Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The defence contained in the proviso applies only to a contravention of subs . |
2 | All subjects then learned to push a handle ( R1 ) in response to A and to pull it ( R2 ) in response to B. The test phase showed that stimulus C tended to evoke R2 , that is , to evoke the response acquired to the training stimulus that had received equivalent pre-training . |
3 | Whole strata of the British middle classes lived on the income received in the form of interest and dividends from such investments . |
4 | It is quite feasible that band members will have contributed to the composition of songs in different amounts , so the income received from the band 's songs is often split to reflect this . |
5 | It was said that one result of reading the Section as I read it would be this : that Mr Astor would be liable to pay tax in respect of the income received by the trustee in the United States as income deemed to be his ( Part XV ) and also likely to pay tax on the income which the trustee was bound to pay over , the latter being ( within the decision in [ Garland v Archer-Shee ( 1930 ) 15 TC 693 ] ) the income springing from a foreign possession , namely , his right of action against the trustee . |
6 | Assume that the income generated in the trust by the £100,000 would have been , say , £10,000 and that therefore X , a 40 per cent taxpayer , would have received £6,000 after income tax . |
7 | For example , some bonds might not pay coupons at all ( such bonds are called zero-coupon bonds , and they sell at a deep discount to their par values since all the reward from holding the bond comes in the form of capital gain rather than income ) ; some bonds make coupon payments that change over time , e.g. because they are linked to current market interest rates ( variable rate bonds or floating rate notes ) or to an index such as the retail price index ( index-linked bonds ) ; and some bonds make coupon payments only if the income generated by the firm that issued the bonds is sufficient , ( such bonds are known as income bonds ; unlike other bond-holders , an income bond-holder can not put the firm into liquidation if a coupon payment is not paid ) . |
8 | There is some support for the proposition that such a loan , if made to a person fully capable of repaying the same and , for instance , charged against property in the United Kingdom , gives the taxpayer minimal benefit from the case of O " Leary v McKinlay [ 1991 ] STC 42 where Vinelott J at p51 , dealing with a Schedule E beneficial loan , stated the following : If an employer lends money to an employee free of interest or at a favourable rate of interest and if the employee is free to exploit the money in any manner he chooses his employment can not be said to have been the source of the income derived from the exploitation ; the employer is the source of the money and the taxpayer is assessable to tax under Sch E on the benefit to him of obtaining the loan on the terms on which the loan was made ; but if the loan is repayable on demand that benefit can not be quantified and form the basis of an assessment under Sch E. It is arguable if property is held by a non-resident trust for A for life and B absolutely that if the trustees lend money to A at interest then if A allows the trustees not to pursue him in his capacity as borrower for the interest that no benefit will arise . |
9 | This account is credited with all the income earned by the company and debited with all the expenditure incurred . |
10 | In such a policy , the social security system was to play a major role since ‘ the income provided by the scheme to persons who are sick , unemployed , injured or past work will almost invariably be spent to the full . ’ |
11 | However , the extent of this new-found tolerance is shown to be limited by the hysteria generated by the disease AIDS against male homosexuals . |
12 | The hope now is that the tour operators and the local population will seize the opportunity presented to the island . |
13 | The mental health charity MIND had already canvassed the idea of taking the opportunity presented by the decline in the population of the hospitals to argue for sale of parcels of land in order to fund community services . |
14 | As the first post-merger MIPS product out , MIPS is taking the opportunity presented by the announcement to boast that the MIPS acquisition cost Silicon Graphics Inc no dilution of earnings . |
15 | CNC machine tool manufacturers have often promoted their products with the claim that they can be operated by unskilled operators , and it was widely believed for some time that engineering companies were taking the opportunity given by the introduction of CNC machine tools to replace skilled craft workers by unskilled or semi-skilled operators on the shop-floor , and putting white-collared technicians in the programming office . |
16 | The opportunity offered in the market by an asset owner can not be freely duplicated or surpassed by just anyone ; it can be duplicated only by another owner of a similar asset . |
17 | Somes seized the opportunity offered by the breakup of the fleet of the East India Company to purchase a number of its best ships , for example , Lowther Castle and Earl of Balcarres . |
18 | Not surprisingly , therefore , a man never noted for the quality of patience had rushed bullheaded on the opportunity offered by the accession of Mary . |
19 | MacArthur urged Acheson to raise the matter with Truman and persuade the President to overrule Johnson ; he added that Truman should grasp the opportunity provided by the treaty for regaining the initiative in East Asia from the Soviet Union . |
20 | In practice few companies have made use of the opportunity provided by the Act to start generating electricity on a substantial scale . |
21 | It is a brand new architect-designed building which will offer us improved space and usage and we are taking advantage of the opportunity provided by the move to install an enhanced IT system . |
22 | A troupe of gypsies arrives , intending to profit from the opportunity provided by the wedding , and while some of them dance , others , mingling with the company under the pretext of telling fortunes , pick the pockets of one of the bourgeois . |
23 | Nevertheless , many respondents including Conference of Presidents and Secretaries of local law societies , took the opportunity afforded by the question to berate the tardiness of lenders in forwarding form 53 . |
24 | Many respondents took the opportunity afforded by the consultation to offer their reflections on the current state of the profession and the issues facing it . |
25 | They turned into Candlewick , now thronged with carts , pack horses and wagons as virtually every tradesman in the city seized the opportunity afforded by the break in the weather . |
26 | What was a traditional farming and market garden community of some 290 population , has now developed into a large sprawling suburban area of over 3,000 , the majority employed in the city of Hull . |
27 | The majority opted for the visit and in my opinion made a good choice . |
28 | It appeared that the majority shared in the assessment , voiced by Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov , that a " strong presidency is essential to prevent a vacuum in authority " , given that " the power of the Communist Party is waning , while the government executive is not used to working with the new system " . |
29 | Nevertheless , she did give outright support to the stand taken by the Chancellor of the Exchequer . |
30 | The fragmentation caused by the entry in 1989 of the Conservatives — the real losers in the election — has been overcome , due to Tory government unpopularity . |