Example sentences of "[prep] proving [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The burden of proving that a clause satisfies the reasonableness test is on the party who seeks to rely on the clause . |
| 2 | Notice that this condition says nothing about the possibility of proving that a topic referred to on a given occasion is the same as the topic referred to on a different occasion . |
| 3 | With regard to points three and four above , the prosecution has the choice of proving that the tippee either knew or had reasonable cause to believe the stipulated circumstances . |
| 4 | Formerly , intent had to be proved by the prosecution , but after 1870 , claimed Wetherfield , it would be implied and ‘ thus the onus is thrown upon the debtor of proving that the act done by him , though suspicious , was committed with an innocent intent . ’ |
| 5 | He will not suppose that there is any possibility of proving that the principle of utility is true in any strong sense , but will put it forward as a guide to life which he endorses and , as a philosopher , seeks to make precise and free of confusion . |
| 6 | This means that missile throwing , although technically perhaps falling within the ambit of this offence , would place on the prosecutor the burden of proving that the missile was directed at a human being rather than at property . |
| 7 | Dismissing the appeals , Mr Justice Mummery said that the onus of proving that the penalty was excessive was on the taxpayers . |
| 8 | The burden of proving that the authority had misused its powers rested with the applicant for judicial review . |
| 9 | Secondly , there may be difficulty in proving that the buyer orally agreed to the exclusion . |
| 10 | In Simmons v. Potter ( 1975 D.C. ) the defendants , second-hand car dealers , succeeded in proving that the commission of the offence was due to ‘ reliance upon information supplied to him ’ but failed to prove that they themselves had taken ‘ all reasonable precautions , ’ etc . |
| 11 | Journalists whose by-lines are on defamatory stories can exculpate themselves by proving that the defamation was added to their copy without their consent ( a common occurrence where the sting emanates from clumsy sub-editing ) . |
| 12 | Where there are conflicting practices ( as there were in this case ) , negligence is not established by proving that the defendant has not followed one practice . |