Example sentences of "may be [verb] on the grounds " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , in some cases evidence that seems to point to one of these things may be rejected on the grounds that the phenomenon is impossible . |
| 2 | whether proceedings upon indictment may be stayed on the grounds of prejudice resulting from delay in the institution of those proceedings even though that delay has not been occasioned by any fault on the part of the prosecution ; |
| 3 | whether proceedings upon indictment may be stayed on the grounds of prejudice resulting from delay in the institution of those proceedings even though that delay has not been occasioned by any fault on the part of the prosecution ; |
| 4 | ‘ ( i ) whether proceedings upon indictment may be stayed on the grounds of prejudice resulting from delay in the institution of those proceedings even though that delay has not been occasioned by any fault on the part of the prosecution ; ( ii ) if the answer to ( i ) above is in the affirmative what is the degree of : ( a ) the likelihood and ( b ) the seriousness of any prejudice which is required to justify a stay of such proceedings . |
| 5 | This third reason may be disputed on the grounds that the Ten Point message had been changed to Seven Points before Phase 1 had started . |
| 6 | ‘ Chadwick v. Chadwick , 22 L.J.Ch. 329 may be explained on the grounds that a trustee , like an agent , can not resist discovery in an action in relation to the property which he is alleged to hold on trust . ’ |
| 7 | Thus the grandiose Russian proposal to melt the Arctic ice-cap by means of nuclear power may be criticised on the grounds that , since it would produce a new oceanic area ( with increased peripheral precipitation ) in high latitudes , this would result inevitably in another glaciation of Pleistocene proportions . |
| 8 | They have , for example , suggested that even where there is no express requirement to consult , such a requirement may be implied on the grounds of fairness . |