Example sentences of "in [adj] circumstances [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presumptions of legislative intent , which draw their strength from judicial perceptions of widely held notions of justice and fairness , can not in normal circumstances override the explicit terms of an Act of Parliament . |
| 2 | But I hope you will join me tonight in saluting ALL the correspondents and crews — from the BBC , ITN , BSkyB and other broadcasters here and abroad as well as those from newspapers and agencies like Visnews — join me in saluting those who risk their lives in appalling circumstances to tell the world the truth about what was Yugoslavia . |
| 3 | Billy says his 12-year-old son , Mark , is very upset and he is appealing for anyone who is offered a snake for sale in suspicious circumstances to contact the police . |
| 4 | The President was C.-in-C. of the armed forces ; he was empowered to appoint the government and in exceptional circumstances to dissolve the People 's Assembly or to declare war or a state of emergency . |
| 5 | He can send legislation back to parliament , veto the prime minister 's choice of ministers ( as President Evren has done on occasion ) and in extreme circumstances dissolve the National Assembly and call a general election . |
| 6 | If a court were minded in particular circumstances to permit the questioning of the proceedings of the House in the way proposed , it would be proper for the leave of the House to be sought first by way of petition so that , if leave were granted , no question would arise of the House regarding its privileges as having been breached . |
| 7 | The High Court has power in certain circumstances to order the sale of goods . |
| 8 | Warning notices may in certain circumstances absolve the occupier of liability for the visitor 's injuries . |
| 9 | Certain persons are given the right by common law or statute in certain circumstances to sell the goods of another . |
| 10 | Secondly , the obligation to make the Convention ‘ practical and effective ’ coupled with an inherent obligation not to extradite in certain circumstances undermines the bilateral extradition arrangements entered into by States . |
| 11 | Breach of the provisions of the Act involves the commission of an offence punishable by fine and may even in certain circumstances disqualify the firm from bringing proceedings to enforce its contractual rights — where by reason of the breach the defendant is unable to pursue his own claims against the firm or has otherwise suffered financial loss and the court does not consider that justice and equity require that the firm 's action should be allowed to proceed . |