Example sentences of "that [noun] [vb base] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | The view that states imperil their own legitimacy when they offend their own subjects ' conservative conceptions of constitutionality is found more amongst other academic students of politics than amongst political scientists themselves . |
| 2 | The hypothesis that states pursue their national interest could be shown to be empirically superior to its rivals , thus grounding a Positive science of international relations . |
| 3 | The outlawing of indirect discrimination , the requirement that employers analyse their labour force , the requirement that they operate proper employment procedures where necessary should benefit all the people of West Belfast . |
| 4 | It is essential that the parties to a takeover bid recognise their associates and that associates recognise their associated status so that the appropriate disclosure obligations can be complied with . |
| 5 | But a prison spokesman said : ‘ We are very mindful of the fact that prisoners have their dignity . |
| 6 | However , Manchester City Council are currently considering granting a licence for the event , on condition that U2 meet their safety requirements . |
| 7 | This usually all works well with a large one-off competition , but if you have organised a series of regional newspaper competitions , for example , you will need to have a foolproof system to ensure that winners receive their prizes shortly after winning and you do not have irate editors ringing up saying that their readers are growing angry at the lack of delivery . |
| 8 | For the Delphi as with the Victoria Centre it is important that schools recognize their needs but for Roger this is based upon a mutuality of interest which is unimpeded by the operation of specific criteria . |
| 9 | What is certain is that Oakland start their second consecutive World Series as firm favourites , their combination of power ( Jose Canseco and Mark McGuire ) , pitching ( Dave Stewart and Mike Moore ) , defence ( Mike Gallego and Carney Lansford ) and speed commonly seen as too strong for a San Francisco side carrying several half-fit pitchers and vulnerable defensively to Henderson 's base stealing . |
| 10 | Does this refute the assumption that nations pursue their self-interest ? |
| 11 | What a pity it is that clients trust their dealers . |
| 12 | The constant trickling from various ‘ water features ’ — intended to drown the sound of the trains in Charing Cross station below — is having a bladder-bursting effect on visitors , so much so that clients have their own water-free waiting area . |
| 13 | " Accommodation theory " demonstrates that speakers adjust their speech in various ways to make it more similar or dissimilar to that of their interlocutors ( see Giles and Smith 1979 for a review . ) |
| 14 | The fact that bats construct their internal model with the aid of echoes , while we construct ours with the aid of light , is irrelevant . |
| 15 | Current models of collaborative research assume that companies pool their resources at the pre-competitive R&D phase and the apply results individually in a competitive environment . |
| 16 | ‘ It is vital that parents get their children immunised . |
| 17 | Recent surveys have suggested that parents want their children to learn about these things at school , and from quite an early age . |
| 18 | The review of directors ' managerial decisions can be viewed as being motivated by a similar desire to ensure that directors exercise their powers only in accordance with the will of their constituents ( the shareholders ) and that they are subjected to the controls often associated with the Rule of Law to prevent them from using their power arbitrarily . |
| 19 | Wright , that directors owe their fiduciary duties to the company and not to the company 's shareholders , has been widely criticised . |
| 20 | Some firms insist that leavers repay their disturbance allowances if they leave their company within a specified period after the move . |
| 21 | The union will also try to provide a better class of men for the Merchant Service , and will see that crews join their ship punctually and in a sober condition ; it will help shipwrecked mariners ; it will provide assistance to members travelling in search of work ; it will establish a sick benefit and a burial fund . |
| 22 | Yet , as Sir Henry Maine , no friend of democracy , pointed out in 1885 , ‘ Russia and Turkey are the only European states which completely reject the theory that governments hold their power by delegation from the community ’ . |
| 23 | Training shoe espionage is now big business , and sportswear conventions where new designs are revealed have stricter security and secrecy than any Tory Party Conference : it seems that bootleggers know their stuff and can rip off a design before you can tie your laces ! |
| 24 | It has been our experience that Trinidadians love their dogs and a good specimen is highly prized . |
| 25 | Although a loan may be important to you , do not forget that banks make their money by providing loans . |
| 26 | This shows the lifetime reproductive success of er hinds as opposed to stags and what it shows is that hinds start their reproductive life earlier , soon after age two , and they continue it longer , right up to age seventeen . |
| 27 | It 's worth noting that workers blame their jobs for over a quarter of any violent incidents in which they are involved — these kinds of crime can cost business dearly ! |
| 28 | The Booksellers Association , which is not taking a view on this issue because of the differing interests of its membership , says it is nevertheless watching developments closely , and is recommending that booksellers lobby their MPs according to their trading preferences . |
| 29 | In his paper ‘ Formulations Regarding the Two Principles of Mental Functioning ’ , Freud argues that individuals begin their mental development with unconscious , primary processes being dominant . |
| 30 | What is clear from this , though , is that what we are talking about are conventions , and it is obvious that conventions derive their meaning from social contexts . |