Example sentences of "their [noun pl] [coord] [pron] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both proponents and protesters are right to present their views and it is incumbent on politicians to ensure that adequate regulatory controls provide as large a degree of environmental protection as is possible when dealing with the relatively unknown . |
| 2 | Other manufacturers have also banned CFCs from their products and it is expected that there will be a sizeable cut in the use of CFCs in the early nineties . |
| 3 | For the Prime Minister and his colleagues , the House can be useful in providing a forum in which they can explain their policies and it is , in any case , necessary to legalize government actions and to vote money . |
| 4 | May I just say that the majority of people will care for their animals but it is those people who buy , we have s er cases where erm people will turn up on Christmas day and say to their elderly relative , We bought you a puppy . |
| 5 | My two brothers have worked for my father all their lives and there is n't really enough for the three of us to do . |
| 6 | The disabled face much frustration and discrimination in their lives and it is vitally important that they receive the maximum help through education , careers guidance , training and help with obtaining employment so that at least they have a real chance to find and keep satisfactory work . |
| 7 | Dad often helps folks with their gardens and he is going to ask them to give a donation to Camphill Development Fund instead of giving him a present . |
| 8 | The value of professionality is that it focuses attention upon the activities of teachers in relation to pupils , each other and their organisations and it is thus a dynamic concept in opposition to the rather static ‘ characteristics ’ or ‘ descriptive ’ approach inherent in most studies of professionalism . |
| 9 | We felt the Scottish people had taken us to their hearts and it is something we 'd like to repeat . ’ |
| 10 | The perpetrators are held to be responsible for their actions and there is an emphasis on retribution , not only against the murderer or murderers , but also against the social workers who , it is claimed , failed the child . |
| 11 | They have not used their powers and there is now total deregulation in this country . |
| 12 | Many patients may not feel able to express their fears and it is therefore important to recognise other signs of anxiety . |
| 13 | Sole traders and all the individual partners in a partnership are always fully liable for all the debts of their businesses and there is no need to secure a guarantee when trading with such firms . |
| 14 | But your conclusion can properly come to a decision on one side , and need not remain balanced ( so avoid : " both sides have their virtues and it is difficult to decide between them " ) . |
| 15 | As Paris et al performed their measurements by instant manometry using the solid or liquid bolus , the difference between their results and ours is entirely attributable to the positive effect of the arrival of the liquid or solid bolus in the segment of colon in their studies , while in our patients the propulsive waves were in response to the contents of the colonic segment at the time . |
| 16 | Chinese parents do , of course , shower love and attention on their children but it is always made quite clear that child's-play has to remain well within the limits of normal social behaviour . |
| 17 | Parents could buy units for their children but there is only one group that has tried to target children — the MIM Rupert Trust . |
| 18 | Parents could buy units for their children but there is only one group that has tried to target children — the MIM Rupert Trust . |
| 19 | Parents could buy units for their children but there is only one group that has tried to target children — the MIM Rupert Trust . |
| 20 | Nobody would ever claim that a bacterium was a conscious strategist , yet bacterial parasites are probably engaged in ceaseless games of Prisoner 's Dilemma with their hosts and there is no reason why we should not attribute Axelrodian adjectives — forgiving , non-envious , and so on — to their strategies . |
| 21 | We are not allowed to know just yet , for the London Underground rule book tells drivers to wait for 30 minutes before making an announcement , unless they 've received a message to the contrary from their controllers or there is some ‘ immediate threat to safety . ’ |
| 22 | Some manufacturers may provide the necessary information on their papers and it is always worth asking for it . |
| 23 | ‘ Spinnerette manufacturers keep their cards very close to their chests and it is unusual for two companies in the field to be in a position to reach a collaboration agreement . ’ |
| 24 | Terraces , walls , lawns and borders all play their parts but it is only by judicious planting that we can ensure as much joy in January as in June . |
| 25 | Spokesman David Pipe said : ‘ Our investigators are continuing their inquiries and everything is in their hands . |