Example sentences of "[verb] upon [art] [noun] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , this argument was rejected in the House of Lords and Lord Wilberforce ( at p372 ) said that to : … suppose that the assignments were made not by way of sale but by way of security would be to impose upon the parties a form of transaction totally different from that which they had selectednamely , one of saleand of which there was no evidence whatsoever that either of them desired … |
| 2 | ( c ) Duties following cancellation Where notice has been given , in the case of hire purchase or conditional sale transactions , s72 generally places upon the debtor a legal duty to redeliver the goods subject to a lien for any part exchange goods tendered by him ( s73(5) ) . |
| 3 | The Children Act 1989 and the regulations made under that Act have imposed upon the justices a new and very substantial burden and one which I am aware is sometimes causing difficulty , as justices are not accustomed to giving a judgment or a detailed explanation of their findings and their reasons . |
| 4 | Section 1 of the Transport ( London ) Act 1969 , imposed upon the G.L.C. a duty to develop policies which promoted the provision of integrated , efficient and economic transport facilities for Greater London . |
| 5 | Anyway erm occasionally they will inflict upon the group a German person or a Swiss national . |
| 6 | Unfortunately some people in the West , notably the intelligence community , deliberately bestow upon the KGB an incredible reputation for efficiency and prowess . |
| 7 | How reasonable or unreasonable the first draft agreement should be depends upon the instructions the acquirer gives and the perception of the acquirer 's bargaining position . |
| 8 | It is curious that it should have happened , that Michel came upon the scene the very instant she was really free for the first time in her life . |
| 9 | In my judgment , in view of the careful warning contained in the letters , the appointment of the son as a messenger assuming for the moment that it occurred , falls far short of the involvement required to visit upon the plaintiffs the unconscionable conduct of the son . |
| 10 | Who bestows upon the worshippers the ‘ gain' of their ‘ desires ’ ? |
| 11 | Who would have thought , with all this talk of millions to be made by gene juggling , that just a few years ago genetic engineering was considered to be so dangerous that one small accident could unleash upon the world a virulent plague that would make the black death look like an outbreak of summer flu ? |
| 12 | He laid upon the table a drawstring purse of soft leather , that chinked faintly as it shifted and settled . |
| 13 | The matter is now covered by the Family Proceedings Courts ( Children Act 1989 ) Rules 1991 , of which rule 21 imposes upon the justices the following duty : |
| 14 | Section 27 of the SGA imposes upon the seller a duty to deliver the goods and upon the buyer to accept the goods in both cases in accordance with the terms of the contract . |
| 15 | A number of representative bodies have pressed upon the Government the desirability of a transitional provision in relation to discretionary trusts where the settlement was made before 26th March 1974 . |
| 16 | He did not comment upon the subjects the fathers were to discuss . |
| 17 | Where the peace is threatened , the law confers upon the constable a very wide range of powers to take preventive action . |
| 18 | ‘ You had best impress upon the household the need for discretion . |
| 19 | Her acceptance of this role has not only given enormous pleasure to the membership but it has conferred upon the Association a status in society and an endorsement which only the seal of Royal Patronage can do . |
| 20 | Before the originating summons was served upon the mother the father had not made her aware of his intention to ‘ go back ’ upon his letter of 23 September 1991 in which he had said that he did not intend to seek to have the children returned to Australia . |
| 21 | Two other women lay upon the counter a pickle-bottle and a glass vessel of a kind which altogether defies description . |
| 22 | Each photograph had stamped upon the back the words PRIVATE PROPERTY . |
| 23 | Although the words ‘ reasonably fit ’ do not require the goods to be of the very best quality , they do impose upon the seller an absolute obligation . |
| 24 | Philip thus forced upon the Netherlanders a degree of unity which had hitherto not existed . |
| 25 | Subsection ( 2 ) is clearly an exception to the nemo dat principle , since the buyers were able to confer upon the sub-purchaser a title better than that which the buyers had themselves , namely , a title free from the sellers ’ lien and which therefore gave to the sub-purchaser the right to immediate possession . |
| 26 | If the landlord of an Assured Tenant wishes to obtain possession of the premises he or she must first of all serve upon the tenant a Notice Seeking Possession of a Property let on an Assured Tenancy . |
| 27 | This is normally done by imposing upon the tenant a covenant to comply with regulations made from time by the landlord . |
| 28 | But she wanted to impress upon the porter the existence of an appropriate form of address that did not reveal a woman 's marital status . |
| 29 | In the meantime , until this can be achieved , if you are worried that your parent is not receiving proper medical attention you should start to make a polite nuisance of yourself by frequent visits to the surgery to impress upon the doctor the fact that you consider there is real cause for concern about the state of her health and ask if he could arrange for a ‘ second opinion ’ . |
| 30 | He added that he did wish , however , to impress upon the Department the importance which the Korean Government and people attached to their apparent exclusion from the defense plans of the United States in the Far East . |