Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] on behalf [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should perhaps apologize on behalf of the hotel for the temperature in the room this morning er I stayed here last night and woke up to find that not only was there no heat in the radiators , but there was no heat in the hot water . |
| 2 | We 've heard the voice of the Party professionals , we 've heard the voice of the Labour leadership , now let's all speak on behalf of the ordinary trade unionists and say with all the force that is necessary on behalf of those millions , men and women , young and old , we support the Party , we pay for the Party , we have a right to democracy in the Party because never forget it is our Party too , I move . |
| 3 | So I would venture to suggest that if I 'm interviewing you as the Environmental Health Officer for a particular council on a council matter , then I would expect you to only speak on behalf of the council — unless I asked you whether your professional body was happy with your council 's policy . |
| 4 | The letter with his settlement cheque says : ‘ Once again I can only apologise on behalf of my clients for events that occurred . ’ |
| 5 | While I am about it , I had better apologise on behalf of a contributor , who was castigated by post for not looking up the meaning of a phrase that was , to him , mysterious . |
| 6 | These ‘ options ’ only work on behalf of the manager . |
| 7 | Carter had already excavated on behalf of Lord Amherst in the 1890s , but it was during his period with Lord Carnarvan that he made his most spectacular and significant finds , digging at Thebes and in the Valley of the Kings . |
| 8 | The principles and advances thus established on behalf of individual litigants and at their prompting redounded to the benefit of the king , not least when his own servants were suing other clergy and patrons for possession of benefices to which the king had presented them ; in particular the livings affected by the new pluralism laws would be likely subjects of such writs . |
| 9 | The duchy resources were still used on behalf of the royal retinue and it is striking that most of the best offices and farms went to the king 's household . |
| 10 | The duchy resources were still used on behalf of the royal retinue and it is striking that most of the best offices and farms went to the king 's household . |
| 11 | Ellis could still work on behalf of Wales , notably in the appointment of a Welsh land commission , and the foundation of a University of Wales , both in 1893 ; but he disapproved of Lloyd George 's efforts to turn Welsh Liberalism into a nationalist movement somewhat on the lines of the Irish one . |
| 12 | Proxy votes were limited to one per person ( although husbands might still vote on behalf of their wives ) and electoral campaigning in mosques and school buildings was banned . |
| 13 | I also speak on behalf of the group New Consensus , of which I am chairman and which is both all-party and none . |
| 14 | UnivEd is also acting on behalf of the University in the creation of the Edinburgh Technopole . |
| 15 | Cheryl Baker , the popular TV personality and pop-singer , also attended on behalf of WWF . |
| 16 | A vice-principal of a teachers ' university probably spoke on behalf of many party members in positions of responsibility when he said that some young comrades lacked the ‘ backbone of Marxism-Leninism ’ , especially those studying liberal arts subjects . |
| 17 | Agents also work on behalf of purchasers and some specialise in certain tasks , e.g. transport and distribution , advertising and market research . |
| 18 | May I also say on behalf of my party that the personal code of conduct of the Secretary of State is an example to us all ? |
| 19 | His two passions were roses ( he often exhibited on behalf of his employer at the Windsor Rose Show ) and his onion bed . |
| 20 | Those in favour of fundholding saw it as an opportunity for general practitioners to have a direct impact on access to and quality of secondary care , which they could now purchase on behalf of their patients . |
| 21 | The Construction industry Council is becoming increasingly influential and now speaks on behalf of all industry professionals . |
| 22 | Given that Singer and his supporters deliberately cast the manifesto for animal liberation in the image of these two charismatic originals , to benefit from their impetus , it is no surprise that complaints about second-class citizenry , or unequal rights justifiably voiced on behalf of blacks and women , surface in the other arena of cats , dogs , apes , and dolphins . |
| 23 | He was a member of the Shropshire grand jury and frequently acted on behalf of his parish in legal matters . |
| 24 | Chair my name 's Pete from Partnership 's I 'm here as a member of the public I 'm not here to speak on behalf of the theatre at all . |
| 25 | Here bargaining on behalf of their own members may have real if indirect effects on non-members . |
| 26 | The insecurity that the interviewer experiences may cause them to smile manically ; to talk too much , when he or she should be able to take responsibility for pauses ; to do a really hard sell on behalf of the company ; to over-react with approval to the interviewee , giving them , unfairly , the impression that they 've got the job . |
| 27 | This was back in 1988 , when Enrico Platter , head of children 's and youth programmes for WDR in Germany , proposed a 13-part series to the European Broadcasting Union ( EBU ) , and Ms Cann , then acting on behalf of Heinemann Young Books ) , publisher of the original Farthing Wood title , drew up a straightforward rights deal with WDR . |
| 28 | The mistake is to say that a ‘ directing mind ’ accused is to be treated as having validly consented on behalf of the company to his own dishonest taking of the company 's property . |
| 29 | If the accused , by reason of being the controlling shareholder or otherwise , is ‘ the directing mind and will of the company ’ he is to be treated as having validly consented on behalf of the company to his own appropriation of the company 's property . |
| 30 | The work involves searching for companies to acquire , approaching them , forming a view on price , then negotiating on behalf of clients and carrying out due diligence work . |