Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The continuing decline of the domestic motor industry and a sharp downturn in the insulation market then plunged Pilkingtons ' core business into severe difficulties in 1980–2 . |
| 2 | The research investigates the significance of this pressure for the management- staff relationship and the extent to which union organisations influence authorities ' response to these pressures . |
| 3 | This can be used to reinforce the differences between preference and ordinary shares although in this case the explanation does not lie in that direction as there are no preference shares ; rather the explanation is more to do with stability of dividends in an attempt to bolster shareholders ' confidence . |
| 4 | Given employers ' lack of knowledge about qualifications and the relatively arbitrary way in which they use them , it is difficult to give credence to the widespread notion that they are dissatisfied with the educational levels of young workers . |
| 5 | It is revealing , for example , to compare Engels ' description of Manchester courts close to the Irk , ‘ from the depths of which bubbles of miasmatic gas constantly arise and give forth a stench unendurable ’ , with Mrs Gaskell 's account of a Manchester court in Mary Barton . |
| 6 | Subsequently the Duke of Buckingham was impeached by the Commons for , among other charges , accepting Roberts ' bribe of £10,000 to negotiate his Barony of Truro . |
| 7 | Be that as it may , the editorial and short report will encourage the young doctors in question and will bring hope and faith in the fairness of the BMJ in drawing readers ' attention to this issue . |
| 8 | Turner and Rommetveit ( 1967 ) and Tannenbaum and Williams ( 1968 ) manipulated subjects ' focus of attention while they were describing events depicted in simple line drawings . |
| 9 | This will discuss various ways of using candidates ' course work for English , maths , and computing Standard Grades as evidence for achievement in communication , numeracy , and information technology modules . |
| 10 | In addition , an RFL who enters , later in the practice year , into an MNP or RB which holds or receives clients ' money , will pay the annual compensation fund contribution on renewal of registration . |
| 11 | If an MNP holds or receives clients ' money , all solicitor and RFL principals must comply with the rules as to the keeping of clients ' money in client accounts , keeping records of transactions , and deliver an annual accountant 's report . |
| 12 | But my barely-seared , griddled calves ' liver with beurre rouge was tender and perfect , and came with fat , greaseless chips . |
| 13 | However , given that such maps exist , I find it hard to believe that distances could be estimated by a method analogous to using Pythagoras ' theorem . |
| 14 | In March 1991 it won an important case when the strongly integrationist European Court of Justice condoned Brussels ' ability to rule on public service monopolies without the approval of EC member states , despite the fact that the Court 's principal legal adviser , the Advocate General , called for the Commission 's powers to be restricted under Article 90 of the Treaty of Rome . |
| 15 | Typical examples of the kinds of ritual practices that are commonly observed include : ( i ) dietary and sexual abstinence before hunting , ( ii ) visionary experiences induced by drugs or fasting , ( iii ) ritual purification of hunter and weapons before hunting , ( iv ) offering of formal apology/excuse to the slain animal — blame-shifting , ( v ) offering of tokens of appeasement — food , tobacco , etc. — to the slain animal , ( vi ) ceremonial treatment of carcass — verbal flattery and solemnity , ( vii ) rules determining who may eat animals ' flesh ( which may include abstention by hunter and/or his entire kin group ) , ( viii ) avoidance of waste , ( ix ) avoidance of boasting , ( x ) ritual disposal of uneatable or unusable remains , and ( xi ) post-hunting purification of the hunter and/or his weapons ( see e.g. Frazer , 1922 ; Hallowell , 1926 ; Benedict , 1929 ; Speck , 1977 ; Campbell , 1984 ; Serpell , 1986 ) . |
| 16 | But it said it was confident of surviving and would seek shareholders ' approval at a meeting on 29 April . |
| 17 | The Government should mount a campaign with the Confederation of British Industry to encourage employers ' awareness of the potential worth of older people and to challenge the practice of discrimination . |
| 18 | Tynagh Mines ' manager , David Fitzgerald , denied all the allegations and said that the company had spent half a million pounds on safety work and intended spending a further £200,000 . |
| 19 | The managers might behave in a way that benefits themselves and does not maximize shareholders ' wealth . |
| 20 | INGRES HAS LIONS ' SHARE OF WORKSTATION DATABASE MARKET |
| 21 | When it is passed on , the Client Money Regulations will cease to apply , although before passing the money on the firm must : ( a ) notify the exchange or clearing house that the firm is obliged to segregate clients ' money in a margined transaction bank account ; ( b ) instruct the exchange or clearing house to credit the margin into the firm 's client transaction account ( and not to its office account ) ; and ( c ) require an acknowledgement that the client transaction account may not be combined with any other account and that no right of set off may be exercised . |
| 22 | Amongst firms wound up early on , Prior Harwin was alleged to have mixed clients ' money with its own , to have been mismanaged , and to have had insufficient indemnity insurance . |
| 23 | The improving economic climate and government measures to increase importers ' access to foreign exchange placed a downward pressure on the rial 's black market value from $1.00=1,410 rials at the beginning of June to $1.00=1,250 rials in December 1989 . |
| 24 | She hated John , and when Herod rashly promised Herodias ' daughter anything she wanted , Herodias made her daughter ask for the head of John the Baptist . |
| 25 | Greene found subjects ' performance in her sorting task supported this claim . |
| 26 | Because the presentation of results in lucid and effective language is so important , the qualifying examinations of many professional bodies explore candidates ' aptitude for this and some employers ( the Civil Service , for example ) use similar tests in the screening of job applicants . |
| 27 | And it 's really to make people to attract peoples ' attention and to make them think about these issues . |
| 28 | This research aims to provide evidence on whether the experience of claiming benefits saps peoples ' independence and initiative and undermines incentives to seek jobs and work hard at them . |
| 29 | But Elton probably would n't mind exchanging his sparkling shorts to suffer Adams ' lumberjack shirts if it meant having a song at number one for 16 weeks like the Canadian rocker did |
| 30 | RETAILERS hope the interest rate cut may boost shoppers ' confidence and High Street spending in the run-up to Christmas . |