Example sentences of "that the [noun sg] on this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Cabinet agreed that in these circumstances it was inevitable that the decision on this issue should be left to a free vote . |
| 2 | Reaffirmed their decision of 3rd November that the decision on this issue should be left to a free vote , preferably on the Report stage of the Bill in the House of Commons ; and agreed that Ministers who dissented from the advice which was to be tendered in accordance with Conclusion above should be free , if they so desired , to vote for the abolition of the death penalty , though they should refrain from expressing in debate views contrary to that advice ; … |
| 3 | In fact , at the time when Macmillan 's advice was sought he had ceased to be Prime Minister and it is the more odd that the Queen on this occasion should have , in Macmillan 's words , said that ‘ she did not need and did not intend to seek any other advice but mine ’ . |
| 4 | I therefore My Lords conclude that the Bill on this point should stand as it is and in general I strongly support my Honourable Friend the Home Secretary on the plans that he now puts before the organisation of police authorities in tackling the serious problems of law and order which we all face in this country today . |
| 5 | It is recognised that the position on this issue is not always clear cut . |