Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] where [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between this line and the basin margin the formation comprises mainly platform carbonates , whereas basinwards it consists entirely of slope and basin plain deposits and submarine fans are developed only where the Z2 Carbonate reaches exceptional thickness . |
| 2 | Thus , Prest has claimed that the assumption about indirect taxes can be justified only where the supply is perfectly elastic ( leaving aside the case of totally inelastic demand ) , whereas the assumption about income tax can be justified only when factor supplies are completely inelastic . |
| 3 | Permission would be given only where the procedure was ‘ judged to be of exceptional importance in meeting the essential needs of man or animals ’ . |
| 4 | At one time it was the law that rape is committed only where the woman submits through force , fear , or fraud . |
| 5 | A court should be slow to draw any such inference , however , since Parliament has in section 4 indicated its intention that an offence should be committed only where the distribution of literature is likely to lead to the use of violence . |
| 6 | Pegged near where the canal enters the East Dock the Cariff Nomad quivertipped pinkie on a size 22 hook to catch 20 small roach totalling 1–1–0 . |
| 7 | It was also impressed by the argument of the Policy Advisory Committee that there should be a clear legislative statement that rape is committed even where a woman does not sustain injury but submits through fear . |
| 8 | A reference to that office is made only where an inquiry concludes that an offence may have been committed . |
| 9 | In urban areas special control can be operated only where the secretary of state is satisfied that there is a need for ‘ special protection on grounds of amenity ’ . |
| 10 | Presumably it can be done only where the essential core of each subject is no greater than half the total ; or where the subjects overlap in some way ; or where students are prepared to do more than 100 per cent of the work . |
| 11 | Plinth heights can be varied to allow flexibility of design , as seen here where the dishwasher has been raised to a more comfortable height . |
| 12 | The borehole can often be sited precisely where the water is needed — in a village or factory compound , for example — so avoiding the need for expensive water mains . |
| 13 | Cadmium , one of the most toxic metals known to man , should be used only where no satisfactory alternative exists . |
| 14 | But the narrow stetches were used only where the heaviness of the land made them inescapably necessary ; for their disadvantages were many . |
| 15 | Furthermore , they were used only where an owner had actually offered his land for sale at a price above existing use value . |
| 16 | But then it is used extensively where a preposition seems to be naturally required , but where to is really inadequate , as in the infinitive of reaction : glad to meet you ( cf Fr. charmé de vous voir ) . |
| 17 | Any spreadsheet can include more than one page and you can use commands and formula between and across pages — for example you can write a sum that adds the contents of the same cell in a number of pages as in the example shown here where the fourth page of the spreadsheet summarises three month 's sales collected on the three previous pages . |
| 18 | The ‘ rodent-run ’ display takes an entirely different form and is employed especially where the local predatory species are always on the alert for small rats , mice , or lemmings . |
| 19 | Most grammar schools were single sex ; mixed schools were usually provided only where the sparseness of the population made it impracticable to provide separate schools for boys and girls . |
| 20 | The infinitives of such verbs are found only where the person of their support is specified ( We want it to snow ) , but not when the support is left undefined , as in certain exclamations , and not in the function of subject ( * To snow is pleasant ) . |
| 21 | Many lines were laid only where a considerable volume of traffic ( passenger and goods ) was assured . |
| 22 | This response to steroids suggests a different disease process to that which occurs when retroperitoneal fibrosis or primary sclerosing cholangitis are found alone where the results of steroid treatment are unpredictable . |
| 23 | It is not known exactly where the birds end up , although some of them are likely to be eaten as game by African farmers . |
| 24 | This is easiest at places which allow schools access at times exclusively for educational visits , or where some special space can be set aside where a group can work undisturbed . |
| 25 | A murder trial has heard that tyre tracks found near where a woman drowned in the boot of her car were not consistent with an accident . |
| 26 | But , as civil servants have discovered in the past , prosecution under the Official Secrets Act may be brought even where the civil servant ( or the engineer in this case ) is exposing improper or even illegal conduct by the executive . |
| 27 | However , the appointment of a receiver must not be equated with that of a liquidator : ( i ) where a receiver is appointed the company need not go into liquidation and if it does the same person who acted as receiver will normally not be appointed liquidator ; ( ii ) liquidation is a class action designed to protect the interests of the unsecured creditors whereas , as we shall see , receivership is designed to protect the interests of the security holders who appointed the receiver and it is for this reason that a receiver can be appointed even where the company is in liquidation ; ( iii ) liquidation terminates the trading power of the company whereas this is not the case with receivership ; ( iv ) a liquidator has power to disclaim onerous property , something not possible in the case of receivership ; ( v ) a liquidator in a compulsory winding up is an officer of the court whereas this is not the case with a receiver unless appointed by the court ; ( vi ) lastly , it is easier to obtain recognition of liquidation as opposed to receivership in proceedings in foreign courts . |
| 28 | A Supervisor is appointed even where the case is being handled by our most senior staff . |
| 29 | ‘ This was likely to have happened especially where the original charge was attempted rape . |
| 30 | In matrimonial law , the courts have recognised that cohabitation may have ceased even where the parties live in the same dwelling , provided that they are no longer ‘ living with each other in the same household . ’ |