Example sentences of "the law [vb -s] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The law requires a charge to be made in lieu of depreciation for all assets financed from loans . |
| 2 | Presumably the reason why the bank has an equitable proprietary interest is that the law imposes a constructive trust . |
| 3 | A modern categorisation is this : ( a ) killing by omission when the law imposes a duty to act ; ( b ) killing by gross negligence or by recklessness ( there is debate whether the former form has survived the introduction of reckless manslaughter in the 1980s ) ; ( c ) killing by an unlawful act , also called constructive manslaughter ; ( d ) killing where there is provocation ( see Chapter 2 ) , diminished responsibility ( see Chapter 11 ) , or a suicide pact . |
| 4 | Earlier , it was noted that the law prohibits a particular category of person , called an insider , from dealing on the basis of unpublished price sensitive information if he does so with a view to making a profit or avoiding a loss . |
| 5 | Here , according to Ormrod J. , the law recognizes a need to impose its own classification and ignore the weight of medical opinion . |
| 6 | The law says a male erection is obscene . |
| 7 | Though mercy killing is still officially illegal , the law turns a blind eye to the 2.4 per cent of Dutch deaths which are accounted for by it . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've picked up a bit , ’ Emily said , ‘ but the law takes a kind of mind . |
| 9 | Operationally the law provides a more neutral atmosphere within which the physician may operate . |
| 10 | This is because when there is an actionable nuisance the law provides a legal remedy by way of injunction or damages and this it is not prepared to do in respect of every odour found to be annoying or objectionable ; neither would it be practicable especially since odours are notoriously subjective in nature affecting some individuals and not others and causing a variety of symptoms . |
| 11 | ‘ Now then , Delia , ’ brisk , all at once , ‘ when dealing with Wills the law provides a floor on what 's left to a wife . |
| 12 | If the provision of legal services is to be limited to those matters in which the sufferer realises that there is a situation of difficulty for which the law provides a means of solution and with which a lawyer can be of assistance much of the pioneering work of law centres would be nullified . |
| 13 | Such compulsion is a legal wrong , and the law provides a remedy by raising a fictional promise to repay . ’ ] |
| 14 | The law has a deal to say about what information should be contained on a business letter . |
| 15 | " Negligence " in this context should be distinguished from the tort of negligence , where the law implies a duty of care between parties who have not made a contract with each other . |
| 16 | For example , detaining a child would be false imprisonment but for the fact that the law permits a teacher to carry out a reasonable punishment . |
| 17 | The bivariate relationship between terminal education age and preparedness to break the law suggests a different conclusion about the relationship between education and respect for the law in Britain in 1984 : more of those who left school at 16 or above say they are prepared to break the law ( 0.364 ) than do those who left at 15 or younger ( 0.274 ) , a difference of +0.090 . |
| 18 | The law includes a clause which allows a delay of one and a half years for its application for some users . |
| 19 | If the law deems a promise to be void , it is not sufficient consideration . |