Example sentences of "[noun sg] 's [noun] [to-vb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Laird 's trade unionists are still bitter about the council 's decision to object to the proposed Point of Ayr gas terminal the development that could offer a lifeline to the yard if it wins approval . |
| 2 | Li Yuan might as well try to harness Change itself as try to force the boy 's talents to conform to the needs of State . |
| 3 | not provide that the buyer 's duty to account to the seller for the proceeds of sub-sales is limited to the buyer 's outstanding indebtedness to the seller . |
| 4 | Unfortunately the post of armourer was not granted to James Graham , but the need to placate Provost Christie still produced action at the Board of Ordnance which transferred the Master Gunner of Stirling Castle to Portsmouth and commissioned the provost 's son-in-law to succeed to the Stirling post . |
| 5 | First , they must face trial by jury in civil actions , which allows the plaintiff 's attorney to appeal to the jury 's emotions — and US juries are rarely sympathetic towards a large firm with seemingly endless insurance cover . |
| 6 | The formulation is strange , since it suggests that one can measure a person 's ability to conform to the law . |
| 7 | 5.11 Landlord 's costs To pay to the Landlord on an indemnity basis all costs fees charges disbursements and expenses ( including without prejudice to the generality of the above those payable to counsel solicitors surveyors and Bailiffs ) [ properly and reasonably ] incurred by the Landlord in relation to or incidental to : |
| 8 | 5.11 Landlord 's costs To pay to the Landlord on an indemnity basis all reasonable costs fees charges disbursements and expenses ( including without prejudice to the generality of the above those payable to solicitors and surveyors ) properly and reasonably incurred by the Landlord in relation to or incidental to : |
| 9 | On the same day , the eighteenth of October , Mr came back and spoke to Miss about this telephone call and he rang Peter in the afternoon of that Friday and he asked again if it was possible to withdraw because of the landlord 's failure to consent to the er assignment and again er after what will er be described as a fairly easy discussion between the plaintiff and er Mr , er he was told very clearly that it was not possible for him to withdraw , contracts had been exchanged and he was advised that what the landlords er failure to consent did was in fact er provide Mr with more breathing space in order to obtain proper funding and re-arrange his finances er , that again is denied . |
| 10 | She was calm and did not rail in spite , that night , as they waited for the island 's noises to change to the night 's flutings and clicks and sighs . |
| 11 | The financing of local government is er again circumscribed , local government 's ability to respond to the needs of the community it serves as it and its electors deem appropriate is being curtailed yet again and of course local government is losing its independence to central government and this centralising tendency which this settlement further represents is one of the most pernicious and corrosive characteristics of the modern Conservative party . |
| 12 | Faced with the intense competition of foreign trade competitors , employers resorted to attempts to reduce monetary wages , an action which was given an additional downward twist by the Baldwin government 's decisions to return to the gold standard and to reflate the pound in 1925 . |
| 13 | The wartime machinery of industrial relations still survived — particularly the Whitley Councils which had been competitors , employers resorted to attempts to reduce monetary wages , an action which was given an additional downward twist by the Baldwin government 's decisions to return to the gold standard and to reflate the pound in 1925 . |
| 14 | Does he realise that the real potential danger to the Union of Scotland with Britain lies not with the separatists but with his Government 's refusal to listen to the voice of the people of Scotland ? |
| 15 | Is not the ultimate in short-termism the Government 's failure to listen to the widespread demand from industry for a long-term industrial policy for Britain ? |
| 16 | A second factor weakening the Heath government 's attempt to dictate to the unions on the basis of its ‘ mandate from the nation ’ was the rather agnostic attitude taken up by large employers . |
| 17 | The Client Money Regulations , which provide that interest below certain specified amounts is not payable to the customer , thus modify the firm 's duty to account to the customer for that interest . |
| 18 | That being so , it is a gross breach of a privy councillor 's duty to attribute to the sovereign personal opinions at variance with the advice of her prime minister or , worse still , to suggest that the sovereign might not accept that advice constitutionally offered . |
| 19 | Second , the benefit may consist of the enjoyment by the employee of services or facilities which it is part of the employer 's business to sell to the public , for example concessionary travel for railway or airline employees or concessionary education for the children of schoolteachers ( ‘ in-house benefits ’ ) . |
| 20 | In Re Friends of the Earth the applicants sought review of Minister 's decision to consent to the construction of Sizewell B nuclear generating plant . |
| 21 | Will the Leader of the House arrange for a statement by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on yesterday 's meeting of the Anglo-Irish intergovernmental conference , especially in the light of the Prime Minister 's failure to respond to the second part of the question that was asked by the hon. Member for Antrim , East ( Mr. Beggs ) ? |
| 22 | They ( the BPX representatives ) confirm the company 's willingness to listen to the community . ’ |
| 23 | The Coalition is able to organise events which all the opposition parties attend , such as last weekend 's conference to respond to the Government 's stock-taking announcement . |