Example sentences of "as [prep] [art] time " in BNC.

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1 They had not been consulted and they knew that they would be caught in the middle if , as for a time seemed probable , there should be violent local protests .
2 As for the time investment , planning the layout , preparing the plot by digging and manuring , sowing the seeds and watering those crops that needed extra moisture were all carried out well within the weekly ration of 60 minutes .
3 She did what she chose to do , and was as for the time being she chose to be .
4 Where it employs professional musicians full- or part-time it should ensure that their salaries take account of their training and qualifications as well as of the time and contribution which they are expected to give to the worship .
5 As from the time the application to set aside is made , the time limited for compliance ceases to run .
6 Never as in a time like the present — of radical social change in Italy as in other European countries , of the transition from an industrial to a service economy ( Italy 's second major economic revolution in 30 years ) , of the questioning of many social values , above all in the matter of social relations ( between the sexes , between friends , between producer and consumer ) , of profound uncertainty about the future , commingled with fear , anxiety and even expectation — never has the impotence of literature been so apparent , its inability to say the word which , in Montale 's phrase , ‘ squares us off on every side ’ ( Montale 1977 : 47 ) .
7 It is even possible that James saw this programme as a means of creating a reservoir of manpower , from which — as in the time of Judas Maccabeus — an army might be created .
8 Firstly , in my setting could the interventions listed be applied with the same likely success as in the time period and setting reflected in the league table ?
9 And , Newby went on , the superior class would have their baggage wheeled to and installed on the train , tipping the porters in the process , much as in the time of the last of the Tsars .
10 Libyan leader Col Gaddafi , an unyielding foe of five successive US presidents , declared : ‘ The victory of Clinton undoubtedly constitutes a revolution against an international policy that made the world live in terror , as in the time of Genghis Khan . ’
11 It is one of the advantages of this balance lift , that an increase of rise is relatively immaterial both as to the time required to make the ascent or descent and as to the cost of the parts .
12 As to the time of death , I took the internal body temperature at eight o'clock .
13 Passing sentence , the judge said the fact that he had confessed would be a matter to be considered in his favour when consideration was given as to the time of his release back into the community .
14 This is however accompanied by a proviso , referring to the ‘ suggestions ’ as to the time , place , and manner of service which may be included in the request .
15 The rules as to the time that property passes are contained in section 16–1g and they differ according to whether the contract is for the sale of specific or unascertained goods .
16 ‘ Unless a different intention appears , the following are rules for ascertaining the intention of the parties as to the time at which the property in the goods is to pass to the buyer . ’
17 Then if there is a stipulation as to the time by which the buyer must make his nomination , that stipulation as to time relates to delivery and will be ‘ of the essence , ’ Bunge Corporation v. Tradax ( 1981 H.L. ) .
18 Unless the contract clearly indicates otherwise , these express terms ( not being stipulations as to the time of delivery ) will then normally be warranties and not conditions .
19 This difference was partly attributed to differing calculation methods as to the time span over which PWRs should be depreciated and the rate of return expected from investment .
20 In the instant case the IT were entitled to find that it was not reasonably practicable for Mr Sen to have presented his unfair dismissal claim in time , notwithstanding that he had been given erroneous advice about the time limit by a solicitor in circumstances where he had also been wrongly advised as to the time limit by a member of the IT staff .
21 The financial strain on the firm can be eased by : ( 1 ) effecting sufficient insurance cover ( see Chapter 5 ) ; ( 2 ) the inclusion of suitable provisions ( Clause 20 ) in the partnership deed clearly setting out the procedures to be adopted for the continuing partners to have the option to purchase the deceased 's share from his estate on an appropriate time scale or providing for an automatic accruer to the surviving partners ; ( 3 ) the inclusion of provisions in the deceased 's will enlarging the discretion of the personal representatives as to the time for realisation of assets in the estate and generally as to arrangements which may be concluded with the continuing partners ; and ( 4 ) where ( which is not unusual ) one of the personal representatives is a continuing partner , the inclusion in the will of specific authority for that partner in his capacity as personal representative and trustee to conclude agreements with the firm .
22 As a matter of prudence , the matter should be addressed in the partnership agreement itself ( Clause 23 ) preferably by leaving all decisions , as to the time , manner and content of notifications , to the continuing partners .
23 For example , a term such as : All delivery dates are estimates only and the Seller undertakes no contractual commitment as to the time of delivery arguably prevents there being any contractual date for delivery .
24 The attempt here is to highlight the inadequacy of the present legal approach where it is assumed that selling on credit , or leasing for the useful life of the equipment is not lending , and that reservation of title on sale does not constitute the creation of a security interest but is merely an agreement as to the time at which the property should pass to the buyer .
25 ( 3 ) To make " total loss " the only test of a condition is contrary to authority , for example , terms as to the time of shipment , delivery and payment have been traditionally regarded as conditions , irrespective of the fact that failure to comply with them does not always have serious consequences .
26 The relationship between waiver and equitable estoppel is obvious , as Denning LJ pointed out in Charles Rickards Ltd v Oppenheim [ 1950 ] 1 KB 616 ( at p623 ) : If the defendant , as he did , led the plaintiffs to believe that he would not insist on the stipulation as to time , and that , if they carried out the work , he would accept it , and they did it , he could not afterwards set up the stipulation as to the time against them .
27 Newco 's options depend on these factors , as well as on the time available and the financial strength of the vendor .
28 If we look at Pound in 1927 and 1928 , when he instituted from or through Paris his periodical , The Exile , and sustained it through four issues , we get the impression of a man yawing about without direction , as at no time either earlier or later in his career .
29 We were unable to meet with the Chairwoman of the Iraqi Women 's Federation , Manal Younis , as at the time she was on a ship bound for Iraq with a cargo of medicines and milk .
30 There was nothing that the parish council could do , as at the time much of the area was within Old Alresford .
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