Example sentences of "[subord] it [vb -s] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The term of the grant is sixteen years , but where it appears that a patentee has been insufficiently remunerated , the Court may extend the term for a period not exceeding five , or , in an exceptional case , ten years . |
| 2 | A very interesting sub-set in this category is that in which the Christian or baptismal name is followed immediately by one of like kind , as in the case of Johannes Geoffrey , where it appears that a personal name has been pressed into service as a byname . |
| 3 | Then , as section 2 of the 1980 Act , they have the duty , originally spelt out in section 1 of the 1948 Act , to receive a child into care where it appears that a child under 17 ‘ has neither parent nor guardian or is lost or that his parents or guardian are , for the time being or permanently , prevented by reason of mental or bodily disease or infirmity or other incapacity or any other circumstances from providing for his proper accommodation , maintenance and upbringing ; and in either case , that the intervention of the local authority under this section is necessary in the interests of the welfare of the child ’ . |
| 4 | Where it appears that an item of income falls within Cases IV or V and also Case I the Revenue can choose which Case to apply . |
| 5 | ‘ This financial posture is necessary due to IBM 's weak performance in recent years , ’ it said , adding that IBM 's favourable operations and restructuring efforts should return it to profitability in 1994 , although it warns that a ‘ failure to move toward a reasonable level of profitability in 1994 ’ would result in a further downgrading . |
| 6 | Although it accepts that a carbon tax would provide some incentive to conserve energy and invest in renewables , the Commission has proposed the revised ALTENER programme in order to stimulate demand for renewable energy , at a proposed budget of ECU 40 million for its five-year span starting January 1993 . |
| 7 | It has also been observed that moderate alcohol drinkers ( two glasses of wine , beer or whisky a day ) have higher levels of HDLs in their blood ; so it seems that a small tipple each day may actually be good for you . |
| 8 | They do this mainly as eggs , and then hatch out and develop rapidly once it rains and a pool forms . |
| 9 | If it considers that a Member State is making improper use of the powers provided for in this paragraph , the Commission ( or another Member State ) may invoke an accelerated enforcement procedure against the Member State . |
| 10 | If it disappears when an intervening variable is controlled , the mechanism linking the two variables has been interpreted . |
| 11 | The commonest ( although still rare ) type of statement is that if it appears that a Bill has passed both Houses and received the Royal Assent , no court of justice can inquire into the mode in which it was introduced into Parliament , nor into what was done previous to its introduction , nor what passed in Parliament during its progress in its various stages through Parliament ( see , e.g. , Lee v Bude & Torrington Junction Railway Co ( 1871 ) LR 6 CP 577 ; Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway Co v Wauchope ( 1842 ) 8 C1 & F 710 ) . |
| 12 | A ‘ notice to warn ’ might well be served for example upon a car manufacturer if it appears that a certain model had a dangerous design fault . |
| 13 | A party seeking to recover his property , which may be held , for example , by someone who has done work on it , will have first to issue proceedings , and if it appears that a lien arises , the court may order that the party seeking to recover may pay into court , to abide the event , the amount in respect of which the security is claimed together with such further sum by way of interest and costs as the court directs , and upon such payment , the property be given up . |
| 14 | If it finds that a breach or contempt has occurred , the House must decide what punishment , if any , to impose . |
| 15 | PC /k is a closure principle because it says that a move from something known to something known to be implied by it does not take us outside the closed area of knowledge . ) |
| 16 | This arrangement is particularly suited to a society where wealth is concentrated in the ownership of land , because it ensures that an undivided estate can be passed on to succeeding generations in the family . |
| 17 | It can be very enjoyable , amusing and romantic ( because it means that a relationship with a man must deepen through glances , smiles and phrases with hidden meanings ) . |
| 18 | It matters because it means that a trust can be construed even from words which look rather unpromising . |
| 19 | Detection of a semantic anomaly is highly informative because it indicates that an error may have been made either in understanding the context , or in perceiving the new unit . |
| 20 | Libel lawyers are nervous of the word " lie " because it implies that a person said something which he knew was untrue . |
| 21 | This allows for the fact that a coupon security will pay interest before it matures whereas a discount security will not . |
| 22 | The wall is not as steep as it looks and a pleasing sequence of stretches and foot-changes , made all the more enjoyable by more excellent protection , leads to a stopping place just short of the arête . |