Example sentences of "be [adj] where a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This ceases to be possible where a document accepted as binding is bindingly interpreted by an external court .
2 This could be useful where a video programme was being shown continuously , as part of a display for instance .
3 The study of individual purchase motivations and behaviour may , however , be complicated where a number of individuals become involved in the purchase decision .
4 A further risk that may be relevant where a purchaser acquires assets and assumes responsibility for some but not all of the creditors , is that the sale may be seen as a preferential treatment of creditors under IA 1986 , s239 .
5 Admission for assessment for twenty-eight days ( section 2 ) is possible where a person is suffering from mental disorder and it is considered that he or she ought to be detained in the interests of his or her own health or safety or with a view to the protection of other persons .
6 This is possible where a target 's management are bargaining on behalf of their shareholders .
7 Thus , to return to the arguments mobilized against the CLRC 's proposal : the chief difference in protection of the vulnerable between the present system and the CLRC 's is that the latter had a maximum penalty of two years ' imprisonment , whereas life imprisonment is available where a defence of diminished responsibility succeeds ; and the fundamental ethical problems are now swept under the carpet by a combination of a stretched diagnosis of ‘ abnormality of mind ’ and the ample judicial sentencing discretion , whereas the CLRC 's proposal attempted to make the issues justiciable .
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