Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] as [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 It is true that his definition of Rachel as " reste [ and ] goosteli swettenesse in deuocioun and contemplacion " , and " grace of deuocioun and reste in conscience " ( 31 – 2. 351 – 2,360 – 1 ) seems to correspond with his thinking about the stage of spiritual development which he describes in Scale 1 chapter seven as preceding an experience where man 's awareness in love of the life within him as Christ , is expressed as a " mariage made bitwix god and soule " ( 8.283a. – 82 ) .
2 Browne J. held , rightly in my view , that such use would breach article 9 as questioning the motives and intentions of a Member of the House .
3 If , however , the apparent consent is brought about by dishonesty , there is nothing in the words of section 1(1) , or by reason of any implication that can properly be read into those words , to make such apparent consent relevant as providing a defence .
4 Accordingly , the statement in the judgment of the Court of Appeal , at p. 377d , to the effect that , if the apparent consent of the owner is brought about by dishonesty , there is nothing in the words of section 1(1) to make such apparent consent relevant as providing a defence is , with respect , erroneous in relation to a charge of theft ( which was the relevant charge ) if the words ‘ appropriates ’ bears the meaning which the Criminal Law Revision Committee ( rightly , in my opinion ) has deliberately given it .
5 The courts have been reluctant to undermine this power , typically either holding the claim non-justiciable as concerning a political question , or evading the issue by deciding the case on a narrower point .
6 But I see no difficulty in reading the language of subsections ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) of section 18 as authorising an order for payment by the board ( subject , of course , to the criteria prescribed by subsection ( 4 ) ) of such part of the costs of the proceedings which are eventually determined in the defendant 's favour as were incurred by the defendant personally at any time when he was not receiving legal aid and accordingly fell within the definition of an unassisted party .
7 ‘ The existence of the defence of ‘ reasonable excuse ’ in section 42(4) of the Act of 1987 , which was not present in any guise in the provisions considered in Reg. v. Harz ; Reg. v. Power [ 1967 ] 1 A.C. 760 , could not itself justify construing section 42 as retaining the privilege under the concept of ‘ reasonable excuse , ’ which was clearly necessary to cover such matters as physical inability to comply with a requirement for information or documents arising from illness or accidental destruction of papers , etc .
8 In these circumstances it is impossible to my mind to regard section 8 as supporting the general proposition that in the exercise of its inherent jurisdiction the court should allow the child 's decision to determine the matter , whether or not the court thinks that this is in the child 's best interests .
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