Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [be] [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was found that the decision of the GMC to prevent advertising in the press was a lawful exercise of the statutory powers conferred on it by s35 of The Medical Act 1983 , and that if a statutory power was exercised intra vires , reasonably and in accordance with the purpose of the Act conferring the power , ( even though it restricted the plaintiff 's freedom to trade or practice his profession ) the court could not review the exercise of the power on the basis that it caused a restraint of trade , since the exercise of the power in accordance with the policy and the purpose of the Act could not be contrary to public policy and any review by the court would be unconstitutional . |
| 2 | After the decidedly international Warburg Conference of 1990 , at which even this Department was not much in evidence , we regarded the Panofsky conference as a challenge to us to act independently not least because we could not be sure of financial support until the last minute . |
| 3 | On the facts of Lamb [ 1967 ] 2 QB 981 the accused could not be guilty of reckless manslaughter when he shot his best friend not realising how the chamber of a gun revolved on pressing the trigger . |
| 4 | It described the appearances but could not be prescriptive against true astronomical knowledge . |
| 5 | Without a territorial base the papacy could not be independent of imperial and other influences . |
| 6 | Gedge 's studies came to an end and it was at this point that he realised his obsessive interest in music could not be satisfied by part-time activity while he searched for a ‘ proper ’ job . |