Example sentences of "[subord] acting [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later we were joined in an organising committee by a number of other people who , although acting in a personal capacity , had through their paid employment or voluntary work direct experience of the issues which were to form the core of the conference . |
| 2 | In September 1857 , shortly after the return from Osborne , the Emperor arranged to meet the Tsar in person at Stuttgart , clearly hoping that a face-to-face encounter might be more productive than acting through an intermediary . |
| 3 | The drift of his remarks is likely to find favour with the Lord Chancellor , Lord Mackay of Clashfern , who said last year that many litigants wanted fuller participation in the legal process rather than acting as bystanders in cases conducted by lawyers . |
| 4 | If his plan worked , he would have an hour or two to himself dawdling along the reef , which was a better way of spending the afternoon than acting as nanny to four Latinos . |
| 5 | This leaves the school in the weak position of reacting to opinion rather than acting as an opinion former . |
| 6 | From now on wind instruments play an increasingly important role , engaging in independent dialogue rather than acting as ‘ fillers ’ for the strings . |
| 7 | The strict delineation of expression of the ICAMs ( ICAM-1 is expressed on activated leukocytes , endothelium and epithelium ; ICAM-2 is constitutively expressed on leukocytes and endothelium ; ICAM-3 is constitutively expressed only on leukocytes ) suggests that each serves a specific purpose rather than acting as a ‘ failsafe ’ for the other ICAMs . |
| 8 | But it seems more likely that ninth-century landlords , still using ( why not ? ) the old terminology of the Roman fiscal system , were exacting on their own account dues that had once been owed to the state , rather than acting as tax-collectors on the state 's behalf . |
| 9 | The movements of plates would be greatly complicated if they were to undergo significant internal deformation rather than acting as thin but rigid caps in motion around a sphere . |
| 10 | I also asked to see Nicola 's father to make sure he was supporting his partner rather than acting against her . |
| 11 | I began broadcasting when I was twenty-one — it was what I wanted to do more than anything , if you do n't count an early ambition to be Hopalong Cassidy or Flash Gordon — and I do n't think I 've had many happier moments than acting in my first radio play . |
| 12 | The Law Society 's rules of professional conduct do provide exemptions for this , but even so , a conveyancer should not be too quick to use those exemptions if acting for both sides might conceivably lead to a compromise or a difficult situation . |
| 13 | As well as the normal forms of engagement letter the following should also be considered if acting as a lead adviser : |
| 14 | But of course the minister in his speech earlier went far wider than that er he seemed to imply that it was n't just er th er duty on the accountant er acting in capa his capacity as an auditor but er the the accountant would have the same duty if acting as an accountant , tax advisor or indeed in any other capacity . |
| 15 | Very occasionally he also made designs to be carried out by others — and if acting in an architect 's supervisory capacity only he would charge the 5 per cent fee which was normal at the time — while at Ditchley he was , remarkably , employed as both ‘ surveyor ’ , receiving his 5 per cent , and mason contractor . |
| 16 | Section 13 implies a term that the supplier , if acting in the course of business , will carry out the service with reasonable care and skill . |
| 17 | The defendant 's admission , defence or counterclaim must be signed by him if acting in person , or else by his solicitor in the solicitor 's own or firm 's name . |
| 18 | Where payment in is made of the whole or on account of the sum or sums claimed , the court pays out automatically to the plaintiff 's solicitor or to the plaintiff if acting in person , subject to Ord 11 , r 4(2) and Ord 10 , rr 10 , 11 ( Ord 11 , r 4(1) ) . |
| 19 | It is this feature , shared by cases where there are co-ordination problems , which enables authorities to make a difference while acting on dependent reasons . |
| 20 | They deny recklessly pushing a car down the stairway off Byshot Path , Possilpark , on 17 May last while acting with another person . |
| 21 | The charge stated that with intent to defraud the Sun Alliance Insurance Group , and while acting with the dead man , Sutherland set fire to the eight-roomed house at Pilton Drive North , Edinburgh . |
| 22 | It is claimed that with intent to defraud the Sun Alliance Insurance Group and while acting with the dead man , Sutherland set fire to the house at Pilton Drive North , Edinburgh . |
| 23 | Middleton had denied breaking into the bank on 6 December last year while acting with others , with intent to steal . |
| 24 | He denies two charges of wilful fire-raising at the house , which he owned , while acting with Barry Buckley , 44 , of Prince Regent Street , Edinburgh , now dead , with the intention of defrauding the Sun Alliance Insurance Group on 30 March and 10 April last year . |
| 25 | Murdo MacIver , 29 , whose address was given as c/o 471 Maryhill Road , Glasgow , denies , while acting with others , assaulting and robbing Mr Beaton of his lorry and trailer . |
| 26 | He also denies assaulting and abducting Mr Beaton while acting with others . |
| 27 | MacIver denies assaulting and abducting a 46-year-old Ross-shire man , Donald Beaton , while acting with others , by hooding , binding and threatening to shoot him and robbing him of his load of spirits , tobacco and foodstuffs . |
| 28 | These include allegations that she was unfit through drink while acting as duty officer in charge of the force on July 24 , 1990 ; that she swam in a pool with a male officer while dressed only in her underwear ; and that she later shared a jacuzzi with the same officer . |
| 29 | ‘ At least you 'll look most elegant while acting as hostess in the office today . |
| 30 | As I said , I think that this issue is of very considerable constitutional importance , because the effect of the judgment is to separate the activities of a Minister acting under his own name from those carried out while acting as a Minister of the Crown . |