Example sentences of "an appeals [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Because of the existence of PACs and of the Court of Referees for benefits under the insurance schemes , the new national scheme included an appeals system .
2 With the old development plans , an appeals system entailed a confrontation between an appellant and the local authority over a disputed proposal , before an inspector appointed by the minister .
3 Nintendo Co has lost a bid to keep competitors from selling devices that modify its video games after the US Supreme Court refused to hear its arguments against an appeals court ruling in favour of Lewis Galoob Toys Inc , which offers Game Genie , which plugs into the Nintendo Entertainment System and cartridges , enabling players to use a simple code to change up to three elements of a game at a time ; the appeals court wrote that because Game Genie does n't cause any permanent change to the Nintendo cartridges — and is dependent upon a cartridge and the Nintendo system in order to operate — it does not usurp Nintendo 's copyright ; Nintendo said Game Genie violates a copyright owner 's exclusive right under the Copyright Act of 1976 to authorise or prepare derivative works .
4 The shooting itself caused three days of riots ; and although a racially mixed jury found Mr Lozano guilty of manslaughter shortly afterwards , an appeals court threw out the verdict because it thought the jury had been intimidated by the unrest .
5 Reputed to be a conservative and an advocate of a narrow interpretation of the Constitution , Souter 's recent appointment as an Appeals Court judge , together with a sparse record of published opinion , meant that his views on contentious contemporary issues remained largely unknown at the time of his nomination .
6 However , on Nov. 15 at the request of Barschel 's family an appeals court agreed to reopen the case for further examination .
7 Marshall had been appointed to the Supreme Court in 1967 after a successful career as a civil rights lawyer , legal director of the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People ( NAACP ) and an Appeals Court judge .
8 On Sept. 26 an appeals court had rejected the defence 's plea to have trial judge Thomas P. Jackson removed from the case on grounds of bias .
9 Where a university subject of the candidate 's choice has not been allocated a quota award , it may be possible for the Head of Department to nominate the candidate for an appeals award .
10 Appeals are to be heard by an appeals committee , constituted in accordance with Schedule 2 of the Act .
11 The company rules should lay down an appeals procedure .
12 In December 1990 The Law Society announced a major reorganization of the SCB including the introduction of an appeals procedure .
13 Statute provides an appeals procedure against deportation , the non renewal of residence permits and other types of restrictions .
14 An appeals procedure to local committees provides for those who believe they may have been unfairly excluded .
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