Example sentences of "upon [art] [noun sg] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 So far as the present case is concerned , both the failure to serve Form N79 upon the respondent for 13 days and the failure to attach to it the schedule containing the facts found proved by the court are , in my judgment , fatal to the legality of this order , and the appeal should be allowed and the respondent discharged from custody .
2 Before 1322 , however , because of his often fraught relations with the magnates , Edward relied heavily upon the church for essential funds .
3 Ordered , That all Members who are returned for two or more places in any part of the United Kingdom to make their Election for which of the places they will serve , within one week after it shall appear that there is no question upon the Return for that place ; and if anything shall come in question touching the Return or Election of any Member , he is to withdraw during the time the matter is in debate ; and that all Members returned upon double Returns do withdraw till their Returns are determined .
4 Employers refused to recognize their right to negotiate and called freely upon the State for armed support against worker protest , as in the case of the Lena goldfields strike in 1912 .
5 Recent research on the process of industrialisation has led historians to place more emphasis upon the need for close study of family structures , forms of monetary income and the culture of artisans in explaining the distinctive features of particular regional and national industrial systems .
6 The low use rate of many academic libraries ( see pp.8–10 ) casts some doubt upon the need for large collections of the kind recommended in standards .
7 Because of the stress laid upon the need for timely preparation , there was no support for the common contemporary practice of withholding from a sick person as long as possible warning of the terminal character of the illness .
8 This emphasis upon the need for cultural and social reinforcement , though often overlooked by educationalists , is crucially important if the learning process is to be useful and related to the experience of the community groups so that they feel they can go on to employ practical applications of their learning .
9 By 1973 the total staff was nearly 1400 , with a large proportion being devoted to the needs of the offshore exploration industry , and onshore developments consequent upon the need for improved infrastructure and resource exploitation to meet the requirements of the new industry for new roads , bridges , rig construction yards , concrete platforms , management expertise , information technology , and a host of other peripheral activities .
10 Since each stratum was accompanied by its fossils , it appeared that there had been animals upon the Earth for millions of years .
11 No prohibition or ‘ clog or fetter ’ may be imposed upon the right for any partner determining his membership by giving not less than three months ' notice in writing .
12 The loaders are skilled in fitting in packages of the most awkward shapes ; and as each article is placed in a van it is entered upon a slip for later reference .
13 She and the new governor 's wife , Mrs von Lemke , enter upon a tussle for local ascendancy through their rival charitable undertakings .
14 ‘ I have myself no doubt that in the light of the modern development of administrative law , the High Court would have power , upon an application for judicial review , to quash a decision of the visitor which amounted to an abuse of his powers ,
15 … Although doubts have been expressed in the past as to the availability of certiorari , I have myself no doubt that in the light of the modern development of administrative law , the High Court would have power , upon an application for judicial review , to quash a decision of the visitor which amounted to an abuse of his powers .
16 Although doubts have been expressed in the past as to the availability of certiorari , I myself have no doubt that in the light of the modern development of administrative law , the High Court would have power , upon an application for judicial review , to quash a decision of the visitor which amounted to an abuse of his powers .
17 I would urge a few women of a higher class to resolutely enter upon an apprenticeship for this purpose . "
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