Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] [noun pl] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having regard to the true construction of section 9 of the Act , the House concluded that the refusal of the council to make a refund was not in accordance with the statutory intention and so affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal [ 1987 ] 1 W.L.R. 593 allowing the taxpayers ' claim for judicial review of the decision . |
| 2 | Allowing the taxpayers ' appeal , Lord Justice Browne-Wilkinson held that in construing a piece of legislation , reference to Parliamentary materials , subject to any question of Parliamentary privilege , is permissible where three criteria are met : the legislation is ambiguous or obscure , or leads to an absurdity ; the material relied on consists of one or more statements by a minister or other promoter of the Bill , together if necessary with such other Parliamentary material as is necessary to understand such statements and their effect ; the statements relied on are clear . |
| 3 | The Lord Chancellor , Lord Mackay , concurred with allowing the taxpayers ' appeal on the grounds of statutory construction alone . |
| 4 | To reform an unconscionable decision of the courts which is unworkable in practice ; Parliament may pass an Act which has the effect of overruling the courts ' decision . |
| 5 | Police said they were not naming the children 's mother , who said later : ‘ I 'm still in shock . |
| 6 | Haider had been dismissed as governor of Carinthia in June 1991 for praising the Nazis ' employment policies [ see p. 38298 ] . |
| 7 | Lacking today 's liberal pre-trial discovery , 19th century United States shippers suing in the United States had a difficult time proving the carriers ' negligence . |
| 8 | If this is done the tenants and their staff should be expressly prohibited from using the visitors ' car park and time limits on parking there should be imposed . |
| 9 | On May 2nd this same year the ladies had the inconvenient request of asking that the men be prevented from using the ladies ' lavatory . |
| 10 | Pontin 's , for the second consecutive year , have agreed to stage and sponsor the championship , assisting the women 's game , which desperately needs the financial input and widespread television coverage enjoyed at present only by the men 's game . |
| 11 | Assisting the Wallabies ' push for the tour to continue was the meeting ANC president Nelson Mandela held with French , Fordham , Farr-Jones , Breen and Marty Roebuck hours before the Ellis Park test . |
| 12 | Hugh was already committed to the marathon trip when he heard that the special care school had been burgled and had lost a vital computer and software , which is crucial in helping the children 's development |
| 13 | You ca n't help enjoying the dolphins ' beauty . |
| 14 | He is also addressing the criticism that the Fonds régionaux d'art contemporain ( FRAC ) , funds to enable the regions to acquire contemporary works of art , represent more intervention of the centre by encouraging the funds ' association with local structures . |
| 15 | Policing the Miners ' Strike |
| 16 | Instead they concentrated all their energies on subduing the rebels ' capital , the citadel of St Martial 's . |
| 17 | The Lincolns destroyed vital food crops and staging areas thus slowly sapping the bandits ' will and strength . |
| 18 | Several reporters chuckled , one of them shouting , ‘ Did n't know you were editing the women 's page , Charlie . ’ |
| 19 | On Aug. 15 the All-Russian Labour Conference held a plenary meeting , chaired by I. Konstantinov , a People 's Deputy who had participated in organizing the Industrialists ' Conference . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , despite the weaker Merseyside economy , MDC has undoubtedly succeeded in transforming the docklands ' image from that of a decaying twilight zone into a popular and fashionable urban environment . |
| 21 | In any case , Fred Winterbotham first succeeded in charming the Nazis ' arch-ideologue Alfred Rosenberg and through him mingled attentively with the highest elements of the Party . |
| 22 | For example , someone setting out on a journey to a malarial zone would be best advised to rely on drugs rather than trusting the stars ' message alone as a protection against the disease . |
| 23 | They turned round and said I was wasting the officers ' time , looking around searching for me , but I could n't go anywhere with all the doors locked . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's a downright disgrace wasting the ratepayers ' money like this . ’ |
| 25 | News of the arrests prompted demonstrations demanding the leaders ' release in the Basque towns of San Sebastian and Ordizia . |
| 26 | Reflecting the researchers ' belief that the notion of public acceptance of or resistance to new technologies is an over-generalised one , they draw important distinctions between |
| 27 | School pupils mostly take only one or two modules in a session , reflecting the modules ' use in schools as taster courses , curriculum inserts or extension work . |
| 28 | Xerox Corp announced yesterday that it had developed an advanced ink-jet technology that uses a 128-nozzle print head for desktop computer printers , and that it has retained Tokyo Electric Co Ltd to assemble the printers ; Xerox is manufacturing the printers ' ink-jet cartridges at its Canandaigua , New York plant ; it notes that the 128 nozzles enable faster print speeds than competing printers ; the printer will ship later this year . |
| 29 | In return for a small share of the songs ' royalty earnings , the larger company takes over the day-to-day business of administering the musicians ' song catalogues while the musicians retain all copyright and control of their material ( see the ‘ self-publishing ’ section below ) . |
| 30 | For Marx this historical work was also political , because he believed that understanding the workers ' condition through the study of history would enable them the better to fight it . |