Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Described by Finance Minister Allan Larsson as " austere but responsible " , the budget sought to bring the expansion of public-sector expenditure to a halt [ for austerity measures already approved in December 1990 see p. 37925 ] . |
| 2 | Before the case came to a hearing Parliament sought to improve the revenue 's position by enacting with retrospective effect section 47(1) of the Finance Act 1986 , but this proved ineffective for the purpose and on 31 July 1987 Nolan J. [ 1987 ] S.T.C. 654 decided that the regulations complained of were ultra vires and void in so far as they purported to provide for the imposition of tax on interests and dividends paid by building societies prior to 6 April 1986 , and made an order accordingly . |
| 3 | The important thing was not whether the decision-maker was performing a judicial or an administrative function but whether the decision made affected the rights of those subject to it . |
| 4 | This was built into the developing environment from the start , and continued to receive attention as and when the opportunity arose to help the children expand their existing range of choices . |
| 5 | The majority failed to understand the motivation of some of the characters . |
| 6 | However , in Warren v Truprint [ 1986 ] BCLC 344 a clause which did offer a " two-tier service " was held unreasonable : the customer had no choice in relation to the terms , since such terms were universal in the industry , and the contract failed to indicate the extent of extra liability the processor would accept . |
| 7 | Turns out that that Game Genie sold by Lewis Galoob Toys Inc in the US that enables players to alter the parameters of games , and which Nintendo Co failed to persuade the US Supreme Court to declare illegal ( CI No 2,135 ) , is a British product : according to the Mail on Sunday , the thing comes from Codemasters Software Ltd of Leamington Spa , whose share of the $15m award to Lewis Galoob came to $3.4m ; Codemasters now has sights on Japan . |
| 8 | The opposition also emphasized that the referendum failed to address the issue of the 10,000 US troops stationed in the Panama canal zone and the need to provide for the future security of the canal when it came under complete Panamanian control at the turn of the century . |
| 9 | Significant budget measures included a 26 per cent increase in foreign exchange made available at auction , a measure expected to stabilize the naira ; the end of state funding for the two political parties ( the Social Democratic Party and the National Republican Convention ) ; and a doubling of the minimum wage ( from the level of N125 per month set in 1981 ) for public-sector employees . |
| 10 | ‘ But after a long deliberation of all the circumstances , the Board agreed to sanction the contest on the conditions laid down . ’ |
| 11 | If the 3rd parameter is set to FALSE access to all information with respect to a DC will be restricted to users who are interested in the DC , ie. the user who submitted the DC , any assessors of the DC and any user asked to approve the DC . |
| 12 | Interested users of a DC are the creator of a DC , any user who subsequently owns the DC , any user who is the manager of a module referenced by the DC , any user who is the manager of a package which references directly a module referenced by the DC , and any user asked to approve the package through which the DC was activated . |
| 13 | A photo appeared in the FRCC Journal showing the routes , but the crag failed to make the guidebook ! ) . |
| 14 | It seems that by mistake the Committee clerk failed to delete the words ‘ or water ’ from the expression ‘ in possession of such land or water ’ in the print of the draft Bill . |
| 15 | Minute dumb-bell-shaped pieces of metal were embedded in the two sides of the neural folds of an amphibian embryo and a magnetic field applied to prevent the folds coming together . |
| 16 | At trial , his counsel sought to have the statement excluded because P had not been cautioned again before writing it , which was a breach of the Code . |
| 17 | His counsel sought to have the admissions excluded under PACE. , ss.76(2) ( b ) , and 78 . |
| 18 | Longer film exposure failed to reveal the presence of these fragments in RNA from aorta and vena cava samples . |
| 19 | Parliament avoided taking the decision on the acceptance of Théodore , which was necessary for the replacement of the current interim Prime Minister , Jean Jacques Honorat . |
| 20 | The thunder helped to camouflage the noise of my steps . |
| 21 | Staff of the Scottish Daily Express tried to fill the gap when local publication of their paper was ended in 1974 . |
| 22 | Former England spinner Nick Cook clashed with Wasim Akram when the Pakistani all-rounder tried to leave the field during a last-wicket partnership in the tourists ' match against Northants . |
| 23 | The driver tried to quieten the horses as two screeching cats , fighting over some vermin , scurried out of the shadows . |
| 24 | His ears tingled and his heart trembled to hear the report . |
| 25 | The Russians for their part promised to recognize the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary when it seemed appropriate and Austria agreed not to oppose the union of Bulgaria and eastern Roumelia , if circumstances brought it about . |
| 26 | However , the Chairman moved to close the school and transfer the children to Green Haven , and this motion carried 16 to 7 . |
| 27 | Political change helped to articulate the drive for reform . |
| 28 | The Roman Research Trust says the publicity from the case helped to sell the manor for more than the reserve price . |
| 29 | The budget proposed increasing the budget of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) by $2,800 million . |
| 30 | In her own lifetime , the owner 's formidable presence helped to keep the treasures safe . |