Example sentences of "court [noun sg] [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the third abortion case before the Supreme Court , the state of Illinois is appealing against a federal appeals court decision to quash a law which obliged abortion clinics to be designed and equipped like small hospitals . |
| 2 | Three returned to the court building to persuade a solicitor to appeal on Frost 's behalf . |
| 3 | A TORY council yesterday failed in a High Court bid to halt a teachers ' boycott of school tests . |
| 4 | THE FORMER Western Isles depute finance director has started a court action to challenge a recommendation that he should personally pay over cash lost following the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International . |
| 5 | Mr. Newman also sought to invoke section 11(3) of the Act of 1989 , which confers upon the High Court jurisdiction to order a person 's discharge if , having regard to certain matters specified in the subsection , it would be unjust or oppressive to return him to a foreign state . |
| 6 | Typically , a Court Scheme to effect a takeover will involve : |
| 7 | On the basis of Mr Freeson 's letter , SAVE 's solicitors advised that SAVE should take out an action for mandamus , a court order to force a minister to do what he is obliged to do under statute . |
| 8 | Section 25 of the Children Act 1989 requires local authorities to obtain a youth court order to hold a child in secure accommodation for more than 72 hours in any 28 day period . |