Example sentences of "the two [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as closing time approached , staff became unhappy with the two defendants ' use of foul language . |
| 2 | This may , however , turn out to be hokum and Saturday 's Stradey celebration probably provided an imperfect guide to the two clubs ' chances , other than to reveal that here at least there is no chance of capitulation . |
| 3 | The combined forces of the two firms ' IT departments boast a strong mixture of computer experience and accounting knowledge , and they 're planning to provide standard spreadsheets for use throughout the company . |
| 4 | The two firms ' income statements are as follows : |
| 5 | That company , 51pc owned by Renault and 49pc by Volvo , will hold 35pc of the Paris-based Renault/Volvo operating company , which will control the two firms ' car , truck and financial subsidiaries . |
| 6 | The contrast between the two artists ' studios — one neat and methodical , the other more haphazard — pointed up the differences in their natures : Vaughan , cautious and stubborn ; Minton , flamboyant and easily derailed . |
| 7 | The trio of vessels ( with a combined weight less than one of today 's jumbo jets ) passed the tip of a small island where it was dear the two oceans ' waters met — the point is now named Crosstides — and through the Paso Tortuosa . |
| 8 | He was a member of the archbishops ' committee on industrial problems ( 1917–18 ) , and in 1927 was the two archbishops ' choice to introduce the revised prayer-book measure in the House of Commons . |
| 9 | It stokes up the pressure for the two teams ' clash in East Anglia on 5 April . |
| 10 | With rain keeping both teams off the pitch for long periods , the ‘ corridor of uncertainty ’ took on a new meaning as Keith Fletcher commuted between the two teams ' dressing-rooms , unsure of where his priorities as coach lay . |
| 11 | But tutors were so impressed with the two girls ' work in textiles that they made them unconditional offers . |
| 12 | The two girls ' job was to clear the table between courses , fetch and carry dishes . |
| 13 | The two companies ' coins and medals departments will be merged and run by Spink . |
| 14 | In particular , the combination of the two companies ' technologies is said to result in wide area network architectures that are highly scalable , simple to administer , and cost-efficient . |
| 15 | It was accepted , however , that the rationalisation of the two companies ' development of the System X telephone exchanges would be an advantage . |
| 16 | The Politburo , reviewing the talks , described them as a ‘ major political event ’ and thought particularly significant the two leaders ' declaration that a nuclear war could not be won and must never be fought ; this was at odds with the views of some influential US ( and Soviet ) strategists . |
| 17 | Commentators noted that the collapse of communist power in the Soviet Union , following the August coup attempt there [ see pp. 38368-73 ] , had hastened the two countries ' moves towards normalization . |
| 18 | But by combining SkottiS — an exchange planned by the two countries ' Music Information Centres — the scale of this year 's festivities was unprecedented . |
| 19 | This envisaged , among other things , the connection of the two countries ' electricity grids , giving priority to providing direct telecommunications links , joining railway lines at the border , and joint agricultural and water conservation projects . |
| 20 | The new National Front government 's foreign policy objectives , as outlined in the President 's address on Dec. 20 , 1989 , were for a strengthening of links with India 's neighbours and co-operation through the medium of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation ( SAARC ) , continued dialogue with China leading to a resolution of the two countries ' border dispute , development of the traditional friendship with the Soviet Union and of a new relationship with the United States , and economic co-operation with Japan and the European Communities ( EC ) . |
| 21 | Yeltsin made an official visit to Italy on Dec. 19-20 , signing with the Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti a joint declaration establishing the basis for the two countries ' relationship . |
| 22 | At the end of the 14th round of the US-Soviet talks on Dec. 15 , the US ambassador to the UNCD , Max Friedersdorf , commented that the two countries ' positions were " fairly close together on most issues ' and that there was a good chance that a chemical weapons treaty would be signed within two years . |
| 23 | True , the two countries ' systems of choosing a leader and choosing a government are different , but there have been enough historic parallels to make Americans peer keenly at British elections . |
| 24 | At a banquet hosted by Yang Shangkun on Nov. 1 Nixon described the June crackdown as " excessive and unjustified " , saying that it had damaged US respect and confidence in the Chinese leadership and , speaking to Li Peng , he argued that the two countries ' differences over the events in June were " huge and unbridgeable " , but that Sino-US relations should not be allowed to founder over the issue . |
| 25 | However , after 1850 the two countries ' experiences begin to diverge . |
| 26 | He also believed , first , that France was unlikely to be able to secure an alliance with Britain ( because of the two countries ' disagreement about the Near East in 1840 ) ; second , that Britain might support Russia in the event of a Russian attack on the Ottoman Empire ( because of the Anglo-Russian discussions which had taken place in London in 1844 ) ; and third , that in any event he could count on the support of Austria ( because of the assistance he had rendered Vienna in putting down the Hungarians in 1849 ) . |
| 27 | The way in which the crisis of 1839 – 41 was resolved persuaded him that Britain might welcome an exploration of the two countries ' thoughts on the future of the Near East . |
| 28 | The Chairman of Vietnam 's Council of Ministers , Senior Gen. Vo Van Kiet , hailed the visit as an " important event " in the normalization of the two countries ' relations . |
| 29 | Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt has issued a certification stating that the two countries ' trade in such items diminishes the effectiveness of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ( CITES ) . |
| 30 | The impasse on how to ratify and implement the treaty was resolved in May in a series of bilateral negotiations between the USA on the one hand and Ukraine and Kazakhstan on the other , during which time the two countries ' Presidents , Leonid Kravchuk and Nursultan Nazarbayev , visited Washington . |