Example sentences of "is beyond [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This applies only where the person dealing with the company does not know that the action is beyond the powers of the company 's directors under its constitution ( s. 35A(1) — ( 3 ) CA ) . |
| 2 | It will be the concern of the court of the state to which the child is to be returned to minimise or eliminate this harm and , in the absence of compelling evidence to the contrary or evidence that it is beyond the powers of those courts in the circumstances of the case , the courts of this country should assume that this will be done . |
| 3 | The local diocese has appealed to the water authority to do something about it ; but something as elemental as the ever-moving Severn is beyond the resources of even the richest and most powerful water authority . |
| 4 | What is beyond the boundaries of his own home ground is an outside world composed of impersonal structures and processes over which he has no control , of if he does have some control , it is only by virtue of some formal authority vested in an office that he occupies . |
| 5 | Naturally , apart from the accusation of hypocrisy and of letting Britain solve its marriage problems , the government ends up being accused of allowing divorce for the wealthy and none for the poor , as the cost of going to and staying in Britain and paying for the legal procedures is beyond the pockets of the majority . |
| 6 | Failure to act in a particular way will not be an abuse of power unless the decision not to act in that way is beyond the limits of the discretion given to the power-holder . |
| 7 | It is said by the appellant … that International Law has firmly fixed that a locus such as this is beyond the limits of territorial sovereignty ; and that consequently it is not to be thought that in such a place the legislature could seek to affect any but the King 's subjects . |
| 8 | Being able to put a name to a subject is something that is beyond the capabilities of any current computer system . |
| 9 | But all this is beyond the needs of the average local historian , as well as for the most part being beyond his general skills , so this chapter is devoted to giving a broad general outline of how handwriting developed , defining some of the terms used , and describing some of the early styles . |
| 10 | Psychological abuse probably poses the greatest difficulty in trying to decide what is beyond the bounds of socially acceptable behaviour towards an old person . |