Example sentences of "covered by [art] [adj] [noun pl] act " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike BBC employees or freelance technicians , they are covered by the Official Secrets Act — which imposes prison sentences for unofficial leaks . |
| 2 | He had worked for twelve years on matters covered by the Official Secrets Act , of which , obviously , he was a signatory . |
| 3 | The government has been obsessed with secrecy as is indicated by the prosecution of Clive Ponting and Sarah Tisdall over the disclosure of material covered by the Official Secrets Act and by their efforts to prevent the publication of Spycatcher by Peter Wright . |
| 4 | The cooling-off period , during which new policyholders may cancel without penalty , on many of these ‘ non-investment ’ products , including some hitherto exempt from any such right , has been extended from ten days to 14 days , bringing them into line with ‘ investment ’ products covered by the Financial Services Act . |
| 5 | The trial did not last long , for once the Judge decided that public performance in the theatre was in fact covered by the Sexual Offences Act , 1967 , and that Mrs Whitehouse was therefore able to bring a prosecution , the case was withdrawn . |