Example sentences of "[adv] have power [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any purchaser from the wife is not concerned with this , as he is merely interested to check that the wife alone has power to transfer the property to him . |
| 2 | The only councillor to speak — and vote — against the extension of licensing rules , Gary Coutts , said the board already had powers to restrict the operation of licensed premises where there was trouble . |
| 3 | The court has always had power to take a child out of the custody of a parent or guardian in cases of misconduct or unfitness , and in such cases , or in the absence of any lawful guardian , to appoint a suitable person as guardian . |
| 4 | It also has power to extend the duration of any order pending appeal made by a lower court but not beyond the appeal period as defined in s40 . |
| 5 | He also has power to make an order as to the costs of the arbitration , and any clause in the lease which provides that a particular party is to pay his own costs ( or the costs of the other party ) is void ( Arbitration Act 1950 , s18(3) ; Windvale Ltd v Darlington Insulation Co Ltd ( 1983 ) The Times , 22 December ) . |
| 6 | At a more modest level , we can say that legislation on restrictive practices has eliminated many cases of blatant anti-competitive behaviour and that the Director-General of Fair Trading now has powers to promote the provision of better consumer information ( e.g. the Trade Descriptions Act ) and to monitor general company behaviour . |
| 7 | In such cases the English court now has power to make an award in that currency if such an award would most fairly compensate the plaintiff for his loss ( The Despina R [ 1978 ] 3 WLR 804 , HL ) . |
| 8 | He therefore has power to enjoy the income of the company within the meaning of s739(1) and s742(2) ( b ) . |
| 9 | The individual would therefore have power to enjoy the income and be taxable under s739 even though no " capital sum " may have been paid . |