Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] the goods " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem of when does an unconditional appropriation occur can arise in a very different situation ; when the buyer has to collect the goods , not from the seller , but from a third person . |
| 2 | Thus , if he refuses to accept the goods or to pay because they have deteriorated , he is in breach of contract . |
| 3 | Under a hire-purchase agreement the hirer undertakes to hire the goods for a specified period at a specified rent and he is given an option to buy the goods when he has paid all the specified rent . |
| 4 | Let us now turn to a less difficult situation where the rule in section 20 may be affected , i.e. where the seller undertakes to deliver the goods . |
| 5 | Where the Buyer purchases the goods with the intention of selling them to a third party for the use by that third party of the goods at work , the Buyer undertakes to supply the goods to the third party on the basis that the third party will ensure , so far as reasonably practicable , that the goods will be safe and without risks to health when properly used , and the Buyer further undertakes to procure the signature by the third party ( prior to delivery of the goods to the third party ) of the written undertaking attached hereto as Annex A obliging the third party to take the steps specified in that undertaking to ensure this . |
| 6 | When the carrier wrongfully refuses to deliver the goods to the buyer . |
| 7 | ‘ ( 1 ) Where the seller wrongfully neglects or refuses to deliver the goods to the buyer , the buyer may maintain an action against the seller for damages for non-delivery. ( 2 ) The measure of damages is the estimated loss directly and naturally resulting , in the ordinary course of events , from the seller 's breach of contract . |
| 8 | We have just seen that the general rule is that since X is not the owner he can not confer ownership on Y , who similarly can not confer ownership on Z. If Z refuses to return the goods to O , O has a claim against Z for conversion of the goods . |
| 9 | First , the buyer has to make known to the seller , expressly or by implication , the purpose for which he intends to use the goods . |
| 10 | Where the Buyer intends to use the goods at work , the Seller supplies the goods on the basis that the Buyer will ensure , so far as reasonably practicable , that the goods will be safe and without risks to health when properly used , and that prior to delivery the Buyer will sign and return the written undertaking attached hereto as Annex A obliging the Buyer to take the steps specified in that undertaking to ensure this . |
| 11 | ( a ) receives or arranges to receive the goods ; or ( b ) undertakes or arranges to undertake their retention , removal , disposal or realisation for the benefit of another ; or ( c ) assists or arranges to assist in their retention , removal , disposal or realisation by another . |
| 12 | The delights of a secular society seem so appealing ; technology appears to deliver the goods . |
| 13 | ‘ If A delivers goods to B on sale or return and B having received them immediately delivers them to C on sale or return , the reasonable time in the one case must , I think , be co-extensive with that in the other case and if that reasonable time elapses and C brings back the goods to B and B takes them back to A , everybody is acting within his rights , and it appears to me that property never passes … if under like circumstances A delivers goods to B and B delivers them to C in each case on sale or return and the reasonable time be , let us say , 14 days , and C after four days sells the goods or elects to buy the goods , I think property will have passed , because C will have done an act which renders it impossible for B to return the goods to A. ’ |
| 14 | If one does n't have the immediate outlets , one seldom bothers to manufacture the goods . |
| 15 | Similarly the seller under a contract of sale might undertake to use best endeavours to deliver the goods on time : The Sellers will use their best endeavours to secure delivery of the goods on the estimated delivery dates from time to time furnished , but they do not guarantee time of delivery . |
| 16 | Thus where the seller agrees to deliver the goods ‘ at his own risk ’ the buyer will bear the risk of any unavoidable deterioration in the goods in transit but the seller will have to bear the risk of them being stolen from his lorry on route . |
| 17 | The carrier who , after making reasonable enquiries on the matter , wishes to sell the goods , should consider taking legal advice before putting in hand the sale . |
| 18 | Of course , if there is a defect of quality , a buyer who wishes to reject the goods may still be able to do so , i.e. if he can show that there has been a breach of one of the conditions implied by section 14 . |
| 19 | Accordingly , the Buyer agrees to take the goods in their current state , after having satisfied himself by inspection , as to their quality and fitness for the purpose for which the Buyer requires them . |
| 20 | The next Microprocessor Forum is set for October 13–15 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel near San Francisco Airport : the not-to-be-missed event promises to have the goods on the first IBM and Apple Computer Systems Inc 's PowerPC chip , previews on Intel Corp 's P5 , Motorola Inc 's 68060 and Tsunami , and the first embracing discussion of Hobbit , ARM , the next-generation Intel SL and pocket electronics in general . |
| 21 | Does it remain committed to the A W B even when it demonstrably fails to deliver the goods ? |
| 22 | Inevitably , therefore , the government fails to deliver the goods as demanded , as expected , and sometimes even as promised . |
| 23 | Similarly , the buyer 's terms of purchase might contain a provision to deal with late delivery : ( a ) If the Seller fails to deliver the goods in accordance with the terms of this contract , the Buyer is entitled to terminate the contract with immediate effect . |
| 24 | Thus instead of writing If the Seller shall have given the Buyer notice that the goods are ready for collection , and the Buyer shall fail to collect them within seven days from service of such notice , the Seller shall be entitled to make arrangements for the storage of the goods and the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller all costs and charges incurred as a result of such storage the drafter could write If after the Seller has given the Buyer notice that the goods are ready for collection , the Buyer fails to collect the goods within seven days , the Seller may make arrangements for the storage of the goods and the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller all costs and charges incurred as a result of such storage . |
| 25 | This structure is followed in the example given above and can be broken down as follows : If after the Seller has given the Buyer notice that the goods are ready for collection [ case ] , the Buyer fails to collect the goods within seven days [ condition ] , the Seller [ subject ] may make arrangements for the storage of the goods [ action ] and the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller all costs and charges incurred as a result of such storage . |
| 26 | A better version would therefore read : If the Seller gives the Buyer notice that the goods are ready for collection but the Buyer fails to collect the goods within seven days of service of that notice , the following provisions shall apply : ( a ) the Seller may make arrangements for the storage of the goods until they are collected and ( b ) the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller all costs and charges incurred in connection with the storage of the goods . |
| 27 | Strive for simplicity : parents may well be impressed by ‘ mystique ’ to start with but it will soon become a joke when it fails to produce the goods . |