Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until 1980 local economic strategies took their place among the many uncontested , bipartisan policies of local government , although with the recession and the ‘ de-industrialization ’ of Britain this was an expanding activity for an increasing number of local authorities . |
| 2 | But many responsible local finance officers accepted the phrase as an accurate description of , indeed as a compliment to , their legal and professional attempts to protect their localities against Government interference . |
| 3 | One of the biggest challenges to this new-look management was to cope with the ‘ tribalism ’ of the service ; the tendency of professional groups to cherish their historic rights to govern their own affairs . |
| 4 | But such is the pressure on professional boxers to prove their absolute fitness that the British Boxing Board of Control last month ordered Hodkinson to undertake full medical tests , and he was cleared only after being examined by four ophthalmic surgeons . |
| 5 | Discounting , too , increased as an acceptable practice as European hoteliers imitated their US counterparts . |
| 6 | The details are still missing , but the main outlines are becoming clear as United States and European statesmen make their pronouncements and tour the capitals of their Middle Eastern allies in an atmosphere of ever greater confidence . |
| 7 | Good teachers , they say , need to have the appropriate professional skills to teach their subject ‘ to children of different ages , abilities , aptitudes and backgrounds ’ . |
| 8 | Many voluntary organisations depend heavily on those with technical , secretarial , accountancy , fund-raising , carpentry , building or professional skills giving their advice free of charge . |
| 9 | Legend has it that the once-rounded peaks had their tops lopped off by a supernatural force to make a flat-topped bed and table for St Columba when he visited the island in AD585 . |
| 10 | Supporters of a no-confidence referendum had gathered 440,000 signatures to support their demand . |
| 11 | The Czechoslovak , Hungarian and Polish Economy Ministers had met with their German , Austrian and Swiss counterparts in Salzburg , Austria , on Sept. 14 , the first meeting of its kind , and had been promised that the west European participants were ready to increase efforts to help eastern and central European states to improve their economies . |
| 12 | All of the patients had undergone extensive investigations to evaluate their intestinal function . |
| 13 | The Sheikh with his now tall sons wore their long grey and brown winter kandoras . |
| 14 | When the author of The Three Midshipmen reflected that his three heroes , supposed to be his former schoolfellows at ‘ dear old Eagle House ’ , had in a few years ‘ crossed swords with real red-capped or turbaned Mohammedans , fought with true Greek romantic pirates , hunted down slavers , and explored African rivers with voracious sharks watching their mouths , hungry crocodiles basking in their slimy shallows , and veritable negroes inhabiting their banks ’ , this rhodomontade , appealing to the eager youth of the mid-Victorian period , was entirely justified . |
| 15 | ‘ … as older , more unprofitable and less environmentally acceptable deep mines are closed and more efficient and profitable operations take their place , the volume of opencast mining should be allowed to decline . |
| 16 | Villa-Flotilla offers a course which teaches even complete beginners to skipper their own yachts . |
| 17 | Country house visiting , which had been common in the eighteenth century and Regency when everyone liked to have their taste admired , became infrequent as even the greatest houses closed their gates to visitors , persuaded that the sanctities of ‘ home ’ were not for exhibition to the public eye . |
| 18 | For instance , when the political prisoners staged their hunger strike during the Pope 's visit , we broadcast their demands . |
| 19 | The Rothamsted researchers confirmed their suspicions in a series of delicate experiments involving the aphid , Myzus persicae , the wild potato S. tuberthaultii and its cultivated relative S. tuberosum . |
| 20 | Some of the ladies from the finest houses have their fancy shoes made by Hari Morgan . ’ |
| 21 | Dr Kumar said : ‘ This is a subtle piece of anti-Labour propaganda creating the quite unjustified worry in many people 's minds that Labour plans to attack their financial security . ’ |
| 22 | In this context , regulations were , in the main , perceived not so much as serving the public interest but as representing ‘ capture ’ of the economic system by specific groups serving their own self-interest , reducing economic welfare and inhibiting economic development . |
| 23 | The working groups produced their reports in 1989 , and on the basis of them , the Secretary of State drew up and published programmes of study and attainment targets in all four subjects . |
| 24 | When the topographical artists displayed their work in the south of England they served as most effective tourist publicity . |
| 25 | The ASEAN states presented their own plan in summer 1981 at the United Nations Conference on Cambodia convened at their instance . |
| 26 | Most European cultures have their ancient apple myths . |
| 27 | Only two of Ulster 's 32 clubs play their hockey on grass and Gavin realises that Portrush are caught in a time warp which could hinder the North West outfit 's progress . |
| 28 | These doubts stem from a failure to appreciate the many ways in which the communal character of political authorities affects their claim to legitimacy vis-a-vis each individual . |
| 29 | By the next day , flood warning computers built into the river banks along the 120 miles of the Tay were flashing yellow warning signals as placid tributaries dumped their overload into the river . |
| 30 | The trade unions , trades councils and local Labour parties informed their members about the dangers it presented and energized their opposition — albeit in the form of peaceful protest . |