Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where a customer did not wish to purchase his own fleet of wagons , he was usually encouraged to hire or lease from firms such as Procor or Tiphook in preference to using railway-owned vehicles . |
| 2 | ( 2 ) That , although the scope of Code C of the Codes of Practice ( 1985 ed. ) extended beyond persons in detention , it was intended to protect suspects who were , or thought themselves to be , vulnerable to abuse or pressure from police officers , and applied where a suspect was being questioned about an offence by a police officer acting as such for the purpose of obtaining evidence ; that , since the appellants were not being questioned by police officers acting as such and conversation was on equal terms , there could be no question of pressure or intimidation by the officers as persons actually or believed to be in authority ; and that , accordingly , Code C did not apply in the circumstances and the judge 's approach could not be faulted ( post , p. 237C–E , H ) . |
| 3 | In our view , although the Code extends beyond the treatment of those in detention , what is clear is that it was intended to protect suspects who are vulnerable to abuse or pressure from police officers or who may believe themselves to be so . |
| 4 | The US National Commission on Air Quality ( 1981 ) typically found that models may overpredict or underpredict from actual concentrations by a factor of two . |
| 5 | Equally plainly , in this view disobedience is literally world-shattering ; to transgress or deviate from the law of nature , to ‘ fail , or swerve ’ ( i. 185 ) from one 's allotted course , is a perversion which brings ruin not only to the transgressive agent , but to every other dependent entity . |
| 6 | Talks on June 12 between a delegation from the Federal Executive Council ( FEC — the Cabinet ) and Slovenian government representatives stalled over whether Slovenia would dissociate or secede from Yugoslavia . |
| 7 | Once this occurs moisture penetrates , causing the varnish to flake or peel from the surface . |
| 8 | The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 empowers the Secretary of State to require local authorities to incorporate proscribed provisions into their standing orders and to make or refrain from making other modifications ( Clause 20 ) . |
| 9 | The only provision of Order 11 under which leave might be given was that dealing with the case where ‘ in the action begun by the writ an injunction is sought ordering the defendant to do or refrain from doing anything within the jurisdiction … |
| 10 | The regime established by the neutralisation of an entire region could be based on a framework of obligations undertaken by the Great Powers to desist or refrain from particular forms of military involvement in that region , in particular the maintenance of military bases , facilities and alliance systems . |
| 11 | if the purpose is to induce , or the person is reckless as to whether it may induce , another person to enter or offer to enter into or refrain from entering or from offering to enter into an investment agreement or to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights conferred by an investment . |
| 12 | It is an offence under Section 47(2) to do any act or engage in any course of conduct which creates a false or misleading impression as to the market price or value of any investments if the purpose is to create that impression and thereby induce another person to acquire , dispose of , subscribe for or underwrite those investments or to refrain from doing so or to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights conferred by those investments . |
| 13 | The tenant covenants that he will do or refrain from doing certain things which undoubtedly touch and concern the land . |
| 14 | 5.22 Defective premises To give notice to the Landlord of any defect in the Premises which might give rise to an obligation on the Landlord to do or refrain from doing any act or thing in order to comply with the provisions of this Lease or the duty of care imposed on the Landlord pursuant to the Defective Premises Act 1972 or otherwise and at all times to display and maintain all notices which the Landlord may from time to time [ reasonably ] require to be displayed at the Premises The difficulty here is that this covenant could impose an unfair obligation on the tenant and it should therefore be amended as follows : To give notice to the Landlord upon becoming aware of any defect … 5.23 New guarantor Within [ 14 ] days of the death during the Term of any Guarantor or of such person becoming bankrupt or having a receiving order made against him or having a receiver appointed under the Mental Health Act 1983 or being a company passing a resolution to wind up or entering into liquidation or having a receiver appointed to give notice of this to the Landlord and if so required by the Landlord at the expense of the Tenant within [ 28 ] days to procure some other person acceptable to the Landlord [ such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld ] to execute a guarantee in respect of the Tenant 's obligations contained in this Lease in the form of the Guarantor 's covenants contained in this Lease Although this may be perfectly fair and reasonable in that a guarantor 's covenants are expected to last during the period for which they are given , many tenants try to resist this covenant on the basis that it may be extremely difficult for the tenant to produce an alternative guarantor . |
| 15 | " Arrangement " for these purposes includes any indemnity or option arrangements , and any agreement or understanding , formal or informal , of whatever nature , relating to such securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing . |
| 16 | A House of Commons Select Committee found that local authorities had a considerable amount of discretion over what to include in or exclude from the secular curriculum . |
| 17 | Members have the opportunity to paint or sketch from still-life arrangements or a model or to choose their own subject matter . |
| 18 | At this level you can sunbathe or swim from a stone jetty ( connecting off-shore rocks ) or in one of the two swimming pools . |
| 19 | There are at least two contrasting ways of opposing force : one is with greater force , and the other is with reasons which might influence those who use or are liable to use force to refrain or desist from doing so . |
| 20 | Should a student not complete or withdraw from a programme of studies he/she will , after an interval of one year , be issued with a record of achievement listing the areas of study successfully completed . |
| 21 | It is for this reason that provisions in Conventions dealing with commercial contracts are almost entirely dispositive in nature , the parties being left free to exclude the relevant Convention entirely or to vary or derogate from its effects . |
| 22 | It is now possible to remove those fatty deposits that will not respond to either diet or exercise from areas such as under the chin , tummy , buttocks , thighs , calves , ankles and the male breast . |
| 23 | All this had taken its toll and there was no opportunity to rest or recover from either private loss or public defeat . |
| 24 | The speaker is thus identified , but in an oblique way , which the reader can comprehend only through familiarity with the idiomatic use of ‘ gather ’ as meaning ‘ to deduce or conclude from something heard or read ’ . |
| 25 | ‘ By the common law of England the judges have the right to determine who shall be admitted to practise as barristers and solicitors : and , as incidental thereto , the judges have the right to suspend or prohibit from practice . |
| 26 | So ask your building society what you could lose or gain from a remortgage . |
| 27 | Like Gandhi , Tillich does not attempt to underestimate or detract from the significance and importance of particular religions . |
| 28 | At this stage , you can enhance or detract from a design according to your choice of background colour . |
| 29 | The contours of a site are obviously important and may add or detract from its development potential . |
| 30 | Often overlooked in the search for walking comfort , your choice of socks can contribute or detract from the performance of your boots . |