Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It raised the more general and important question whether the determination of a statutory tribunal with a limited jurisdiction could give rise to issue estoppel at all , or only to cause of action estoppel ; in other words , whether it could give rise to an estoppel for all purposes or only for the limited purpose for which the jurisdiction to make the determination was conferred . |
| 2 | For private medical insurance premiums for someone aged 60 or over to qualify for tax relief , the contract may only cover specific types of charge . |
| 3 | We were in New York , and came round a corner to find fifteen Father Christmases trying to decide whether or not to go on strike . |
| 4 | In the House on 20 November , I said that there must be a provision giving the United Kingdom the right to decide for ourselves whether or not to move to stage 3 . |
| 5 | Even so the decision whether or not to invest in technology is an important one , and there are significant resource implications involved in planning , purchase , training and support . |
| 6 | ‘ I had the impression that unlike the principled left , Crossman did not ever quite make up his mind whether or not to crawl for office . ’ |
| 7 | While a supervision order is in force the supervisor has a duty to : ( i ) advise , assist and befriend the supervised child ; ( ii ) take such steps as are reasonably necessary to give effect to the order ; ( iii ) consider whether or not to apply for discharge or variation where the order is not wholly complied with or may no longer be necessary ( s35(1) ) . |
| 8 | But the major thrust is identifying factors which are associated with companies decisions to comply or not to comply with Statement of Standard Accounting Practice 16 ’ Current Cost Accounting ’ . |
| 9 | The Court also stressed that , without professional guidance , agency staff were inclined to dispose of records recording their mistakes or not to think of information retention at all . |
| 10 | It is now an acceptable place to bivouac or just to break for lunch in bad weather . |
| 11 | It never occurred to her not to believe him , or even to ask for identification . |
| 12 | Before the maths master started on what to sacrifice when you could n't lay your hands on a goat , or how to cope with Ramadan in a modern technological society , Robert , muttering something about the need for discipline , marched off towards Mahmud . |
| 13 | Erm I mean they they they did n't venture out the flats , they did n't know who or how to contact for help , and and some of them you know , were were pretty bad over the Winter periods . |
| 14 | It still being that hour when most of the city was just rising or about to go to bed there were few people in the Drum to watch Twoflower descend the stairs . |
| 15 | So in the future we also have a lot to give to the rest of the world rather than just to look for help . |
| 16 | My dull eyes were better out , than thus to walk through life , a sort of inferior lynx , a moral mole , or bat . |
| 17 | Bret , more determined than ever to get to Earth to warn the authorities that Chen is a traitor ( he has Marc Cory 's tape ) , has to work with Steven on some rapid repairs to the space vessel when it is forced down onto the prison planet Desperus . |
| 18 | Equally , faith grows and flourishes when it is well nourished and exercised , so the best way to resist doubt is to build up faith rather than simply to fight against doubt . |
| 19 | One is the failure to understand the radical hostility of communism to mankind as a whole — the failure to realise that communism is irredeemable , that there exist no ‘ better' ’ variants of communism : that it is incapable of growing ‘ ‘ kinder' ’ , that it can not survive as an ideology without using terror and that consequently to co-exist with communism on the same planet is impossible . |
| 20 | Although hard to buy beyond specialist shops , kaffir lime leaf offers such a depth of flavour that I find it hard not to reach for it whenever I cook . |
| 21 | They will be less available than previously to sit on appointment panels and may have to limit themselves to advising on senior posts only . |
| 22 | This situation would be one humdinger of a funny story to tell his city friends over a drink or two — and perhaps to boast to Corosini that he 'd wrapped her around his little finger with a few husky phrases and a glimpse of his superlative body . |
| 23 | On Tuesday the Soviet parliament refused to accept this blanket ban , which it wanted confined to the railways and to other key industries , and only to remain in force until the new law on strikes was promulgated . |
| 24 | From the moment children leave the cosy nest of home , even if only to go to nursery school , parents lose the power to choose and control all their children 's friendships . |
| 25 | But the earlier propaganda image of a ‘ human ’ and even ‘ family ’ Hitler , coming from the people , sharing its worries and cares , and understanding ‘ the little man ’ seemed to have less and less to do with reality . |
| 26 | Insiders are in a privileged position ; they are under a moral duty to act responsibly , and not to profit from information which they receive but do not own . |
| 27 | Its task is to point beyond itself and not to indulge in self-glorification . |
| 28 | We should learn to pay ourselves wage rises lower than inflation when necessary , and not to press for devaluation within the EMS . |
| 29 | Their arguments were listened to and the Highways Department have amended their proposals to stop at Gillespie Cross Roads and not to extend to Juniper Green and Currie . |
| 30 | Their arguments were listened to and the Highways Department have amended their proposals to stop at Gillespie Cross Roads and not to extend to Juniper Green and Currie . |