Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [subord] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To date , the number of cases taken in this fashion are very few and there has been very little guidance from the Courts as to the ambit of the provision . |
| 2 | Small time offenders in need of psychiatric help are being jailed by the courts because of a rundown of psychiatric hospitals . |
| 3 | There is greater scope for a change in the context of the multilaterals than in the context of the bilaterals . |
| 4 | ‘ Now , I ca n't build on the south or the east side of the houses because of the sea . |
| 5 | This page and View from City Road , page 33 Pay rises : Two surveys show that pay is rising faster at the top end of the scales than at the bottom . |
| 6 | Two further contributory factors to the decline of the industry have been : the lowered earnings of energy companies giving rise to spending cutbacks ; and the dampening of government enthusiasm for the projects because of the abundance of crude oil . |
| 7 | Ferguson is prepared to risk Robson because another of United 's Englishmen , Lee Martin , is unlikely to face the Russians because of a stomach bug . |
| 8 | If an MNP holds or receives clients ' money , all solicitor and RFL principals must comply with the rules as to the keeping of clients ' money in client accounts , keeping records of transactions , and deliver an annual accountant 's report . |
| 9 | The rules as to the time that property passes are contained in section 16–1g and they differ according to whether the contract is for the sale of specific or unascertained goods . |
| 10 | On the other hand , the Hague Convention deals with a limited issue , that of service abroad ; it does not affect the rules as to the extent of the jurisdiction of the courts of a particular state , the rules of the forum court as to which documents are required to be served , nor the time-limits set for procedural steps under that law . |
| 11 | ‘ I dare say thieves are no more frequent on the roads than in the town , ’ argued Ralf , saving Guy from further introductions . |
| 12 | This time we set the switches as per the RAM Board diagram and all was well . |
| 13 | In contrast to the initial confidence of the authorities as to the insignificance of changes in the financial system for the operation of monetary control , the monetary authorities progressively emphasised the importance of financial institutions during the MTFS and subsequent analyses of the MTFS . |
| 14 | She was wearing a pair of off-white trousers , which she had cuffed as much as she could at the ankles because of the heat , and a plain navy-coloured T-shirt , neither of which sported designer labels . |
| 15 | Seldom is anything genuinely new shown at the Earls Court venue , normally used more as a glorified car showroom by the manufacturers than as a showcase for forthcoming cars and innovative ideas . |
| 16 | In other cases , techniques will be refined to reduce the suffering or stress of the animals as in the use of improved anaesthetics or postoperative drugs . |
| 17 | I was keener on the pictures than on the prose and therefore skipped most of the moral rearmament propaganda : ‘ hobbies ’ , like ‘ pocket money ’ , were things that other kids had , so I was never tempted to make a jet-propelled car with a Sparklets bulb ( whatever that was ) . |
| 18 | Even I find it hard to sleep in the bedrooms because of the damp . ’ |
| 19 | And er I 'll be able to have more room to myself then cos David wo n't be there anyway so I might be able to have one of the bedrooms as like a sitting room to myself or study or something . |
| 20 | This , of course , influences the tides because of the importance of its gravitational pull on the world 's oceans and seas . |
| 21 | There are differences among the units because of the need to adapt the standard model to the specific conditions of each site , such as its cooling capacities or degree of earthquake risk . |
| 22 | I used the same method of laying the stretchers over the legs in the correct position and marking off the shoulders as in the back rails . |
| 23 | Then a silence began to fall on every living thing around the Cages except for a Man running , not towards Woil but to the visitor caught by the hand in the talons of Creggan . |
| 24 | There is no contentious issue between the parties as to the suitability of the mother to look after the children or as to the suitability of the father to have contact with them . |
| 25 | ( 5 ) The turnover rent shall be determined by a qualified accountant ( acting as an expert ) and whose decision shall be final ( except so far as concerns matters of law ) to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales : ( a ) if the tenant fails to supply a certificate in accordance with paragraph 3 above ( in which case the landlord 's costs of the determination and the expert 's fee shall be borne by the tenant ) or ( b ) if there shall be any dispute between the parties as to the calculation of the turnover rent ( in which case the costs of the determination and the expert 's fee shall be borne as the expert directs ) ( 6 ) Until the determination of the turnover rent for any rental year the tenant shall continue to pay rent at the rate payable immediately before the beginning of the rental year in question and upon such determination there shall be due as arrears of rent or as the case may be refunded to the tenant the difference ( if any ) between the rent paid by the tenant for that year and the rent which ought to have been paid by him for that year plus ( if the turnover rent is determined by an expert ) such amount of interest as may be directed by the expert ( 7 ) If the turnover rent for any rental year falls below £ the landlord may by notice in writing served on the tenant not more than one month after the determination of the turnover rent for that year ( time not being of the essence ) require that there be substituted for the basic rent and the turnover rent for that year the amount for which the demised property might reasonably be expected to be let on the open market at the beginning of the year in question for a term equal to the residue of this lease then unexpired and on the same terms as this lease ( save as to rent but on the assumption that the rent may be revised every five years ) there being disregarded the matters set out in section 34 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 ( as amended ) and in default of agreement the said amount shall be determined by an independent surveyor ( acting as an expert not as an arbitrator ) to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors whose decision shall be final and whose fee shall be borne as he directs Example 4:5 Turnover rent for theatre or cinema based on box office receipts1 ( 1 ) In this schedule : ( a ) " box office receipts " means the gross amount of all moneys payable to the tenant or any group company on the sale of tickets for theatrical cinematic or other performances in the demised property or the right to stage productions or hold conferences or other events ( whether public or private ) in the demised property and any moneys payable on the sale of programmes souvenirs or similar items ; ( i ) treating any sale by credit card as having been a sale in consideration of the net amount recoverable by the tenant from the credit card company ( ii ) treating any amount which the tenant is entitled to receive by way of grant gift or sponsorship as part of the box office receipts and ( iii ) deducting any value added tax payable by the tenant to HM Customs and Excise ( b ) " bar receipts " means the gross amount of all moneys payable to the tenant or any group company for the supply of food and drink in the demised property : ( i ) treating any sale by credit card as having been a sale in consideration of the net amount recoverable by the tenant from the credit card company ( ii ) allowing the tenant a reduction of two per cent for wastage ( 2 ) The rent payable by the tenant shall be the aggregate of : ( a ) £ … per annum ( b ) 5 per cent of the first 60 per cent of the box office receipts for any year ( c ) 10 per cent of the remainder of the box office receipts ( d ) 7.5 per cent of the bar receipts payable annually in arrear on 31 December in each year ( 3 ) The tenant shall pay on account of the rent on 1 January 1 April 1 July and 1 October : ( a ) in the first year of the term £ … by four equal instalments ( b ) in the second and every subsequent year of the term payments at the rate of the rent payable for the last preceding year of the term by four equal instalments and as soon as possible after the end of the second and each subsequent year the amounts payable for that year under paragraph 2 above shall be agreed or otherwise determined and all necessary adjustments ( whether by way further payment by the tenant or credit given by the landlord ) shall be made ( 4 ) The tenant shall : ( a ) keep full and accurate books or records of account ( b ) permit the landlord ( or a person nominated by the landlord ) to inspect the books or records of account ( but not more often than once every three months ) and if so required to provide the books or records in a readily legible form ( 5 ) ( a ) at the end of each year of the term either the landlord or the tenant may require an audit of the tenant 's books and records by an independent auditor ( acting as an expert ) to be appointed ( in default of agreement ) by the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ( b ) the auditor shall certify the amount of the box office receipts and the bar receipts for the year in question and his certificate shall be binding on the parties ( except in so far as concerns matters of law ) ( c ) the auditor has power to determine how his costs and the costs of any representations to him shall be borne |
| 26 | Although agreement may be reached between the parties as to the future of the matrimonial home , it is strongly advised that such agreement be embodied in a " consent order " of the court ; if the court does not have the power directly to make an order under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 ( for instance in relation to repairs to property held subject to certain conditions and in relation to payment of premiums of life assurance policies ) the same effect can be achieved by formulating the obligations of each party as undertakings given to the court ( see Livesey v Jenkins [ 1985 ] 1 All ER 106 and Salter , Matrimonial Consent Orders and Agreements , 2nd edn , Longman 1991 ) . |
| 27 | ‘ Unless a different intention appears , the following are rules for ascertaining the intention of the parties as to the time at which the property in the goods is to pass to the buyer . ’ |
| 28 | Because those planning a service probably give greater weight to the words than to the music , the Commission believes that those texts which promote ancient truths in a readily-understood manner and in good , or at least passable , poetry are the ones which ought to be used . |
| 29 | Her assumption had been correct : its identity was as apparent from the colour of the bricks as from the nameplate on the gate . |
| 30 | Histology showed that there were more premalignant lesions ( intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia ) in the miners than in the control group . |