Example sentences of "be taken [prep] the [adj] court " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was argued that many disputes which were previously resolved by headmen would be taken to the new courts . |
| 2 | When I talk about implementation of the Maastricht treaty I mean that one of the things that must be done is to set up the arrangements agreed at Maastricht by which member states can be taken to the European Court and punished if they do not carry out obligations that they have assumed . |
| 3 | An RUC spokesman explained that now , following an arrest , a man can be taken to the criminal court , and unless there are further offences of which the police are aware , the women need not attend the court . |
| 4 | Any decisions about her future will be taken by the High Court , the council said . |
| 5 | Any decisions about her future will be taken by the High Court , the council said . |
| 6 | Thus he may decide that although the investigation discloses a criminal offence , no action should be taken in the criminal courts . |
| 7 | Where the local authority is of the opinion that summary proceedings provide an inadequate remedy , for example , where a fine will have little effect in persuading the odour emitter to abate the odour , or where summary action has failed , or is unacceptable due to the availability of the defence of best practicable means , proceedings may be taken in the High Court under s.100 of the Public Health Act 1936 , even though the local authority has not itself suffered any damage , provided the odour amounts to a statutory nuisance . |
| 8 | Italy 's failure to implement EC directives have resulted in it being taken to the European Court of Justice more times than any other country in 1989 . |
| 9 | THE NATIONAL Trust is being taken to the High Court in a test case that could halt all Sunday trading at its souvenir and garden centres . |