Example sentences of "contrary to [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reduction in penalty from the theoretically available life to three years will mean that prosecuting policy will have to be revised in these types of affray , and that prosecutions will have to be brought either for riot or violent disorder , or for offences contrary to the Offences Against the Persons Act 1861 , sections 18 , 20 and 47 . |
| 2 | It is , in fact a form of business incest and contrary to the provisions of Section 320 of the 1985 Companies Act . |
| 3 | The requisitioning of cultural treasures is contrary to the provisions of the Hague Convention . |
| 4 | It follows from the foregoing that it is contrary to the provisions of Community law and , in particular , to article 52 of the E.E.C . |
| 5 | ( 2 ) It is contrary to the provisions of Community law and , in particular , to article 52 of the E.E.C . |
| 6 | The courts can not declare a legislative measure or an executive action contrary to the provisions of the Constitution . |
| 7 | The disciplinary control exercised by these groups is usually powerful , for if any member breaks away and acts contrary to the decisions of the group on any important issue he will probably lose the support of his party at the next election . |
| 8 | Perhaps the only clear utility is to remind us that , contrary to the preoccupations of many philosophers and a great many semanticists , language is used to convey more than the propositional content of what is said . |
| 9 | Videotaped interviews should only be excluded if admitting them would be contrary to the interests of justice . |
| 10 | Usually conservation programmes and individual projects have a number of elements , some contrary to the interests of the state elite , others neutral , and occasionally others which could provide opportunities ( e.g. contracts for earthworks , labour recruitment for building of dams , or tax advantages for conservation undertaken on private land ) . |
| 11 | One analysis of the function of these duties is that they ensure that the directors of the company have sufficient discretion and flexibility to be able to manage the company efficiently , whilst precluding them from exercising this discretion contrary to the interests of the shareholders . |
| 12 | Despite the passing of the Children Act 1989 , the inherent jurisdiction of the court could still be invoked in such a case to prevent an abortion which was contrary to the interests of the minor . |
| 13 | It was Mr. Newman 's submission that the matters to which regard should be had in the present case were ( 1 ) the lapse of time between the commission of the alleged offences and the request for extradition , and ( 2 ) the fact that the accusation against the applicant was contrary to the interests of justice , in that it would lead to the trial of the applicant in Sweden on the basis of the record of Price 's evidence , despite the fact that Price had subsequently retracted that evidence in this country in so far as it implicated the applicant . |
| 14 | The behaviour that this requires ( e.g. plant closures , the use of environmentally damaging production processes ) will often be contrary to the interests of non-shareholder groups , but nearly always of advantage to the members ( with an exception sometimes arising in the take-over context ) . |
| 15 | The point is of some significance because a duty to balance the interests of present and future members would involve an expansion of the directors ' discretion , in effect , allowing them to justify their actions by reference to the well-being of the enterprise even though they are contrary to the interests of the existing members . |
| 16 | I then indicated that as far as I was concerned the meeting should terminate there and then , since in no circumstances would I be willing to give advice contrary to the interests of my friend . |
| 17 | They shall refrain from any action which is contrary to the interests of the Union or likely to impair its effectiveness as a cohesive force in international relations . |
| 18 | Does the right hon. Gentleman accept that it would be contrary to the interests of patient care to force through a proposal that is opposed by consultants , nursing staff , general practitioners , patients and the general public ? |
| 19 | Labour 's planning controls and proposals for access would be directly contrary to the interests of farmers in the United Kingdom . |
| 20 | The TUC was not prepared to abandon its sectional interest if measures to secure full employment were thought to be contrary to the interests of the unions . |
| 21 | The Bar notes with concern the reduction in number of those eligible for legal aid and finds the proposals for the introduction of a system of standard fees in the magistrates ' courts to be contrary to the interests of the public and to justice and to be offensive and unfair to the profession . |
| 22 | A number of different rules of construction applicable to exclusion clauses have been identified , but it is probably safe to say that they are all really examples of the general rule that courts will interpret exclusion and similar clauses strictly , contra proferentem , or contrary to the interests of the party who drafted them — normally the person seeking to rely on them . |
| 23 | Contrary to the rules of mainstream journalism , the people worth media coverage are women , children and manual labourers , and this should be reflected in training . |
| 24 | Hoffmann-La Roche claimed that the proceedings adopted by the Monopolies Commission were contrary to the rules of natural justice and that in consequence the Order was ultra vires and invalid ; it brought proceedings against the Secretary of State claiming a declaration to that effect , and indicated that in the meanwhile it would not comply with the Order . |
| 25 | ( Case 199/82 ) [ 1985 ] 2 C.M.L.R. 658 , which establishes that a person who pays charges levied by a member state contrary to the rules of Community law is entitled to repayment of the charge , such right being regarded as a consequence of , and an adjunct to , the rights conferred on individuals by the Community provisions prohibiting the relevant charges : see paragraph 12 of the judgment of the court , at p. 688 . |
| 26 | By an amended respondent 's notice the natural mother supported the local authority 's appeal on the grounds advanced by their notice of appeal and further or alternatively sought to contend that the judge ( 1 ) had been wrong in law , fact or both to hear and determine the applications for leave when the mother was not a party to the applications and was not aware of them and the judge had not been apprised properly or at all of her wishes in the matter ; ( 2 ) had acted contrary to the rules of natural justice and to section 10(9) ( d ) ( ii ) of the Act of 1989 ; and ( 3 ) ought to have required the mother to be notified of the application pursuant to rule 4.3(2) ( b ) of the Family Proceedings Rules 1991 , rule 4.4 and Appendix III . |
| 27 | Further , rights are rooted in society ; contrary to the beliefs of classical liberalism , the idea of rights existing prior to , or apart from , society was regarded as nonsensical . |
| 28 | Though her motivation is irrelevant in the sense that it matters not why she took the decision she did , I find that the reason for her refusal of a blood transfusion arises because it is contrary to the beliefs of the Jehovah 's Witnesses . |
| 29 | Contrary to the claims of certain American commentators , Derrida 's uncharacteristically emphatic endorsement here of Althusser 's project with regard to the possibility of ‘ intervallic , differentiated ’ histories , suggests the problems involved in invoking Althusser as an ‘ answer ’ to Derrida ; both are equally distrustful of any form of Hegelian historicism . |
| 30 | Contrary to the claims of the TUC , only a minority of employers have expressed reservations about the change in the law that we propose to make . |