Example sentences of "[be] bind by [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Purely procedural rules may be binding by reference to the rules in force at the time when the procedure is applied .
2 It is identical to the individual , and the ability of such an enterprise to enter contracts or to be bound by duties or obligations is the same as that of an individual .
3 These Courts held that since the Arab Organization for Industrialisation had its own legal identity separate from the four member States and enjoyed financial , procedural , and administrative autonomy , the latter could not be bound by obligations entered into on behalf of the Organisation .
4 The long-standing claim by journalists to be bound by honour to protect their sources should be subject to the law , as were those of doctors and bankers .
5 It was his own insistence — ‘ Life , ’ he wrote in his authorized biography , ‘ is too short to be bound by regulations when it is n't absolutely necessary . ’
6 Compulsory membership of a trade union , in force since 1936 with only a brief interlude , was to be abolished , and employers were to be released from their obligation to recognize or negotiate with unions or to be bound by pay awards negotiated at a national level .
7 It emerges from the guidance note that the DSS does not consider itself to be bound by settlements negotiated with Inland Revenue PAYE officers .
8 Increasingly it appears that the cabinet operates through a network of committees , the result being that ministers may be bound by decisions in which they have had little more than nominal participation .
9 And while no carrier would want to be bound by terms and conditions other than those on the receipt message he sent , no transferee would want to pay for an electronic bill whose terms and conditions are other than those he received .
10 Provided that the signer is not misled , he/she will generally be bound by terms in a signed document .
11 The Administration of Justice Act 1969 introduced the leap-frog appeal so that cases could go straight from first instance to the House of Lords when the Court of Appeal would be bound by precedent , thereby saving considerable costs .
12 Conversely , if United States shippers were to sue the carriers in Great Britain , where most of the sources of information on the defendants ' diligence and assets were located , they would be bound by exemption clauses that the United States courts had voided .
13 If the parties do not wish to be bound by time limits there should be none in the lease .
14 However , this week Mr Bradley conceded that the Chancellor need not be bound by Mr Finsberg 's letter .
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