Example sentences of "general [noun] is that " in BNC.
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| 1 | All you really know about general , about the general election is that it 's got ta be held before the end of parliament 's statutory life of five years . |
| 2 | The general experience is that they are likely to prove most effective when applied on an area-wide basis , and with the additional objective of improving the quality of the environment . ’ |
| 3 | The general rule is that the efficiency of a country 's intelligence operations is in inverse proportion to the number of agencies it operates . |
| 4 | The general rule is that a battery is committed where a person touches or strikes another , grabs hold of their sleeve or lapels and so on , without implied or express permission . |
| 5 | The general rule is that the more combustible your wall is , the greater distance it has to be away from the boundary . |
| 6 | The general rule is that no one may use a goods vehicle on a road for the carriage of goods for hire or reward , or for or in connexion with any trade or business carried on by him , except under an operator 's licence ( commonly known as an O licence ) . |
| 7 | Although a couple of David Platt 's efforts have derived from shots on the edge of the penalty area , as indeed did Paul Merson 's debut goal in Prague , the general rule is that England are not scoring enough from long range . |
| 8 | The general rule is that the more important the discharge , in terms of its volume , contents , and the use to which the receiving watercourse is put , the more frequently it is sampled . |
| 9 | ‘ 1(1) The general rule is that the provisions of the consolidating Acts apply , in accordance with section 2 of this Act ( continuity of the law ) , to matters arising before the commencement of those Acts as to matters arising after that commencement . … |
| 10 | But , in proceedings of this nature the general rule is that , where a committal order has been made , any further application in respect of it should be made to the judge who made the order , whether that application is in the nature of an apology by the contemnor or an application to reopen the proceedings by reason of the availability of fresh evidence or some other ground where no error of the court at the hearing is alleged . |
| 11 | Although the general rule is that decisions affected by errors of law made by industrial tribunals or inferior courts can be quashed , in my judgment there are two reasons why that rule does not apply in the case of visitors . |
| 12 | The general rule is that problems which can not be solved at lower levels are referred upward through the organisation structure until the problem reaches an official with enough authority and power to solve the problem . |
| 13 | The general rule is that the penalty available in such circumstances is the same as that for the substantive offence incited , in this case level three , and since the legislature , thought that greater punishment than that was appropriate , specific provision is made for three months ' imprisonment , or a level 4 fine . |
| 14 | The general rule is that a claim for damages for breach of contract can be brought at any time up to six years after the breach occurred . |
| 15 | The general rule is that an acceptance takes effect when it is actually communicated to the offeror , Entores v. Miles Far Fast Company ( 1955 C.A. ) and Brinkibon Ltd. v. Stahag Stahl ( 1982 H.L. ) . |
| 16 | The general rule is that , once a contract is made , neither party is free to back out . |
| 17 | We have just seen that the general rule is that since X is not the owner he can not confer ownership on Y , who similarly can not confer ownership on Z. If Z refuses to return the goods to O , O has a claim against Z for conversion of the goods . |
| 18 | The general rule is that when stimulus and response are parallel lines the transaction will continue , but when the stimulus and response lines cross , communication stops . |
| 19 | Within an area of special control the general rule is that no advertisement may be displayed ; such advertisements as are given express consent are considered as exceptions to this general rule . |
| 20 | Another area of boilerplate that is probably useful t o include as a general rule is that relating to confidentiality , although , where the parties are specifically exchanging and dealing with large volumes of confidential information a separate full confidentiality agreement is much more appropriate . |
| 21 | Order 62 , r6(a) states that the general rule is that the costs of pre-litigation discovery will usually be given to the respondent " unless the court otherwise orders " . |
| 22 | The general rule is that one tenant can not enforce covenants contained in another tenant 's lease , but there are a number of exceptions being mainly as follows : ( 1 ) Where a tenant has taken an assignment from the landlord of the benefit of a covenant entered into by a tenant of other premises ; ( 2 ) Where various tenants or their predecessors in title have entered into a mutual deed of covenant ( in which case each can enforce the covenants against the others ) ; ( 3 ) Where the estate has been laid out under a common scheme for building ( known as a building scheme ) and the leases have been taken pursuant to that scheme ; ( 4 ) Where there is a letting scheme , which is similar to a building scheme , but there need be no physical laying out of the estate . |
| 23 | Once the settlor has put the property into the settlement the general rule is that it will cease to be his for all tax purposes . |
| 24 | Where the exclusion clause is embodied in a signed contract , the general rule is that the signatory is bound by the contents of the document regardless of whether he has read or understood them ( L " Estrange v Graucob Ltd [ 1934 ] 2 KB 394 ) in the absence of the plea of non est factum ( Saunders v Anglia Building Society [ 1971 ] AC 1004 ) . |
| 25 | The general concensus is that some housework is required — car cleaning , bed making , one lad even tries his hand at ironing ! |
| 26 | The general result is that the higher the correlation coefficient the lower the CD score and the better the diversification of risk . |
| 27 | The general prediction is that the overall size of the age group will fall by 1993 to two thirds of its 1981 peak . |
| 28 | What we do know from Allen 's recent survey of part time working in general practice is that many women working in general practice would have preferred hospital practice , particularly paediatrics , obstetrics and gynaecology , and general medicine , if they could have trained in these specialties part time . |
| 29 | The general practice is that a discount of up to one third should be allowed from a sentence but may be limited when the protection of the public is required , when there is a ‘ tactical ’ plea , or when an offender is caught red handed . |
| 30 | The general effect is that opportunities for review and appeal are very limited in arbitrations . |