Example sentences of "word [is] used [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A fine illustration of how these terms are marked occurs in L'Esquiriel , " The Squirrel " , one of a set of fabliaux , such as Le Damoisselle qui ne pooit oïr parler de foutre or Cele qui fu foutue et desfoutue noted above , in which the markedness or a related ignorance of such words is used as the basis of the drama forming the narrative . |
| 2 | This form of words is used in an attempt to avoid the problem of the defence of recklessness in R. v. Caldwell ( H.L. , 1982 ) . |
| 3 | A gross visual description of a word is used as the starting point , to which a small number of feature tests are applied to discriminate between the possible interpretations . |
| 4 | Bosworth-Toller 's Dictionary says cautiously that often you can not tell ‘ whether the word is used with a good or with a bad meaning ’ . |
| 5 | In some cases evidence may be admitted to show that a word is used in a technical or local meaning . |
| 6 | A definition should be used wherever there may be dispute about the meaning of a word or phrase , or wherever a word is used in a special or unusual sense . |
| 7 | In almost each case , this single word is used in a different context . |
| 8 | The question whether there was ‘ dishonesty ’ by the prosecution may not be easy for magistrates to determine because it is not clear in what sense that word is used in the present context . |
| 9 | Lastly , let me assume that Viscount Dilhorne 's statements have the character of a ‘ decision ’ as that word is used in the Practice Statement ( Judicial Precedent ) [ 1966 ] 1 W.L.R. 1234 , which intimated that this House would depart from a previous decision ‘ when it appears right to do so . ’ |
| 10 | Many words and phrases have a technical legal meaning , and it is quite proper , and often necessary , to use such language in order to convey a precise legal meaning : for instance , the drafter may deliberately refer to the requirement that the goods be " merchantable " , because that word is used in the SGA , even though it is not in common use . |
| 11 | If the context shows that a word is used in an unusual sense the court will determine in other words what that unusual sense is . |