Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] of [art] house " in BNC.

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1 The response of the House of Lords to the argument based upon the election manifesto is , in many ways , incontrovertible .
2 Local government is different in this respect from central government where ministers derive their constitutional authority from the Crown and their political power from control of the majority of the House of Commons .
3 It was nonetheless held by the majority of the House of Lords that the three year period ran from the date when the workman suffered the injury and not from the earlier date when the manufacturers manufactured the defective machine .
4 When asked for the authority upon which the second of these propositions was based , he replied that it was to be found in section 8 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969 , and in the principles stated by the majority of the House of Lords in Gillick v. West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority [ 1986 ] A.C. 112 .
5 was approved by the majority of the House of Lords in In re A Company [ 1981 ] A.C. 374 .
6 The best known example of this is Liversidge v. Anderson in which the majority of the House of Lords found that the phrase ‘ reasonable cause to believe ’ in wartime emergency legislation would be complied with provided that the Secretary of State acted on what he thought to be such a reasonable cause , and that it was not necessary for there to be objective facts to support this .
7 Which view was accepted by the majority of the House ?
8 To apply these characteristics as the criterion for dismissal or refusal to employ is to apply a gender-based criterion , which the majority of the House of Lords has already held to be unlawful direct discrimination in James v Eastleigh Borough Council [ 1990 ] 2 AC 751 .
9 The majority of the House of Lords treated the case as being concerned with duty of care .
10 The majority of the House ( Lord Scarman dissenting ) was prepared to accept a modified version of the Bolam test for the giving of information .
11 In Lim Poh Choo v Camden and Islington Health Authority [ 1984 ] AC 174 the defendants sought to persuade the House of Lords to exercise their freedom under the Practice Statement [ 1966 ] 1 WLR 1234 , to reverse two rules that had been laid down by the majority of the House of Lords in West & Son Ltd v Shephard [ 1964 ] AC 326 , namely : ( 1 ) that the fact of unconsciousness does not eliminate the actuality of the deprivation of the ordinary experiences and amenities of life ( see the formulation used by Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest at p349 ) ; and ( 2 ) that , if damages are awarded upon a correct basis , it is of no concern to the court to consider any question as to the use that will thereafter be made of the money awarded .
12 I do not believe that the House would expect me to comment on Mr. Thorpe 's particular case , beyond expressing the sympathy of the House for his condition .
13 It fails to comprehend the weakness of the House of Commons when the Government have a majority .
14 The cold water cistern acts as a store of water and feeds the remainder of the house .
15 As the cistern supplies the remainder of the house , there will usually be two main feeds : one for the cold taps ( not the kitchen ) and WCs and one for the hot water system .
16 Inside the grounds the path continued , curving up between the overgrown rhododendrons in the direction of the house .
17 He turned away , apparently satisfied , then pushed the glasses back into his pocket , flashed the torch briefly down at the rough stones of the pier , and went away with long strides in the direction of the house .
18 The guard glanced in the direction of the house .
19 He turned away from her and began to walk in the direction of the house , and after a moment 's hesitation she followed .
20 Thus , it is true , as the plaintiffs submitted , that the provision of a house buyers ' report is not in all its details a necessary part of the process of assessing the adequacy of the security .
21 I do not see any relevant distinction between the provision of a structural survey at the request of a borrower applying for a further advance and the provision of a house buyers ' report in the same circumstances .
22 In the light of that , the next step will be for the Government to identify proposals that will command the support of the House .
23 Does the Minister recall telling the House that the four criteria for the reform of Sunday trading were that it should be practicable , enforceable , and acceptable to the country and that it should command the support of the House ?
24 The purpose of the order is of high importance and it deserves the support of the House .
25 The Bill does exactly that , and I believe that it deserves the support of the House .
26 The legislation that we intend to introduce will have to have the support of the House and the different interests will have to be brought together before such legislation can be introduced .
27 That is what the decisions which I have announced today will do , and that is why they deserve the support of the House .
28 The cabinet had previously rested its authority on the support of the House ; now it derived its authority from the electors .
29 Although their creation had the disadvantage of prolonging the existence of the House of Lords long beyond its natural term , it has had one beneficial effect in broadening the representation of women in parliament .
30 With the permission of the House , I hope that it will be possible to conclude the debate briefly to allow the hon. Member for Edinburgh , East ( Mr. Strang ) an opportunity to say something about his motion .
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