Example sentences of "has a sufficient [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Even though the defendant does not regard the nature of his own conduct as being disorderly , he has a sufficient mens rea to satisfy the section by being aware that he is using offensive language , or kicking over dustbins or turning out the lights in the cinema , or whatever else may be alleged to constitute the disorderly behaviour .
2 In Shah 's case Lord Scarman said , ‘ All that is necessary is that the purpose of living where one does [ eg , for education , employment , health , family or merely love of the place ] has a sufficient degree of continuity to be properly described as settled ’ .
3 Lord Denning stated : Wherever a person has a sufficient degree of control over premises that he ought to realise that any failure on his part to use care may result in injury to a person coming lawfully there , then he is an occupier and the person coming lawfully there is his visitor .
4 In these circumstances the solicitor must decide whether the child has a sufficient degree of understanding but must take into account the guardian 's views on the subject .
5 ( 1 ) Whether , apart from arguments based on the right to freedom of expression , a non-trading corporation has a sufficient reputation to sustain an action for libel even though it can establish no actual financial loss .
6 Conversely , the presence of the defendant in this country , either at the time of the transaction or when proceedings were initiated , will not necessarily mean that he has a sufficient connection with this country in respect of the relief sought against him .
7 Where a foreign element is involved one of the factors which the court will consider is the apparent strength or weakness of the plaintiff 's claim that the defendant has a sufficient connection with England , in respect of the relief sought in the proceedings .
8 It will be for him to decide , in the light of all the evidence , whether in respect of the relief claimed Hambros Jersey has a sufficient connection with England for it to be just for the English court to grant such relief .
9 The rule says that the court shall not grant leave to apply for judicial review unless the applicant has a sufficient interest in the matter to which the application relates .
10 So it will often be impossible to be entirely sure , in advance of litigation , whether any particular applicant has a sufficient interest .
11 The judge was satisfied that the applicant had ‘ a sufficiently arguable case , that he has a sufficient interest ’ and in the event the question of the applicant 's locus standi was not pursued before this court .
12 Although it would have avoided the possibility of argument had Winchester made the application , I am content to proceed upon the assumption that the applicant has a sufficient interest .
13 ( 3 ) It is not until the termination of the hiring that the owner has a sufficient interest in the goods to maintain an action for wrongful interference with goods under s1 of the Torts ( Interference with Goods ) Act 1977 .
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