Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] acting [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The subsection imposes an absolute prohibition on a clerk of a licensing board , his partner , or clerk acting on behalf of any person in proceedings before a licensing board , and makes it an offence to contravene the subsection . |
| 2 | Requests for the metal are made in telexes in the names of banks or solicitors acting for the buyer . |
| 3 | As Lord Wilberforce pointed out , once evidence is brought out in court it is in the public domain ; unless the terms of relevant legislation or international agreements provide otherwise , there is nothing to prevent other interested persons or authorities acting upon the information thus made available . |
| 4 | Individual animals and people are seen as people or animals acting as ‘ survival machines ’ , being largely programmed by their genes towards the expansion of inclusive fitness and the use of resources to that end . |
| 5 | ( b ) We accept responsibility for death , bodily injury or illness caused to your or others named on your booking form by the negligent act or omission of our employees , agents , suppliers or sub-contractors or of their employees or agent acting within the course or scope of their employment ( other than that of air , sea and land carriers performing any domestic internal or international carriage whatsoever where we limit our liability to that provided for by the relevant international conventions in respect of such carriage ) . |
| 6 | In an acquisition , where the seller is represented by management or advisers acting as negotiators , it can be beneficial to identify ways of making these negotiators lose sight of the vendor company 's true interests . |
| 7 | It can be disconcerting at auction if the vendor or agents acting on the vendor 's behalf bid up the price from the floor in the early or even later stages of the auction . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , the Arts 2000 scheme trundles on , with a different city or region acting as showcase for a different form each year : Birmingham for music now , East Midlands for dance in 1993 , then Manchester for drama … |
| 9 | The Northern Echo was told that solicitors acting for the Grangetown families were now considering an injunction to put before a judge obliging British Steel and ICI to hand over precise information on the contents of their chimney emissions . |
| 10 | Carol 's dancing and her sister Suzette 's acting provided the inspiration for the Minogue sisters — Danielle or Dannii as she was known in the clan was also showing signs of talent — and the pair loved nothing better than play acting at home . |
| 11 | Thus in discussing the role of " the teacher " , " the media producer " and " the librarian " , we must not forget that individuals acting in these roles may well have other qualifications and experience in addition . |
| 12 | The only other argument that I have been able to find in support of tonight 's regulations is where the DSS states that the use of regulation 72 puts ’ an over-emphasis on the Department 's welfare role and overlooks the fact that persons acting for the claimant could have made inquiries on the claimant 's behalf . ’ |
| 13 | Small wonder that lawyers acting for the depositors describe their prospects as ‘ fair ’ . |
| 14 | It was reported on Nov. 26 that lawyers acting for the convicted Nazi war criminal , Klaus Barbie , were seeking his release on humanitarian grounds , claiming that he was suffering from cancer [ for Barbie 's 1987 trial see p. 35417 ] . |
| 15 | Thus , even on the unrealistic assumption that consumers acting through the market are able to force managements to produce at the lowest possible cost , companies nevertheless retain a discretion within that constraint over such issues as plant location , appropriate levels of automation , and policy on research and development , since these and other delegated questions do not yield unique least-cost solutions . |
| 16 | The forces and influences acting on the aircraft including engine power , flying control deflection , aircraft configuration changes , auto-pilot operation , radio navigation coupling with auto-pilot ; also the values of the basic ancillary sources of power such as hydraulic , electrical and pneumatic systems . |
| 17 | Looking at the matter generally , I can not believe that that could conceivably have been the intention of Parliament when passing the Children Act 1989 and thereby , if Judge Galpin is right , taking away from children within England and Wales the right to have an order made in their best interests by returning them to where they ought to be , which was a right which those children had , and parents acting on their behalf were able to claim in the courts , until 14 October 1991 . |
| 18 | The department has about 70 families and individuals acting as carers to give people chance to develop new interests and greater self-confidence and offering their families a chance to have some time to themselves . |
| 19 | But working near the top of the BBC is said to be a nightmare , with Checkland a lame-duck , Birt not speaking out and Hussey acting like an executive . |
| 20 | However , a paper read at the International Bar Asssociation meeting in the summer by the Spanish lawyer on the Thyssen Foundation 's board , Rodrigo Uria , and Richard Turnor , of the firm of Allen and Overy acting for Baron Thyssen , reveals that the Baron has been concerned to keep his options open : not a single work of art was sent into Spain until it had already been granted its export licence out of Spain . |
| 21 | Douglas Connell of the Edinburgh solicitors Dundas and Wilson acting for Lord Minto , comments : ‘ The name of the Japanese consortium involved with Minto can not be disclosed , at their request . |
| 22 | The main focus of their religious activity is the ancestors , with witchcraft and sorcery acting as subsidiary and opposed mystical forces representing disharmony and disorder . |
| 23 | ( 9 ) The number of shares offered for ( when aggregated with the existing holdings of shares and rights over shares of the buyer and persons acting by agreement or understanding with him within the meaning of the SARs ) must not amount to 30 per cent or more of the voting rights of the company . |
| 24 | The concert party provisions apply equally to the directors of the target and persons acting in concert with them . |
| 25 | These purges seem consistent with the aim ( which his opponents accuse him of ) of turning parliament into an updated version of the old central committee of the Communist Party , with himself as general secretary and Congress acting as a rubber stamp . |
| 26 | A firm which is a tied firm must take all reasonable steps to inform itself and others acting on its behalf fully about what packaged products are available from the marketing group to which it belongs , and must not proceed with a packaged product for a private customer if it is aware of another packaged product from the marketing group 's product range which would meet the customer 's requirements better . |
| 27 | Ring if for some reason you do not wish to register with the 150 different organisations banks , building societies , stockbrokers and others acting as share shops . |
| 28 | Carryduff will provide fire cover as far down as the ring road , with other stations , including Knock , Central and Cadogan acting as a back-up . |
| 29 | Solicitors may set up a corporate practice to practice solely outside England and Wales provided that ( a ) this is permitted by local law , ( b ) all the directors and shareholders are solicitors , lawyers of another jurisdiction or members of the Bar of England and Wales acting in accordance with the Overseas Practice Rules of the Bar and ( c ) the practice complies with the Overseas Practice Rules ; but such a company could not practice in England and Wales . |
| 30 | Barrister — Discipline — Disciplinary tribunal — High Court judges sitting as visitors to Inns of Court — Disciplinary hearing resulting in suspension or disbarment — Whether decision of visitors amenable to judicial review — Whether visitors acting in capacity of High Court judges — Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ( 36 & 37 Vict. c. 66 ) , s. 16 |