Example sentences of "'s [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | time-consuming , it 's destructive of other things we value so that we value er artistic creation , enjoyment , conversation and so on . |
| 2 | It 'll be the first time she 's voted against the government and her former deputy Geoffrey says she 's guilty of disloyalty . |
| 3 | Dave said : ‘ It 's hypocritical of Dixons to sack us . |
| 4 | You see what what I 'm up against is , I mean the physio who , who , I mean she 's private of course |
| 5 | ‘ It 's cruel of you to try to force me into this family . |
| 6 | In the second category , general civil cases , parties should be able to choose their own lawyers because the interests of justice would be inherently less likely to fetter the client 's right of choice . |
| 7 | Running along its dandelioned , rag-worted length , however , was next door 's right of way , the classic ingredient of a truly ferocious , utterly trivial boundary war . |
| 8 | But it is unjust that the individual 's right of access to the courts should be restricted solely on the ground that there has been delay in making the application . |
| 9 | The growing propensity to sample bodily fluids for contraband chemicals has engendered a bitter legal struggle over an employee 's right of privacy , a conflict which could spread to Europe along with fear of ‘ crack . ’ |
| 10 | Chief Justice Hughes , writing for the New Jersey Supreme Court , put it well when he wrote , resting his decision on the fledgling constitutional doctrine of privacy but addressing the wider issue : ‘ We think that the State 's interest [ in the preservation of life ] weakens and the individual 's right of privacy grows as the degree of invasion increases and the prognosis dims . ’ |
| 11 | Here too negative arguments can be adduced : it is hard to see on what basis the testator can legitimately attempt to limit his daughter 's right of testation ; it is improper to dictate the terms of the will of another person . |
| 12 | In an appendix to his book , Atkinson surmises that the Horngarth may have originated in a hedge bounding the abbot 's right of way . |
| 13 | Although in the end William IX of Aquitaine failed to make good his wife 's right of succession to her father in Toulouse , a generation earlier his father Guy Geoffrey had succeeded in annexing Gascony , pleading in justification his father 's marriage with the heiress Prisca . |
| 14 | The United Kingdom 's right of diplomatic protection of the Company may have influenced this argument , which was rejected by the Court . |
| 15 | In interpreting the width of the power to make delegated legislation , the courts will apply certain presumptions , e.g. ( a ) that there is no power to impose a tax unless stated expressly ( Att. -Gen. v. Wilts United Dairies ( C.A. , 1921 ) ; and ( b ) that there is no power to oust the citizen 's right of access to the courts ( Chester v. Bateson ( N.C. , 1920 ) ) . |
| 16 | By a notice of appeal dated 1 June 1992 W. appealed on the grounds that ( 1 ) the High Court had no jurisdiction , or alternatively no jurisdiction should be exercised , to overrule the refusal of a competent minor aged 16 to undergo medical treatment ; ( 2 ) section 8 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969 should have been applied ; ( 3 ) the judge had erred in applying observations of Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. in In re R. ( A Minor ) ( Wardship : Consent to Treatment ) [ 1992 ] Fam. 11 which were erroneous ; ( 4 ) the judge had wrongly found that in respect of the Children Act 1989 the minor 's right of refusal was limited to the stage of assessment ; and ( 5 ) the judge had failed to have sufficient regard to the medical evidence against transferring W. , to the advantages of not moving her and to her wishes and his decision was plainly wrong . |
| 17 | As I pointed out at the beginning of this judgment , the patient 's right of choice exists whether the reasons for making that choice are rational , irrational , unknown or even non-existent . |
| 18 | Financial Services — Unauthorised investments — Third party — Solicitors acting for companies carrying on unauthorised investment business — Whether Securities and Investments Board 's right of action for benefit of investors available against third parties — Whether action against solicitors to be struck out — Financial Services Act 1986 ( c. 60 ) , ss. 6(2) , 61(1) |
| 19 | The investor 's right of action under section 62 is confined to an action for damages . |
| 20 | Sea Waybill Rule 6 restates another essential CKR feature , the consignor 's right of control over the cargo , and sets the limits of this right . |
| 21 | The privy Council held that although the Minister was not bound to disclose his reasons , he could not thereby render the company 's right of appeal nugatory . |
| 22 | ‘ ( 1 ) Subject to this Act , the unpaid seller 's right of lien or retention or stoppage in transit is not affected by any sale , or other disposition of the goods which the buyer may have made , unless the seller has assented to it . |
| 23 | ( 2 ) Where a document of title to goods has been lawfully transferred to any person as buyer or owner of the goods , and that person transfers the document to a person who takes it in good faith and for valuable consideration , then — ; ( a ) if the last-mentioned transfer was by way of sale the unpaid seller 's right of lien or retention or stoppage in transit is defeated ; and ( b ) if the last-mentioned transfer was made by way of pledge or other disposition for value , the unpaid seller 's right of lien or retention or stoppage in transit can only be exercised subject to the rights of the transferee . ’ |
| 24 | ( 2 ) Where a document of title to goods has been lawfully transferred to any person as buyer or owner of the goods , and that person transfers the document to a person who takes it in good faith and for valuable consideration , then — ; ( a ) if the last-mentioned transfer was by way of sale the unpaid seller 's right of lien or retention or stoppage in transit is defeated ; and ( b ) if the last-mentioned transfer was made by way of pledge or other disposition for value , the unpaid seller 's right of lien or retention or stoppage in transit can only be exercised subject to the rights of the transferee . ’ |
| 25 | Entering behind Miss Merchiston , Theda beheld a huge four-poster bed , its curtains fully open , the inhabitant of which was largely obscured by a black , woolly-haired mongrel standing astride her legs , apparently disputing Araminta 's right of entry . |
| 26 | 32 ( 1 ) Subject to subsection ( 3 ) below , where in the case of any action for which a period of limitation is prescribed by this Act , either — ( a ) the action is based upon the fraud of the defendant ; or ( b ) any fact relevant to the plaintiff 's right of action has been deliberately concealed from him by the defendant ; or ( c ) the action is for relief from the consequences of a mistake ; the period of limitation shall not begin to run until the plaintiff has discovered the fraud , concealment or mistake ( as the case may be ) or could with reasonable diligence have discovered it … |
| 27 | In the former case the minister withdrew the Gas Board 's right of permitted development , and planning permission for the gasholder was refused . |
| 28 | Although in every case the judge must balance the commercial or property rights of the plaintiff in controlling the information against the value of the defendant 's right of free speech , for many judges brought up in a world which accords pre-eminent value to rights of property , this may seem like balancing hard cash against hot air . |
| 29 | This would probably be coupled with a clause requiring the buyer to make payment in full regardless of any claims against the seller , and restricting the buyer 's right of set-off ( which would otherwise arise under s53(a) of the SGA 1979 ) . |
| 30 | That 's right of course . |