Example sentences of "[be] [art] grounds for " in BNC.

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1 The prototypical reactions of dogs , in such circumstances , and their similarity to those of humans , are the grounds for our confidence in the judgements .
2 These are the grounds for our repeated assertions that the designer of the unit must ensure that it only demands an achievable extension of the repertoire of transactions of the teachers for whom it is intended .
3 But what are the grounds for these answers ?
4 Yet what are the grounds for such an assumption ?
5 There would thus have been no grounds for a statutory demand under s 268(1) ( a ) Insolvency Act 1986 .
6 Even so , such vague promises are no grounds for satisfaction , let alone complacency .
7 Nonetheless , there are no grounds for imputing laxity to local officials operating at a safe distance from central supervision .
8 But in practical terms , the organizational imperative to avoid appeal means modifying demands in the course of negotiations if there is any suggestion that the agency might have to defend itself in an appeal : ‘ we try to see ’ , said a senior officer , ‘ there are no grounds for reasonable objection . ’
9 There are no grounds for complacency about British democracy .
10 Editor , — Reviewing our book , Emily Grundy wrote : ‘ They … contend that there are no grounds for speaking of aging at the cellular level . ’
11 Instead , our precise conclusion was that ‘ the probability of cell death does not increase with the age of the culture ; ie , there are no grounds for speaking of aging at the cellular level ’ ( p 216 ) .
12 Even so there are no grounds for easy optimism .
13 ‘ There are no grounds for assuming that Libya was the only country involved , ’ he said , suggesting again that there had been ‘ an unholy alliance ’ between Iran , Syria and Libya .
14 We are happy to accept that there are no grounds for the slightest suggestion of impropriety by Mr Hancock .
15 John Major 's classless society is a pipe dream for without money there are no grounds for freedom of choice or opportunity .
16 Prior to requesting the client to sign such a letter , the firm must be satisfied that the client can properly be regarded as a corporate finance client and place a note on file to this effect ( which is to say that there are no grounds for believing that it would be more appropriate to treat the client as a normal investment business client ) .
17 There are no grounds for anticipating that public funds available to the Council for supporting the activities of governing bodies of sport are likely to be increased beyond existing levels .
18 THERE are no grounds for an investigation into the high price of compact discs in Europe , the European Community has ruled .
19 Could I just point out that councillor that contrary to call my bluff , deviation and repetition are no grounds for allowing allowing .
20 Mr replied that is what Mr was asking the other to do , that is to hold their hand and to enter into negotiations , now I fully appreciate that erm doctor feels strongly that the defendants have not been negotiating in good faith and have been simply dragging matters out for his benefit , now when I say that I 'm simply saying what I understand to be doctor view , I 'm certainly not suggesting that I 'm finding as a fact , but that was the decision , indeed I could n't cos I 've not heard all the evidence on this matter not as Mr to address me on that one , it seems to me with all respect to doctor missions on this matter that if there has been any dragging of feet or other improper conduct of either the defendants in connection with er they remain on in the premises and not paying what doctor would consider to be a full and proper rent or if there has been problem about their not disclosing documents when they should have done , the position is that doctor has er by making an appropriate application to the court , for maybe the appropriate relief arising out of the facts which he can establish , but that is not in general a matter which erm the court should go into on the question of taxation , it 's not , th this particular taxation of costs is a taxation as I understand it that are formally to the debt of the order of Mr Justice and there is thus no question of the court having to consider the question when the those tax those costs have been swollen or increased in any way by reason of spinning out negotiations whether to run up costs or otherwise , that simply does n't arising it seems to me in this case that maybe a matter which may arise possibly at some future date , though I would hope it would not do so , but er so far as the costs down to the end of the trial of the twentieth of March nineteen ninety one are concerned , it seems to me the fact that the parties maybe negotiating subsequently to deter to rece to resolve the outstanding issue , it 's not a matter which really goes to the question of erm what is the proper amount to allow for taxation of costs which have already been incurred , before these negotiations erm we do n't the figure of the costs appears to have been effectively agreed between the solicitors at forty two thousand pounds , the plaintiff solicitors made it quite clear that they were seeking interest , this was clear in apparently of nineteen ninety two , but this held their hand , er it seems to me the reason they held their hand rather than indicate it was because the defendant through his solicitor was asking them to do so and it seems to me that Mr was acting very sensibly in the defendants interest , because if in fact they had gone ahead and taxed their costs there and then the position would simply be that there would of been an award for taxation , in order , there would be a taxation resulting in an order for payment of of some cost probably in the region of forty two thousand pounds and er that order would itself carry interest under the judgements act , it does n't seem to me it can be sensibly said that erm any interest has to be in any way increased by reason of this delay and it seems to me that erm if one looks at order sixty two and twenty eight er certainly under paragraph B two erm there 's a reference there to any additional interest payable under section seventeen because of the failure on the May , erm , it does n't seem to me that the effect of what has in fact incurred , in this case has been , caused any additional interest to be paid and er it seems to me the only best that I can see in the evidence before me to , which would enable the court to erm , conclude that there should be a disallowance of interest would be as I say because the plaintiffs appear not to have perfected the order for the payment of perfectively two years , just over two years , erm it seems to me however that , that on balance probably it simply a matter of oversight and even if it had been perfected it would n't of made as I guess the least bit of difference to the way the negotiations er proceeded and accordingly I take the view that erm there are no grounds for disallowing interest from either the plaintiffs bill of costs or the defendants bill of costs , accordingly erm to allow the defendants appeal in preparation to the disallowance of costs er interest and to dismiss the defendants appeal for application in relation to an additional period , P sixty of course disallowed , I also propose to dismiss the sum of , the appeal by the plaintiffs from the refusal of taxing master to disallow the interest on the defendants bill of costs .
21 What could be the grounds for this and their success ?
22 If you have specified the desired action precisely , there should be no grounds for acrimonious arguments over whether your child has earned the reward or not .
23 Thus there may be no grounds for refusing to import it .
24 Now what , pray , were the grounds for that .
25 Where leave was given , it was not uncommon to find on investigation that there were no grounds for granting any relief .
26 And he said there were no grounds for overturning Sir Bryan 's ‘ sensible ’ decision until the fund was increased .
27 There were no grounds for redrawing borders ; ‘ The Germans of Switzerland and Alsace do not desire to be reunited to Germany any more than the French in Belgium and Switzerland wish to become attached politically to France ’ .
28 The statutory demand would therefore be set aside as there were no grounds for the demand under s 268(1) ( a ) , Insolvency Act 1986 .
29 The then Secretary of State for Trade and Industry , Lord Young , decided that there were no grounds for referring the bid to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ; nor were there any grounds for referring the Suchard holding in Rowntree , which had , by that time , been increased to 29.9 per cent .
30 However , probably because of the demonstration that preceded the classroom observations , the children completely ignored the researchers and their equipment , and there were no grounds for doubting the naturalness of their behaviour .
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