Example sentences of "it [was/were] argued for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was argued for the husband that the wife should have been awarded a lump sum of £532,000 , calculated in accordance with the principles established in Preston v Prestion ( 1982 ) Fam 17 and Duxbury v Duxbury ( 1987 ) FLR 7 , to provide sufficient income to satisfy the reasonable requirements of the former wife of a millionaire . |
| 2 | It was argued for the defendants that the wife would not be liable to tax on the damages she received , while her lost income would have been taxable in her hands , and that therefore she should be awarded damages in respect of her net loss after deducting tax . |
| 3 | It was argued for the defendant , on the authority of Nicholson v. Revill , 4 Ad. & E. 675 , that a creditor could not release one joint and several debtor and hold another liable by reserving remedies . |
| 4 | It was argued for the defendant in the present appeal that Dobson v. General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Plc . |
| 5 | On appeal , it was argued for the miners that the instructions to turn back were unlawful , and the police had no power to require them to turn back . |