Example sentences of "by the [noun sg] commission " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such direct measures were first undertaken in rural areas by the Development Commission , established in 1947 . |
| 2 | The supranational and bonding element was to be provided by the quasi-executive Commission of nine members appointed for renewable four-year terms by the national governments . |
| 3 | Mr Tantum criticised a suggestion made by the Law Commission this year that hacking in its simple form should be an offence which did not give the police powers to arrest suspects or search their premises . |
| 4 | These delays cost small businesses well over £1bn a year but Mrs Thatcher 's Government has not followed our EC partners in providing for automatic charging of interest on overdue bills , a step recommended 10 years ago by the Law Commission . |
| 5 | A REPORT by the Law Commission on computer misuse , published this week , angered those who believe that hacking for fun should not be outlawed but was treated as a triumph by lobbyists for anti-hacking laws . |
| 6 | The recent reform of the grounds for divorce has been mirrored as regards proceedings in magistrates ' courts by the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates ' Courts Act 1978 , a statute enacted as the result of recommendations made by the Law Commission . |
| 7 | The strong argument in favour of classifying such offences as attempted rape rather than merely indecent assault has now been recognized by the Law Commission 's draft Criminal Code , and the Court of Appeal has recently found its way to this conclusion by ‘ interpreting ’ the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 . |
| 8 | Changes have been recommended by the Law Commission in their tenth report [ 1984 ] 4 — ‘ The transfer of land-the law of positive and negative covenants ’ . |
| 9 | These include a most valuable Consultation Paper ( No. 120 ) published last year by the Law Commission ‘ Restitution of Payments Made Under a Mistake of Law , ’ for which we owe much to Mr. Jack Beatson and also , I understand , to Dr. Sue Arrowsmith ; and a series of articles by academic lawyers of distinction working in the field of restitution . |
| 10 | This topic is the subject of the Consultation Paper No. 120 published by the Law Commission last year , in which serious criticisms of the rule of non-recovery are rehearsed and developed , and proposals for its abolition are put forward for discussion . |
| 11 | That expression of opinion by the Law Commission can have no relevance to the construction of the Act , whilst any bearing it might otherwise have had on the matters which the court should take into account in exercising its discretion whether to grant leave to apply for a residence order in respect of a child in the care of a local authority has clearly been superseded by the express provisions of the Act . |
| 12 | Another serious defect in the previous law , pinpointed by the Law Commission , was that when the section was read literally , liability was seen to turn on the question whether the victim was likely to respond in a way that constituted a breach of the peace in the face of threats , abuses and insults . |
| 13 | Both of these offences are currently under review by the Law Commission , which canvassed suggestions that the existing law should be modernised to prevent the disruption of religious services or offensive conduct in places of public worship . |
| 14 | Why have they such an appalling record when ready-made Bills are presented to them by the Law Commission ? |
| 15 | In this case , the majority decision was criticised as being wrong in law by the Law Commission , and would almost certainly have been found contrary to the European Convention had Thames Television possessed the spirit to appeal to Strasbourg . |
| 16 | This led to a review of the merchantability provisions under the SGA 1979 by the Law Commission and their proposals were published in Report No 160 on Sale and Supply of Goods ( 1987 ) Cmnd 137 . |
| 17 | This was considered preferable by the Law Commission to using a single word to denote either a qualitative standard , such as " good " , or a neutral standard , such as " proper " . |
| 18 | We were ordered by the Broadcasting Commission to close down . |
| 19 | This was privately admitted by senior officers who took over the running of the fund two years ago , and after an inquiry by the Charity Commission more than £3,000 was repaid from regimental funds . |
| 20 | We understand that we do not satisfy stringent criteria laid down by the Charity Commission for formal registration , and in the event we would prefer to avoid the substantial cost of registration and the administrative burden that would accompany it . |
| 21 | Gentlemen , this is a clause based on a provision recommended by the Charity Commission . |
| 22 | A response to the Government 's consultation paper : A new tax for local government by the Audit Commission . |
| 23 | Survey of Local Authority Housing Rent Arrears , by the Audit Commission for Local Authorities in England and Wales ; HMSO £3.50 . |
| 24 | These shortcomings lie behind the proposals and policies outlined by the Audit Commission ( 1986 ) , Sir Roy Griffiths ( 1988 ) and the government in its White Paper , Caring for people ( 1989 ) . |
| 25 | The view that only ‘ outstanding management ’ could meet the problem was held by the Audit Commission ( 1987 ) . |
| 26 | This check is carried out by the Audit Commission , usually on an annual basis . |
| 27 | A good deal of attention has been paid recently , for example by the Audit Commission ( 1989 ) , to the role of LEA advisers ( or , as they are increasingly being called , inspectors ) . |
| 28 | Cambridgeshire and Solihull , however , were cited as examples of good practice by the Audit Commission in 1986 . |
| 29 | This point has been made strongly about the Home Help Service , arguably the most crucial support for old people in the community , by Goldberg and Connelly ( 1982 ) , and more recently by the Audit Commission ( 1985 ) . |
| 30 | What is central to the life of an elder may be marginal to each of the several organisations providing services , and , as recently reiterated by the Audit Commission ( 1986 ) , can easily be missed in their selective assessments . |