Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] [prep] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The case turns on whether the department was legally responsible for supervising the group 's unauthorised offshore arm , Barlow Clowes International , where most of the losses were incurred . |
| 2 | First , by considering whether the facts the taxpayer relied on and the inspector knew about were inconsistent with the inspector 's having the requisite reasonable opinion , the Special Commissioner had misdirected himself in law . |
| 3 | The direction of the correction depends on whether the demand elasticity , , is greater or less than the elasticity of factor substitution in the corporate sector . |
| 4 | The coin looked as if the minter struck it on a single die , punching the image in the metal in repoussé , so hard that the inverted ear on the reverse would appear on the other side , and could be read the right way round in shallow relief when the coin was turned over . |
| 5 | Where a court adjudges a Member bankrupt , it must notify the Speaker and , after six months , when the House takes note of the order , he may become disqualified and remain so after his discharge , the length of the disqualification depending upon whether the court certifies that he was not at fault ( in which case the period is one year ) , failing which the period is five years . |
| 6 | Pope Lucius III sought aid from Henry II and the clergy of England in 1184 — a request that the clergy agreed to if the king wishes to pay it . |
| 7 | The investigation is carried out in private , the Local Commissioner having the power to examine all the internal papers of the department complained against and the power to take written and oral evidence from anyone who in his view can provide relevant information . |
| 8 | Whether the employers were in breach of the statute depended on whether the machine was ‘ in motion . ’ |
| 9 | The poet writes as if the train were a woman to give it a more human and emotional element and to allow the reader to be involved with the journey on a deeper level than would be necessary if it were a simple poem taken from an objective rather than a personal view . |
| 10 | In Flanders , services are classified simply in terms of the age of the youngsters looked after or the type of service offered ( for example , observation and assessment ) . |
| 11 | For us lesser mortals a redfin of two-pounds remains the fish to aim for and the capture of just one can be the catch of a lifetime . |
| 12 | And as the years go by and the father retires the son comes on to the boat , so it is really a very family thing , the lifeboat service . |
| 13 | There is the added irritation of having the picture interfered with and the screen takes a moment to settle down after a restart . |
| 14 | Scott J said that the distinction lay in whether the parties would have been prepared to allow the matter to be decided on the basis of views which had not been formulated . |
| 15 | As Lord Blackburn said in Bowes v Shand ( 1877 ) 2 App Cas 455 ( at p460 ) : " If the description of the article tendered is different in any respect it is not the article bargained for and the other party is not bound to take it . " |
| 16 | Raasay has an atmosphere of independence : had the Macleods ever declared a Republic of Raasay , the place feels as if the idea might have taken hold . |
| 17 | If the admission etc is delivered late but in a default action before judgment is entered or in a fixed date action before the return day , then the court proceeds as if the admission etc had been filed in time , as far as possible . |
| 18 | A real desire to participate in some form of practical training was expressed by most of the people spoken to but the problems of fitting in courses with the off-farm employment were considerable . |
| 19 | This is what the bridge looked like before the work was carried out . |
| 20 | A most interesting feature was the employment of Mr D. T. Holmes to visit the Highlands and report on the use made of and the appreciation of the libraries . |
| 21 | ‘ The scandal lies in that the pension funds have loopholes , ’ she said . |
| 22 | Even in such cases references in court to Parliamentary material should only be permitted where such material clearly discloses the mischief aimed at or the legislative intention lying behind the ambiguous or obscure words . |
| 23 | Lord Browne-Wilkinson refers to material which ‘ clearly discloses the mischief aimed at or the legislative intention lying behind the ambiguous or obscure words ’ and which ‘ contains a clear indication from the minister of the mischief aimed at , or the nature of the case intended , by the legislation ’ . |
| 24 | In some cases there is a gate for the lever to go into once the brakes are correctly locked . |
| 25 | The profession can not be certain how much this will save , as it depends on the amount provided for when the supply estimates were settled ; but we estimate a saving of £15 million on the assumption that the Government would have provided for a 1.5% increase . |
| 26 | At least one cave should be provided for the female to retire to if the male is getting overly aggressive in the courtship . |
| 27 | The correlations given with whether the junction was previously known or not is a point biserial correlation with data from all 30 subjects potentially available , data was coded as 1 if the junction was previously known and 0 if unknown . |
| 28 | A contract ends by performance when the terms of the contract have been performed by both parties , i.e. the hotelier has supplied the accommodation contracted for and the guest has paid the contract price for the accommodation services rendered . |
| 29 | As they passed close to the couple at table both the women recoiled as if the Devil himself had suddenly sprung up between them . |
| 30 | The problem remains of whether the identification of stress is possible ; some experimental work reported in Lea ( 1980 ) points to some progress in this field . |