Example sentences of "ground for [verb] the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was fertile ground for inculcating the view of politics as technique . |
| 2 | This Protocol has been cited as one ground for asserting the illegality of nuclear weapons , even in the absence of any specific written agreement about the latter . |
| 3 | However , probably because of the demonstration that preceded the classroom observations , the children completely ignored the researchers and their equipment , and there were no grounds for doubting the naturalness of their behaviour . |
| 4 | In Howard Marine and Dredging Co Ltd v A Ogden and Sons ( Excavations ) Ltd [ 1978 ] QB 574 , a case decided under s3 of the 1967 Act , Lord Denning considered the following factors to be relevant : the parties were of equal bargaining position , the representation made was innocent , and in any case the plaintiffs had failed to prove that they had reasonable grounds for believing the truth of the statement . |
| 5 | But just as in the case of advice , and for the very same reasons , such grounds for recognizing the authority of another , even though sometimes good , are always deviant grounds . |
| 6 | There may well be — there always are — other grounds for resisting the implementation of such a principle ; it would be time-consuming , it would be costly , it would not work well — and so on . |
| 7 | In terms of that aspect of the Fleet Street Casuals case which relates sufficient interest to the facts and merits of the applicant 's case , it is probably correct to say that ratepayers challenging decisions of local authorities , competitors challenging decisions affecting their business activities , and neighbours challenging planning decisions would be held to have a sufficient interest unless other facts of the case provided very strong grounds for denying the existence of such an interest . |
| 8 | And above all , it was vital not to do anything which might give the Soviet authorities grounds for hindering the return of our own men . |