Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even more than in the earlier conflict , direct vetting of journalists ' copy and reliance on allied debriefings ensure that military priorities squeeze out alternative perspectives and agendas . |
| 2 | The pathologists ' evidence and his own observations suggested that James ‘ came by the fatal aspects of his injuries at some time in the early evening on Friday ’ . |
| 3 | Jean-Marc Ferreri and Eric Cantona accumulated a series of short passes on the edge of the Scots ' box and the ball broke to Didier Deschamps 10 yards from goal with Gough nowhere in sight . |
| 4 | They are freshly prepared from organic fruit and vegetables and consist of four carrot and apple juices , four green leaf juices , four juices extracted from calves ' liver and one orange juice . |
| 5 | The allocation to L Detachment of specialists taken from Special Service units would greatly increase the scope of the units ' training and thereby augment its value to men who inevitably gain versatility and resourcefulness . |
| 6 | Substitution of numbers for 52 per cent could do this for an words in formulae easy standing charge and number of units ' formula and 17 per cent for an electricity bill ( p.61 ) . |
| 7 | The translation of the English volume is erratic , and the captions ' format and content need more thought . |
| 8 | During the 1650s he served as master of the Clothworkers ' Company and an assistant of the Levant Company . |
| 9 | Japan lived off other nations ' research and development , and , in practice , subsidized exports while protecting against imports . |
| 10 | Team captain Ben Hall collected the winners ' shield and each member of the squad , and also Helen Blake , received a trophy to keep . |
| 11 | It was cheers all round in the winners ' enclosure and for Nicholson , the man they call the Duke , it was time to feel like a king . |
| 12 | It made Patrick cringe of course , but the inevitable comparison with his brother was high on the agenda when , clutching his share of the £45,000 winners ' cheque and £15,000 for finishing eighth in the Nabisco points table , he walked into the interview room . |
| 13 | In that year , Kendall 's Everton won the Cup Winners ' Cup and the League and lost by the only goal in the FA Cup final to Manchester United . |
| 14 | ‘ Being realistic , it looks as if Northern Ireland 's clubs will always be in the preliminary rounds of the European Cup and the Cup Winners ' Cup and you wo n't draw a big name , ’ said Anderson . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | And it 's really to make people to attract peoples ' attention and to make them think about these issues . |
| 17 | Fussy stripes and piping , shoulder flashes and chest panels , buttons , drawstrings and cuffs all came under the manufacturers ' scrutiny and were tampered with . |
| 18 | Both of these functions can be carried out quickly and efficiently in main storage , and it is important to use the manufacturers ' software and allocate space to allow this to happen . |
| 19 | One can gain a certain insight from manufacturers ' advertising and reports from other people , but finally it comes down to whether the machine is suitable for the individual 's needs and whether he can afford the price . |
| 20 | In 1985 , the government set up a Nitrate Coordination Group ( NCG ) including DoE , the Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and food ( MAFF ) , the Fertiliser Manufacturers ' Association and the National Farmers ' Union , but excluding consumers , environment or health groups . |
| 21 | A further concern is that some journals do not transmit the referees ' comments to the authors ; this wastes the referees ' time and fails to appreciate that they want to improve published articles not just act as gatekeepers . |
| 22 | A schools ' video and a book are being produced , looking back on the history of the LGC . |
| 23 | How can any governing body discuss or ratify headteachers ' proposals unless they are aware of recent educational reforms and thinking , understand the schools ' organisation and planning and know of its successes and anticipated problems ? |
| 24 | The House Bill sets aside $250 million in 1984 to retain teachers and improve schools ' equipment and services — particularly access to computers . |
| 25 | West Sussex has no quarrel with the Bill 's basic objectives of raising the overall quality of schools ' teaching and and attainment by changing the inspection system requiring all schools to be inspected periodically . |
| 26 | The Company is providing trophies for the village schools ' competition and a wayside seat for presentation to the winning hamlet . |
| 27 | Dr Hari also congratulated Mrs Marian Fang ( Chair or the Hong Kong Special Schools ' Council and Principal of the John F. Kennedy Centre for Handicapped Children ) on her work with mentally impaired children . |
| 28 | He would reject the 100 outstanding applications for GM status ( including the nine unfortunate schools given preliminary approval to go ahead in September ) , and could reduce the existing schools ' funding and capital for building improvements . |
| 29 | The more senior staff also say they feel more competent to conduct the review , have contributed to more of the report directly , found the LEA guidelines more useful , report that outsiders were more involved in their schools ' review and consider their reports to be more judgmental . |
| 30 | Information was also given by the Friends of Cathedral Music , the Cathedral Organists ' Association , the Choir Schools ' Association and the National Federation of Cathedral Old Choristers ' Associations . |