Example sentences of "put the case " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the film presented an image of typically English virtues — independence of spirit , toughness , sympathy with the underdog — or put the case for the ideals of freedom and parliamentary democracy , then the filmmakers could have the stock they needed , and the necessary artists would be released from the ranks . |
| 2 | On the surface , the Conservative victory of 1979 seemed to blunt the case for change and in a 1981 Commons debate on the British constitution the minister of state at the Home Office boldly put the case for no change , arguing that " this is a time when we should stand up for our great tradition of parliamentary democracy … |
| 3 | I never put the case for a timetable motion on the ground that we should make it a permanent feature of our parliamentary procedures . |
| 4 | Jimmy Airlie of the AEW told Sir Christopher : ‘ It is our view that BNFL , under your chairmanship , has become more open and more sensitive to the need to develop good public relations in order to more effectively put the case for nuclear energy . |
| 5 | Tell Cameron to put the case . ’ |
| 6 | With Europe in recession and fears about unemployment , Britain and other countries which could previously be relied upon to put the case for a freer market ( and a bigger share for themselves of Japanese investment ) are no longer being heard . |
| 7 | Brian Tustian , who has farmed organically for five years is looking forward to the opportunity of dealing with his customers personally : it gives him a chance to put the case for organic produce himself , and he can cope better with the variable quantity of his supplies at a market . |
| 8 | An interesting sign of the times was the Ladies ' request in 1937 to have a bar-hatch cut into the lounge , at their expense , but despite Mrs. J. Chalcraft and Miss Lorna Simmons attending a main Committee to put the case , their request was lost 7–3 , although a referendum on the subject came close to being conducted . |
| 9 | To question him in detail and endeavour to reconcile his answers , to closet him with accountants and sharp practitioners learned in the wiles of insolvency and bankruptcy , was only to put the case out at compound interest of incomprehensibility . |
| 10 | Similarly , Vera Brittain was finally converted to absolute pacifism — and rendered temporarily speechless — while listening to Christian pacifist speeches at a rally to which she had been invited to put the case for collective security . |
| 11 | To put the case simply , such a pupil may not be able to undertake a task such as cutting out a paper figure , not because of not understanding how to do so , but because of being unable to see properly how it is done . |
| 12 | Where do we find such funds to put the case of the moderate teachers in the classrooms who have to ‘ occupy ’ and not teach a large proportion of the class for hours on end whilst they test the few — or sometimes even the one child . |
| 13 | He was just looking round for some quiet corner to put the case when faintly above the noise in the room he heard the doorbell ring . |
| 14 | To put the case far too bluntly , one might argue that a fifteenth-century scholar 's chief concern and the measure whereby he was judged was to achieve excellence in that is , knowledge or learning , through teaching and writing ; whereas a seventeenth-century scholar 's chief interest and the measuring rod of his success was the attainment of the high learned offices and the power , salary and perquisites that went with them . |
| 15 | I am pleased to report that in 1992 I was able to substantially achieve one of the objects of my Presidency , the refurbishment of the main exhibition galleries at Portland Place , making it more welcoming to members and the public and better able to put the case for architecture . |
| 16 | In the Minister 's position , I would have hit heads together , stated what I believed would be ultimately acceptable to the House of Commons , and had the courage to put the case to the House . |
| 17 | Now is the time to put the case for a special banding system for London . |
| 18 | Equally a flaunting parade of your new knowledge is not a good advertisement , when contacting members of the medical profession , even trained nurses ; do not seek to display your acquaintance with medical terms , although do not hesitate to put the case for Modern Embalming in technical language if the occasion warrants it . |
| 19 | The hunting lobby has been trying to improve its public image with a campaign to put the case for its controversial sport . |
| 20 | We 're keen to trace him because he might be able to tell us something like a piece of a jigsaw really that may help to put the case together |
| 21 | Mr Riley called two witnesses ; one to put the case against parking problems and the other to explain why noise pollution should not be a reason for throwing out the project . |
| 22 | For those who find it too difficult to discuss , any member of the Membership Services Sub-Committee would be happy to come along to your class or coffee morning etc. to put the case for you — please contact . |
| 23 | Those putting the case for the former , point to its relative speed , although where large and complicated matters are involved this advantage may be lost . |
| 24 | But after putting the case as powerfully as I could — including some speculation about the alternative of an inefficient and out-of-date inspectorate — the point was conceded and the money found . |
| 25 | Meanwhile it is important to remember that if the leading officials in the British Foreign Office were becoming increasingly hostile towards the USSR , Attlee was still putting the case for an accommodation as late as January 1947 . |
| 26 | Contact a Family want to amass independent evidence that children are usually clean and dry at night younger than this so that they can put the case for more generous help for handicapped children . |
| 27 | They can put the case for the minister 's decision , copy his style , anticipate hostile points and leave him feeling at a great advantage in any conflict . |
| 28 | But on none of those occasions did I put the case in the way that the Leader of the House put his case tonight , making it all the more necessary for us to oppose him now . |
| 29 | Well , let us put the case to the House and vote on it . |
| 30 | North Yorkshire 's MEP , Edward McMillan-Scott , will put the case for cliff protection work at Scarborough after the destruction of the Holbeck Hall hotel . |