Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] to obtain " in BNC.
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| 1 | 5 The remedies available to the client to enforce performance of those remedies or to obtain redress for breach . |
| 2 | For ethical reasons , no social researcher should expose respondents to that possibility , and others over whom this threat does not hang or by whom it is treated lightly , such as ex-policemen and women or disgruntled members of the force , are too unrepresentative to give a balanced view of policing Therefore , it was necessary to undertake an overt study and to obtain permission for the research from the Chief Constable . |
| 3 | It will then be necessary to negotiate with the adjoining owner , either to acquire the land in question or to obtain an easement to conform to the conditions in perpetuity . |
| 4 | The medical profession were reluctant to accept the creation of the NHS and to obtain their agreement to the creation of the service they were allowed to retain their private practices . |
| 5 | This gives the Board an opportunity to report to shareholders and to obtain their approval for resolutions that are voted upon at the Meeting . |
| 6 | Its aim was to deceive the West and to obtain key political , military and technological secrets which he intended to share with the Soviet Union . |
| 7 | The aim initially was to examine medieval peasant houses and to obtain some archaeological information for the date of desertion . |
| 8 | Local authorities are no different in this respect from other large concerns , whether public or private , who must decide whether to provide all the components of their activities within their own organisations or to obtain some from outside suppliers . |
| 9 | An honest belief will always defeat an allegation of malice , unless the plaintiff can prove that the honestly mistaken defendant was activated mainly by a desire to injure the plaintiff or to obtain an improper personal advantage . |
| 10 | A court of the United States may order the issuance of a subpoena requiring the appearance as a witness before it , or before a person or body designated by it , of a national or resident of the United States who is in a foreign country , or requiring the production of a specified document or other thing by him , if the court finds that particular testimony or the production of the document or other thing by him is necessary in the interests of justice , and , in other than a criminal action or proceeding , if the court finds , in addition , that it is not possible to obtain his testimony in admissible form without his personal appearance or to obtain the production of the document or other thing in any other manner . |
| 11 | Thus if a test is given for diagnosing a difficulty it seems less relevant to decide on a boundary score than to obtain details of the nature of the difficulty . |
| 12 | Polyunsaturated fatty acid hypermetabolism may take place to meet the needs for cellular repair and to obtain energy as in other hypercatabolic states . |
| 13 | The notes of guidance to the Code stress that the purpose of any interview is not necessarily to obtain an admission but to obtain from the suspect his explanation of the facts . |
| 14 | 5.3 The Proprietor agrees that the Publisher may amend and alter the Proprietor 's Work supplied to the Publisher in such manner as the Publisher may reasonably consider necessary and the Publisher agrees to discuss any substantial changes with the Proprietor and to obtain the Proprietor 's consent to such substantial changes , which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Proprietor . |
| 15 | IRELAND is to hold a referendum on women 's rights to go abroad for abortions and to obtain information in Ireland before doing so . |
| 16 | They were asked to complete a questionnaire in order to quantify their smoking habit and to obtain information about possibly confounding factors such as skin pigmentation , sun exposure , age and sex . |
| 17 | The NHS could purchase services from the private sector in order to clear waiting lists for particular ailments or to obtain access to specialised equipment possibly not available in NHS hospitals . |
| 18 | If not , the suspect is to be let go , unless , once again , detention is ‘ necessary to secure or preserve evidence relating to an offence or to obtain such evidence by questioning ’ [ emphasis added ] . |
| 19 | Although my right hon. Friend the Member for Worthing ( Mr. Higgins ) and my hon. Friend the Member for Horsham ( Sir P. Hordern ) mentioned in interventions yesterday a situation in my county of West Sussex which is replicated in many other local authority areas , there should be an opportunity — within order — to raise matters of concern and to obtain assurances from Ministers about them . |
| 20 | These should not be intended to duplicate the deed of indemnity but to obtain information as to possible taxation problems and where things have been done in the past which could , depending on what is done in the future , give problems after completion . |
| 21 | In Waugh v British Rail Board [ 1980 ] AC 521 the House of Lords decided that where a report , following an inquiry , had been prepared as much to prevent further accidents as to obtain legal advice about potential claims , it was not privileged because its sole or dominant purpose was not submission to a legal adviser in view of litigation . |
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| 23 | Possible underascertainment has been carefully analysed , and a questionnaire was sent to parents , or those affected were invited with their families for a personal examination to check the diagnoses and to obtain necessary data . |
| 24 | Even the most committed Palestinian activists listen to Israel Radio to find out about incidents in the occupied territories and to obtain important practical information about curfews and changes in regulations on , say , crossing the border to Jordan . |
| 25 | Its excellent resources and facilities provide the support students require to help them to realise their full potential and to obtain the qualification most suited to their interests and abilities . |
| 26 | There has been a tendency for international inter-governmental organizations to lean too exclusively on the expertise of scholars in the preparation of instruments of unification and to obtain inadequate input from organizations of business men engaged in the particular field under consideration . |
| 27 | ‘ THE art of taxation ’ , wrote Colbert , Louis XIV 's finance minister , ‘ consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing . ’ |
| 28 | Mr was well aware because he 'd been told by the plaintiffs solicitors that the plaintiffs received terms for cover or to obtain interest on their costs , the plaintiffs solicitors wrote specifically to Mr enquiring was his offer in , in the sum of forty two thousand pounds , that 's er the possible agreed settlement figure for costs , er if it was inclusive or exclusive of interest erm there were some delay but er Mr wrote back in due course making clear that interest was n't included , I should also say that in Mr er proposed bill of costs he had disallowed interest for a fairly short period in respect of both the plaintiffs bill of costs and the defendants bill of costs and the plaintiffs solicitors do n't appear to have erm taken any point on that , but as I say it , the point as to interest was specifically raised by the plaintiffs solicitors letter and er I 'm quite satisfied on the correspondence that they when it came to the matter were seen , were desires of obtaining interest in respect of their costs . |
| 29 | It is proposed to give the Directors the authority to alter the schemes to take account of or comply with any changes in any proposed or existing legislation affecting the schemes , or to take account of any take-over or reconstruction of the Company or to obtain or maintain favourable taxation treatment of the Company , any subsidiary or any participant , in each case excluding any changes which affect the basic structure of the schemes or the limits on the number of shares which may be subscribed for under the schemes . |
| 30 | The Cleveland Inquiry ( Secretary of State for Social Services , 1988 ) noted that : ‘ It has been impossible from the evidence provided to the Inquiry to arrive at any consensus or to obtain any reliable figures of the general prevalence of sexual abuse of children in the country or in Clevelend ’ ( p.4 ) and later comments that : ‘ We are strongly of the opinion that great caution should be exercised at the present time in accepting percentages as to the prevalence and incidence of sexual abuse . |