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1 The most significant breakthrough in this respect was the decision to implement a common tariff on imports from January 1991 , in order to facilitate the eventual removal of all barriers to intra-community trade .
2 Diaka announced a 34-member Cabinet on Oct. 30 , in which he claimed that 40 per cent of ministerial posts were taken by members of the Sacred Union .
3 A pair of Messerschmitts made a strafing attack on St. Paul 's Bay where a Sunderland flyingboat and the Loire 130 were slightly damaged at their moorings .
4 The ‘ compromise ’ approved by Parliament made a two-pronged attack on the state scheme .
5 Koirala announced a new Cabinet on May 29 which included one woman ( Sailja Acharya ) and only one person who not been elected as a member of the House of Representatives ( Basu Dev Risal ) .
6 The only totally safe way to proceed is to exclude from the operation of the general exclusion clauses all those classes of liability for which the UCTA imposes a total ban on exclusion clauses .
7 Section 2(1) of the UCTA imposes a complete ban on any exemption clause giving protection against liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence .
8 The atmosphere and hospitality of the Orkneys made a great impression on all our crews .
9 Furthermore , where an Act of parliament imposes a statutory duty on the defendant(s) to perform some necessary function , such as the provision of electricity or gas and public sewers , if in carrying out this statutory duty a nuisance arises by way of odours , for example , then in the absence of negligence the nuisance must be borne by the neighbours , however injurious to them or their property .
10 It began as the scandal of a delinquent from Swindon enjoying a publicly-funded holiday on the Costa Blanca .
11 It began as the scandal of a delinquent from Swindon enjoying a publicly-funded holiday on the Costa Blanca .
12 My work experience made a large impression on my life .
13 The rich oral tradition of the pesme made a great impression on writers and folklorists during the Romantic revival of the nineteenth century .
14 This additional need to prove negligence imposes a considerable burden on the plaintiff , but where a Code of Practice is in existence failure of the water authority to adhere to the Code 's terms , will provide valuable evidence of their negligence .
15 In August 1963 Luther King led a massive march on Washington .
16 When Henry Vizetelly was prosecuted in 1888 under the obscenity laws for publishing an English translation of Zola 's novel La Terre , purists seized the opportunity to mount a sustained assault on the morally pernicious influence of French culture .
17 With three wickets already to his credit , Pringle made a late run on the rails to snatch the £500 man-of-the-match award — made by the sponsors , Tetley Bitter — from Darren Bicknell , the England A century-maker .
18 CHESTERFIELD boss Chris McMenemy got a special pat on the back for his team 's Coca-Cola Cup draw at Liverpool — from proud dad Lawrie .
19 Environment groups want a total ban on tankers .
20 This impressive stone building has a commanding site on a hill above the surrounding plain .
21 This robe has a triple-striped band on the shoulder and a similar band running down the side under each arm : another band decorated the hem .
22 This seemingly minor change has a major effect on the function of the haemoglobin molecule : de-oxygenated HbS is insoluble and precipitates within the red cell , forming long crystals which force the red cell to assume the eponymous sickle shape .
23 Of course , large parts of the brain are involved whenever the beaver builds a dam but , when the G mutation affects this particular part of the brain 's wiring diagram , the change has a specific effect on the behaviour .
24 Its Italian cuisine has a strong emphasis on Tuscan dishes .
25 In the first issue , as has already been mentioned , McKerrow places a strong emphasis on " facts " .
26 Since there is only one opening the base has a simple podium on each side instead of a series of pedestals .
27 Another significant development to emerge from the latest session of the Commission , held in March 1991 , was its decision to establish a Working Group on arbitrary detention .
28 It is clear from all those in the industry that the recession has a devastating impact on emloyment and on the ability to train .
29 Many district planning authorities in fact use standard conditions and some have a policy of attaching certain conditions to particular types of development , e.g. it is the normal practice of some local planning authorities to impose a standard condition on all hot food shops requiring that , ‘ No noise , dust , grit , fumes or odours shall be emitted from the development , which in the opinion of the local planning authority create a nuisance in the locality ’ .
30 Tales of this sort continued to emerge ; in early 1989 , for example , The Times reported a secret programme on the part of Iraq to build nuclear warheads for a strategic missile being developed simultaneously with technical assistance from Pakistan and finance from Saudi Arabia .
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