Example sentences of "[vb -s] not have the power " in BNC.

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1 Although ACET , like any charity , does not have the power to release you from the agreement it is likely to be sympathetic .
2 An alternative line of defence offered by the National Bank for its failure to curb inflation ( EP , 10 November 1986 ) is that it does not have the power to prevent the money supply from growing faster than its planned rate .
3 Again , it is a peculiarity of unfair dismissal law that an industrial tribunal does not have the power to consider the fairness of dismissal where at the time of dismissal the employer was conducting a lockout or the employee was taking part in a strike or other industrial action .
4 The Minister decried the fact that the Film Censorship Board in his Ministry does not have the power to stop private screening of pornographic films in homes and video clubs .
5 It can be argued that there is a clear difference between finding that Parliament has failed to follow its own procedural rules and from saying that Parliament does not have the power to legislate in a particular way .
6 But though this world informs the real world , it does not have the power to change it , for Larry is unsuccessful in convincing others of the validity of his theory .
7 All outputs along the same channel always appear together in the minimal acceptances because we assume that the environment , like occam processes , does not have the power of selective input on a channel .
8 If [ it ] … does not have the power to raise you up … to that mood where one sees the earthly veils pull away from oneself — then I too want to have nothing more to do with this philosophy . "
9 As yet , it does not have the power to solve it .
10 The expert does not have the power to award interest unless the contract says so .
11 There is a doctrine that an arbitrator whose task is to declare an amount payable , rather than award damages , or an expert performing a similar role , does not have the power to award interest : Knibb v National Coal Board [ 1987 ] QB 906 .
12 The court does not have the power to appoint experts in private references : its power to appoint arbitrators arises under ss7 and 10 of the Arbitration Act 1950 : there is no similar statutory provision for experts , and no inherent power .
13 Although agreement may be reached between the parties as to the future of the matrimonial home , it is strongly advised that such agreement be embodied in a " consent order " of the court ; if the court does not have the power directly to make an order under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 ( for instance in relation to repairs to property held subject to certain conditions and in relation to payment of premiums of life assurance policies ) the same effect can be achieved by formulating the obligations of each party as undertakings given to the court ( see Livesey v Jenkins [ 1985 ] 1 All ER 106 and Salter , Matrimonial Consent Orders and Agreements , 2nd edn , Longman 1991 ) .
14 ( In Scotland the Crown at the moment does not have the power to appeal against sentences which it regards as too lenient , although moves are under way to give it such a right . )
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