Example sentences of "skill and [noun] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Butler-Sloss LJ said that the meaning of the words " trade secrets " had developed since Herbert Morris v Saxelby and was now interpreted in the wider context of " highly confidential information of a non-technical or non-scientific nature … " . 1.4 The employee 's skill and knowledge Although the courts are anxious to uphold the employer 's right to have his business secrets protected they have ensured that the employee is not prevented from using , once he has left his employer , the general skill and knowledge which he has acquired during employment even though this may have been acquired at some cost to the employer .
2 Even in such an early case as Morris ( Herbert ) Ltd v Saxelby [ 1916 ] 1 AC 688 the plaintiffs abandoned a claim based on an express restraint because , as Lord Atkinson said , the clause prevented the defendant using " … in the service of some other employer that skill and knowledge which he had acquired by the exercise of his own mental faculties on what he had seen , heard , and had experience of in … employment … " ( see also Leng ( Sir WC ) & Co Ltd v Andrews [ 1909 ] 1 Ch 763 where it was held , inter alia , that the defendant was entitled to use his acquired skill and knowledge for the benefit of himself and the benefit of the public who gained the advantage of him having had such admirable instruction ) .
3 ‘ Another and I think more important objective is to credit people for skill and knowledge they currently have and by doing so we will be helping to update the system of qualifications in this country . ’
4 On the other hand , professional advisers ( including lawyers ) tend to lay emphasis upon the skill and expertise which are supposed to come with professional status and training .
5 This training , quite different from the acquisition of knowledge , skill and technique which makes up education today , will be directed towards the understanding of one 's self and releasing the unique potential of each person .
6 Labour provides the effort , skill and enterprise which , together with capital equipment and natural resources , enable millions of different types of goods and services to be produced and distributed to people in society .
7 Furthermore they are exceptionally ambitious in the language , skill and concepts they expect young children to acquire .
8 by skill and carefulness he had increased the family wealth and fortune and now he was a mighty man of wealth !
9 There is no physical strength involved in snooker , but Allison Fisher , the No. 1 seed and three-times world champion , possesses the skill and concentration which enables her to regain form after unexpected defeats .
10 With skill and imagination it may not be necessary to devote as much as 5% of CCW 's budget in order to make significant progress .
11 All of these things demand the application of human gifts and call for the experience , skill and taste which categorize the craftsman .
12 A driver with great skill and courage which belied his frail-looking body , Nuvolari stayed with Alfa until midway through 1933 .
13 Should their personal and family relationships remain or become negligible , then they might leave residential care supplied with skills and interests which they did not have before coming into care .
14 But the experienced specialist has professional skills and insights which suggest that better results in the longer term could come from challenging some clients on their analysis of the situation .
15 Unlike land resources and the capital stock , a country 's labour force consists of human beings with widely differing skills and aspirations whose welfare is affected by changes in both employment levels and the conditions of employment .
16 In complex and highly differentiated societies there is such an abundance of different sorts of skills and knowledge which one might learn that a reliance on informal means for their successful acquisition would be useless .
17 As well as the historical interest , there is a wide range of skills and knowledge which can be developed with a visit to one of Historic Scotland 's sites as the focus of study , and it is important that teachers are aware of the full potential of any visit . ’
18 By increasing our skills and knowledge we aim to meet the challenges of the future using the people we have today .
19 It seemed to professionals and parents that there are certain ways in which young people can be helped : regimes they should follow ; treatments that are essential to their well-being ; skills and knowledge they require ; and risks that they need to be sheltered from .
20 Chapter 3 describes the staff , the nature of the job , and the skills and knowledge it requires , and adds further detail to the formal organization of pollution control .
21 The purpose of programmes of study is to establish the matters , skills and processes which pupils should be taught in order to achieve the attainment targets .
22 In chapter 13 the Group suggests that , for pupils taught mainly through the medium of Welsh , the programmes of study but not the attainment targets for English in key stage 2 will need modification , to accommodate the matters , skills and processes which have been included in the English programmes of study for key stage 1 but have been disapplied in respect of such pupils in key stage 1 .
23 If children were shown how to learn rather than told what to learn , the skills and processes which apply to all subject areas were more likely to be mastered .
24 The focal point of the assignment is not the software , nor the medium , but the skills and processes which pupils go through within a particular context .
25 NISBI offers a range of management development programmes which provide knowledge , skills and contacts which are designed for specific market segments under five main headings : -
26 Time spent collecting concrete evidence that you possess these and similar skills and qualities which are often expressed in rather general terms will pay off handsomely when you are required to prove your worth in an interview .
27 They have skills and qualities which make them highly valuable and which most organizations regard as being in short supply .
28 ‘ Wealthy governments have sophisticated techniques and easy access to skills and expertise which the less rich and powerful governments do n't .
29 However , the will to work is not lacking , but it is the access to skills and resources which is lacking .
30 Treviso showed all the skills and style you 'd expect from an Italian side , but their two stars , All Blacks winger , John Kirwan and Australian captain , Micheal Lynagh had a quiet game .
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