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1	This contingency covers damage to the Building and/or Contents caused by the breakage or collapse of television and radio aerials , satellite dish aerials , aerial fittings and masts .
2	To do so , both verbs and nouns need to be qualified by adjectives and/or adverbs determined by the choreographers during the making of the design .
3	A pie chart can help the retailer or business-person see at a glance exactly where the money goes .
4	A brick or tile used in the construction of a building is a thing comprised in land by virtue of being attached to it .
5	A further parallel with judicial proceedings is that opposition may be dropped and the matter settled on the basis of some concession or undertaking granted by the promoters or their agents .
6	Although it reached its peak of popularity in the 1930s , cruising had begun in about 1844 when P & O's cruise through the Mediterranean was described by the writer William Makepeace Thackeray , and Mark Twain wrote about a cruise of 1868 from New York to the Mediterranean in his book Innocents Abroad .
7	This does not mean ‘ just-enough ’ telecommunications on site ; it may also mean the nearness to a micro-wave or satellite TV link or surface links to a major town .
8	Obviously , having two amps means you 'll hear yourself better on stage , but I would have thought that a performer would prefer actual monitoring or foldback to come from a PA source ( ie. what the audience is hearing ) rather than a backline source .
9	The public consultation exercise that was part of that erm Greater York study , and quite clearly the Greater York study was not a statutory plan , it was an informal plan , but it was the only way really that progress could be made in the absence erm of adopted local plans in Greater York , it was essential that that document was pursued to give a framework for the preparation of district local plans er and the greenbelt local plan , and the resolution that followed the consultation and the long body of work , and I 'll read it out , was that the development strategy for Greater York from ninety six to two thousand and six should be based on agreed sites within and on the periphery of the built up area , and that the residual requirement be met for the development of a new settlement or settlements located beyond the outer boundary erm of the greenbelt , a quite clearly there 's a major policy implication there that a new settlement was not acceptable within the greenbelt but would have to be er outside the outer boundary of the greenbelt , and the public consultation on that er study er attracted widespread support for a new settlement strategy in Greater York , all six authorities agreed that that was the direction er that had to be taken , it also had another benefit in that it enabled work on the York greenbelt local plan erm to proceed and that has now been taken forward to the stage where the enquiry terminated in May , it 's a joint enquiry in the greenbelt local plan enquiry , with a Southern Ryedale local plan enquiry in April ninety three , and we would hope that the inspectors report on that six month enquiry , when he considered all the objections to the er greenbelt proposals of the County Council , largely supported by the er District Council will be available er in the near future .
10	Cover does not extend to employment problems , building disputes , arguments with local authorities or troubles connected with the Data Protection Act .
11	Where the court has made an order for the public examination of the bankrupt ( under s 290 ) or has issued a summons to appear under s 366 , the court may also order an Inland Revenue official , on the application of the official receiver or trustee , to produce to the court the relevant accounts or assessments submitted to the Inland Revenue ( s 369 ) .
12	Let's take it and prevent a constructive relationship with the T & G developing into an unworkable alliance .
13	7 Describe any other factors which may be relevant , e.g. traffic signs or road works in the vicinity .
14	The boots , Mayhew tells us , were an object of special pride , often ‘ tastily ornamented … with a heart or thistle surrounded by a wreath of roses , worked below the instep ’ .
15	In matters of potential Dual Indemnity for Third Party damage or injury caused by a vehicle the intention is that the Dual Indemnity Undertaking and Explanatory Notes ( G.M. 22/7/76 , C.L. 's 4/10/76 and 26/10/76 ) thereto shall apply .
16	The Act entitles a consumer to bring an action for damages against any trader in respect of damage or loss suffered by the consumer because of an infringement by the trader of safety regulations .
17	His second example involved a transhipment bill of lading issued by the first carrier and damage or loss occurring on the second carrier 's vessel .
18	The debts shown in the Accounts relating to the Business ( less the amount of any provision or reserve calculated on the same basis as that applied in the corresponding accounts for the preceding three financial years ) were good and collectable in full in the ordinary course of business and have or will realise the net amount thereof .
19	No debt of the Business which may be owing at Completion is overdue by more than eight weeks and the amount of such debts ( less the amount of any provision or reserve calculated on the same basis as that applied in the Accounts and disclosed in the Disclosure Letter ) will be recoverable in full in the ordinary course of business and in any event not later than eight weeks after Completion and none of the said debts is subject to any counter-claim or set-off except to the extent of any such provision or reserve .
20	Although many teachers opposed the apartheid regime , their only training has been in the rigid and authoritarian methods of education used in black South African schools , with no freedom or initiative allowed to the teacher .
21	— to explain the degree to which British contractors and consultants are at an advantage or disadvantage compared to the support services available to competitors ;
22	Just as a rector would put in a vicar or curate to care for the souls in his parish , or a landlord would employ a bailiff or steward to manage his estates , so an officer would appoint a deputy to conduct the business of the office , usually for a small pittance , while he himself enjoyed the bulk of the proceeds .
23	These may combine programmes of SCOTVEC 's National Certificate modules or Higher National Units with skills or competences gained in the workplace , building on the experience of joint certification agreements which SCOTVEC has already established with several industry bodies .
24	Away from the pitch there were other voices of dissent , not least that of Gulf manager Bob Driver describing the hotel which accommodated all the teams : ‘ There are no TVs or radios functioning in the rooms , the swimming pools are out of order , and the tennis courts ca n't be used .
25	Fifthly , there is a secret coven or conspiracy linked to the ancient order of the Templars who are also searching for the Grail and Arthur 's Sword .
26	Magnets which will hold charts with metal fittings to any metal strips or objects fixed to the wall .
27	The ‘ doing business ’ ( ‘ jing shangre ’ ) tide or craze swept through the campuses , motivating the students to make money and improve life for themselves within the confines of Chinese society .
28	A parent , guardian or person caring for a child may seek advice and assistance on his behalf ( Legal Advice and Assistance ( No 2 ) Regulations 1980 ( SI No 1898 ) , reg 8(2) and reg 14(2) ( a ) ) .
29	The answer is that it is simply the degree of an experience 's pleasantness or painfulness taken at a moment , or its average pleasantness or painfulness over a period .
30	( ii ) They should be taught , over a wide range of texts , how to analyse with some sophistication the differences between attitudes or assumptions displayed by a character and those of the author .