Example sentences of "[vb pp] by the [noun sg] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The finding in Sir David Calcutt 's report on privacy and the press that the Press Complaints Commission 's lay members were dominated by the industry was baseless , Lord McGregor said , as their standing in the worlds in which their reputations had been made ensured they would never kowtow to proprietors or editors . |
| 2 | The Scottish pressure on ball won by the Welsh was superb and this really indicated how far they have come on since the match against the Italians . |
| 3 | Cattle owned by the peasantry were easy to steal because they were rarely folded at night . |
| 4 | It appears , however , that this immunity enjoyed by the Crown is contrary to the EC law principle of effective protection and so would not apply in a case involving rights in EC law . |
| 5 | Many of the terms which allow variation of contractual duties will probably satisfy that test , but the drafter should endeavour to ensure that clauses potentially caught by the section are reasonable . |
| 6 | ‘ Neither the inspections detailed in the approved maintenance schedule nor those recommended by the manufacturer were adequate to detect partial cracks [ which had existed for about 7100 flights ] in the horizontal stabiliser rear spar top chord but would probably have been adequate for the detection of a completely fractured top chord . ’ |
| 7 | The issues considered by the research are relevant to practical questions but are chiefly theoretical , dealing with the relative use of verbal , spatial and motor representations of movement in both working memory and long term memory . |
| 8 | It has also focused attention on the law governing pupil discipline at a time when interest in analysing the extent to which the autonomy interests of children are upheld by the law is high . |
| 9 | Similarly , in an endothermic process , the energy absorbed by the system is equal to the energy lost by the surroundings . |
| 10 | Therefore , counter-indemnities relating to death or personal injury suffered by the indemnifier were void under s 2(1) , without the need to consider s 4 , and all counter-indemnities relating to other loss or damage suffered directly by the indemnifier were subject to the reasonableness test under s 2(2) , and/or s 4 if the indemnifier was a consumer . |
| 11 | Part admissions not accepted by the plaintiff are subject to the automatic transfer arrangements ( Ord 9 , r 2(6) ) . |
| 12 | Land , the sugar industry , banks , transport and factories and cultural and sports installations built by the state were non-transferable property ( as in the 1976 version ) but now an exception might be made " in cases in which the property is transferred in order to be used in the economic and social development of the country … |
| 13 | All the permissions granted by the GDO are subject to conditions and some are hedged about by preconditions which can be very important . |
| 14 | This work is relevant to the topic of naive physics discussed earlier , for the physical knowledge exploited by the program is comparable to that of the lay person rather than the physicist . |
| 15 | Example 1:1 Definitions clause for business lease ( 1 ) The following definitions apply : " Act " means an Act of Parliament whenever passed and a reference to a specific Act includes any legislation amending or replacing it or made under it " Approved " means approved in writing by the Landlord " Consent " means the Landlord 's written consent " Insured Risks " means the risks covered by the policy of insurance arranged by the Landlord to include ( subject to cover being available on reasonable terms ) loss or damage by fire storm tempest flood earthquake aircraft and articles dropped from them riot or civil commotion malicious damage impact bursting and overflowing of pipes tanks and other apparatus and any other risks insured against by the Landlord " Landlord " includes the successors in title of the original landlord and where there is a superior landlord includes him as well " Last Year " means the period of twelve months ending on the Termination of the Term " Legislation " means any regulation or directive of the European Community , any Act and any subordinate legislation made under or by virtue of them " Notice " means written notice " Tenant " includes the successors in title of the original tenant " Term " includes both the term expressly granted by this Lease and also any statutory continuation of it " Termination of the Term " includes termination by effluxion of time , notice , forfeiture , surrender , disclaimer or any other means ( 2 ) Where a party consists of two or more persons the obligations of that party are joint and several ( 3 ) Any covenant by the tenant not to do something includes a covenant not to permit or suffer that thing to be done ( 4 ) All payments to be made by the tenant are exclusive of VAT |
| 16 | These actual and possible consequences make it clear that the course adopted by the judge was wrong . |
| 17 | It is however important that the opening position adopted by the buyer is credible . |
| 18 | Moreover , the bureaucratic regulations imposed by the service are inappropriate to radio . |
| 19 | At the moment of impact the kinetic energy possessed by the hammer is proportional to its mass times the square of its velocity . |
| 20 | The draftsman must provide for the landlord to have sufficient power of inspection of the tenant 's books to satisfy himself that any information supplied by the tenant is correct . |
| 21 | The selective increase in the form of gastrin produced by the antrum is consistent with the finding that H pylori infection predominantly affects this region of the stomach . |
| 22 | As the rotor moves forward the torque produced by the motor is negative and so the system decelerates until the rotor reaches the position 8=n/3p where the velocity is a minimum . |
| 23 | • A 16-page summary of the study of farm tourism commissioned by the board is available from : the West Country Tourist Board |
| 24 | The expressions used by the budgie-fancier are different from those of the judo enthusiast . |
| 25 | The transfer to the purchaser of the trade names and trade marks used in the business sold by the vendor is synonymous with the succession by the purchaser to the vendor 's business . |
| 26 | Indecently can be shown by the penis being erect and any other point that will negate any possible defence of accident or mistake . |
| 27 | The clouds that were with us on the climb had gone , opening the way to spectacular views , views helped by the air being free of dust and haze . |
| 28 | One large illustration — when the health of the North 's economy needs new pace in education and training , to be hobbled by forms and structure dictated by the centre is unjustifiable . |
| 29 | Berg also argued that the fact that G was fully informed and not misled by the report was irrelevant , since it was alleged that he was not acting in Berg 's interest so that his knowledge should not be attributed to the company . |
| 30 | The status of the metaphoric strategies employed by the character is ambiguous . |