Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [art] police " in BNC.

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1 But we will examine ways of introducing further protection for the police .
2 ( 2 ) That no stay was to be imposed unless a defendant established on the balance of probabilities that , owing to the delay , he would suffer serious prejudice to the extent that no fair trial could be held , in that the continuation of the prosecution amounted to a misuse of the process of the court ; that , in assessing whether there was likely to be prejudice and if so whether it could properly be described as serious , the court should bear in mind the trial judge 's power at common law and under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to regulate the admissibility of evidence , the trial process itself which should ensure that all relevant factual issues arising from delay would be placed before the jury as part of the evidence for their consideration , and the judge 's powers to give appropriate directions before the jury considered their verdict ; and that , accordingly , the judge 's decision to stay the proceedings had been wrong , since such delay as there had been was not unjustifiable , the chances of prejudice were remote , the degree of potential prejudice was small , the powers of the judge and the trial process itself would have provided ample protection for the police officer , there was no danger of the trial being unfair and in any event the case was not exceptional so as to justify the ruling ( post , p. 19B–E ) .
3 I reach that conclusion , I hope , having properly considered the pros and cons of the situation ; the fact that he has this particular advantage as a police officer in marshalling evidence ; considering the issues .
4 I reach that conclusion , I hope , having properly considered the pros and cons of the situation : the fact that he has this particular advantage as a police officer in marshalling evidence ; considering the issues .
5 Knowing that half of Scotland had left their cars sitting in the middle of roads to make sure that they could get to the gig is not so much my horror story as the police 's , she chuckled .
6 It 's becoming an all to familar story for the police , in some parts of the region car related crimes have reached epidemic porportions , in the Thames Valley region for instance , there were 40,000 car- related crimes last year .
7 This was n't yet a case for the police , least of all for him .
8 The money was found in a drain during the police investigation , but had nothing to do with the murder .
9 And he 's had it slapped in his face , because this council has provided an adequate budget for the police authority , it has pr , treated it fairly and squarely like every other council committee , and made sure that the service they provide is adequate for the people of this county .
10 It is unusual for a sex murder case to get widespread coverage during the police investigation .
11 He even showed some sympathy for the police .
12 I have great sympathy for the police .
13 No distinction is made for the Metropolitan Police , much the largest force in the country , where the Home Secretary has formal responsibility as the police authority .
14 This included conventional proposals such as increased funding for the police , prosecution service and prisons , together with more controversial measures including the imposition of selective urban night curfews , the establishment of a national guard ( to provide a form of employment for the country 's growing pool of unemployed youths ) , the tattooing of the foreheads of convicted criminals , and the imposition of the death penalty for crimes such as murder and rape .
15 While some senior policemen , like Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Kenneth Newman , wanted to stress the link between the police and other areas of ‘ social policy ’ ( Metropolitan Police , 1986 ) , the official government response attempted to decontextualize the riots and see them as the actions of a small minority who were either criminalized or influenced by extreme political ideas .
16 Doug Mills , 49 , landlord of The Golden Ball — used as a base for the police operation — said : ‘ Customers told me he had done several tours of Northern Ireland during his service .
17 Because it would n't really matter that much if it took an hour for the police officer to come .
18 Pilot schemes suggest they can add greatly to the citizen 's sense of security and build support for the police .
19 After some preliminary remarks about the Labour party 's support for the police , he went on to outline his opposition to the view of the riots as essentially anti-police outbursts :
20 This found not only a generally high level of support for the police , but that this spread throughout the class structure ( indeed was marginally higher in the working class ) .
21 Of course for the police the one one score line is not as important as these figures , eighteen arrests and thirteen ejections from the ground .
22 I remind the hon. Gentleman that this year I secured not only a good standard spending assessment for the police but an urban crime fund for the Northumbrian police of £3.66 million .
23 In the metropolitan areas , the newly created counties were left with strategic responsibilities , and responsibility for the police and fire services .
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25 Another worry for the police is the possibility of a confrontation between New Age travellers who might turn up at Stow , the traditional travellers want to make it plain that if they do , they will not be made welcome .
26 Another worry for the police is the possibility of a confrontation between New Age travellers who might turn up at Stow , the traditional travellers want to make it plain that if they do , they will not be made welcome .
27 Er he found that there was a big a big rift between the police and certain groups .
28 The inquiry , due to be completed at the end of next month , has resulted in serious tension between the police and the Ulster Defence Regiment .
29 ANTHROPOLOGY FOR THE POLICE
30 It was this and the suspiciously silent room that initiated Jane Holt 's search for a police officer .
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