Example sentences of "[adj] to the death " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does not matter whether the successor and the tenant resided together in one or more houses or whether the residences were all council houses provided they resided together in a council house at the moment of death and provided that the successor and the tenant resided together during the period of 12 months prior to the death of the tenant . |
| 2 | More recently he had been accused of planning to allow Mongolia to be absorbed into the Soviet Union prior to the death of Stalin . |
| 3 | Unlike Attlee or Morrison , Shawcross had been firmly opposed to the death penalty for many years as a result of his experience as counsel in a number of murder cases , usually acting for the prosecution . |
| 4 | Its opponents included liberals who were opposed to the death penalty and conservatives who objected to the gun control provisions . |
| 5 | The Sharjah Cup one-day tournament in Dubai involving West Indies , India and Pakistan was delayed yesterday due to the death of the United Arab Emirates deputy prime minister , Sheikh Hamdan . |
| 6 | But due to the death of Pope John XXIII they had dropped their plans . |
| 7 | Quite simply , this will ensure that the loan repayments are protected if you are unable to meet them due to the death , illness or injury of specified members of your business . |
| 8 | Hall appeared with a letter from the Duke , who perhaps not unexpectedly said that he had some ‘ pressing business in Scotland ’ and , therefore , regretfully had to resign his duties , 2 although Burn later said that this was due to the death of the Duke 's uncle . |
| 9 | In some districts it was due to the death of an older generation who were , often for reasons of religious belief , philanthropically disposed and whose successors lacked this combination of religious commitment ( evangelicalism in particular had lost much of its mid-nineteenth century hold ) and social responsibility . |
| 10 | Almost a case of history repeating itself , Episode Three ( 'Conspiracy' ) went out on air later than scheduled due to the death of a world-renowned statesman — in this case thanks to the lengthy coverage given to the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill on 30 January 1965 . |
| 11 | During October Year 41 , Sour Ltd was notified that , due to the death of Crowt Ltd 's managing director , who held 30% of the Ordinary Shares , the remaining directors were considering liquidating Crowt Ltd unless a buyer could be found for the shares previously held by the managing director . |
| 12 | Voting took place on Feb. 27 for 298 seats in the 330-member Jatiya Sangsad ( National Assembly ) ; polling was postponed in two seats due to the death of candidates . |
| 13 | Polling was held in 203 constituencies on May 20 , with elections being countermanded in five constituencies due to the death of a candidate . |
| 14 | Up to 16 per cent of the total potential timber harvest is being lost due to the death or damage to trees by " acid rain " -type emissions of sulphur and nitrogen gases . |
| 15 | Loyal to the death , hiding the shameful secrets of Ireland 's Royal House . |
| 16 | Elinor sometimes thought of all the love and the hatred , the treachery and the killing that this hall had undoubtedly seen , when strong men fought hand-to-hand to the death , to protect their women and children . |
| 17 | However , there would be no total prohibition on the payment out of trust monies subsequent to the death by virtue of the fact that there would be £1M of relevant income ready to be used in an assessment on any beneficiaries under TA 1988 , s740 . |
| 18 | The only clues in the biographical sources which may give some positive result relative to the death date of Fahreddin Acemi arise from the statement in Taskopruzade 's article on him that Molla Ali Tins , visited him on his death-bed and heard his last wishes . |