Example sentences of "court have [verb] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The case , referred under powers to challenge unduly lenient sentences introduced in February , is the first in which the Appeal Court has refused to substitute a stiffer sentence . |
| 2 | Thus , the court has refused to imply a term that a landlord entitled to recover the cost of insurance from his tenant is obliged to choose the cheapest method of insuring ( Bandar Property Holdings Ltd v Darwen ( JS ) ( Successors ) Ltd [ 1968 ] 2 All ER 305 ) or that the tenant is under an obligation not to use the demised property for an immoral purpose ( Burfort Financial Investments Ltd v Chotard ( 1976 ) 239 EGH 891 ) or that the landlord is entitled to interest on a retrospective increase in rent ( Trust House Forte Albany Hotels Ltd v Daejan Investments Ltd ( 1980 ) 256 EG 915 ) . |
| 3 | Relatively few cases had come to court , and those that had , the court had tended to take a restrictive interpretation of the crucial words . |
| 4 | Much attention has been focused on the concept of ‘ reasonable excuse ’ , where the courts have attempted to impose a fairly stringent test on persons whose reason for carrying a weapon is said to be fear of attack . |
| 5 | The courts have to try to strike a balance between the two . |
| 6 | However , in the past the courts have tended to adopt a different approach and first " look at the contract apart from the exempting clauses and see what are the terms , express or implied , which impose an obligation on the party " ( Lord Denning in Karsales ( Harrow ) Ltd v Wallis [ 1956 ] 1 WLR 936 ) and only then consider the impact of the exclusion on that liability . |