Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun] or [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some Ministers felt that this was wholly a matter for the conscience or judgment of the individual , and that Ministers who held strong views on the moral issue should not be asked to subordinate those views to a collective decision of the Cabinet . |
| 2 | Accountability for priorities-accountability for the relevance or appropriateness of the agency 's work . |
| 3 | The ‘ debtee ’ is an old word for the creditor or payee . |
| 4 | Candidates for a seat in the Senate , let alone for the presidency or vice-presidency , have to be both wealthy individuals in their own right and able to tap substantial sources of campaign finance from companies or the social elite . |
| 5 | For in common with all extensional definitions , it provides no criteria for the inclusion or exclusion of further phenomena that may come to our attention ; at best one can say that what warrants pragmatic treatment for some new topic is simply linguists ' consensus based on intuitive " family resemblance " to more familiar pragmatic topics . |
| 6 | Each project requires specific conditions but the general thrust will be to secure guaranteed or priority access for target participants/bodies , at charges which are not disadvantageous compared to the normal level of charging for the facility or type of facility . |
| 7 | The total of these requirements — some of which will be spread over several years — will give a good indication as to how much you have left to offer for the freehold or rent . |
| 8 | ‘ Where a local authority consider it expedient for the promotion or protection of the interests of the inhabitants of their area — ( a ) they may prosecute … any legal proceedings … |
| 9 | It can not be said , merely by looking at the allegations in the statement of claim , which is all that is permissible under the terms of the preliminary point of law , that the council could not have considered the action expedient for the promotion or protection of the interests of the inhabitants of Derbyshire . |
| 10 | ‘ ( 1 ) Where a local authority consider it expedient for the promotion or protection of the interests of the inhabitants of their area — ( a ) they may prosecute or defend or appear in any legal proceedings and , in the case of civil proceedings , may institute them in their own name … |
| 11 | Starting on page 6 we 've got lots of suggestions of great lowland areas to explore — places you may overlook in the height of summer when you 're busy heading for the hills or tackling treks abroad . |
| 12 | As was noted above and as I shall explore in further detail below , both of these involved a flow of blood — the one positively valued , the other negatively , and both had profound resonances for the involvement or non-involvement of men and women in public religion . |
| 13 | Firstly , they could send requests to Paris asking for the abolition or limitation of the judicial control of the Parlement in Paris over the duchy 's courts . |
| 14 | The word ‘ rétroversion ’ can be understood etymologically as ‘ turning back ’ , yet in modern usage it is reserved exclusively for the turning or tipping of organs , especially of the uterus . |
| 15 | ‘ For the education or instruction of Boys and Young Persons ’ , John Dakyn also established a free school with Richard Cook , a priest , as the first schoolmaster . |
| 16 | The reason for the existence or absence of a unit in the superdiagonal is easy to see . |
| 17 | ‘ As I know myself to be entirely English … ’ she told Parliament in March 1702 , three days after her accession , ‘ there is not one thing you can expect or desire of me which I shall not be ready to do for the happiness or prosperity of England . ’ |
| 18 | Mozart worked with the commonplace musical fabric of his time , the prescribed structures , instrumental combinations , harmonic progressions and melodic formulae that he had absorbed as a child , and from which a Salieri and hundreds like him fashioned polite , two-dimensional drawing-room music suitable for the delectation or titillation of many a jaded aristocratic ear . |
| 19 | for the construction or extension of a building or other erection on land ( Nevertheless contracts for repairs and improvements are not excepted unless they are secured by a land mortgage ) , |
| 20 | However , the primary use of lithium is for the prevention or reduction in intensity of subsequent episodes . |
| 21 | That discretion would not be exercised reasonably if no reasonable Minister could conclude that the issuing of the warrant was necessary in the interests of national security or for the prevention or detection of crime . |
| 22 | Although the courts do not refuse in principle to review the exercise of police discretionary powers , they do nevertheless exercise a great deal of caution and restraint to such a degree that it is difficult to see how in practice the principles of judicial review are capable of being used to challenge decisions to issue warrants where these are considered to be necessary for the prevention or detection of crime . |
| 23 | If a waiver is obtained , it has to be renewed if the shareholders ' authority for the purchase or redemption is renewed under CA 1985 , ss164-166 . |
| 24 | ’ . Prior to the establishment of the modern police system , the control of this underclass was the responsibility of the army working for the monarch or government . |
| 25 | With England , Scotland , Wales and Ulster seen as provinces like Saxony or Aquitaine , what role would there be for the Government or Parliament of the United Kingdom ? |
| 26 | 5.133 of the Act makes the licensing board the authority in Scotland for the grant or renewal of bookmakers ' permits , betting agency permits , and betting office licences under the Betting , Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 , and for the grant , renewal , cancellation , and transfer of licences and for the purposes of Schedule 9 under the Gaming Act 1968 . |
| 27 | ( 6 ) The applications referred to in subsection ( 1 ) above are as follows : a ) an application for the grant or renewal of a licence ; b ) an application for the provisional grant of a new licence ; c ) an application for a permanent transfer of a licence ; d ) an application for a regular extension of permitted hours . |
| 28 | The section applies to applications for the grant or renewal of a licence ( including the provisional grant of a new licence ) , for the permanent transfer of a licence , and for the regular extension of permitted hours ( subs . |
| 29 | ( a ) Examples of additional enquiries ( 1 ) Is the seller aware of any development or proposals for the development or use of property in the neighbourhood which might adversely affect the property or the amenities of persons living in it ? ( 2 ) Has the property to the seller 's knowledge been affected at any time by structural , building or drainage defects , flooding , dry rot , timber infestation or rising damp ? ( 3 ) Please confirm that any damage caused to decorations by the removal of fixtures and fittings will be made good by the seller before completion . |
| 30 | At the same time the process of meeting and getting together does not simply afford times for the head or deputy to gain insights ; because everyone participates , everyone 's awareness is extended and engaged . |