Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [adj] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This new approach was heralded by the decision in Photo Production Ltd. v. Securicor Transport Ltd. ( 1980 ) in which the House of Lords swept away the doctrine that a fundamental breach of contract could prevent an exemption clause from providing a defence . |
| 2 | Although superficial and oversimplified , this piece touches upon important background to the reforms of Nicholas II e.g. the absence of a classless educational system , the failure of Alexander II 's modernisation of the agricultural base and liberal programme . |
| 3 | These included : ( i ) extension of coverage to octopus , cuttlefish , primary cocoa products and essential oils ; ( ii ) lowering of dependency thresholds ( that is , the importance of an ACP country 's exports of a relevant product as a proportion of its total exports ) from 6 per cent to 5 per cent and from 1.5 per cent to 1 per cent in the case of the least developed countries ( LDCs ) ; ( iii ) abolition of the principle of repayment of interest-free loans granted under Stabex when export earnings permitted ( under Lome III only the LDCs had been exempted ) ; ( iv ) abolition of the Lome III mechanism for correcting exchange-rate fluctuations ( often called the " tunnel " ) in favour of a system of calculations based on the ECU . |
| 4 | At a fateful meeting in March 1982 even the manager of the wave energy programme , Clive Grove-Palmer , was deliberately excluded . |
| 5 | When convocation met in December 1373 even the prelates were alienated from the crown , or at least from Gaunt and those who carried on the government in the king 's name : the attempt to levy an unprecedented tax of £50,000 in 1371 had aroused great resentment , aggravated in the next year when , in an effort to speed its collection , all the bishops of the southern province had their temporalities seized . |
| 6 | In addition , from December 1993 onwards the Budget and the public spending statements are to occur together , reinforcing the linkage between revenue raising and expenditure . |
| 7 | During the hours she slept Allen had extracted little by little from Tom All Alone the story of what had taken place there during the night . |
| 8 | In April 1861 even the head of the Third Department thought that the regime would be forced to grant a constitution , but he added that " not only would the emperor not make up his mind to assent to the gradual introduction of constitutional forms , but he had even spoken out firmly against it very recently and had evidently not changed his mind on the question " . |
| 9 | On Aug. 9 both the German and the Soviet governments condemned Turkey 's " violation of international law " in entering Iraqi territory . |
| 10 | The band , who have just finished a tour supporting Soul II Soul are currently playing PAs around the county at Bradford Phase II on November 12 then the Blackpool Soul Weekender 23–25 . |
| 11 | The band , who have just finished a tour supporting Soul II Soul are currently playing PAs around the county at Bradford Phase II on November 12 then the Blackpool Soul Weekender 23–25 . |
| 12 | However , on Oct. 26 both the BJP and the Congress ( I ) announced that they would be prepared to table no confidence motions in the government at the Nov. 7 session . |
| 13 | On Feb. 3 both the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the US section of Amnesty International called on the US government to reconsider its policy . |
| 14 | Kemp unveiled on Oct. 3 a series of reform proposals which included control of the use of consultants as well as proposals for tax relief for first-time buyers and for expanded rental assistance , and on Nov. 22 both the House and the Senate approved by voice vote legislation embodying the proposals ; the legislation was signed into law on Dec. 15 . |
| 15 | Had the Rumbelows Cup final replay been able to be staged on April 22 then the FA would not have been able to prevent Wembley from hosting the match . |
| 16 | Also on June 21 both the Bundestag and the Volkskammer approved a resolution recognizing the inviolability of Poland 's borders as established after the Second World War and guaranteeing the Oder-Neisse border with Poland as the eastern border of a future united Germany . |