Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Where the negligent misrepresentation induces a contract between the parties , it may be more advantageous to proceed under s2(1) of the 1967 Act , not least because it reverses the onus of proof by placing it upon the seller ( see Howard Marine and Dredging Co Ltd v A Ogden and Sons ( Excavations ) Ltd [ 1978 ] QB 574 ) .
2 In Howard Marine and Dredging Co Ltd v A Ogden and Sons ( Excavations ) Ltd [ 1978 ] QB 574 , a case decided under s3 of the 1967 Act , Lord Denning considered the following factors to be relevant : the parties were of equal bargaining position , the representation made was innocent , and in any case the plaintiffs had failed to prove that they had reasonable grounds for believing the truth of the statement .
3 He will soon find , for instance , the stranger in the furnace with Shadrach , Meshach and Abednego ( Daniel 3 ) , and even the Mount of Transfiguration when Moses and Elijah conversed with the transformed and glorified Jesus ( Matthew 17:1–8 ) .
4 His only friend is the tubercular and crippled Ratso Rizzo , who dreams of getting to the sunshine of Florida one day .
5 Small things to many , but at Miele excellence of design and construction ensure a kitchen whose performance will remain faultless and give pleasure for life , which has been our philosophy since we introduced major kitchen appliances at the turn of the century .
6 The decision of the UN General Assembly not to accept the delegation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( FRY — the entity created in April as a " rump " federation of Serbia and Montenegro — see p. 38848 ) as the natural successor to the UN seat formerly held by Yugoslavia [ see p. 39121 ] , compounded an internal power struggle between Serbian and FRY leaders inclined towards compromise and those advocating a military policy .
7 This allows you to Clear and Set fonts to any range .
8 While the 1923 Report to the Board of Education by the Consultative Committee on differentiating the curriculum for boys and girls in secondary schools was not convinced as to ‘ clear and ascertained differences between the sexes on which education policy may be readily based ’ , it stressed the danger of ‘ over pressure ’ in the education of girls .
9 Tony Smith broke clear and found room for Steve Larder to outpace the home cover on the left .
10 Paul Reid caught the defence square with a perfect through ball from the halfway line for McCarthy to race clear and beat Prudhoe with a right foot shot .
11 Paul Reid caught the defence square with a perfect through ball from the halfway line for McCarthy to race clear and beat Prudhoe with a right foot shot .
12 Earlier this year she was given the all clear and joined Dreamflight as a helper .
13 Right , halyards on the J/44 are best hauled just abaft the mast to keep the cockpit clear and to keep crew weight in the middle of the boat .
14 The logic is clear and has roots that go back as far as Adam Smith , the father of economic liberalism or free market capitalism .
15 The drama for women , of course , is that we have been encouraged to become dependent and hold others in dependent relationships and have rarely sought to differentiate : womens ' groups can be as tyrannical as any other when they do not allow diversity and disagreement .
16 However , if they had lived with the deceased , an unmarried partner 's children from a previous marriage or relationship might be able to prove they were dependent and obtain provision from the estate .
17 It was Major 's idea that Foreign Office minister Tristan Garel-Jones , a passionate pro-European and hate figure for the right , should make a high profile defence of the Treaty .
18 Ageing and work capacity — the arguments
19 In the functioning reservoir the liquid contents of the reservoir are in contact with the posterior wall mucosa in both the prone and standing positions while the anterior wall mucosa is somewhat protected by the presence of gas within the lumen .
20 When you next indulge in self-stimulation , instead of summoning up the prone and panting form of some nymph of your fervid fancy , at the moment of climax I want you to contemplate your own dappled visage .
21 It also meant that all political structures , especially the less specialized and differentiated ones found in Third World states , could be expected to perform additional functions to those which were their main raison d'être .
22 A military appeal court in Bucharest ruled on June 3 that a 20-year prison sentence passed on Nicu Ceausescu , the son of the overthrown and executed President Nicolae Ceausescu , should be reduced to 16 years , followed by eight years ' loss of civil liberties .
23 After examining women at senior executive level in the US she discovered that while men were annoyed by perpetual interruptions , women took them as opportunities to cement relationships , commend staff and to learn.The ‘ ecology of leadership ’ as Helgerson labels it , promoted the long-term and sees daily events within a larger , historical and unfolding context .
24 Pancreatitis was induced by caerulein that was diluted in saline and infused sc for five hours in conscious animals at a dose of 10 µg/kg/h and at a rate of 1 ml/h .
25 Flax sails , especially , were very porous and sailing ships ‘ in chase ’ would wet their sails to swell the fibres and reduce the porosity .
26 ‘ But an equally important part of our work is helping the children who call — in their thousands — about problems such as bullying , teenage pregnancy , substance abuse , running away from home , feeling suicidal and eating disorders . ’
27 A High Commission official has interviewed Selahattin Ozberk , 30 , and a doctor who examined him said that he is potentially suicidal and has scars which appear to be from beatings in Turkey .
28 John Bowlby , the man who pioneered what has become known as ‘ attachment theory ’ , drew a military analogy to underline the importance of establishing and maintaining a secure base in handling unfamiliar and threatening situations :
29 Apart from the Yuruk , there are no truly nomadic weavers in Anatolia , although a number of groups ( Tashpinar , Yahyali and Yagcibedir , etc ) are still essentially tribal and make rugs with a strong nomadic appearance and character .
30 It was to be on a new site and act as a combined station for suburban and express services .
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