Example sentences of "[art] police [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is a difficult question to know how far they merely duplicate the existing common law powers that arise from the obligation imposed upon the police to preserve the peace , which plainly permit the police to give instructions to limit the numbers at a gathering if that should be necessary to prevent an imminent breach of the peace .
2 Proposals were made to give new powers to the police to control protest , as well as other processions and assemblies , and for the first time to require organisers to inform the police of their intentions in advance .
3 He showed no surprise when Blanche told him the number plate of the car was false , and Nowak emphasised he did not want the police to press charges if the driver was found .
4 8.9 It is the Regional Council 's policy , where an employee is assaulted , to report the matter to the police and to request the police to press charges .
5 The article goes on to refer to whether hard scientific evidence about hypnosis as an aid to the recall of memory can ‘ help the police to use hypnosis safely ’ .
6 Hard scientific evidence must either help the police to use hypnosis safely or lead them to reject the technique altogether .
7 The section does not create what might be referred to as a permit requirement , since subject to what is said below , it does not empower the police to refuse permission to hold the procession , as is the law in certain other jurisdictions .
8 Michael Spicer wants greater powers for the police to stop hippies gathering in large groups .
9 Perhaps they 're waiting for the police to lose interest . ’
10 Many friends of the badger are forming badger vigils , to discover this cruelty and call the police to arrest wrong-doers .
11 They relate to the recognition and enforcement of court orders abroad , and to the powers of the police to arrest people they suspect of illegally attempting to remove a child aboard .
12 Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act , it will as from September be compulsory for the police to interview landowners in every suspected case of pesticide poisoning .
13 Traffic behind and on the opposite carriageway was stopped ready for the police to take control .
14 In England , the reluctance of the police to take action in domestic violence cases has contributed to a situation in which women do not generally invoke the criminal process in such circumstances .
15 Labour will insist that local councils work with the police to improve crime prevention by
16 It caused the Prevention of Terrorism Act , giving extensive new powers to the police to detain terrorist suspects , and making IRA membership illegal on the mainland for the first time , to be put through Parliament in one 17-hour sitting , by the Home Secretary to whom the description liberal' is most attached , whether in praise or blame : Mr Roy Jenkins .
17 Garde à vue detention allows the police to detain suspects for interrogation for a period of up to 10 days .
18 PC Fishwick said these two incidents highlight the crucial role the public can play in helping the police to detect crime .
19 According to sources in N'Djamena , a senior Interior Ministry Official had instructed the police to open fire if Faky Ali Ahmat resisted arrest .
20 Thai campaigners have also criticized poor standards in the centres set up by the police to hold animals seized during raids .
21 The new government plan included a system of protection for witnesses turning state evidence , a toughening of bail conditions , and provisions for the police to hold suspects for up to 48 hours without charge and to suspend for 12 months any financial operation suspected of involving Mafia assets .
22 The United Kingdom and Spain on June 26 , 1989 , signed an agreement to extend the powers of the police to combat drug trafficking in each other 's country .
23 Such classificatory techniques and use of social binaries seem all too obvious in police practice and undoubtedly enhance ideological barriers and present further opportunities for the powerful to encourage their agents in the police to pursue bigotry and authoritarian measures in their contests with the dispossessed .
24 The social divisions within Northern Ireland society have little direct effect on the nature of crime in Easton , which influences the nature of routine police work in the area , enabling the police to pursue Easton 's crime and criminals without recourse to religion .
25 More importantly , perhaps , Walmsley argues that the 1967 Act , because it introduced summary trial for the offence of indecency between males , made it easier for the police to bring prosecutions , for when there are no minors involved , the Director of Public Prosecution 's consent is unnecessary .
26 It 's important to discuss with the public how they can help the police to fight crime .
27 On the eve of the demonstration President Mitterrand urged that young people should be listened to , and Interior Minister Pierre Joxe urged the police to show moderation .
28 I have asked the police to make inquiries and when I have the results of those inquiries I will be in a position to decide whether any action on my part is appropriate .
29 We have asked the police to make inquiries
30 But the Public Order Act of 1986 goes further than either Lord Scarman or Sir Robert Mark had envisaged by giving new powers to the police to impose conditions on public assemblies as well as on processions .
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