Example sentences of "the [noun pl] of people " in BNC.
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| 1 | The activities of people in pictures can be equally puzzling . |
| 2 | It is odd that this abstract term is applied , not to our lives , but to the activities of people who tend to have difficulty with abstract concepts . |
| 3 | This enabled them to control the activities of people who did not expect the Navigation Acts to be taken seriously . |
| 4 | I am less concerned to focus on the psychopathology of individuals than to point to a collective , cultural condition ‘ and the tendencies of people who make it up ’ ( May , 1969 ) . |
| 5 | The particular point of interest ( Table 12b ) is the extent of any difference between the attitudes of people who are not using or have not used a type of credit , and the attitudes of those who have : when the attitudes of non-users are different , this may suggest either a misapprehension , or sometimes some genuine difference — in either case , perhaps worth further exploration . |
| 6 | ( Bridget , aged sixteen ) I feel personally that the most difficult thing to cope with is not the physical and emotional changes I am going through but the attitudes of people around me . |
| 7 | He took her arm , and held it firmly by its crooked elbow , propelling her so that she did not collide with the crowds of people , and she liked to have it held . |
| 8 | I jumped up suddenly and ran into the crowds of people in the dark . |
| 9 | The victim who 's in her twenties had strayed away from the crowds of people attending the music festival , at about ten o'clock on Saturday night . |
| 10 | And then I remember the crowds of people below my window , who shouted : ‘ Long live love ! ’ |
| 11 | Rachel leaned forward , frowning , almost oblivious to the crowds of people who were milling round them looking for tables . |
| 12 | However , it also leant heavily on the opinions of people like Alexander Graham Bell who were fervent supporters of the Pure Oral Method , and even Dr. David Buxton who managed to get in a recommendation on his pet subject , that intermarriage of deaf people should be discouraged ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 13 | This brings him back to another of Mr Major 's weekend promises , to give people more of a stake in their local administration : ‘ If they are going to bring local government closer to people , it has got to be more responsive to the wishes of people , and less to the wishes of central Government . |
| 14 | I have just read the article in November 's Today 's Horse on gadgets by Carolyn Henderson and I would like to say that in my opinion she has done a very good job pointing out the dangers of people with their own horses who resort to gadgets to get an outline and not to time and schooling . |
| 15 | mhm It just occurred to me that our Civil Service , in its higher reaches , is also notoriously recruited very largely from the ranks of people who studied Latin and Greek at universities . |
| 16 | His is an example that we should , perhaps , consider carefully in our own day , when occasionally an inherited prejudice or imagined superiority makes us dismiss the religions of people who have followed other venerable and inspiring forms of faith that could revitalise our own tradition . |
| 17 | The views of people who had previously looked after those who died sometimes reflected their gratitude and admiration for the people who took on this task . |
| 18 | Gatting also maintains that he respects the views of people like Derek Pringle , who have strongly criticised the decision to allow the rebels back early . |
| 19 | When you visit a club , why not ask the views of people who actually know something about the place and not some ageing promoter who only visits it once a month ? |
| 20 | The views of people with learning difficulties have been documented for the past 15 years , so this is not new territory — though sections on the attitudes of parents and staff throw light on neglected issues . |
| 21 | It is worth noting that these accounts do not include any history of the views of people with learning difficulties themselves . |
| 22 | It has been some debate er on the board and the management committee about the direction the theatre should be going into the nineteenth century twentieth century and I think and I and I think it 's important that this meeting hopefully will be very constructive in the sense that is important that the theatre actually gets the views of people use the building , and people actually come along and support the of the theatre . |
| 23 | The views of people like Ashley were determined very clearly by their own class experiences , and partook of the orthodox middle-class view that the free congregation of the sexes inevitably led to dangers . |
| 24 | This was an attempt to gather the views of people who are often underrepresented in formal consultation processes . |
| 25 | Since the petition was raised , there has been some progress in this direction in the European Community , and I am pleased that the EC has been especially sympathetic towards the views of people like Mrs. |
| 26 | He feared the views of people living in areas like Lazenby and Portrack , Stockton , may not hold much sway in Northallerton . |
| 27 | His views were echoed by Coun David Walsh , committee chairman , who feared the views of people living in areas like Lazenby and Portrack , Stockton , may not hold much sway in Northallerton . |
| 28 | I agree completely with J Derrick McClure and William Neill ( Points of View , 11 February ) about the need for Scottish people to recognise and respect the views of people from different backgrounds in this country . |
| 29 | Analysis will not enable Larry to access the causes of the emotions and fears he ‘ reads ’ in the maps of people 's minds any more than physicists will be able to ‘ discover ’ the origin of the universe . |
| 30 | Gedge has seen at first-hand the reactions of people who have come into contact with the group . |