Example sentences of "[be] subject to [adj] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Looking back nearly a decade later , many might feel that the principle emerging from the Committee 's recommendations as most important for consumers was that consumer credit , whatever its apparent form , should be subject to one single system of regulation .
2 ‘ Their departure will be subject to bilateral negotiations between the GDR and West Germany , ’ it said .
3 This would cover drainage , and use of fertilisers within the LFA ( roads , buildings , fences , etc. need not be subject to prior approval ) .
4 The Chancellor , Norman Lamont , told the Commons on Tuesday that the current zero rating would be swept aside from April next year , when domestic fuel and power would be subject to 8 per cent VAT , with the full 17.5 per cent applied from April 1995 .
5 As to the second argument , the Court accepted that in principle it was desirable to entrust supervisory control to a judge , concluding that the rule of law implies that executive interference with individual rights should be subject to effective control which should normally be the judges on the ground that this offers the best guarantee of independence , impartiality , and proper procedures .
6 It is believed that the environment should be subject to broad-based scanning and should not be restricted by what is already ‘ known ’ to the company of the existing general environment , current markets , product lines or services .
7 Again , if the company is listed , it will be subject to additional duties to keep its security holders and , indeed the public , informed of all major developments and if it does not The Exchange may publish the information .
8 Some of the smaller ones which concentrate very largely on teacher education , which is to be subject to substantial reductions , look particularly vulnerable .
9 We must emphasise that non-randomised comparisons of heparin and no heparin in ISIS-2 may be subject to substantial bias .
10 10.7.3 Any such use under Clauses 10.7.2.1 or 10.7.2.2 shall be subject to reasonable prior notice to the Party which has generated or supplied the information to enable any relevant application for intellectual property rights to be made .
11 She thought murder and a cache of death-dealing drugs were too serious to be subject to petty considerations like that , but the Josephs and Maurin were not listening .
12 However , exports to non-E.E.C. countries in their currencies will still be subject to fluctuating exchange rates and Northern Ireland exporters will need to continue using the various mechanisms available to them to minimise exchange risks .
13 In addition , more people may be subject to early retirement .
14 Women appear to find it difficult , at times , to control their moods and may be subject to emotional outbursts or lose their tempers more frequently . ’
15 These values may not be agreed between the political parties and may be subject to emotional fluctuations among the general public .
16 The Scottish National party has made its view perfectly clear on many occasions and I reiterate that view this evening : radioactive material , whether it be spent nuclear fuel or waste , should be stored above ground , on site , where it can be subject to close inspection .
17 For example , a state enterprise may be subject to close parliamentary scrutiny by elected representatives , and this may have a major impact on the public image and hence the political vulnerability or strength of the enterprise .
18 In any event , firms will have to comply with the Bank of England 's Grey Paper relating to the wholesale money markets if they deal in them , even if they are not in fact listed institutions , and so they may be subject to two tiers of regulation .
19 Agreements for fees on a contingency basis , whilst not wholly outlawed , should be subject to professional regulation .
20 All the equipment should be subject to regular microbiological surveillance .
21 Further changes deemed necessary by the Publisher will be subject to separate negotiation .
22 More importantly , it reiterates the belief that ‘ [ t ] he organisation and content of media should not be subject to centralised political or state bureaucratic control ’ .
23 Moreover , all pupils were to be subject to annual tests in reading , writing and arithmetic , administered by HMI , and 2s. 8d. ( approximately 14p ) was to be deducted from the grant for each test a child failed .
24 Under the accord , which Bustos claimed was only a " first step " falling short of CUT demands , a new minimum wage of US$87 was to be paid from June 1 in addition to adjustments to family allowances , pensions and some subsidies , which would be subject to annual vision .
25 The case remained open after placement , and would be subject to six-weekly review within the home .
26 The officer concerned would be subject to internal army discipline .
27 There was , therefore , great concern that PCBs should not be subject to inadequate heat treatment .
28 From today , non-EC boats unloading in EC ports will be subject to thorough inspections on hygiene , weight and origin of the fish on board .
29 For one-off or large scale contracts it will generally be preferable to negotiate an individual contract , and whilst some of the legal matters discussed in this book may be relevant to such a contract , it will generally be subject to many different considerations : for instance , where the contract is between two businesses , it will fall outside the scope of s3 of the UCTA 1977 .
30 When the system is fully operational , such activities as accepting keyboarded input , outputting to proofing devices and to external systems ( e.g. Oxford Text System ) , text searching , integration , and any other processes on the system data will proceed in parallel , although different sections of the text will be subject to each process .
  Next page