Example sentences of "these circumstances [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 In these circumstances we are interested in how the press reports these crimes and how this has been changing .
2 Under these circumstances we were obliged to reach it at night , in a small open boat crewed by two very anxious and expensive local fishermen .
3 Under these circumstances we would take a sympathetic attitude and only deduct one excess for the family .
4 In these circumstances we accept that it is reasonable that some trustees may feel that in the new situation produced by the tax the right course would be for the settled property to cease to be held on discretionary trust .
5 Even in these circumstances we still expect to make steady progress in 1993 .
6 In these circumstances we are usually investigating a finite population and therefore a sampling frame ( i.e. a list of population members ) may well exist .
7 Quickly taking stock of the atmosphere , Pétain remarked icily to Serrigny : ‘ In these circumstances we shall install ourselves at Souilly , where I hope we may find a little more calm . ’
8 In these circumstances they are more able to realise their true ideological potential , which seems to mean taking on the characteristics of the most rapacious forms of capitalist entrepreneurship .
9 In these circumstances they can not be seen to be sacrificing their independence for that would undermine their claims to being objective in taking decisions at work .
10 It is submitted that in these circumstances they do not do well enough with the written word .
11 Being only 5′ 2½″ tall myself I too feel very strongly about the unfairness of this , but there is absolutely nothing I can do about it except to warn you that in these circumstances you do need to be very accurate in counting calories in order to achieve a good rate of weight loss .
12 Under these circumstances you need to review your attitude to the dogs .
13 You may , however , opt out of the LGSS ; in these circumstances you are advised to seek independent advice with regard to any Personal Pension Plan you may wish to take out .
14 In these circumstances I use a dog , either a Jack Russell or a lurcher .
15 In these circumstances I thought it would better serve the interests of air safety generally if a properly appointed accredited representative had the right to do the same thing .
16 In these circumstances I think it clear , given the diversity of immunities and of the policies underlying them , that it is not enough to ask simply whether Parliament can have intended to abolish a long-standing right of silence .
17 ‘ In all these circumstances I think that it is a proper inference that , in the case of each journey in question , the plaintiffs paid the money unwillingly and only because they apprehended on reasonable grounds that without the permit which could not otherwise be obtained officers acting under the authority of the State of New South Wales would or might stop the motor vehicle and refuse to allow it to proceed upon the journey .
18 In these circumstances I consider that a fair and useful inquest can be held .
19 In these circumstances I feel it is perfectly reasonable to ask for the full refund of £29.50 , not to mention compensation for all the vexation and trouble I have been caused .
20 And so in these circumstances I dealt with much speed and remarkably low Scottish cunning .
21 In these circumstances I think that Darwin can rest quietly in his grave , that is to say of the acidulous palaeontologists have n't already been trying to dig him up to prove something .
22 In these circumstances it seemed to Napoleon III that the Entente needed a boost and so came the first essay in Court diplomacy , the state visit to England in 1855 at the request of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert .
23 Roo Management wanted to put these rooms to intensive use throughout the day and in these circumstances it was clear that the contents could not remain .
24 ‘ In these circumstances it is not fair and reasonable for building societies and valuers to agree together to impose on purchasers the risk of loss arising as a result of incompetence or carelessness on the part of valuers ’ , he said .
25 In these circumstances it was hard to concentrate on football , and the standard of play fell .
26 In these circumstances it may be hard for other people to believe that the governors ' proceedings can be as fair as they should be .
27 In these circumstances it is more ethical to tell the participants about the screen .
28 In these circumstances it was the business of responsible churchmen to lend support to the monarch in every way they could .
29 Under these circumstances it was highly unlikely that the Poles and Kaszubes of Danzig would rally to the Polish cause .
30 Under these circumstances it was not surprising that Masailand developed a tradition of preternaturally forceful District Officers — men as tough and independent as the Masai themselves .
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