Example sentences of "[adj] [is] [adv] a case " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not a case of individuals that are badly nourished failing to reproduce effectively , he says . |
| 2 | Head of the court 's family division , Sir Stephen Brown , said : ‘ This is not a case of a wilful young lady seeking to assert her independence . |
| 3 | Secondly , this is not a case where the tax was paid under a mistake of law made by the payer and the revenue thus can not , and does not , rely on the authorities which rule that a claim for money had and received does not lie where it was paid under a mistake of law . |
| 4 | This is not a case where the demand was based on an erroneous interpretation of legislation by the revenue ; my provisional view is that there is no distinction between such a case and a case like the present where the demand is based on an invalid regulation and is therefore ultra vires . |
| 5 | Firstly , it is said that this is not a case in which interim relief is appropriate or possible at all . |
| 6 | This is not a case of trespass . |
| 7 | This is not a case of competing claims to the U.S.$2m. ; there is no dispute that it is the property of the Republic of Somalia . |
| 8 | This is not a case where we need decide difficult questions of law or lay down principles of general application . |
| 9 | This is not a case for any declaration . |
| 10 | In opposition to this , Mr. Whitaker , on behalf of the third defendant , pointed out that this is not a case where the third defendant is himself asserting against the third party a cause of action in contract or tort . |
| 11 | This is not a case of waiting half and hour — the next bus is a week later ! |
| 12 | This is not a case where the police came upon the crime and looked to see who had a motive , ’ he said . |
| 13 | ‘ Maybe just as significant , this is n't a case of the corporate centre devising a policy and then imposing it on the regions — far from it . |
| 14 | This is n't a case . |
| 15 | This is n't a case of writers bleating because their own books wo n't be available ; we all spent hours in libraries learning our trade , the only way to learn to write is to how it 's done by other people be it well or badly |
| 16 | Both of these will already be present in the patch to some degree , but if you want more reverb , for instance , this is simply a case of playing with the reverb ‘ level ’ and ‘ time ’ controls . |
| 17 | The twentieth century has become notorious for its rejections of rationality , but that is not a case , as with Pascal , of pushing thought to its limit and finding it wanting . |
| 18 | ‘ And that 's largely a case of bad communication . |
| 19 | my Lord , er , er , in , in my submission the , the , the highest really could put their case is that if the matter were referred your Lordship simply did n't stay proceedings or permitted them for example to apply for interim payment or permitted them to take some procedural steps to pursue their action so that they were n't unduly delayed should they succeed at the end of the day and that would be a major concession because it would run against a normal rule cos on a reference the entire proceedings are stayed , that 's not a case just saying even if that is done , er that anybody is saying that particular measure is or is good is not good or may not be forced in the interim |