Example sentences of "[conj] it appears to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such an Order may be used where it appears to the authority to be expedient in the interests of proper planning of their area , including the interests of amenity , regard being had to the development plan and to any other material considerations . |
| 2 | Under Section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 , where it appears to the Attorney General that the sentencing of a person in the Crown Court has been unduly lenient he may refer the case to the Court of Appeal , with leave , for the sentence to be reviewed . |
| 3 | Under s37 a local authority may be directed to investigate a child 's circumstances in any family proceedings where it appears to the court that a care or supervision order may be appropriate . |
| 4 | This influx of strangers can , therefore , quite rapidly affect the nature of village society : suddenly , so it appears to the locals , everybody does not know everybody else . |
| 5 | It has been argued that it covers not only fairness , in the sense of fairness to the accused , but also in the sense of ensuring that , in the eyes of the public , the highest standards of justice are upheld and it appears to the world at large that the accused is getting a fair trial . |
| 6 | Under section 245A , where copies of the annual accounts have been sent out , laid , or delivered to the Registrar and it appears to the Secretary of State that there is or may be a question whether they comply with the Act he may give notice to the directors indicating the respects in which it appears to him that the question may arise and specifying a period of not less than one month for the directors to give him explanations or prepare revised accounts . |
| 7 | The position now is that in any proceedings , ‘ the court may refuse to allow evidence … if it appears to the court that , having regard to all the circumstances , including the circumstances in which the evidence was obtained , the admission of the evidence would have such an adverse effect on the fairness of the proceedings that the court ought not to admit it ’ ( section 78 ) . |
| 8 | Also , although the annual report is to be published , the Prime Minister may exclude from publication any matter in an annual report if it appears to the Prime Minister that publication would be prejudicial to national security , the prevention or detection of crime , or the economic well-being of the country . |
| 9 | Most allegations of breach of privilege or contempt end there , but if it appears to the Speaker that there has been a prima facie breach of privilege , the matter will be referred to the Committee of Privileges , the function of which is to receive evidence , determine whether , in its view , a breach or contempt has occurred and , if so , report to this effect to the House with any recommendations thought fit . |
| 10 | Instead under section 78 of the Act the courts have a power to exclude such evidence if it appears to the court that the admission of the evidence would have such an adverse effect on the fairness of the proceedings that the court ought not to admit it . |
| 11 | Lord Denning first considered how far the words ‘ if it appears to the Secretary of State ’ put his decision beyond judicial challenge . |
| 12 | Where a restaurant certificate or a restricted hotel licence is being granted or transferred , if it appears to the licensing board that only a mid-day meal or an evening meal is being provided , it can restrict the permitted hours to the mid-day period , if only a mid-day meal is being provided , or to the evening period , if only an evening meal is being provided . |
| 13 | Section 245 provides that if it appears to the directors that any annual accounts of the company or any directors ' report did not comply with the provisions of the Act they may prepare revised accounts or a revised report . |
| 14 | ( ) If it appears to the Secretary of State — ( a ) that the financial affairs of any institution within the higher education sector have been or are being mismanaged ; or ( b ) that , in consequence of matters outwith the control of such an institution , it is likely that the financial position of the institution will be significantly adversely affected , he may , after consulting the Council and the institution , give such directions to the Council about the provision of financial support in respect of the activities carried on by the institution as he considers are necessary or expedient by reason of the mismanagement or , as the case may be , adverse effect on the institution 's financial position . ' . |
| 15 | If it appears to the court that it is impracticable for any reason to serve a document in any manner prescribed by the rules , the court may , upon an affidavit showing grounds , make an order for substituted service ( N 217 ) giving leave for such steps to be taken as the court directs to bring the document to the notice of the person to be served ( Ord 7 , r 8(1) ) . |
| 16 | But though this was so , Lord Coke reports that it was resolved by the whole Court of Common Pleas ‘ that payment of a lesser sum on the day in satisfaction of a greater can not be any satisfaction for the whole , because it appears to the judges that by no possibility a lesser sum can be satisfaction to the plaintiff for a greater sum : but the gift of a horse , hawk , or robe , etc. , in satisfaction is good for it shall be intended that a horse , hawk , or robe , etc. , might be more beneficial to the plaintiff than the money , in respect of some circumstance , or otherwise the plaintiff would not have accepted it in satisfaction . |
| 17 | There is a second point stated to have been resolved , viz. : ‘ That payment of a lesser sum on the day can not be any satisfaction of the whole , because it appears to the judges that by no possibility a lesser sum can be a satisfaction to the plaintiff for a greater sum . ’ |
| 18 | They lead to a door some 20 feet above , as it appears to the adventurers . |