Example sentences of "[noun sg] as it think [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By s 9(1) of the Housing Act 1988 , the court may adjourn for such period as it thinks fit , proceedings for possession of assured tenancies , and may stay , suspend , or postpone a claim for possession — but an order for possession must not in general be postponed to a date later than fourteen days from judgment , unless this would cause exceptional hardship , when up to six weeks may be allowed ( s 89(1) of the Houseing Act 1980 ) ; the maximum of 14 days is subject to important qualifications ( s 89(2) ) examples of which are those cases under the Rent Act 1977 where the court may only order possession if reasonable , possession actions by mortgagees when the period is 28 days , and by lessors for forfeiture for non-payment of rent , when any order for possession must be for not less than four weeks ( s 138(3) of the 1984 Act ) . |
| 2 | The Purchaser must be free to run the Business as it thinks fit : there will be a conflict between the Vendor — who will no doubt wish to settle the claim for the minimum possible — and the Purchaser , who will wish to try to preserve goodwill . |
| 3 | ( 3 ) Where for the purposes of insolvency proceedings any process or order of the court , or other document , is required to be served on a person who is not in England and Wales , the court may order service to be effected within such time , on such person , at such place and in such manner as it thinks fit , and may also require such proof of service as it thinks fit . |
| 4 | The current legislation states that : ‘ The powers of Council shall include that of giving , in such manner as it thinks fit , advice to nurses , midwives and health visitors on standards of professional conduct . ’ |
| 5 | ( 3 ) Where for the purposes of insolvency proceedings any process or order of the court , or other document , is required to be served on a person who is not in England and Wales , the court may order service to be effected within such time , on such person , at such place and in such manner as it thinks fit , and may also require such proof of service as it thinks fit . |
| 6 | If the court is satisfied ( by affidavit or other evidence ) that prompt personal service can not be effected because the debtor is keeping out of the way so as to avoid service , it may order substituted service in such manner as it thinks fit . |
| 7 | That regulation empowers this court to ‘ affirm , vary or revoke the order as it thinks fit … ’ but it is silent as to costs . |
| 8 | ( 3 ) … the court shall , on such an application , make such order as it thinks fit for restoring the position to what it would have been if the company had not entered into that transaction . ’ |
| 9 | ( 3 ) … the court shall , on such an application , make such order as it thinks fit for restoring the position to what it would have been if the company had not given that preference . ’ |
| 10 | ( 2 ) The court shall , on such an application , make such order as it thinks fit for restoring the position to what it would have been if that individual had not entered into that transaction . ’ |
| 11 | The court has power to make such order as it thinks fit for restoring the position to what it would have been if the transaction had not been entered into and also , in this case , for protecting the interests of persons who are the victims of the transaction : subsection ( 2 ) . |
| 12 | Section 423(2) provides that the court ‘ may ’ make such order as it thinks fit for restoring the position and protecting victims of transactions intended to defraud creditors . |
| 13 | Sections 238 , 239 , 339 and 340 provide that the court ‘ shall , ’ on an application under those sections , make such order as it thinks fit for restoring the position . |
| 14 | Despite the use of the verb ‘ shall , ’ the phrase ‘ such order as it thinks fit ’ is apt to confer on the court an overall discretion . |
| 15 | In such circumstances the court has the power to make such order as it thinks fit ( IA 1986 , s238(3) ) including the right to set aside the transaction . |
| 16 | The court can make such order as it thinks fit to restore the position to what it would have been if the company had not given that preference . |
| 17 | Where a party fails to supply a copy of any document the court may make such order as it thinks fit . |
| 18 | If the required documents are not so served , the court may specify a time limit for providing them , or make such order as it thinks fit , including dispensing with the requirements or staying proceedings . |
| 19 | That government is the only institution now in a position to take possession of the funds and employ the money as it thinks fit for the best interest of the state . |
| 20 | On such a reference , the Court of Appeal may quash the sentence , or substitute such sentence as it thinks appropriate within the limits permitted to the court below . |