Example sentences of "[adj] law do [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 English law does not erect a ‘ ring fence ’ to exclude creditors living abroad .
2 I say ‘ called ’ because English Law does not recognise any special right of public meeting either for political or other purposes .
3 I say ‘ called ’ because English Law does not recognise any special right of public meeting either for a political or any other purpose .
4 English law does not recognise the continental doctrine of rebellion which requires a person to acquiesce in the unlawful use of official force against him , seeking such civil remedies as may be available subsequently .
5 At present , English law does not recognise pension rights as an asset in the context of divorce settlements .
6 However , the major question raised by section I(2) of the Criminal Damage Act is why English law does not have a general offence of endangerment .
7 As Ward J. put it in his judgment , English law does not accept the transatlantic concept of ‘ informed consent ’ and it follows that it would reject any concept of ‘ informed refusal . ’
8 Until 1926 English law did not recognize the institution of adoption .
9 In Berry 's case , English law did certainly provide for one level of appeal to the Court of Appeal and may have provided one level of appeal beyond that .
10 The ruling by the European Court that the British law does not break EC rules leaves the whole business in chaos .
11 German law does not allow charities to put more than a quarter of their donations into a reserve .
12 I 'll know the address cos old law do n't do thirty five a week .
13 This contract-based private law does not apply to officials operating under a statute : see 14.9.2 .
14 But in general the position of an alien in private law does not differ substantially from that of a British citizen .
15 Fahfakhs explained that Native Law did not cover this case .
16 [ The Jewish law did not allow Jews to eat the flesh of some animals , such as the pig , which were called unclean . ]
17 The British Government stumbled at this hurdle , and in fact failed simply because domestic law did not regulate the circumstances in which the power could be exercised with sufficient clarity .
18 While a Hague Rules inspired bill of lading can be challenged by an issuing bank on the basis that Article 3(3) of the Hague Rules defers to municipal law for unlisted requirements , decisional law does not reveal any such challenge .
19 Yet it is clear that existing law does not provide enough protection for children against sexual abuse within the home and the Committee fails to make alternative proposals that will sufficiently strengthen it .
20 That argument is not watertight , however , because existing law does not allow euthanasia .
21 International law does not control force because it is not law .
22 In particular , international law does not define what is to be understood by a ‘ genuine link . ’
23 The election won , Baldwin prepared to move , both into 11 Downing Street , which was his by right , and into Chequers , which Bonar Law did not want .
24 Electoral law does not forbid him from describing himself as Conservative but his rival , Mr Gerry Malone , will describe himself on the ballot paper as The Conservative Party Candidate .
25 Unfortunately Dutch law did not provide equality of treatment in every respect for the subsidiaries of foreign parent companies — certain social security rules were not applicable to them .
26 The charges of gross embezzlement and abuse of power carried a maximum sentence of 20 years ' imprisonment , but Zhivkov , aged 79 , looked unlikely to suffer this fate since Bulgarian law did not permit anyone over 80 to be sent to prison .
27 The common law does not regard land as capable of being owned .
28 The common law does not allow Lord Wellworthy to enforce the covenant against Mr Sly due to the doctrine of privity of contract .
29 The Chancellor could grant a remedy to an individual where the common law did not provide a remedy , the aim being to attain justice in each case .
30 What was the mischief and defect for which the common law did not provide ?
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