health board staff working on the schools ' programmes makes it impossible for them to cater for individual classroom visits .
29 Broadly speaking , the nationalized industries ' accounts follow the business model of the Profit and Loss Account , Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement whilst including sector profit and loss accounts , echoing the Type B non-profit model .
30 The following graph gives a general idea of how quickly the real value of those customers ' accounts erode if they are not collected and slip down the scale to customer 5 .
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