Example sentences of "lord [noun prp] [verb] that it [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this case Lord Meston submits that it was implicit in the order of Judge Lally of 2 July 1991 that the father had a joint interest in and a ‘ right of custody ’ of the child , inasmuch as he had a right to be consulted and to have his views considered in relation to the determination of the child 's place of residence . |
| 2 | The defence relied heavily on the legal precedent of Goodchild in the House of Lords in 1978 , where Lord Diplock ruled that it was not illegal to possess naturally occurring substances even if they contained a controlled drug . |
| 3 | However , having considered the arguments , Lord Bingham said that it was not a subject that lent itself to absolute rules . |
| 4 | Lord Goff said that it was the denial of choice that was the critical factor , rather than the denial of a form of education that may or may not be available in other of the authority 's schools . |
| 5 | But though this was so , Lord Coke reports that it was resolved by the whole Court of Common Pleas ‘ that payment of a lesser sum on the day in satisfaction of a greater can not be any satisfaction for the whole , because it appears to the judges that by no possibility a lesser sum can be satisfaction to the plaintiff for a greater sum : but the gift of a horse , hawk , or robe , etc. , in satisfaction is good for it shall be intended that a horse , hawk , or robe , etc. , might be more beneficial to the plaintiff than the money , in respect of some circumstance , or otherwise the plaintiff would not have accepted it in satisfaction . |
| 6 | In the same case , at 758C , Lord Salmon stated that it was generally well established that professionals owed their clients a duty to exercise reasonable skill and care . |
| 7 | Lord Mackay warned that it was ‘ misleading and unfair ’ to read Lord Donaldson 's speech as an indication that judges would block solicitors ' rights . |