Example sentences of "terms [vb -s] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Therefore , the unwillingness of policemen to define their role in these terms does not show itself in a failure to perform these duties but as a judgement that it is ‘ really ’ the work of others .
2 Avoiding trouble in self-defence terms does not mean lying low and limiting your lifestyle .
3 The success of News on Sunday in financial terms does not depend on this outmoded politically sterile model of operation . ’
4 Whether generated by the user , guide ed by the system or automatically performed by the system , the principle of extending matching terms does not appear to be an entirely satisfactory approach .
5 Exclusion of liability for breach of implied terms does not protect against liability for breach of an express term .
6 At present what we need to note is the recognition of the validity of a description in its own terms does not commit us to acknowledge its pedagogic relevance in principle .
7 A reading which is faithful to the writerly will avoid the closure of static structures ; reading a text in Barthesian terms does not lead to the construction of ‘ a Model ’ or a ‘ legal structure of norms or infractions ’ , a narrative or poetic law , but opens ‘ a perspective ( of fragments , of voices from other texts , other codes ) , whose vanishing point is nonetheless ceaselessly pushed back , mysteriously opened ’ ( p. 12 ) .
8 Irrespective of the means of subordination which is used , the lender on subordinated terms does not forgo the right to be repaid : he simply accepts that under certain conditions repayment will be postponed .
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