Example sentences of "[adj] under the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Its heavy vertical folds mask much of the body and hang free under the right elbow , while the thin , tight-drawn chiton shows the legs almost as though naked .
2 Remember , family planning is free under the National Health Service and you can choose whether to go to a family planning clinic or a GP .
3 Therefore , a tribunal or inferior court acts ultra vires if it reaches its conclusion on a basis erroneous under the general law .
4 It has received formal approval from the Justice Ministry , which ruled that the Party 's programme is acceptable under the recently-approved Law on Political parties .
5 They are the final arbiters , as to where the motions passed at the Apex Conference are acceptable under the advisory element of the rule , my branch are only too aware of this .
6 Their ground-sharing scheme with non-League Dartford would not be acceptable under the proposed changes .
7 He stared from the flower to Jekub looking small and old under the humming shadow of the ship .
8 A man with Ben Silcock 's history was detainable under the present law .
9 He put out his hand to her shoulder , warm under the gritty film of sand and said with mock pomposity .
10 It is all too easy under the euphoric conditions of a degree congregation to minimise the physical discomfort , the mental struggles , the times of desperation , the sheer hard work that are a part of working for a first degree .
11 As you would expect , this differs in certain material respects from the protection appropriate under the general rules for individual private investors .
12 She felt faint and tremulous under the sweet pressure and then when his lips grew more demanding the faintness was gone and pure sensual sensation clamoured her senses .
13 This is basically the difference in the amounts payable under the new budgetary arrangements compared to the old scheme .
14 There is , nowadays , little reason for the tenant to seek to incorporate an option to renew in his lease unless by reason of his bargaining strength he can secure that the rent payable under the new lease will be lower than that which would be fixed by the court on an application for a new tenancy under the 1954 Act .
15 9.8 An employee who suffers personal injury for which compensation is not payable under the Regional Council 's approved schemes may be awarded an ex-gratia payment to compensate for any financial expenditure incurred .
16 Estate duty is payable under the said Section 2 ( 1 ) ( b ) ( i ) but at CTT rates , any agricultural relief will be on the full estate duty basis but there is no timber relief , the exempting provisions of the said Section 5 ( 2 ) can apply and the duty on qualifying property can be paid by instalments by the persons accountable for it in terms of Section 8 ( 4 ) of the Finance Act , 1894 .
17 It is a breach of the legal aid regulations for a solicitor to receive money for fees from a client who is legally aided other than the contribution payable under the Green Form scheme .
18 Under existing UK tax legislation , the right to tax credits payable under the double tax treaty to US companies can be withdrawn and one option could be to start with companies based in California where the state tax authorities have been allowed to tax foreign-owned companies on a formula-apportioned share of worldwide group income .
19 ( A supplementary pension payable under the Supplementary Benefits scheme is not taxable , nor are voluntary payments made to her by you or other relatives , for which you can claim tax-free allowance .
20 1989 No. 339 ) and the amounts of the costs put forward by the father 's solicitors exceeded those properly allowable under the Legal Aid in Family Proceedings ( Remuneration ) Regulations 1991 ( S.I .
21 The grounds on which the father relied were , inter alia , that ( 1 ) the justices heard evidence from which they could properly conclude that his costs had been incurred as a result of the actions and omissions of the local authority ; ( 2 ) as there was no machinery for taxation of costs the justices were correct to assess the amount of the costs ; ( 3 ) the father was entitled to his costs incurred in the Family Proceedings court to the extent allowable under the Legal Aid in Family Proceedings ( Remuneration ) Regulations 1991 and the justices were correct to hold that the actions of the local authority justified making the costs order which included the costs of the hearing on 27 and 28 January 1992 .
22 The press blustered ; the claim was ‘ impossible under the immutable laws of nature ’ , said the New York Times .
23 It is also true that public complaining , impossible under the old regime , has grown enormously with the advent of a free press .
24 The outline of her clenched fist was visible under the white counterpane .
25 Two black streaks , shiny under the light rain falling steadily now , marked the wood .
26 The afternoon was drawing in and the water was choppy under the keen wind .
27 The sassy ease of the brief cotton stretch dress , the modernity of the new stretch shorts sit tight under the curvaceous hour-glass jacket .
28 Derive expressions for the torque needed to hold 0 constant under the following conditions : ( i ) when the plates are connected to a source of constant voltage V ; ( ii ) after the plates have been rotated to their position of maximum capacitance , charged to voltage V , disconnected from the supply and then rotated to a new position .
29 The rotor tips would then be on the point of breaking up and the mounting on the verge of shattering under the centrifugal force .
30 Tippy was breathing heavily , her face white under the black eyeliner and heavy foundation .
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