Example sentences of "to [verb] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The Kennel Club and all other dog organisations are opposed to muzzling unless the dog is proved to be dangerous , but by then it 's too late .
2 An attempt should be made to quantify the likely usage through enquiry of those who attend back-to-nursing courses and through local advertisements which seek information from those who would consider coming back to nursing if a child-minding service was provided .
3 Sadly , some of the things we most look forward to eating as the weather warms up are just those which are likely to cause allergic reactions .
4 In other words , it was not a straightforward rule which a national court , or even the European Court , could apply directly , but essentially a question of policy for the Council , the role of the Court being limited to checking whether the Council had overstepped the limits of its discretion .
5 When it rains they huddle against the building , leave the objects on blankets or broken up cardboard boxes , only to return to selling when the rain stops .
6 A turning-point came in the case of Ridge v. Baldwin in which it was held that the distinction between administrative and judicial functions was of no relevance to deciding whether a decision-maker ought to comply with the rules of natural justice or to the availability of judicial review remedies .
7 Here is the reality of the European idea' : a Community whose finest administrative minds devote themselves to deciding whether a carrot is a vegetable or a fruit , whose political leaders discuss not so much ambitious as fantastic plans for military integration — and which can not in practice prevent Europeans tearing themselves to pieces and destroying part of what it is not exaggerated to call our European heritage . ’
8 It is of no assistance , however , to your Lordships in the present appeal to debate the finer points of Reg. v. Lawrence with a view to deciding whether the decision in this House ( although not that of the Court of Appeal ) can be justified on the special facts .
9 By now , the reader may be on his way to deciding that this is the better world of the two , and to wondering if the poet is trying to get his own back .
10 Employers may well advise their employees to sell their existing homes and buy a more lettable proposition , with a view to re-purchasing when the expatriate returns to the UK .
11 Announcing a 13% rise in net profit yesterday , Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd chief executive Michael Gale said that Cable & Wireless Plc had no plans to cuts its 58.5% stake in the company further , and is committed to staying after the territory returns to China in 1997 .
12 In this context it is worth recalling the long-established case law on the judicial review of a Community institution 's discretion where ‘ the evaluation of a complex economic situation ’ is involved : the Court must confine itself to examining whether the exercise of the discretion contains a manifest error , or constitutes a misuse of power or whether the institution did not ‘ clearly ’ exceed the bounds of its discretion .
13 " It being stated to this Meeting that the Water of A-ruagh under Kilchoman House is at present impassable — and a total obstruction to Travelling until a Bridge is erected — …
14 However , it 's easier if you solder the smaller parts first and work upward in size ; the smaller parts are much more difficult to keep in the board prior to soldering if the board has to be balanced on larger components .
15 The Tribunal is thus limited to determining whether a warrant to intercept has been properly issued under the Act , that is to say , that there are adequate grounds for the issuing of a warrant and that the statutory procedures have been complied with .
16 Soon the marching changed to slithering as the patrol hit a scree that propelled them forward as if they were on ball-bearings and they came tumbling headlong to the bottom .
17 The objections to assessing whether the hearing would have made a difference are not confined to those expressed by Megarry J. A superior court in the context of review is not in a good position to calculate whether a hearing would have made a difference , and to do so could well leave the individual with the feeling that he has not been afforded any opportunity of controverting the public body 's view .
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