Example sentences of "court [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In extreme cases perhaps it is , but relief should not be refused unless the applicant 's conduct or motive makes it inappropriate to award the relief sought in this case : courts should not refuse relief in order to penalize an applicant for bad conduct unrelated to the relief sought .
2 This may be true , but is it any reason why the courts should not do justice as best they can , leaving it to Parliament to intervene again if the decision does not meet with Parliament 's approval ?
3 Courts should not exclude evidence just because it is not accepted wisdom ; nor should they allow plaintiffs to be held liable on the basis of mere hypothesis or speculation .
4 The criteria adopted by the Court of Appeal in Newell ( 1980 ) were that courts should only take account of characteristics with which the provocation was concerned ; permanent characteristics such as race and , probably , religion may be taken into account , but transient conditions such as intoxication and exhaustion may not .
5 The courts must now make care orders committing children to the care of the local authority .
6 ‘ The court may never say Roe v Wade is overruled , but it is likely to say , ‘ Roe v Wade … never heard of it ’ . '
7 Such an application can only be made with the leave of the court , and the court may only grant leave if it is satisfied , inter alia , that ‘ there is reasonable cause to believe that if the court 's inherent jurisdiction is not exercised with respect to the child he is likely to suffer significant harm : ’ see section 100(3) and ( 4 ) ( b ) .
8 By s 9(1) of the Housing Act 1988 , the court may adjourn for such period as it thinks fit , proceedings for possession of assured tenancies , and may stay , suspend , or postpone a claim for possession — but an order for possession must not in general be postponed to a date later than fourteen days from judgment , unless this would cause exceptional hardship , when up to six weeks may be allowed ( s 89(1) of the Houseing Act 1980 ) ; the maximum of 14 days is subject to important qualifications ( s 89(2) ) examples of which are those cases under the Rent Act 1977 where the court may only order possession if reasonable , possession actions by mortgagees when the period is 28 days , and by lessors for forfeiture for non-payment of rent , when any order for possession must be for not less than four weeks ( s 138(3) of the 1984 Act ) .
9 The court should thus give effect to the rules wherever possible , while at the same time seeking to avoid legalistic interpretation , particularly if this produces arbitrary or irrational results .
10 Moreover , the court should not approach decisions and reasons given by committees of laymen expecting the same accuracy in the use of language which a lawyer might be expected to adopt .
11 But the essential distinction remains : whether the court should positively order treatment to be given or not to be given , or whether it should do no more than consider whether or not to authorise it , where authority is needed .
12 He further accepted that the court should only attach importance to clear statements showing the intention of the promoter of the Bill , whether a minister or private member : there could be no dredging through conflicting statements of intention with a view to discovering the true intention of Parliament in using the statutory words .
13 The rule says that the court shall not grant leave to apply for judicial review unless the applicant has a sufficient interest in the matter to which the application relates .
14 It was held that there had been no negligence , but on grounds of public policy the court would not award compensation where the plaintiff would have had to have broken the law .
15 I state this only as a general and not as an invariable premise because of the possibility of cases in which the court would not authorise treatment of a distressing nature which offered only a small hope of preserving life .
16 If medical practice was not to disclose the risk , then a court would probably declare practice to be wrong .
17 This chapter : ( 1 ) describes how an expert is appointed , either by the parties or by a professional body ( 10.2 ) ; ( 2 ) explains the problems created by the absence of effective appointment machinery independent of the parties ( 10.3 ) ; ( 3 ) shows how an appointment may be invalid ( 10.4 ) ; ( 4 ) provides a list of appointing authorities with figures for some of their rates of appointments ( 10.5 ) ; ( 5 ) outlines procedures for making an application to an appointing authority ( 10.6 ) ; ( 6 ) shows that the court will not help parties obstruct appointments ( 10.7 ) ; ( 7 ) considers the difficulties that can arise from perceived conflicts of interest ( 10.8 ) .
18 Intervention by the court will normally cure delay or give rise to an acceptable explanation .
19 The court will also grant prohibition to restrain a visitor from acting outside his jurisdiction : Bishop of Chichester v. Harward ( 1787 ) 1 Durn. & E. 650 .
20 To investigateas necessary , and in particular : ( i ) to contactor seek to interview people as appropriate or as the court directs ; ( ii ) to bring to the court 's attentionall records and documents inspected which may assist the court in deciding the case ; ( iii ) to obtain professional adviceas appropriate or as the court may direct ; ( iv ) to file at court a written reportat least seven days before the final hearing , unless the court directs otherwise ; the court will then distribute copies of the report to the other parties .
21 In assessing a just amount the court will obviously take account of the fact that the plaintiff has incurred or will incur specific expenditure eg private medical treatment ( and see para 1.60 ) .
22 In considering any disciplinary action taken by the Panel , the court will always have jurisdiction to intervene and , if necessary , to protect the individual from any abuse of power ( see Guinness above ) .
23 Where appropriate the court can expressly prohibit examination or assessment or state that it shall not take place unless the court directs otherwise ( s38(7) ) .
24 10.3.1 The court can not appoint experts
25 Denison J. said : ‘ This court can not control visitors . ’
26 This means that the court can not take account of the various breaches actually committed , for which the defendant is seeking protection under the clause , to decide if the clause is reasonable or not , either generally , or separately in relation to each breach .
27 The court can not accept stamps or payments by bank and giro credit transfers .
28 He can now get both in the same action , because the same court can both give damages and also grant an injunction .
29 The Court can also make Orders about where the child is to live and who is to see him or her in the event of a relationship breakdown .
30 The court can also remove party status from any party to the proceedings of its own volition ( FPCR , r7(5) ( b ) ; FPR , r4.7(5) ( b ) ) .
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