Example sentences of "commit [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 In his recent study of the links between power and crime , Box states that corporate crime is crime committed for the corporate organisation and not against it ( Box , 1983 ) .
2 For instance , corporate crime is clearly committed for the corporate and not against it .
3 The second common mistake ( not made in this case ) is to impose a sentence for an either way offence for which the offender has been committed under Criminal Justice Act 1967 , s.S6 a sentence in excess of six months ' imprisonment , which is possible if the offender is committed for the same offence under Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.38 .
4 This doctrine enables a lessee to sue for any trespass committed between the granting of the lease and his entering in pursuance of it .
5 Here it might have been wise for Parliament to have set out a comprehensive code staking out the borderline between the demands of a fair trial and those of a free press whenever a contempt was committed through the medium of a particular case .
6 AS FRENCH outrage at the dismissal of charges against M Paul Touvier for alleged crimes committed during the Nazi occupation grew yesterday , the National Assembly suspended its afternoon session so that deputies could attend a demonstration at the Memorial of Deportation on the Ile de la Cite .
7 What is important to note here is that aside from Lord Scarman 's condemnation of the ‘ criminal acts ’ committed during the riots , the Report was a strong argument in favour of a historical and social explanation of the riots .
8 Finally , the study of homicide is largely based on a quantitative analysis of details of 1,482 cases committed during the years 1883 — 9 and 1900 — 4 ( Appendix B ) .
9 Orlando Ramón Agosti , a member of the ruling military junta in 1976-79 , was released from prison in May 1989 after serving part of a 4@1/2-year sentence imposed in December 1985 for torture and robbery committed during the dirty war [ see p. 34667 ] .
10 The agreement surprised many observers because the talks had appeared deadlocked over the issue of independence for the copper-rich island of Bougainville , with each side accusing the other of responsibility for atrocities committed during the two-year guerrilla struggle .
11 Under the new law those found guilty of racial discrimination or incitement to racial hatred or violence would face heavier fines , imprisonment and could be declared ineligible for public office ; it became an offence to contest the existence of Nazi concentration camps , gas chambers and other evidence of crimes against humanity committed during the Second World War .
12 Aoun 's departure into exile was made possible on Aug. 26 when the National Assembly approved a law providing a general amnesty for crimes committed during the civil war ( 1975-90 ) .
13 One of the highest-ranking Mafia figures ever to testify for the authorities , Gravano claimed to having participated in 19 murders , and insisted that those committed during the last 10 years had been on the orders of Gotti .
14 Four people were killed and at least 200 injured in Dhaka and Chittagong during nationwide strikes on June 20 and 21 called to press for the trial of Gholam Azam , leader of the Jamaat-i-Islami Bangladesh , on charges of crimes committed during the country 's 1971 war of independence .
15 In June opposition parties had boycotted parliament in protest against the government 's decision not to appoint a special tribunal to try Azam for war crimes allegedly committed during the 1971 war of independence [ see pp. 38967 ; 39007 ] .
16 In addition all the free proceeds of sale must be committed towards the purchase price .
17 It was held by the Court of Appeal that the bank was not affected by the improprieties committed towards the defendants by the director and solicitors of S. Ltd. , and that the charge was enforceable .
18 Detailing for de Cuellar the damage done to Iraq 's civilian population and culture by five days of Allied bombing , Aziz declared , ‘ You personally bear responsibility to history and mankind for the heinous crimes being committed against the noble people of Iraq who are fighting for their freedom . ’
19 This was taken up by local historians as an opportunity to highlight the indignity committed against the town and to use that as an excuse for Stamford 's embarrassing decline into a small provincial town the ‘ sleepy hollow ’ backwater of the nineteenth century .
20 If an offence has been committed against the person , the police can of course bring charges and , under certain conditions , make an arrest .
21 Upstairs in a 200-capacity room , more monstrosities are being committed against the soul of rock'n'roll .
22 It ordered the Galway County Inspector to caution Mrs Joyce for the offence she had committed against the Aliens Restriction Order .
23 The decision has no bearing on offences committed against the company . ’
24 had committed against the barge hirers the tort of procuring breaches of their contract with their men — the plaintiffs would have had a cause of action not only in respect of breaches of hiring contracts but also in respect of new business they were unable to undertake .
25 Orders proclaimed for them to be protected against local prejudice for such there was , and assault , and even murder was committed against the strangers !
26 ‘ Most of the atrocities had been committed against the civilian population of Singapore and neighbouring areas like Sumatra , Java , Malaya and the Nicobar Islands .
27 Mr Chapman was prosecuted under s 37 of the 1974 Act , which states that where an offence under any of the relevant statutory provisions committed by a corporate body is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of , or to have been attributable to any neglect on the part of , any director , manager , secretary , or similar officer , or a person who was purporting to act in any such capacity , he , as well as the corporate body , shall be guilty of that offence .
28 The amount of compensation payable may be reduced by reason of the fault of the plaintiff , ‘ but only if , and to the extent that , the causing of that injury or damage is attributable to the act of [ the plaintiff ] committed with the intention of causing harm to his person or property or with reckless disregard for the consequences of his act . ’
29 If the victim were a masochist or if the defendant and the victim were involved in sado-masochism , will the prosecution be able to establish that the assault was committed with the intention of having sexual intercourse , assuming that the requisite intent is ‘ purposive and not foresightful ’ as Dr. Woods suggests .
30 Finally , clause 56 states : ’ Where an offence under this Part committed by a body corporate is committed with the consent or connivance of , or is attributable to any neglect on the part of , a director , manager , secretary or other similar officer of the body , or a person purporting to act in such a capacity , he as well as the body corporate shall be guilty of the offence . ’
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