Example sentences of "burden of [noun sg] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The burden of proof is on the prosecution . |
| 2 | I hope that my right hon. Friend will appreciate that objection is taken to eating more and more into the principle by which the burden of proof is on the prosecution to establish guilt and not on the defendant to establish innocence . |
| 3 | The burden of proof is on the person seeking to rely on the clause . |
| 4 | The burden of proof is on the plaintiff to show that the defendant 's breach of duty is a cause and this had not been established . |
| 5 | The burden of proof is on the plaintiff to establish that the product was defective , that the injury was caused by that defect , and that the injury was caused by the manufacturer 's lack of reasonable care . |
| 6 | Actions under the Act differ from those at common law in that the consumer does not have to prove fault , but causation still needs to be established and the burden of proof is on the consumer . |
| 7 | This is similar to a negligence test , but in the statutory action the burden of proof is on the employer . |
| 8 | The burden of proof is on the plaintiff to prove negligence and this may be difficult as he may not know what happened . |
| 9 | The requirement to " be able to show " that a firm believes on reasonable grounds that an advertisement is fair and not misleading might imply no more than that the burden of proof is on the member , but on balance it seems to imply that hard evidence should be maintained to justify a particular advertisement . |
| 10 | Secondly , regarding public policy the burden of proof is on the party raising public policy ( see Morris ( Herbert ) v Saxelby and the A-G of the Commonwealth of Australia v Adelaide Steamship Co [ 1913 ] AC 781 ) . |
| 11 | Where a " due diligence " defence is relied upon , the burden of proof is on the accused . |
| 12 | ( 1 ) Although the judge dealt with the standard of proof , he at no stage specifically directed the jury that the burden of proof was on the prosecution . |
| 13 | The plaintiff or petitioner drew up a series of charges for the defendant to answer and refute , but the burden of proof was on the plaintiff . |