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1 In April 1990 a new system of Independent Taxation was introduced , following longstanding criticism of the assumption that a woman 's income should be regarded as part of her husband 's for tax purposes .
2 The Citizen 's Income will be buttressed by a single benefit for those in need , unifying income support and family credit , with supplements for people with disabilities and for child-care support .
3 Then each person 's income can be related to three broad categories of factors :
4 Donations to support the Trust 's activities should be sent to The Treasurer , The Hon Piers Gibson , 25 Sumner Place , London SW7 3NT .
5 The official receiver as convener of the meeting can require the bankrupt to attend the meeting ( r 6.84 ) and so it must be presumed that matters regarding the bankrupt 's activities can be raised by either the official receiver or those present .
6 A description of the range of the Group 's activities can be found on page 19 of the Annual Report .
7 The hon. Gentleman has for some time been against the original fast rail link through Kent and south London , and we have learnt tonight that he is against the current project , apparently because he believes that all British Rail 's money should be spent on saving his neck by improving the lousy commuter service that his constituents have had to tolerate for 13 years of Tory misrule — to use a well-known phrase from a couple of decades back .
8 When the bed collapsed under us and the girl 's shrieks could be heard in the taproom below , the landlord came up again shouting abuse through the door , but I ignored him .
9 The smaller reduction in the Medical Research Council 's trial may be accounted for by the high rate of drop outs and deviations from the protocol .
10 Applications for the new Queen 's award will be sought in the summer , with the first winners announced on 21 April 1993 .
11 Nonetheless , since the sea waybill 's text may be needed by the consignee or by customs brokers or authorities , it may be transmitted electronically to the port of destination .
12 A case might be made for this ( although there is no other evidence for it ) and so substantive interference in Ulpian 's text could be taken to be limited to generalization or to the addition of per omnia .
13 It will be precisely through such products with support from national and EC funds that the effects of the region 's peripherality will be reduced over the coming years .
14 Caroline 's comment : Faith is right to think that breast or formula milk is the best choice for Jake until he 's a year old although cow 's milk can be given from six months .
15 The prosecution 's case could be summarised in four short sentences , Mr Goldring told the jury .
16 Brandt was determined to develop co-operation with eastern Europe in the hope of reducing tension in Europe and building up the independence of eastern states , and he believed that East Germany 's existence must be treated as a reality .
17 His confidence that God 's existence could be demonstrated from the natural world made him a favourite target for those who felt it could only be on the basis of God 's special revelation of Himself that faith could be justified .
18 Accordingly , no valid demonstration of God 's existence can be founded on the concept of a necessary Being .
19 Everyone 's preferences would be reflected in their purchases of goods and their productivity in wages paid .
20 The rejuvenator and several other of Mr Overbeck 's inventions can be seen at Overbeck 's Museum in South Devon .
21 The encrusted surfaces of Oulton 's canvases could be compared to the thick layering and tortured reworking of paint in the art of Kossoff or Auerbach , whose paintings evoke a continuous grappling with doubt , like the late works of Titian or Rembrandt .
22 The Companies Act 1989 attempts to remove the need for these lengthy clauses by providing that a company 's objects may be stated in any manner .
23 It does not mean that an expert 's decision would be disallowed on the ground of conflict of interest : actual partiality would have to be shown .
24 ‘ The judge has set our fears at rest that Ridley 's decision would be used as a precedent for demolishing thousands of other listed buildings , ’ said Mr Marcus Binney , the group 's president .
25 By a respondent 's notice the bank notified its intention of contending that the judge 's decision should be affirmed on the additional ground that he should in any event have exercised his discretion under rule 12.12 and set aside the registrar 's order on the ground that it was not a proper case for service of the originating application out of the jurisdiction ; and in particular because ( i ) the bank had at all relevant times no presence in , and/or sufficient connection with , England and Wales ; and/or ( ii ) the judge should have applied and/or had regard to the provisions of R.S.C. , Ord. 11 and , had he done so , should have concluded that the claims raised did not fall within the ambit of the order and that leave to serve out should thus be refused .
26 County Nat West oil analyst Neil Thomas said that the inquiry 's decision could be affected by the furore surrounding the planned closure of Point of Ayr colliery a short distance from the Connah 's Quay station .
27 And the Cabinet 's decision will be unveiled by Chancellor Norman Lamont in his Autumn Statement next Thursday .
28 The arbitrator 's decision will be given to everyone involved , and will be binding in law .
29 The arbitrator 's decision will be given to everyone involved and will be binding in law .
30 The Chair 's decision will be based on an assessment of the student 's academic suitability and on the estimated size of the Stage II group .
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