Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] at first " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the response at first was muted , for the Acts seem to have been ad hoc responses to a perceived crisis rather than an expression of a coherent programme . |
| 2 | The variety at first seems bewildering , but leaving aside primitive creatures like jellyfish and corals which we have already discussed , and the much more advanced backboned fish , nearly all can be allocated to one of three main types : shelled animals , like clams , cowries and sea snails ; radially symmetrical creatures like starfish and sea urchins ; and elongated animals with segmented bodies varying from wriggling bristle worms to shrimps and lobsters . |
| 3 | In a slightly different context , that of the attitude to be adopted by an appellate court where there has been a change in the circumstances of the plaintiff since the trial at first instance , Harman LJ enunciated the principle that , " the court should never speculate where it knows " : Curwen v James [ 1963 ] 1 WLR at p753 . |
| 4 | Their lashes would be heavily caked whereas the newcomers were fearful of the technique at first . |
| 5 | I did n't realise the extent of the damage at first . |
| 6 | The Appellate Court of Illinois , affirming the decision at first instance , rejected both arguments , holding that VWoA was agent by operation of law as an ‘ involuntary agent ’ under a well-established doctrine in the law of Illinois , and that the Convention was inapplicable to service effected within the borders of the United States . |
| 7 | ‘ Reverting to the decision at first instance in the Leighton case , the report of the argument shows that the provisions of section 82(1) and ( 2 ) of the Act of 1925 were drawn to the attention of Luxmoore J. We feel no doubt that he would have appreciated that , even in the absence of a successful plea of forgery or non est factum , the section would in terms have conferred a discretion on the court to rectify the charges register , even as against the innocent chargees . |
| 8 | The Court of Appeal supported the decision at first instance to leave all four children at home but recognised that the local authority had been acting quite properly in bringing the case to court . |
| 9 | ( p944 ) His Lordship specifically rejected the argument that drivability was the sole test of merchantability and overturned the decision at first instance ( [ 1987 ] 2 WLR 353 ) where it is held that the vehicle was merchantable as its defects did not destroy " the workable character " of the machine . |
| 10 | We had a very bad time with Ken , the buyer at first . |
| 11 | The faint silvery-white outline of his robe and his face were clearly discernible to her at all times , and so overpowering was the experience at first that in the early morning , as she poured out a cup of tea , she would pour a second cup and absent-mindedly walk towards the chair and say : ‘ Here 's a cup of tea for you , ’ and then jolt back to reality , shaking her head : ‘ Agh , I must be mad ! |
| 12 | COLOMBO — Sri Lankan troops went on the offensive at first light yesterday after left-wing rebels defied a six-day government ceasefire and burnt dozens of vehicles and buildings , killing 61 people , Reuter reports . |
| 13 | We fell in love with the cottage at first sight . |
| 14 | BELOW LEFT There is no need to let your dog off the leash at first when you are teaching the ‘ stay ’ command . |
| 15 | The secrecy of the Council at first proved a problem for journalists , though gradually language groups of bishops and experts emerged to brief reporters after each congregation . |
| 16 | Graeme did all the cooing at first but has now turned his saucepans over to his talented young apprentice , Steve Webb . |
| 17 | I was shaken to the core at first , then Betty — she knows all our plans , of course , and is full of enthusiasm , though she is utterly discreet — she put the situation in perspective . |
| 18 | The consultant at first attempted to induce labour but discontinued it . |
| 19 | He tried to deny he 'd been to the village at first , but when I told him I 'd watched his every move he said he 'd gone for toothpaste and avoided our constables because he did n't think they 'd allow him to go out . ’ |
| 20 | The House of Lords , agreeing with the Court of Appeal , held that the judge at first instance had been wrong in his interpretation . |
| 21 | The reluctance of the judge at first instance to adopt a policy approach at a time when the obvious intention of the Act , not to mention the thrust of securities regulation in general , was to clamp down on market abuse , can only be described as an anomalous , not to mention unwelcome , development . |
| 22 | However , a summons was issued to dismiss our claim on the ground of this supposed privilege , which was refused by the judge at first instance — a refusal confirmed , and emphatically , by the Court of Appeal . |
| 23 | The judge at first instance granted the injunction and the Court of Appeal upheld his decision , Lord Denning MR saying that there was no evidence that the blacking at the Daily Express had had any effect on the provincial dispute . |
| 24 | Injunctions were issued against The Observer and The Guardian newspapers to prevent them from publishing extracts from Peter Wright 's book and the Court of Appeal , overruling the judge at first instance , held that although publication by The Independent newspaper and others could not be a breach of those injunctions nevertheless , since they knew of their issue , they could be guilty of contempt of court if their publication interfered with the course of justice . |
| 25 | The report suggested that it was not the ultimate loser 's fault that the judge at first instance and the Court of Appeal did not get the right answers , and that the loser should not be liable for the appellate costs . |
| 26 | The judge at first instance invoked the wardship powers of the court to protect the girl : he weighed her interests against that of the publishers , and concluded that the balance came down in favour of restraining publication , since the book could be rendered harmless by excising a few paragraphs . |
| 27 | June 's parents were n't too pleased at the marriage at first , but they accept it now , as the couple seem so suited . ’ |
| 28 | Now that the necessity of continuing the line to the Cambrian is manifest to the promoters of the rest of the line , the town and neighbourhood of Bishop 's Castle , which took no notice of the question at first , has , not unnaturally perhaps , been left wholly out of consideration in the matter . |
| 29 | Outside the shop at first floor level was a magnificent six-foot magnet . |
| 30 | Many of the more intractable problems involved with merger of solicitors ' firms will be within the province of the accountancy profession : and the best advice as to how to reconcile the apparently irreconcilable will be obtained not through the pages of any book but from a fellow professional who has actually and successfully observed the process at first hand . |