Example sentences of "[subord] opposed to [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Petty Sessions or Quarter Sessions : a criminal court , as opposed to a magistrate 's court where only short sentences could be imposed . |
2 | I enrolled under my maiden name , because I wanted other students to know me as a person first , as opposed to a professor 's wife . |
3 | The disastrous years for the British economy , measured in terms of change in real wealth , were 1990 , 1991 and 1992 ( ‘ growth ’ for 1992 is now estimated at around minus 2.0 per cent as opposed to the Treasury 's original forecast of plus 1 per cent ) . |
4 | The UK also reiterated its opposition to references to a common defence policy , and to a single currency ( as opposed to the UK 's proposal for a " hard ECU " as a 13th currency — see p. 37969 ) . |
5 | The object was to concentrate on the use of the tool as opposed to the user 's task . |
6 | All UNACO operatives were allowed to choose their own handguns and , although he had initially used a Colt .45 , there had been one main reason for his converting to the Beretta : its magazine capacity fifteen rounds as opposed to the Colt 's seven . |
7 | He adds that the private client business produces an average of around 0.35% commission as opposed to the industry 's norm of around 0.5% . |
8 | Where the defendant 's entry is by authority of law as opposed to the plaintiff 's authority and the defendant subsequently abuses that right , then he becomes a trespasser ab initio ( from the moment of entry ) ( Six Carpenters Case ( 1610 ) 8 Co Rep 146A ) . |