Example sentences of "in regard to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Except that ( and this is decisive in regard to the situation of the one-idea painter ) his format was private — almost , one might say , the framework of another self , or of himself in another form — and unavailable to others . |
| 2 | The response recognises the need for substantial reform in this area of the law , including clarification and guidelines in regard to tests of capacity . |
| 3 | ‘ The committee are absolutely appalled , ’ he said , ‘ particularly in view of a directive sent to clubs in regard to foul play . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ There must be inevitable mistakes made in any such journalism and a lacunae will appear in regard to evidence , and indeed trials will go wrong . |
| 5 | One can legitimately ask Dr Runcie what are the temptations facing those who are unsuccessful , in regard to their own failings and failures — indulgence in self-pity ; trying to pass the buck ; bitterness , even resentment . |
| 6 | As soon as possible afterwards , the existing legal obligations on landlords in regard to repair and maintenance should be put into full force again . |
| 7 | The Attorney General of the day ( one Shawcross ) , informed an inquiring MP that ‘ it is not contemplated that any legislation will be necessary to give effect to the terms of this Convention ’ because ‘ I think we are entitled to say that the law of this country has always been in advance of the laws of most other countries in regard to human rights ’ . |
| 8 | But Durkheim , Eliot noted , did not attribute the origin of religion to wonder or to speculation , but saw in mythology only the savage 's attempt to rationalize and justify his religious practices , ‘ in regard to the true origin of which he is as much in the dark as the scientific investigator ’ . |
| 9 | In fact , in regard to whom it allowed free entry into Britain , the 1971 Act differed mainly in the words used . |
| 10 | With the introduction of steam power from the later eighteenth century , the necessity for a streamside location disappeared and , particularly in regard to cotton spinning , a climate of high humidity became a more important requirement . |
| 11 | In regard to giving ‘ due impartiality ’ to news presentation , the journalists had failed to give proper weight to the qualification of impartiality by the word ‘ due ’ . |
| 12 | The court 's powers in regard to the protection and custody of children are constantly revised by Parliament , as for example in the substantial Family Law Act 1986 and the Children Act 1989 . |
| 13 | This sense of the word ‘ estate ’ must not be confused with the special meaning which it has in regard to interests in land ( see p. 78 ) . |
| 14 | As well as flouting basic democratic principles in regard to Northern Ireland , Labour is now in the process of giving the Tories a free run in the province . |
| 15 | Eventually , in June 1984 , Seawright went too far when , during a meeting of the Belfast Education and Library Board , he suggested in regard to Catholic schools that ‘ taxpayers ’ money would be better spent on an incinerator and burning the lot of them . |
| 16 | In this society it follows that real talent goes unrewarded and unflinching purity of soul is automatically derided — on both these counts I am to be numbered among the punished , especially in regard to material goods and services , financial security , the trust and love of friendship , and the divinely counselled companionship of wife and family . |
| 17 | James embodied strict conservatism in regard to observance of both the moral and the ceremonial law . |
| 18 | … that it would be unwise to oppose the suggestion of Mr. Hickson in regard to the Board doing Chapter III work . |
| 19 | Indeed it is questionable if an overall EEC policy in regard to the disadvantaged areas would be sensible other than the acceptance that problems exist , local schemes will be required and that financial assistance for support measures is essential . |
| 20 | An especially positive finding in regard to training concerns efforts in some countries to develop comprehensive as distinct from the more usual ad hoc approaches to paraprofessional training . |
| 21 | In regard to the 5th ( 349 yards ) , it quotes that twice in one day the Sonning Professional , Abe Mitchell , carried the bushes ‘ a clear carry of 305 yards over an obstacle at the end of the carry averaging 5ft. in height . |
| 22 | Russia can not exist without the Ukrainian sugar industry , and the same can be said in regard to coal ( the Donbas ) , cereals ( the black earth belt ) , etc . |
| 23 | The court was obviously not without compassion , for its judgement was : ‘ to erect some small cottage or Cabin for her in regard to her lothesomenes ’ . |
| 24 | ( Feelings in Manchester , especially in the Hyde area , had always run high in regard to the Moors murders . |
| 25 | Morrissey has been able to design all the record covers and , with the possible exception of ‘ This Charming Man New York ’ , the band have remained as decision makers in regard to single releases , a measure of control practically unheard of in larger companies . |
| 26 | When I first approached The Smiths in regard to this book , although treated with sympathy from their manager , I was waved aside without so much as an acknowledgement . |
| 27 | I enclose herewith an extract from Spare Rib Magazine , in which reference is made to an agreement between Spare Rib Magazine and W H Smith in regard to placing the magazine in the Women 's Section . |
| 28 | How does social realism deal with ‘ the real ’ in regard to ‘ race ’ ? |
| 29 | … has a perfectly secure right if he thinks St to wait until his contract is determined , to take his redundancy payment , and then see what he can do in regard to finding other employment . |
| 30 | If any decision required taking in regard to Egypt , one had to remember that 1 o'clock was 3.00 am on the Canal . |