Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb past] that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the defence argued that the case was one of mistaken identity and that Rashid was in fact Mohammed Hamdan , an officer in the PLO 's Revolutionary Army . |
| 2 | In Reg. v. Barrett , 12 J.L.R. 179 , where again the accused applied unsuccessfully for leave to appeal against conviction , the defence contended that the trial judge should have allowed them to see the statement of a witness who had identified the accused at an identification parade 10 days after the commission of the offence , on the ground that , the witness having stated that she had given a description of the accused to the police , the defence were entitled as a matter of law to know the details of that description for the purpose of cross-examining the witness and testing her credibility . |
| 3 | The defence maintained that the sales had gone ahead with government knowledge . |
| 4 | During the appeal hearing , the defence emphasized that the forensic tests which had helped to form the basis of her conviction had been discredited in a series of appeal cases , most recently that of the Birmingham Six [ see p. 38111 ] . |
| 5 | Despite the many difficulties which would have to be faced in consolidating the hospitals only two of the twenty-four members of staff whom Best interviewed felt that there was little value in taking the study further : ‘ Rather the majority felt that the integration of Goodmayes and Claybury represented a tangible , largely desirable and far from impossible objective to achieve ’ . |
| 6 | The majority held that the case could be decided upon the narrow ground that the action for enticement should be extended beyond the strict relation of master and servant to embrace other contracts for personal services , but support was also given in varying degrees to a broader proposition that a plaintiff might sue for the knowing violation of the security of any type of contractual right . |
| 7 | The majority claimed that the best method for them was simply cutting down on fattening foods , and following healthy eating habits . |
| 8 | The Ombudsman found that the DTI committed errors in its advice to Barlow Clowes back in 1976 and if it had applied for a licence then it would not have been granted one . |
| 9 | However , the Ombudsman found that the UK and Gibraltar funds were closely linked and that , if the Department had moved swiftly enough to revoke the UK licence , the Gibraltar fund could not have continued to exist . |
| 10 | In an interview on Feb. 4 , the Prince said that the Khmers Rouges had finally accepted the change " because they are aware they have become more and more isolated and hated on the international level " . |
| 11 | ‘ The wizard said that the little man had some sort of golden disc that told him the time , ’ said the Weasel . |
| 12 | Despite the referendum result , opponents of the change argued that the vote was only an opinion poll and had no legal force ; the original decision to name the city after Lenin having been taken by the USSR Supreme Soviet , they claimed , it could only be rescinded by its modern equivalent — the USSR Congress of People 's Deputies . |
| 13 | Critics of the change claimed that the new post was earmarked for Lee Kuan Yew , who had retired in November 1990 after 31 years as Prime Minister . |
| 14 | Yesterday , The Scotsman revealed that the proposal has prompted an extraordinary court action against it by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh , Norman Irons , and the Sheriff Principal of Lothian and Borders , Gordon Nicholson . |
| 15 | His comments arose after The Scotsman revealed that the Commission for Racial Equality has begun an unprecedented investigation into possible breaches of education and race relations law in the region 's assessment of children who speak English poorly and may have learning difficulties . |
| 16 | The writer complained that the City of London ‘ is essentially blind ’ , contains few Christians and ‘ ca n't see beyond the end of its ( hooked ) nose ’ ( emphasis in original ) . |
| 17 | The Board agreed that the maximum amount it could afford to invest in 1986 was £80,000 . |
| 18 | ( 4 ) The closure order shall remain in force until such time as the board satisfied that the matters which led to the closure order have been satisfactorily remedied . |
| 19 | The board decided that the information reinforced their earlier conclusion that the exercise of intervention powers was necessary and desirable in the interests of investors . |
| 20 | If undue influence in the full sense is not made out but the element of pressure , surprise , misrepresentation or some or one of them combine with or cause a misunderstanding or failure to understand the documents or transaction , the final question must be whether the grounds upon which the creditor believed that the document was fairly obtained and executed by a woman sufficiently understanding its purport and effect were such that it would be inequitable to fix the creditor with the consequences of the husband 's improper or unfair dealing with his wife . |
| 21 | If the creditor knew that the surety , whilst understanding the nature of the liability he or she was accepting , was in fact acting under the influence of the debtor , then it would not be safe for the creditor to rely upon a document executed in these circumstances , unless it believed on reasonable grounds that the surety had in fact received independent advice . |
| 22 | Thus , if the creditor knew that the debtor hoped to pay his debt to that creditor from a contract which the debtor was about to enter into , the creditor can not subsequently claim that the prospect of being paid from that source is not a reasonable prospect . |
| 23 | Although it was possible that the Pennsylvania law could be upheld without overturning Roe v. Wade in its entirety , the timing of the case ensured that the highly divisive issue of abortion was almost certain to be an important factor in the 1992 presidential and legislative election campaigns . |
| 24 | Within seconds , the vet announced that the lump was a large umbilical hernia which would need to be operated on , and that he should be castrated as these hernias are hereditary . |
| 25 | As he approached , the clerk noticed that the Prince 's doublet was of pure white satin with gold buttons . |
| 26 | The Councillor in question spoke to the meeting , but the Chairman ruled that the issue of closure could not be raised , as the meeting was considering only the Secretary of State 's request for comments . |
| 27 | Turning from the hardware of sea rescue to the people who make it possible the Chairman emphasised that the contribution of lifeboat crews could not be stressed too highly . |
| 28 | Others had not yet paid and the chairman stressed that the longer the delay , the more money would be needed . |
| 29 | The Department of Employment therefore proposed an alternative of giving industrial tribunal chairmen , acting alone , discretion at the pre-hearing stage , on the application of one of the parties or of its own motion , to require a deposit of up to £150 from the other party as a condition of proceeding further , if the chairman considered that the case had no reasonable prospect of success . |
| 30 | The taxpayer contended that the definition applied only to transactions which included an element of bounty . |