In 1884 he lost his savings by the failure of a building society, and a fund was raised for his support.
The name "Building Society," too, leaves wholly out of sight the important functions these societies fulfil as means of investment of small savings.
It appeared from the evidence adduced that for some time previous to 1881 there had been in existence in Wilchester a building society, the members of which were chiefly of the small tradesman and better-class working-man order.
Two better-class young working-men, charged with embezzling the funds of a building society to which they had acted as treasurer and secretary!
A few years ago A A A and B B B were sewered at the expense of the ratepayers, and very soon afterwards this market garden was bought by a 'Building Society' and converted into a 'building estate.
It has been copied from the prospectus of a Building Society.
THE main object of a Building Society is to aid a man to become proprietor of his own dwelling.
As an inducement to join a building society, people are told that they have to pay, on the instalment system, the same as though they paid the rent of a house, and in a few years will become the owner.
To protect the interests of members and depositors, only men of unimpeachable character and business ability should be elected Directors of a building society, and the audit ought to be of the strictest char- acter.
A miner, the father of a family, reclaimed from drunkenness, saved his money in the bank until, with the aid of a loan from a building society, he built two houses at a cost of four hundred pounds.
In the course of a short time he had a respectable balance to his credit; and this induced him to take a share in a building society, and then a second share.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "building society" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
