Example sentences of "[conj] of the general " in BNC.
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| 1 | Higher percentages of the elderly than of the general adult population live in accommodation built before 1919 that is often poorly maintained . |
| 2 | in view of the prominent part taken by the women 's movement and of the general position of women in society , it was not surprising that women felt particularly strongly on such issues . |
| 3 | Members were to influence the ‘ industrial history and character ’ of the young people by taking account ‘ of the needs of individual cases ’ and of the general conditions of industry , and by encouraging ‘ the wider use of educational institutions ’ during the adolescent years . |
| 4 | Initially they had a duty to promote only the welfare of the blind but from 1951 they had power to promote the welfare of the deaf and of the general classes of the physically handicapped . |
| 5 | I 'm happy to see that the attitude of the C E C and of the General Secretary has changed radically , I would say , since last year , when it and they opposed the Liverpool motion , which also called for accountability of Labour councillors and M Ps . |
| 6 | No professor may hold any other appointment , except the office of Proctor or of Assessor , whether in the University or not , without leave of the board of the appropriate faculty and of the General Board ; and the General Board shall determine what reduction , if any , shall be made in the professor 's stipend . |
| 7 | The headship of the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory is assigned by the Hebdomadal Council , on the recommendation of the Physical Sciences Board and of the General Board of the Faculties , for specified periods of not less than five years , to a person holding an established academic post in the department , who will usually be a professor or reader or the holder of such a title . |
| 8 | This case is therefore best considered as an instance not of the role of intention in trusts , but of the general role it could play in the interpretation of testamentary dispositions . |
| 9 | Trade has increased because of the general revival of cask ale and the pickings to be made from the ‘ guest beer ’ policy . |
| 10 | Traders get away with such cruel treatment because of the general lack of control and concern on the part of airlines and airports . |
| 11 | But because of the general economic climate , you may still feel as though you must manage on a tight budget . |
| 12 | But because of the general volatility of the astrology , anything that is weak will wilt under the pressure . |
| 13 | The subsequent improvement in the balance of payments clearly owed something to devaluation but its effect is impossible to disentangle because of the general improvement in world markets . |
| 14 | In the British population 70 year old men are on average about 4 cm shorter than 40 year old men , partly because of the general increase in adult height since the 1930s . |
| 15 | Where there has been a gang fight , as a result of which one of the participants is injured , it is sometimes impossible to prove who was responsible for causing the injury ( because of the general mêleé , and because of identification difficulties when the incident occurred at night ) . |
| 16 | This Session is time-limited because of the general election , so the Bill will have to be guillotined , thus curtailing debate and proper consideration of the proposals . |
| 17 | They are put into such wards because there are not sufficient resources in the health service to open up other wards that have been closed because of the general lack of resources in the health service . |
| 18 | I had advised Her Majesty the Queen not to break her holiday and leave Balmoral because of the General Election . |
| 19 | Because of the General Election and a possible change of government and housing policies it was decided to adjourn the debate to a later date . |
| 20 | ‘ We have had an attempt to talk down the successes purely for party political gain because of the General Election , ’ he said . |
| 21 | Dr Robat Williams , who has devised the joint charter , said the launch came at a difficult time because of the General Election campaign . |
| 22 | Dr Robat Williams , who has devised the charters for both authorities , said the launch was at a difficult time because of the General Election campaign . |
| 23 | ‘ I think the Labour council has been stalling because of the General Election . ’ |
| 24 | The other point which is made by the defendant is this , he says that the plaintiffs have been guilty of delaying tactics er during the course of this litigation , the result of which has been that er he has not been able to realize his interest in the partnership premises , also he has not been able to acquire a partnership premises and he he , doctor mentioned to me that to the actual conveyance of the partnership premises he 's , he tells me was only produced I think thirty and er that er it was only then that he realized there might be a chance that he could acquire the premises for himself , but he says that er because of the general , I think the case is , because of the general conduct of the plaintiffs in delaying the trial of the action one way or another , er the practical effect has been that the plaintiffs have had the benefit of use and occupation of the premises at which he erm , a main view , has a lot of that interest and that they are getting benefit of the kind from that occupation and he is not getting any money in res in respect of that , at least nothing like any market rent because it maybe that there is a fairly small er payment being made , but I 'm not too entirely clear whether that is the case or not , but the stock bond is suggesting that the plaintiffs have been obtaining benefit of the use of the premises at his expense and in those circumstances it is unfair er in , in , or otherwise not appropriate that the plaintiffs should be entitled to obtain interest on their bill of costs , in respect essentially of the period of delay , and when I say period of delay included that the period during which the forward of Mr Justice remained erm unprotected . |