Example sentences of "[vb infin] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does it , does it act that question , does it act in the modern way and if it does how much does it act in the modern way . |
| 2 | Does it , does it act that question , does it act in the modern way and if it does how much does it act in the modern way . |
| 3 | But , read the chapter this way or that , if there was ever a case for recognising that unions have a right to share in the management of companies , that case depended critically upon a general expectation — amounting to a near-certainty — that , rather than give primacy to their sectional interests , unions would and could act in the general interest whenever it was necessary or desirable for them to do so . |
| 4 | Hence the state can act in the long-run interests of capital against the current wishes of short-sighted capitalists . |
| 5 | Only a parent has such a right , and even then the parent may only act in the best interests of the patient . |
| 6 | is that a person who acts as a representative of another is in a conflict of interest situation if , either at the time when he accepts appointment or subsequently while he acts as a representative , there is a material interest of his own or of a third person for whom he also acts , and the pursuit or protection of that interest would create a substantial risk that he may not act in the best way to pursue or protect the interest of the person he represents . |
| 7 | He is a representative who must act in the best interests of all his constituents . |
| 8 | It means , according to , ‘ meeting the client , not just during a transaction but regularly to show an interest in the business and make the client comfortable , that while a lawyer is there primarily to earn a living he or she will act in the best interests of the business rather than in the best interests of the till . ’ |
| 9 | Subject to this constraint and the firm 's other technical standards we must always act in the best interests of our client . |
| 10 | In F v West Berkshire Health Authority [ 1989 ] 2 All ER 545 , Lord Goff stated : where the state of affairs is permanent or semi-permanent , as … in the case of a mentally disordered person … there is no point in waiting to obtain the patient 's consent … the doctor must act in the best interests of his patient , just as if he had received his patient 's consent so to do … the lawfulness of the doctor 's action is to be found in the principle of necessity … the doctor must act in accordance with a responsible and competent body of relevant professional opinion … it may be good practice to consult relatives and others who are concerned with the care of the patient . |
| 11 | For example , the rule which automatically renders transactions carried out by company directors in breach of the prohibition on self-dealing voidable can be modified , but it has been held that the director must still act in the best interests of the company . |
| 12 | A hill or valley can often act in the same way as an enormous sail and bend the wind over a large area . |
| 13 | But the steroids in the Pill are of a different sort — they are the female sex hormones ( or closely related chemicals ) and they do not act in the same way as corticosteroids . |
| 14 | It was inevitable that both would act in the same interests , and command support against putative extravagance and recklessness . |
| 15 | He did not feel that he needed to apologize , and said that if similar circumstances arose he would act in the same way . |
| 16 | Where the employee is working on the employer 's premises , the employer must act in the same manner as a reasonably prudent employer . |
| 17 | Enough has been said , however , to make it clear that regulation need not necessarily act in the public interest . |
| 18 | Mr Hatton 's solicitor , Peter Quinn , said the DPP should act in the public interest and bring the matter to a conclusion . |
| 19 | They do not act in the full light of day but deal in subtle trickery , clever fetches , secret assassinations , and every filthy trick of the devil . |
| 20 | This will be beneficial in the long run , but the EC must assist in the transitional period . |
| 21 | These will not affect the tank , which will then assist in the overall illumination of the room , rather than being drowned out by it . |
| 22 | The International Energy Agency ( IEA ) , set up in 1974 by the Council of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) to co-ordinate energy policies among its participating countries , announced on March 6 that it was to withdraw its plan to release oil from its stockpiles , a measure introduced in January to boost the volume of oil available in the world market during the Gulf war [ see p. 37943 ] , since the ceasefire agreement ending Gulf hostilities would assist in the prospective restoration of normal suppliers from most oil producing nations . |
| 23 | The conference also called on the Organization of African Unity ( OAU ) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) to convene a conference with prospective donor countries to formulate an aid plan which would assist in the social and economic integration of refugees who chose to return to Rwanda and of those seeking naturalized status in their present country of residence . |
| 24 | Stirling had always envisaged the Free French contingent as the nucleus of a French SAS regiment which would assist in the eventual liberation of their country . |
| 25 | In addition , the party groups often appoint Whips , whose job it is not just to enforce party discipline , but by operating what is referred to in Parliamentary jargon as ‘ the usual channels ’ can assist in the smooth running of the authority , by , for example , effecting agreements on nominations to committees or outside bodies . |
| 26 | So anyway I said , oh well get some change and I was on the point of sa I said to Margaret shall we jump in the ruddy car and we 'll get back . |
| 27 | ‘ Because everybody goes and jumps in the river is no reason why we have to go and jump in the same river . ’ |
| 28 | Liv in the Do you know in the actual flats where you 're living here ? |
| 29 | now just whom did he know in the Irish organizations ? |
| 30 | Buffalo will know in the next couple of days whether Kelly will be fit to face Houston again in the first round of the play-offs next weekend . |