Example sentences of "[noun sg] on [art] merits " in BNC.
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| 1 | This Tribunal will listen to both parties ' arguments and will make a recommendation on the merits of the claims on both sides . |
| 2 | Mr Des Wilson , the Liberal Democrat campaign manager , played down the racial element in the vote that defeated Mr Taylor , saying : ‘ We won that seat on the merits of our campaign , not because a few votes for the Tory may have been influenced by the colour of their candidate 's skin . ’ |
| 3 | the defendant has disclosed a prima facie defence to the action on the merits . |
| 4 | Reflection on the merits of actions required by authority is not automatically prohibited by any authoritative directive , though possibly it could be prohibited by a special directive to that effect . |
| 5 | In the following village by village assessment of the famous grands and premiers crus of Champagne , I express my opinion on the merits and demerits of the major vineyards within each commune . |
| 6 | Would it not be preferable , therefore , if the Government , while avoiding any expression of opinion on the merits , advised Parliament that this was not an opportune moment at which to make this important change in the law ? |
| 7 | The most common breach of etiquette committed by the enthusiastic beginner when arguing a moot case is the expression of a personal opinion on the merits of his case . |
| 8 | I would argue with the author on the merits of the wing-down as opposed to the crab cross-wind landing techniques , and feel that he should have concentrated less on right-hand tractor American rotation engines , but other than that I ca n't fault him , and would class the book as absolutely required for anyone aspiring to be a tailwheel instructor . |
| 9 | More recently , the inquiries into the supervision of Barlow Clowes and BCCI have provided fresh evidence on the merits of external regulation . |
| 10 | Others have been suggested : to prevent the conduct of government business being unduly hampered and delayed by ‘ excessive ’ litigation ; to reduce the risk that civil servants will behave in over-cautious and unhelpful ways in dealing with citizens for fear of being sued if things go wrong ; to ration scarce judicial resources ; to ensure that the argument on the merits is presented in the best possible way , by a person with a real interest in presenting it ( but quality of presentation and personal interest do not always go together ) ; to ensure that people do not meddle paternalistically in the affairs of others ( query : can representative applicants be accused of this ? ) ; to ensure that the applicant has a personal interest not just an ideological concern in the outcome ( but , query , may not a genuine concern for the interests of others be neither purely personal nor purely ideological ? ) . |
| 11 | Whether or not agreement could be reached , it would not be sensible to settle policy on the merits of any proposals until their compatibility with Community law could be determined . |
| 12 | Having taken legal advice on the merits of the plaintiff 's claim , the defendant decided to offer a settlement figure , with each party bearing their own legal costs , in order to avoid the expense of protracted litigation . |
| 13 | Giving , or offering or agreeing to give to persons in their capacity as investors or potential investors advice on the merits of their purchasing , selling , subscribing for or underwriting an investment , or exercising any right conferred by an investment to acquire , dispose of , underwrite or convert an investment . |
| 14 | These fee arrangements and the division of acquisition search and deal management responsibilities between SPG and MAS should provide you with comfort that through the acquisition process MAS will provide Big with impartial advice on the merits of proceeding with each deal . |
| 15 | There is a sense in which standing is a preliminary question , separate from that of the substance and merits of the applicant 's case : standing rules determine entitlement to raise and argue the issue of illegality , and it makes little sense to say that entitlement to argue the merits of the case depends on whether one has a good case on the merits . |
| 16 | The notion of legitimate expectation concerns whether the applicant has a case on the merits , but the claim that such an expectation exists , provided it is not prima facie ludicrous , will give the claimant standing to argue the merits of the claim . |
| 17 | A Mareva injunction is one granted , either after judgment to the successful plaintiff or before trial to a plaintiff who has a good arguable case on the merits , restraining a defendant ‘ from dealing with or disposing of or removing from the jurisdiction ’ any or all of his assets . |
| 18 | Dismissals of appeals without a hearing on the merits were a key factor in the ‘ critical equation ’ . |
| 19 | The Court of Appeal lifted it as a matter of principle , even though a hearing on the merits was set for the following day . |
| 20 | These groups did not coincide with any previous line-up on the merits of the protectionist issue . |
| 21 | THE terrace restaurant of the Hotel Du Palais on the seafront at Biarritz is , even in winter , hardly the most likely venue for a conversation on the merits or demerits of a budget family saloon . |
| 22 | It is said that it would be wrong that the justices should be put in a position of making an order on the merits of the case that there should be no contact , when the next day the local authority and the parent could depart from that order . |
| 23 | There is widespread agreement on the need for prison reform but little consensus on the merits of various proposals for change . |
| 24 | The nub of the meeting had been a lengthy discussion on the merits or otherwise of four-day cricket , while matters decided on were the 25-point penalty for producing inferior pitches , retained with wider definition to include over-grassed pitches ; overseas players ( counties may register up to two for next season only ) ; a return to 15-yard run-ups in the Sunday League ; and the making up of lost time in Tests to a maximum one hour . |
| 25 | The nub of the meeting had been a lengthy discussion on the merits or otherwise of four-day cricket , while matters decided on were the 25-point penalty for producing inferior pitches , retained with wider definition to include over-grassed pitches ; overseas players ( counties may register up to two for next season only ) ; a return to 15-yard run-ups in the Sunday League ; and the making up of lost time in Tests to a maximum one hour . |
| 26 | After a short discussion on the merits of the duck , he decided to join her ; and while they waited for the first course to arrive , he regaled her with a colourful account of that afternoon 's meeting in the history department to sort out the timetable . |
| 27 | The subjects accept that someone has authority over them only if their willingness to do his bidding is not conditional on their agreement on the merits of performing the actions required by the authority . |
| 28 | The case was taken on appeal to the House of Lords , who upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal on the merits , but rebuked the Court of Appeal for not following its own previous decisions . |
| 29 | The notice of appeal sets out a number of grounds , but before dealing with the appeal on the merits , I was asked at the outset to rule on what the nature of an appeal from the justices under the Children Act 1989 is , whether it is an appeal in which fresh evidence could be called , that is a full rehearing in the sense that the Crown Court could hear appeals from the juvenile court under the old law . |
| 30 | So review is not an appeal on the merits of a decision but limited to those grounds . |