Example sentences of "[noun sg] for the purpose [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where there is insufficient time to do either a local authority may rely on its power under s3(5) of the Act to " do what is reasonable in all the circumstances of the case for the purpose of safeguarding or promoting the child 's welfare " . |
| 2 | It may be interposed here that it is not the past event , the crime , which needs replication for the purpose of verification , but the investigation . |
| 3 | Section 33(3) requires the court to have regard to all the circumstances of the case and in particular to : ( a ) the length of , and the reasons for , the delay on the part of the plaintiff ; ( b ) the extent to which , having regard to the delay , the evidence adduced or likely to be adduced by the plaintiff or the defendant is or is likely to be less cogent than if the action had been brought within the time allowed by s11 or ( as the case may be ) by s12 ; ( c ) the conduct of the defendant after the cause of action arose , including the extent ( if any ) to which he responded to requests reasonably made by the plaintiff for information or inspection for the purpose of ascertaining facts which were or might be relevant to the plaintiff 's cause of action against the defendant ; ( d ) the duration of any disability of the plaintiff arising after the date of the accrual of the cause of action ; ( e ) the extent to which the plaintiff acted promptly and reasonably once he knew whether or not the act or omission of the defendant , to which the injury was attributable , might be capable at that time of giving rise to an action for damages ; ( f ) the steps , if any , taken by the plaintiff to obtain medical , legal or other expert advice and the nature of any such advice he may have received . |
| 4 | This makes it important to select the right measure for the purpose in view . |
| 5 | A dimension added to the APU framework for the purpose of this project was that of " Level " ; one of the principal aims of the research being to determine features of tasks which are associated with levels of difficulty . |
| 6 | The authority examine the building for the purpose of determining whether the structure or the use of the building creates undue risk . |
| 7 | Do not describe this as a misspelling for the purpose of analysis . |
| 8 | Finally , to use what is said in Parliament for the purpose of construing legislation would be a breach of article 9 of the Bill of Rights as being an impeachment or questioning of the freedom of speech in debates in proceedings in Parliament . |
| 9 | There are two methods by which text may be input to a computer for the purpose of recognition . |
| 10 | There is hardly a protuberance to disturb the airflow , save for two half-pear-shaped castings ( the step to wither wingwalk , ) , and small pairs of lifting handles by the tailplane and just aft of the cabin for the purpose of getting in . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | From 20 November 1992 , the interest rate on unpaid tax and repayment supplement for income tax , capital gains tax , development land tax , corporation tax ( including advance corporation tax ) , petroleum revenue tax ( including advance petroleum revenue tax ) , supplementary petroleum duty , Stamp Duty Reserve Tax , and on tax charged by an assessment for the purpose of making good to the Crown a loss of tax wholly or partly attributable to failure or error by the taxpayer , is reduced from 7.75% to 7% . |
| 13 | From 6 November 1992 the rate of interest on unpaid tax and repayment supplement for income tax , capital gains tax , development land tax , corporation tax ( including advance corporation tax ) , petroleum revenue tax ( including advance petroleum revenue tax ) , supplementary petroleum duty , Stamp Duty Reserve Tax , and on tax charged by an assessment for the purpose of making good to the Crown a loss of tax wholly or partly attributable to failure or error by the taxpayer , is reduced from 9.25% to 7.75% . |
| 14 | The Court was of the opinion that section 133 did not apply to the activation of the suspended sentence , as it was clear that when a sentencer activated a suspended sentence he did not ‘ impose ’ the sentence for the purpose of section 133 . |
| 15 | On Monday I received a circular from a building society urging me , a valued customer , to borrow money for the purpose of investing in the development of a feature film called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Battle The Lambada Pantie Karaoke Tricksters . |
| 16 | " The Meeting Considering the great Exertions of the Legislature in Surpressing the Distilling of Spirits & the great revenue given up by Ministry for the purpose of providing a sufficiency of Grain for the use of the nation , which in many parts is threaten 'd with a Famine , and Considering that great Exertions have already been made in surpressing the Distilling in this Island , This Meeting unanimously Resolve Individually and Collectively to exert themselves in putting a total stop to the said Illegal Practices … " |
| 17 | This is achieved by combining past experience with the ongoing construal of the present for the purpose of discovering fresh possibilities . |
| 18 | Have + direct object + to can also evoke the idea of " having present for the purpose of " : ( 7a ) He had four examiners to ask him all sorts of questions . |
| 19 | It came to the reverse conclusion so far as the crime of administering a drug for the purpose of obtaining sexual intercourse was concerned and recommended that all sexual acts should be covered . |
| 20 | See , for example , B. Friedman 's report to the Canadian Law Reform Commission which surveys the writing on the subject , and endorses an analysis of consent as a knowing action for the purpose of developing a legal doctrine concerning the assumption of risk . |
| 21 | Slade LJ continued by pointing out that , although the breach of a positive covenant is not always capable of remedy : Nevertheless , I would , for my part , accept … submission that the breach of a positive covenant ( whether it be a continuing breach or a once and for all breach ) will ordinarily be capable of remedy … the concept of capability of remedy for the purpose of section 146 must surely be directed to the question whether the harm that has been done to the landlord by the relevant breach is for practicable purposes capable of being retrieved . |
| 22 | If the owner 's daughter invites the accused into her bedroom for the purpose of sexual intercourse , he is not trespassing . |
| 23 | I would acknowledge that : ( i ) I was aware that the Board was seeking production of the documents the subject of the notice from the defendant for the purpose of its supervisory functions over the defendant , and ( ii ) if the Bank had not received the information about the subject matter of that investigation the Bank would not have issued the notice . |
| 24 | For the purpose of the Acts a dealer is ‘ a person who in the normal course of his business attends sales by auction for the purpose of purchasing goods with a view to reselling them . ’ |
| 25 | But for Wardlaw and other dissenters marriage was also the perfect compact between men and women ‘ by which they engage in mutual love and friendship for the purpose of procreation ’ . |
| 26 | Under s57 of CCA 1974 , the negotiator is the agent for the purpose of receiving a notice of withdrawal ( including rescission ) , or cancellation under the CCA 1974 ( see Chapter 3 ) . |
| 27 | Ancient states did not much practise ‘ economic policies ’ in our sense , but they liked to control their own sources of corn , and of silver for the purpose of coining . |
| 28 | From Burwell Fen , sedge was sent out by boat for the purpose of drying malt , and Cambridge imported fen sedge as kindling . |
| 29 | and are translated into a work for academic and study for the purpose of general knowledge about the English language . |
| 30 | In reconciling the needs of these groups it is sensible to separate appraisal for the purpose of judging performance from that of dealing with pay and promotion . |