Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Criminal Law Revision Committee regarded this bending of the law as unsatisfactory , and tentatively proposed a new offence of mercy killing where a person , out of compassion , unlawfully kills another who is , or is believed by him to be , permanently helpless or in great pain . |
| 2 | 5.18.2 Nothing in the preceding clause shall entitle the Tenant to withhold or delay any payment of the rents or any other sum due under this Lease after the date upon which they fall due or in any way prejudice affect or derogate from the rights of the Landlord in relation to such non-payment including ( but without prejudice to the generality of the above ) under the proviso for re-entry contained in this Lease The period of grace before interest bites will be a matter of negotiation between the landlord and the tenant . |
| 3 | Do not fast if you are pregnant or in any way unwell . |
| 4 | It is important to emphasise that older people should not be regarded en masse as ill , frail or in terminal decline . |
| 5 | Twenty-five was about the average age of marriage for Scottish women , — and it does appear to be the case that with the notable exception of Dundee ( where a large number of women continued working ) it was usual throughout the period up to 1914 to give up regular employment on marriage and to return to it only if widowed or in great hardship . |
| 6 | A sociology graduate , whether from a university or polytechnic , is 10 times more likely to be unemployed or in short-term employment than a building , pharmacy or civil engineering graduate . |
| 7 | Over the three years , 1986-8 , 7.3 per cent of Aston 's graduates were unemployed or in temporary employment six months after graduation ; at Sussex , 13.5 per cent . |
| 8 | American estimates put the number of family households headed by a female , or by a male who is unemployed or in part-time work only , at two out of five . |
| 9 | A feature of such stories is their selectivity , for they omit to mention the number of part-time reserve police who are unemployed or in low-status employment , or who sign up for mercenary reasons or for the power and respect that they believe accompanies the uniform . |
| 10 | Whether we would be correct to conclude from this that in manic-depression mania was produced by a quasi-toxic suppression of the superego I do not know , but if would certainly accord well with Freud 's suggestion that in the manic interludes in depression we witness ‘ a magnificent festival of the ego , which might then once again feel satisfied with itself ’ . |
| 11 | While the approach taken by the US courts has been much more progressive than that which has been adopted in Britain , it is nonetheless clear that in neither jurisdiction do directors owe a duty of disclosure when trading on impersonal stock exchange markets . |
| 12 | It is clear that in each area of revolt , some local figure emerged to take the lead , and this is hardly surprising when one considers the nature of fourteenth century society . |
| 13 | Whilst it has been made clear that in this group both men and women assume caring roles , feminists have rightly pointed out that some of the dilemmas and problems are worse for women , not least because social conventions have not ascribed the same significance to employment for women as for men . |
| 14 | A number of diplomatic episodes ( notably the Anglo-French alliance of 1716 and the Austro-Spanish combination of 1725 : see pp. 328 , 315 ) made it clear that in this respect the presumptions of the previous century were no longer valid . |
| 15 | If it is clear that in any event the plaintiff is entitled to a substantial sum , a reasonable proportion of such sum may be awarded whether or not the plaintiff is in immediate need of it ( Schott Kem Ltd v Bentley & Ors [ 1991 ] 1 QB 61 ) . |
| 16 | I make it absolutely clear that in any case of official error , no matter how far back the case goes , payment will be made . |
| 17 | It is quite clear that in any examination the examiner has a very short time to spend on any individual question . |
| 18 | It should be clear that in pluralist theory ‘ regionalism ’ is then rather a misnomer since the territorial location and conformation is utterly irrelevant . |
| 19 | In aggregate then , the run-down of employment in foreign-owned plants was steadier than in domestic industry , reflecting more the international average of changes in the economy and productivity . |
| 20 | Women 's participation as combatants is less marked than in other work , although there are renowned women in important military positions , such as Comandante Ana Guadalupe Martinez , a highly skilled urban combatant who has now become a member of the FDR Political Diplomatic Commission and the late Comandante Ana Maria , who was second-in-command of the FPL . |
| 21 | This will account for the fact that although it is the obvious lesson of Darwinism that species mutate , they can not be said to be aware of this nor in any sense to change themselves . |
| 22 | The path is unmistakable except in deep snow , when it should not be attempted , and has no difficulties other than unremitting steepness . |
| 23 | In this and in future legislation , it seems that the public interest almost becomes whatever it is that competition promotes . |
| 24 | Anyway , they have not really the transport for a journey as far as this and in any case , they could not spare the time from work . ’ |
| 25 | The water stays clear and in good condition because it 's sealed in |
| 26 | The position emerging in Germany is interesting and in one sense rather disturbing . |
| 27 | The monument , by Barzaghi , was completed when the writer was old and in poor health , as can been seen . |
| 28 | Anyone can start giving blood as long as they are between 18 and 60 years old and in good health . |
| 29 | Apparently a Western Civil Engineer had determined that a most of the branch line stations concerned , the platform clearances were more generous and in any case , the limited motive power requirements for these lines could be covered by inside cylinder tender engines . |
| 30 | It reaffirmed " that economic and social cohesion represent an essential dimension of the Community " and decided " to put in place early in 1993 and in those member states where the GNP per inhabitant is less than 90 per cent of the Community average [ i.e. in Greece , Ireland , Portugal and Spain ] the cohesion fund provided for in the [ Maastricht ] Treaty . " |