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61 The House of Lords held , in effect , that since the applicant was arguing that he had a contractual right under his lease to remain at the lower rent , he was asserting private law rights and so could raise the defence in the possession proceedings in the County Court and did not have to raise it by means of an AJR .
62 They parted at the hatshop and made an arrangement to meet at the same time the following day .
63 She paid him eight shillings — or 40p — a week to work at the 16-room house she had inherited .
64 The only important offering from National Gallery Publications is timed to coincide with a major loan exhibition to open at the National Gallery next spring : Tradition and Revolution in French Art , 1700–1880 : paintings and drawings from Lille will appear in March ( £27.50 ) .
65 At least the up-to-date cost accountant has plenty of ammunition to fire at the chief executive who insists that accounting has little to do with strategy .
66 Willie smiled nervously and leaned with his back against the counter to look at the other materials .
67 Because the pools are limited in number , and because rain has stimulated all toads in the area to breed at the same time , the breeding ponds become extremely crowded .
68 There must surely be more acceptable ways to protest at the Turkish occupation of that part of the island .
69 It starts at Ivybridge in south Devon , takes you over the wilds of Dartmoor through mid-Devon and on across Exmoor to finish at the coastal resort of Lynmouth .
70 With that in mind , the college plans to invite President Clinton to visit at the earliest opportunity .
71 In a comparison between blocking and non-blocking strains of mice it was shown that the potential of embryos to arrest at the 2-cell stage is determined solely by the genotype of the egg and occurs irrespective of the paternal or embryonic contribution ( 18 ) .
72 It also wants the Government to look at the wider issue of what happens to British aid and credit going into Ghana .
73 erm the west bank option for widen worsen road to be abandoned , that I quite agree with and design on , and then follow that , I 'd like erm do environmental report for members to be or for members to look at the environmental report before it comes here .
74 But there will be an opportunity for members to look at the present programme which will need pruning to get it down to those guidelines , and they can obviously make any comments they wish to , or any advice they wish to give the P A G in terms of individual schemes or the detail .
75 Before analysing the role of the A&R department in both record and music publishing companies , it would make sense to look at the other areas which create a fully operational major record company : manufacturing and distribution , recording studios , marketing and promotion , sales , professional advisers , and the international division .
76 Surrounding us on the beach were a large number of French civilians who had come down to the beach to look at the British Tommies .
77 The human world and hell joined forces to scoff at the dying man .
78 Messages would be sent out , up and down the track , summoning song-owners to assemble at the Big Place .
79 Ace was at the front of the vehicle , using Daak 's chainsword to hack at the metal-plated skirt .
80 It was usual for the Girls to stay at the English Girls ' Club when they first arrived .
81 It maybe that the pipework does not slope — gently away from the vent pipe which can cause air to collect at the highest point of the pipe .
82 The series and parallel arms of the ladder are dual , resonant , reactive networks , their impedances being ; To make the product independent of frequency requires under which condition Satisfaction of condition ( 9.47 ) causes the series and parallel arms to resonate at the same frequency and there is 100% transmission at that frequency .
83 We followed the road up the valley , crossing and recrossing over bridges which became progressively more primitive until finally they ceased to exist and the track disappeared into the river to reappear at the far bank .
84 But if , as is proposed , the core is to start to be taught from the primary schools , upwards , then it makes sense to introduce at the same time graded tests in each of the compulsory subjects , English , mathematics , modern languages , and science ( the music examinations could hold their present place as optional ) .
85 The turnbacks are white , edged with lace which is brought round to the front lower edge to terminate at the outer extremities of the lower front loops .
86 She had rejoiced at her childlessness , and even found the heart to laugh at the lamentable end of her father 's fond dynastic ambitions .
87 ‘ The Queen felt it would not be right for the duchess to stay at the main house , even though there is room , because of the marriage split .
88 A person , perhaps a porter , said there was not a lot to see at the Marischal College .
89 Aircraft which were collected with such discrimination and taste , which were restored using the most scrupulous of standards and which were displayed for us and our children to enjoy at the Tamiami Airport near Miami , Florida .
90 ( Employees must maintain their houses in good condition , make every effort to sell at the best price and receive company authority before accepting an offer . )
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