Example sentences of "in the light [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She rose quickly and lit the candles , all six of them which was wasteful , but she needed to be in the light for the shadows in the corners frightened her . |
| 2 | These interpretations can be reviewed and considered in the light of the aims of the self-advocacy movement , with the question being posed — does this interpretation of normalisation and the implications for professional practice appear to support and facilitate the open-ended processes of growth emerging from the advocacy movements ? |
| 3 | A fortiori , the requirement for all owners to reside and be domiciled in the United Kingdom can not be justified in the light of the aims of the quota system . |
| 4 | In the light of the changes effected by the Criminal Justice Act 1991 and its transitional provisions , the problem may never arise . |
| 5 | The whole nationality question , he promised , would shortly be discussed more fully in the light of the changes that were taking place in other areas of Soviet life ; perhaps , he added in early 1988 , this could be the subject of one of the forthcoming meetings of the Central Committee . |
| 6 | The interpretation of what the comparison shows will be made in the light of the changes in the administration of planning which took place in 1975 with the reform of Local Government . |
| 7 | Recent opinion polls , taken in the light of the changes which had occurred in Eastern Europe , showed a further erosion of support . |
| 8 | In early 1990 there were reports that the government was planning a series of initiatives to liberalize the economic and political systems , in the light of the changes in Eastern Europe and the growing popular discontent with the state of the economy . |
| 9 | This conclusion needs to be modified in the light of the changes in local government . |
| 10 | Er I think our position is that we provide as you know , air defence through a layered system er of air defence aircraft and missiles and the simple truth is that in the light of the changes in the strategic er setting , particularly er as it affects U K air defence , we have decided that the provision of a medium defensive layer , that is the M sound system to which you refer , is not a high priority at the moment and the programme is therefore being postponed and I have to emphasise it 's not been abandoned . |
| 11 | There was wide support for the continuation of the scheme , in the light of the endorsements provided by the Baldwin and Hill research project , and that it should operate on a demand-led basis . |
| 12 | In the light of the screens his face seemed gaunter , far more skeletal than in the dragon portrait on the wall outside . |
| 13 | Certain shareholders sold their shares to a take-over bidder , received the purchase price and gave him irrevocable proxies to vote on their behalf , but , in the light of the articles , transfers were not to be lodged for registration . |
| 14 | Positive , forward thinking is behind Wright 's plans for the polytechnic , especially in the light of the transformations she foresees in training and education . |
| 15 | More than this , many constitutional authorities have become uneasy about the behaviour of governments in the light of the doctrines of mandate and the manifesto which are said to give effective power to party activists and extremists outside of parliament . |
| 16 | This is what Eliot means by insisting : ‘ It is necessary to consider Pound 's literary pronouncements in the light of the circumstances in which they were written … ’ |
| 17 | In the light of the circumstances of change and the inherent contradictions of the legislation , the inertial deadweight of the system must surely be extremely powerful . |
| 18 | Again , once the ground for review has been established , the adjudication officer must consider whether it is right to revise the decision in the light of the circumstances now revealed . |
| 19 | Franks devised the ingenious formula that the use of the air bases in an emergency naturally remained " a matter for joint decision in the light of the circumstances at the time " . |
| 20 | She looked around in the light of the headlamps . |
| 21 | This involves an assessment of the productive capacity of the enterprise in the light of the estimates of sales , and a consequential adjustment of either , or both , to ensure a reasonable balance between demand and potential supply . |
| 22 | We need to reclaim , in the light of the shifts of disability-definition ( from medical to community care interventions , from institution to care in the community , from arts and disability to disability arts ) , the cultural meaning of impairment . |
| 23 | And think of , er in the light of the heroines we 've already discussed . |
| 24 | Political and economic theories about the process of West European integration were developed in the 1950s in the light of the patterns of trade , industrial production , social interchange across borders , and international security which then prevailed . |
| 25 | She lifted eyes like gem-stones , ruby-bright in the light of the torches , black , surely , in full daylight . |
| 26 | ‘ ( 2 ) In the light of the provisions and principles of Community law and in particular ( but without limitation ) the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality , the right of establishment and the requirement of proportionality , is a member state entitled to stipulate that in order to be registered in and entitled to fly the flag of that member state , a fishing vessel : ( a ) must have its legal title vested as to 100 per cent . |
| 27 | ‘ ( 2 ) In the light of the provisions and principles of Community law and in particular ( but without limitation ) the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality , the right of establishment and the requirement of proportionality , is a member state entitled to stipulate that in order to be registered in and entitled to fly the flag of that member state , a fishing vessel : ( a ) must have its legal title vested as to 100 per cent . |
| 28 | The primary issue before Thorpe J. was whether , in the light of the provisions of section 8 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969 , and the fact that W. was by then 16 years old , he had any jurisdiction to make orders concerning W. 's medical treatment which conflicted with W. 's expressed wishes . |
| 29 | Finally , every provision of Community law must be placed in its context and interpreted in the light of the provisions of Community law as a whole , regard being had to the objectives thereof and to its state of evolution at the date on which the provision in question is to be applied . ’ |
| 30 | The research aims to monitor the law on illegitimacy in the light of the provisions which are to supercede it under the Family Law Reform Act 1987 . |