Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can be done , however , only where a taxpayer 's total income is below the level of their personal allowances . |
| 2 | ‘ Opting out ’ will also be permitted , but only where a school seeks ‘ grant-maintained integrated status ’ , and chooses to progress towards full integration of Protestant and Roman Catholic pupils . |
| 3 | Hindu teachings allow abortion only where a pregnancy constitutes a danger to the mother 's life , Islamic law allows abortion up to as late as 120 days and under Jewish law the foetus is regarded as a subsidiary of the mother and abortion is permitted as long as a number of doctors recommend it . |
| 4 | Sheer cliffs , 300–400 feet high , defend the island , relenting only where a breach permits landings to be made at a small beach ; nearby an ancient graveyard and ruined crofts are relics of a former occupation . |
| 5 | However , self-build schemes are really possible only where a number of energetic persons , usually young , coincide . |
| 6 | The appeal lies only where a point of law is involved . |
| 7 | There is a power to make an award only where a party has acted frivolously , vexatiously or otherwise unreasonably , either for a fixed sum or for taxed costs . |
| 8 | A reference to that office is made only where an inquiry concludes that an offence may have been committed . |
| 9 | Furthermore , they were used only where an owner had actually offered his land for sale at a price above existing use value . |
| 10 | She looked up suddenly where a shower of blossom swirled from the cherry-boughs . |
| 11 | We keep a note of any problems and arrange follow-up if necessary , especially where a module has been refused certification . ’ |
| 12 | For some , the fist was an alternative to the stick , especially where a conflict with a buck had taken on the form of a personal feud . |
| 13 | Also , because teeth are on display , treatment usually contains an element of risk and — especially where a dog is aggressive towards its owners or third parties — it must be individually tailored to the family , taking careful account of how the dog is behaving at all times . |
| 14 | Textbooks may of course also include original ideas , so the distinction becomes blurred ( especially where a textbook does n't tell you where it is offering contentious interpretations ) . |
| 15 | Admissions do not always take place in ideal circumstances , especially where a crisis has arisen . |
| 16 | Any attempt to grapple with a holist theory will therefore have to separate its holist character from its other features , and especially where a theory is weak , it will be important to see whether the deficiency is the result of its being holist , or is due to something else . |
| 17 | In families where there is a predisposition to violence , especially where an adult was abused as a child by the parent , the concept of elder abuse offers a further example of the violence extended in that family towards the least powerful members . |
| 18 | Contrary to some popular images , normally this does not seem to be reversed in a significant way during the last years of life of the older generation , except perhaps where a person receives substantial personal care , but is not in a position to repay it through bequests after their death . |
| 19 | One might focus particular attention on stress points in the day , perhaps where a mismatch of perception between individuals or even outright conflict occurred . |
| 20 | Obviously where an agency contractual or ostensible has been created and the agent behaves improperly , whether by exercising undue influence upon or by making false representations to the surety , then the creditor will be held vicariously responsible for and affected by the acts of the agent committed in the execution of the agency . |
| 21 | Not so where an illusion of everyday reality is more important . |
| 22 | Similar difficulties are likely to arise where a provision has more than one status ; eg where a procedure is treated , for some purposes , as also being a rule . |
| 23 | The question here is what must a firm disclose to its customers in order to permit its broker/dealer department to sell or buy stock off its own book to or from a " fiduciary customer " ( ie a customer to whom fiduciary duties are owed , eg where a broker acts as agent ) ? |
| 24 | An offeror wishing to approach a wider group ( eg where an offeror consortium is being organised or where irrevocable undertakings are being sought ) should consult the Panel . |
| 25 | It would occupy a fairly modest 2U of rack space , larger perhaps than a couple of its contemporaries , but it has the advantage of a distinctly uncluttered look about it . |
| 26 | We were the first up the hill and had to break a path , so although a summer walk up Schiehallion is simple and quick to the point of disappointment , winter is a trifle harder . |
| 27 | A garage would be nice and as we 've got two cars so although a garage is vital if we as long as we can get them off the road that would be an advantage |
| 28 | But Alice 's mood : little better than a sulk , and behaving as if it were everyone 's fault but her own … |
| 29 | ‘ But they realise that a partnership government would be better than a Labour government , and much better than a minority government of either party . ’ |
| 30 | Some stress has been thrown thus far on modernism and its advocacy , but a traditional critic may write as well or better than a modernist . |