Example sentences of "[conj] it [be] think that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the established economic torts , this is a tort of intention and it is thought that the conduct of the defendant must have the plaintiff as its target though it need not be the predominant purpose in the sense that the defendant needs to be activated by malevolence : the pursuit of self-interest by unlawful means is actionable . |
| 2 | And it was thought that the movement in England and Wales in the late 1960s , towards the extension of teachers ' centres was an attempt to create what was described as a focus for teacher renewal . |
| 3 | Photographic and/or medical evidence could be considered if it is thought that the injuries would be difficult to prove . |
| 4 | If it is thought that the exclusive jurisdiction of the visitor has outlived its usefulness , which I beg to doubt , then I think that it should be swept away by Parliament and not undermined by judicial review . |
| 5 | If it is thought that the growers of any kind of grain in any part of the world have been losing money , and are likely to sow a smaller area for a future harvest ; it is argued that prices are likely to rise as soon as that harvest comes into sight , and its shortness is manifest to all . |
| 6 | If it is thought that the politicians have dithered in any way , we shall be slaughtered on the anvil of public opinion and informed opinion in the oil industry . |
| 7 | However , if it is thought that the joint tenancy might be severed ( and there might be good matrimonial or tax planning reasons for this ) it is preferable to include the enlargement of powers as in Precedent 34 for otherwise the trustees of the conveyance may not have power to mortgage or charge the property ( see Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 , s8 ) . |
| 8 | For example , if it is thought that an error of law or fact or a breach of natural justice should justify quashing only if it can be said that but for the error or breach the decision would have been different , this should be built into the definition of the relevant ground of review and not dealt with as a matter of remedial discretion . |
| 9 | If it was thought that a consensus could not be reached , then the Nordic solution was very simple : the matter was not raised . |
| 10 | It would be a sad day if it was thought that a change of mind on the part of a local authority in any question relating to children was an admission of past error . |
| 11 | Then occasionally when we had houses broken into and so on , if it was thought that a tramp could have been responsible , it used to be a great help if we gave out nine tickets for tramps and only eight of the nine were admitted to the casual ward , then we should clamp down of course on the one who failed to turn up . |
| 12 | Persian values also made themselves felt at native satrapal courts : a recently published Greek verse inscription from Lycian Xanthos , put up by a local dynast , echoes Persian educational ideals ( ‘ riding , shooting and speaking the truth ’ , Hdt. i. 136 ) when it speaks of : The dynast in question is called Arbinas : he is certainly a Lycian but it is thought that the form of the name is Persian . |
| 13 | This subsection does not , of course , affect any liability for negligence which the defendant may incur qua occupier of the premises or keeper of the animal , but it is thought that the keeping of guard dogs is consistent with the occupier 's duty to trespassers , provided at least some warning of their presence is given . |
| 14 | Thus George Harrison 's song " My Sweet Lord " was alleged to have infringed an earlier song " He 's so Fine " , but it is thought that the evidence required to support this proposition would have to be quite strong . |
| 15 | There are problems with this case discussed later , but it is thought that the accused would still be guilty nowadays . |
| 16 | The collection of data from the police files formed an important part of this research , but it was thought that a look at ‘ what went on ’ behind the statistics might help explain any statistical differences that emerged . |
| 17 | The details of the talks were secret but it was thought that a UN discussion paper for reform of the army , a key FMLN demand , was on the agenda . |
| 18 | The fog was too thick for any of the heavies to attempt takeoff , but it was thought that the lighter , smaller and more manoeuvrable Mosquitoes might just make it . |
| 19 | There is a tendency to make sentences unnecessarily complex , perhaps because it is thought that a convoluted structure makes them seem more formal . |
| 20 | The problem arises because it is thought that the positional errors and attribute uncertainties which are characteristic of all spatial databases , may be propagated and amplified by GIS operations and thus adversely affect some or all applications . |
| 21 | Lest it be thought that the matriarchs are supreme in this artless craft of rendering service into an offensive act , it has to be said that the Glasgow cabbie is in a class of his own . |
| 22 | Lest it be thought that the form of cultural essentialism being challenged here appears only in lay public debate , consider this astonishing but revealing passage from Professor John Rex , a leading figure in British ‘ race relations ’ research . |
| 23 | My Lords , having drafted this speech , I then had the pleasure and advantage of reading in draft the speech to be delivered by my noble and learned friend , Lord Browne-Wilkinson , and concluded that I ought to refer to the company fraud cases which were canvassed before your Lordships , lest it be thought that the Reg. v. Morris [ 1984 ] A.C. 320 statement of principle is inconsistent with a proper approach to such cases . |
| 24 | One critic expressed fears that it might ‘ … become a new kind of legal aid on the cheap , ’ yet others were concerned lest it be thought that the green form was appropriate for anything other than low-cost proceedings . |
| 25 | Here it suffices to say that the aim is to ensure that a company is required to do so when it is thought that the matter is one that the public needs to know . |
| 26 | These cause more of a problem as it is thought that a scheme of arrangement under CA 1985 , s425 can not bind a member who did not have an opportunity to be present or represented at the court-ordered meeting . |
| 27 | For it was thought that the generalist could , whenever he wanted to , add a specialist dimension to his knowledge , but general concepts were less easy to derive from the specialist . |