Example sentences of "and the [noun] be under " in BNC.
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| 1 | The debt and the facility are under a single agreement or course of dealing with the same lender or group of lenders . |
| 2 | By the mid-1970s the conflict between the army , the Bengali settlers and the tribespeople was under way . |
| 3 | The remaining land between the estate and the village is under threat by a builder who wants to put hundreds of houses on it . |
| 4 | But before it arrived , the residence had been captured and the chancery was under assault by more than a hundred militants . |
| 5 | Again it is July 1994 and the company is under investigation by the local inspector of taxes . |
| 6 | The Libyan submission to the ICJ had claimed that since Libya had complied with the Montreal Convention of 1971 ( concerning actions threatening the safety of civil aviation ) , the UK and the USA were under a legal obligation to desist from the use of " force or threats " against Libya and from " all violations of the sovereignty , territorial integrity and the political independence of Libya " . |
| 7 | Hertfordshire planning authority suggested that the company direct its attentions elsewhere , possibly Bedfordshire or Milton Keynes , arguing that there was almost full employment in the county and the council was under extreme pressure from environmental groups not to permit any further industrial or commercial development . |
| 8 | The A-four-one-three-six between Huntley and Longhope is badly flooded , and the B-four-two-one-five is under water between Highnam and Newent . |
| 9 | The same may happen on the Acropolis , where the marble of the Erechtheum and the Parthenon is under attack from acid rain caused by air pollution , as well as the growth of a black fungus within the marble encouraged by hotter , drier weather over the past fifty years . |
| 10 | ( 4 ) Because the essence of a bailment is the transfer of possession , the hiring with its obligation to pay rent does not commence until delivery and the bailee is under a prima facie duty to return the goods when the agreement comes to an end ( see Chapter 13 ) . |
| 11 | The captain did not know what the craft was carrying , though that was not unusual , and the line was under contract partly for its discretion . |
| 12 | A proposed £72 million deal between BSkyB and the FA is under threat and ITV could be the winners . |
| 13 | ITV are poised to cover the FA Cup and England internationals as a proposed £72 million deal between BSkyB and the FA is under threat . |
| 14 | Under reg 10 of the Transfer Regulations , the vendor is under a duty to give recognised trade unions certain information about the business sale and the vendor is under a duty to consult with the unions if either the vendor or the purchaser envisages he will take " measures " in relation to the transfer . |
| 15 | Gooch and Robinson began carefully after Gower won the toss , but then Patterson got Robinson and the collapse was under way . |
| 16 | ‘ Whenever a death occurs as a result of a breach of another 's duty of care to the deceased , the death is unnatural and the coroner is under a duty to investigate . |
| 17 | Two separate grounds were advanced in support of the claim , namely , ( 1 ) the broad constitutional point that as the Commissioners of Customs and Excise had no authority from Parliament to impose the charges and the corporation were under no legal liability to pay them the latter should be entitled to recover , and ( 2 ) that the condictio indebiti applied where there was error in the interpretation of a public general statute . |
| 18 | In some games the fighting is described in detail and the children are under pressure to make decisions . |
| 19 | ‘ Of course there are such hospitals , and the twins are under the supervision of a clinic right now , but I believe they need extraordinary help . ’ |