Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [adv] [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two-layer structure will be stable only if the density of the cool , clear upper layer is less than the bulk density of the sedimenting lower layer . |
| 2 | This liability would be payable even if the venture failed , and all the capital were lost . |
| 3 | The Commission , however , raised the possibility that importers ( e.g. an auctioneer ) could benefit from the temporary importation arrangements : VAT would be payable only if the item were sold , and it would be deductible . |
| 4 | It is probably unnecessary to specify the president , as the relevant institution 's procedures will be similar even if the president is not specified . |
| 5 | General grants would be appropriate only if the grantor felt that all local services were merit goods . |
| 6 | This conclusion is controversial ; a legal issue does not cease to be such simply because the term in question is open to a range of possible meanings . |
| 7 | They will go on doing so , but they can be effective only if the fighting which seems to have broken out and the looting that I described cease . |
| 8 | If I thought that the present case raised the question which has been held in suspense by more than one writer on constitutional law — namely , whether an assembly can properly be held to be unlawful merely because the holding of it is expected to give rise to a breach of the peace on the part of persons opposed to those who are holding the meeting — I should wish to hear much more argument before I expressed an opinion . |
| 9 | If I thought that the present case raised the question which has been held in suspense by more than one writer on constitutional law — namely , whether an assembly can properly be held to be unlawful merely because the holding of it is expected to give rise to a breach of the peace on the part of persons opposed to those who are holding the meeting — I should wish to hear much more argument before expressing an opinion . |
| 10 | In that way fast passenger links to the north-west will be available shortly after the tunnel is opened . |
| 11 | A major influence was undoubtedly the personality of the dean himself , but the essential catalysts were the decision by the department of anatomy that it could no longer continue to operate two separate curricula — one for the traditional course and one for the parallel track — and the decision by several of the charitable funders of the new pathway that future grants would be available only if the scheme was adopted throughout the school . |
| 12 | This criticism is part of a wider attack on the use of classification of functions as a criterion for deciding issues such as the availability of judicial remedies to control administrative action ( the remedy of certiorari was at one time said to be available only if the decision-maker was under a duty to act ‘ judicially ’ ) , or the applicability of the rules of natural justice in particular circumstances ( sometimes said to apply only to ‘ judicial functions ’ ) . |
| 13 | If the decision applies in this context , then a defendant will be guilty of rape if he has sexual intercourse with a non-consenting woman without giving any thought to the possibility that she might not be consenting even though the risk of this was obvious . |
| 14 | The third chest has a slightly decayed , but permanent , Magic Lock on it , such that an attempt at mechanical lock-picking is only 50% likely to be successful even if the lock-picker makes his Dex test to pick the lock . |
| 15 | 281 but , in any event , it can , in my opinion , be accurate only if the husband and wife cases are treated as being in a separate category . |
| 16 | Further , this principle should not be inapplicable simply because the citizen paid the money under mistake of law . |
| 17 | This principle should extend to embrace cases in which the tax or other levy has been wrongly exacted by the public authority not because the demand was ultra vires but for other reasons , for example because the authority had misconstrued a relevant statute or regulation , and should not be inapplicable simply because the citizen has paid the money under a mistake of law . |
| 18 | Nor do I think it necessary to consider for the purposes of the present case to what extent the common law may provide the public authority with a defence to a claim for the repayment of money so paid ; though for the reasons I have already given , I do not consider that the principle of recovery should be inapplicable simply because the citizen has paid the money under a mistake of law . |
| 19 | We will convert Invalid Care Allowance into a Carer 's Benefit , increasing its value by an immediate 15% , indexing its future level to earnings and altering the entitlement rules to enable carers to combine caring with part-time or even full-time jobs and to ensure that people will still be eligible even if the caring starts after the carer reaches pensionable age . |
| 20 | The number of black holes may well be greater even than the number of visible stars , which totals about a hundred thousand million in our galaxy alone . |
| 21 | The asset value is a measure of security for the investor 's capital and may be relevant even where the shareholder does not have full control . |
| 22 | However , the new ruling will be relevant only when the court is satisfied that the law is ambiguous or obscure . |
| 23 | This may be necessary even if the industry is situated many miles from the site . |
| 24 | Thus , a lease which contains a rent review clause will not be uncertain merely because the amount of the rent is not known at the date of the lease . |
| 25 | It would be surprising therefore if the SoS announced his decision before the autumn . |
| 26 | He held this to be valid even though the condition could mean a restriction on a use which would not amount to development . |
| 27 | Thus the inference from ( 16 ) to ( 17 ) will be valid only if the speaker index and the time index are held constant ( see e.g. Montague , 1968 ; Scott , 1970 ; Lewis , 1972 ) . |
| 28 | When paths are short , every rule on the path will gain an improved weight after just a few searches , and for a good rule , the gain in weight will be significant even if the rule is first on the path . |
| 29 | But such a big change would be desirable only if the structure of local government was reformed , to make it more responsive to local opinion . |