Example sentences of "[to-vb] effect to the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In this year , the 25th anniversary of Shelter , does the Minister agree that the time is right for him to give effect to the Prime Minister 's boast in his letter of support to Shelter that the Government would employ public expenditure where necessary ?
2 The object of the system is to give effect to the expressed preferences of voters in terms of their personal representatives in the Convention ( or any analogous body ) , and the detailed rules for the conduct of a count are carefully drawn to ensure this result .
3 However , if such reference was not permissible , there was no option but to give effect to the literal meaning of the words and dismiss the appeal .
4 In the circumstances there is in my judgment no option but to give effect to the literal meaning of the words as did the Court of Appeal .
5 Alternatively , they submit that the injunction should be varied in order to give effect to the mandatory terms of section 39 , so as to permit the defendants to comply with the notice .
6 However , the court will readily imply the grant of such easements as may be necessary to give effect to the common intention of the parties with reference to the manner and purposes for which the demised property is to be used .
7 More recent authority has however expressed the view that planning law is of a ‘ public character , ’ and that the courts should not introduce private law principles unless these are expressly authorised by parliament or are necessary to give effect to the legislative purpose .
8 The courts now adopt a purposive approach which seeks to give effect to the true purpose of legislation and are prepared to look at much extraneous material that bears upon the background against which the legislation was enacted .
9 I agree that the use of Hansard as an aid to assist the court to give effect to the true intention of Parliament is not ‘ questioning ’ within the meaning of article 9 of the Bill of Rights .
10 Given the purposive approach to construction now adopted by the courts in order to give effect to the true intentions of the legislature , the fine distinctions between looking for the mischief and looking for the intention in using words to provide the remedy are technical and inappropriate .
11 In order to give effect to the original intention of the Directive , the House of Lords held that the Regulations should be construed purposively and read as if after the words " immediately before the transfer " the following words were added " or would have been so employed at the time of the transfer if he had not been unfairly dismissed in the circumstances described in reg 8(1) " , ( ie for a reason in connection with the transfer ) .
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