Example sentences of "any [noun sg] to [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I consider that in enacting the Damages ( Scotland ) Act , parliament did not consider that it was making any change to the right of parents to sue for damages for the death of a child who had sustained injuries prior to birth , had been born alive and had subsequently died in consequence of these pre-natal injuries . ’ |
| 2 | The tort is actionable per se and the plaintiff need not show any damage to the land as a result of the defendant 's act . |
| 3 | Whatever else such a strategy may achieve , it certainly does not manage to produce a situation in which children are politically indistinguishable from adults and it rests on premises which , unless they can be defended , gain nothing for any defence to the charge of arbitrariness . |
| 4 | Section 100 of the Public Health Act 1936 is silent on the availability of any defence to an action in the High Court , but the words of s.94(4) and s.94(5) clearly refer to summary proceedings , stating that ‘ where proceedings are brought under this section ( that is s.94 ) it shall be a defence that best practicable means were used … |
| 5 | Peter Taylor , of the Political Ecology Research Group , has already pointed out the above-average numbers of cases of leukaemia in Barrow , Cumberland and Westmoreland , although he says ; ‘ Any link to the pattern of 1957 fallout can be ruled out because of the very low doses and the nature of the radioactivity . ’ |
| 6 | It 's just that we have n't got any resistance to the kind of germs they 're used to . |
| 7 | The board demolished a partly built house , without giving any opportunity to the builder to be heard in opposition to the demolition . |
| 8 | This provides that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the articles ( so that no changes in the company 's constitution are required ) , one member present in person or by proxy shall be a quorum . |
| 9 | Not only is there no requirement of connection with a Contracting State but article 2 of the Uniform Rules provides in terms that : ‘ Rules of private international law shall be excluded for the purposes of the application of the present Law , subject to any provision to the contrary in the said Law . ’ |
| 10 | When all the possible beneficiaries are of full age and under no disability ( such as that of an infant or lunatic ) , they may put an end to the trust by requiring the trustee to transfer the property to them or to dispose of it according to their directions ; and this is so in spite of any direction to the contrary in the settlement , such as a direction that payment is not to be made to a beneficiary till he reaches the age of 25 . |
| 11 | ICI has found a successful way of dealing with this waste without causing any harm to the public in the form of emissions from incineration , so perhaps there is good news to come . |
| 12 | This was roundly rejected by the Cork Committee who considered that the wrong done to individual creditors could well outweigh any prejudice to the community in depriving the Crown of its preference . |
| 13 | Discussion then turned on [ sic ] the question whether the Government should give any guidance to the House on the merits of the issue , and whether Ministers should also be free to vote in accordance with their personal convictions . |
| 14 | This would lead to confusion and complication ; ( 2 ) It may imperil certain aspects of the regulatory system , for instance by concluding that Chinese walls are ineffective to prevent the attribution of information , or because advance disclosure that would satisfy fiduciary requirements is impossible , a broker/dealer is always liable when buying or selling as principal ; ( 3 ) It does not appear to give any recognition to the expertise of the bodies to which Parliament has entrusted the regulation of financial services . |
| 15 | Hayek argues that a consequence of their distrust of abstract theories is that conservatives are unable to offer any alternative to the direction in which social forces are moving ; they look to the past rather than the future . |
| 16 | Both teams plugged on but neither could find any rhythm to the game in the atrocious conditions . |
| 17 | This phenomenon can also be seen in trading stamp transactions so that s4(1) of the Trading Stamps Act 1964 ( substituted by s16(1) of SOGIT 1973 ) provides : In every redemption of trading stamps for goods , notwithstanding any term to the contrary on which the redemption is made , there is — ( a ) an implied warranty on the part of the promoter of the trading scheme that he has a right to give the goods in exchange ; ( b ) an implied warranty that the goods are free from any charge or encumbrance not disclosed or known to the person obtaining the goods before , or at the time of redemption and that that person will enjoy quiet possession of the goods except so far as it may be disturbed by the owner or other person entitled to the benefit of any charge or encumbrance so disclosed or known ; ( c ) an implied warranty that the goods are of merchantable quality , except that there is no such warranty ( i ) as regards defects specifically drawn to the attention of the person obtaining the goods before or at the time of redemption ; or ( ii ) if that person examines the goods before or at the time of redemption , as regards defects which that examination ought to reveal . |
| 18 | In addition , domestic water is generally charged at a flat-rate , which does not depend on consumption , and , in the absence of meters , there is no incentive for customers to conserve water — nor is there any indication to the consumer of the price of the water . |
| 19 | No one , least of all James Baker or Douglas Hurd , is proposing any halt to the trade in so-called ‘ conventional ’ weapons amidst all the piety about nuclear , biological and chemical arms . |
| 20 | In this deed any reference to a provision of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 shall be deemed to include a reference to any statutory modification or re-enactment of that provision for the time being in force . |
| 21 | In this deed any reference to a provision of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 shall be deemed to include a reference to any statutory modification or re-enactment of that provision for the time being in force . |
| 22 | The definition of a ‘ fleet ’ has been established without any reference to a member of vehicles in order to overcome administrative difficulties for members . |
| 23 | The earlier cases do not make any reference to the possibility of arresting someone for the sole purpose of questioning him or her with a view to obtaining a confession . |
| 24 | Corbett had tried to give her reasonable answers , deliberately omitting any reference to the attack in Catte Street or the murder of Father Reynard . |
| 25 | This is reinforced by Handy 's view that schools have a multiplicity of purposes and these are not discriminated between or prioritised , nor do they include any reference to the management of adults . |
| 26 | In so far as this decision approves a requirement made under section 7(4) to provide a specimen of blood simpliciter , without making any reference to the alternative of urine , it has been effectively overruled by later cases and I shall defer further consideration of it until I come to those cases . |
| 27 | Nowhere in the vast press coverage and literature of match reports is there any reference to the growth of a violent , organized youth subculture within football . |
| 28 | And I say that because in one three , for example , he does n't make any reference to the need for the settlement to be free standing as avoid coalescence . |
| 29 | Hence I take the view that the absence of any reference to the criterion of proportionality in the B. & Q. judgment is not of fundamental importance and that the reason for the omission lay in the specific circumstances of the case , from which it was clear that any obstacles which might be created were not particularly serious . |
| 30 | He is practising his English , without any reference to the meaning of the phrase . |