Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] for the proposition [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The overall conclusion of the AD paper is that there is some support for the proposition that monetary growth affects real output only if it is unpredictable , and that the impact on output of unpredictable monetary growth declines the more unpredictable monetary growth becomes . |
| 2 | There is some support for the proposition that such a loan , if made to a person fully capable of repaying the same and , for instance , charged against property in the United Kingdom , gives the taxpayer minimal benefit from the case of O " Leary v McKinlay [ 1991 ] STC 42 where Vinelott J at p51 , dealing with a Schedule E beneficial loan , stated the following : If an employer lends money to an employee free of interest or at a favourable rate of interest and if the employee is free to exploit the money in any manner he chooses his employment can not be said to have been the source of the income derived from the exploitation ; the employer is the source of the money and the taxpayer is assessable to tax under Sch E on the benefit to him of obtaining the loan on the terms on which the loan was made ; but if the loan is repayable on demand that benefit can not be quantified and form the basis of an assessment under Sch E. It is arguable if property is held by a non-resident trust for A for life and B absolutely that if the trustees lend money to A at interest then if A allows the trustees not to pursue him in his capacity as borrower for the interest that no benefit will arise . |
| 3 | The consultation also showed widespread support for the proposition that the law should not allow trade union dues to be deducted from an employee 's salary without his or her individual consent . |
| 4 | Which , at the same time , provides supporting evidence for the proposition that the concept man is not empty , viz. that ( Ex ) x is a man , or " For some x , x is a man " . |
| 5 | There is some empirical support for the proposition that the likelihood of attack decreases with size . |
| 6 | It is true that during the passage of the Bill , section 10 was explained as being intended to reflect the position at common law , in which there is respectable authority for the proposition that the client 's legal privilege can not attach to communications made with criminal intent . |
| 7 | There is ample authority for the proposition that the inherent powers of the court under its parens patriae jurisdiction are theoretically limitless and that they certainly extend beyond the powers of a natural parent : see for example In re R. ( A Minor ) ( Wardship : Consent to Treatment ) [ 1992 ] Fam. 11 , 25B , 28G . |
| 8 | Even at this early stage it was clear that there was general sympathy for the proposition that SERPS should be phased out . |
| 9 | Although there was clear authority at that time for the proposition that a man could not be guilty of the rape of a woman who lived with him outside marriage , Hale himself curtailed it by stating that cohabitation was not a defence but merely some evidence of consent . |
| 10 | There was no warrant for not following the ample precedent for the proposition that mere delay which gave rise to prejudice and unfairness could by itself amount to an abuse of the process . |