Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] unless the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The sequel was the War Powers Act ( 1973 ) under which the President had to inform Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces abroad ; in addition the forces had to be withdrawn unless the action was formally authorized by Congress .
2 Last year the DoE sent out a circular to local authorities stating that planning permission should not be given unless the impact on any old junk ( officially known as ‘ archaeological remains ’ ) had been fully considered .
3 It is therefore fair to say that , as a general rule , the courts are prepared to imply some degree of mobility into every contract of employment but this is likely to be limited unless the nature of the job or work performed by the employee is one where mobility would be recognised by both sides as being essential to the job .
4 ( 1 ) No reconstruction or extension of or alteration in any premises in respect of which a licence ( other than an off-sale licence ) is in force , being a reconstruction , extension or alteration which will affect a public or common part of such remises or any communication with such part , shall be made unless the licensing board within whose area such premises are situated has consented to such reconstruction , extension or alteration at a quarterly meeting of the board or at such other time as may be appointed by the board , or unless such reconstruction , extension or alteration is required by order of some lawful authority .
5 A cancellation fee of 25% of tuition fees will be made unless the school receives notice of cancellation , in writing , two weeks before the course is due to start .
6 In answer to the second question posed by the Attorney-General , no stay should be imposed unless the defendant shows on the balance of probabilities that owing to the delay he will suffer serious prejudice to the extent that no fair trial can be held : in other words , that the continuance of the prosecution amounts to a misuse of the process of the court .
7 ‘ In answer to the second question posed by the Attorney-General , no stay should be imposed unless the defendant shows on the balance of probabilities that owing to the delay he will suffer prejudice to the extent that no fair trial can be held : in other words , that the continuance of the prosecution amounts to a misuse of the process of the court .
8 It has some fine Renaissance ceilings on the second floor although these are under lock and key and can not be seen unless the keyholder happens to be in the museum that day .
9 He says in the autobiography erm my view was that every president was a and this was a famous phrase every president was a steward of the people , a steward of the people , bound actively and affirmatively to do all he could for the people and not to content himself with the negative merit of keeping his talents undamaged in a napkin curious turn of phrase I decline he says to adopt the view that what is imperatively necessary for the nation can not be done unless the president can find some specific authorization to do it in the constitution .
10 Hambros Jersey contended that the jurisdiction conferred by this rule can only properly be exercised by analogy to R.S.C. , Ord. 11 , so that leave should not be granted unless the case falls within one of the paragraphs of Ord. 11 , r. 1(1) .
11 At this stage the parties can request an oral hearing which will be granted unless the appeal is an obvious winner or loser .
12 Where a relative or friend of a person in custody inquires as to his whereabouts , that person should normally be told unless the detainee objects or unless any of the factors , noted above , justifying delay , apply .
13 Once again it should be stressed that , because all grains are used , this form of analysis should not be used unless the size distribution is fully known .
14 Words like coward , stupid or effeminate should probably never be used unless the client has used that very word himself .
15 6 The question of detriment It has been suggested in some cases ( see eg Coco v Clark ( AN ) ( Engineers ) Ltd [ 1969 ] RPC 41 ) that an obligation of confidence will not be enforced unless the disclosure or use of the information results in a detriment to the plaintiff or an advantage to his competitors .
16 As a Knesset member Weizmann could not be prosecuted unless the House Committee and the plenum voted to lift his immunity .
17 ( Note that the law seems to assume that it is the father who should be prosecuted unless the mother alone has custody . )
18 11.7 When an employee has been assaulted in the course of duty , the police must be called unless the manager and employee make a case for this not to be done .
19 An estoppel will not be raised unless the representation was intentional or negligent .
20 As AMPS are shares , dividends can not be paid in respect of them except out of distributable profits , nor can they be redeemed unless the redemption is financed out of distributable profits or by a fresh issue of shares .
21 In extreme cases perhaps it is , but relief should not be refused unless the applicant 's conduct or motive makes it inappropriate to award the relief sought in this case : courts should not refuse relief in order to penalize an applicant for bad conduct unrelated to the relief sought .
22 Strong , but not ‘ too heavy to move ’ , covers must be provided unless the area is absolutely cat , dog and vandal proof .
23 The draft legislation appears to indicate that acquisition tax can not be recovered unless the taxpayer is in possession of a valid tax invoice from his EC supplier .
24 This memorandum , issued by the physician superintendent of Neasden Hospital , London , to all his medical officers over 25 years ago , attracted widespread opprobrium from the UK national press and the chronologically correct if sexist response from the British Medical Journal that ‘ every patient whatever his age or his disease should be resuscitated unless the doctor looking after him has no doubt at all that he should be allowed to rest in peace ’ .
25 Mr Davies warned that with the extra costs of clearing up after the floods , other services could be hit unless the Government changed its mind .
26 Provided that an applicant for the renewal of a licence or for the permanent transfer of a licence need not attend or be represented unless the applicant has been cited by the board to attend the meeting .
27 The assent of a third party State can be presumed unless the contrary is indicated .
28 9.13.1 the Landlord may as the agent of the Tenant sell such property and the Tenant will indemnify the Landlord against any liability incurred by [ it ] to any third party whose property shall have been sold by the Landlord in the mistaken belief held in good faith ( which shall be presumed unless the contrary be proved ) that such property belonged to the Tenant
29 No qualification period is required as the other criteria can not be fulfilled unless the applicant has been personally conducting cases for at least three years .
30 Section 2 authorizes warrants to be issued by the Home Secretary for the purposes of interception and provides that a warrant shall not be issued unless the Home Secretary considers that it is necessary : ( a ) in the interests of national security ; ( b ) for the purpose of preventing or detecting serious crime ; or ( c ) for the purpose of safeguarding the economic well-being of the United Kingdom .
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