Example sentences of "on the [noun sg] [that] it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Universities are now governed on the principle that it is right and natural for the management of a university to respond to the opinion of the students — a thing which is manifestly absurd . |
| 2 | In particular , we shall insist on the principle that it is speakers and writers who have topics , not texts . |
| 3 | This absolute privilege is founded on the principle that it is advantageous for the public interest that the citizen should not be in any way fettered in his statements , and where the public service or due administration of justice is involved he shall have the right to speak his mind freely … |
| 4 | It is their custom , even on their largest ships , to show no lights at night — on the principle that it is better to see than to be seen , and that it is easier to see in the dark without the distraction of lights . |
| 5 | Sometimes truth may be suppressed for a long time but while it is imprisoned it gathers to itself more and more power so that on the day that it is finally released it explodes , blowing everything asunder . |
| 6 | So it is not simply that the inner northern route gives far greater traffic relief than the outer northern and therefore far more effectively meets the need , but also on environmental criteria , the Council 's own consultants appear to have found that at least in its effect on the landscape that it is preferable . |
| 7 | Clearly , I am focusing on the idea that it is the residues of bad experiences that lurk as bad objects in our psyche that cause us so much trouble because they have to be avoided at all costs and so rarely get modified by experience . |
| 8 | And , secondly , as discussed earlier , a continuity view of psychosis rests very heavily on the idea that it is the type of nervous system they have in common that connects the normal to the abnormal . |
| 9 | Braudel 's categories are based on the idea that it is possible to distinguish various historical ‘ times ’ . |
| 10 | A more refined version of the laissez-faire approach outlined above , and one which seems to command the attention of some economists and policy makers , is premised on the idea that it is unhelpful to consider all conflict of interest situations in the same way . |
| 11 | Although that has meant that not much can be done , in principle it is a good idea in that it forces underwater sites to compete with land sites for funding , and tends to keep the attention on the point that it is archaeology we are talking about . |
| 12 | We can best examine their character as two competing principles of neutrality in the context of objections to political neutrality on the ground that it is impossible or even incoherent . |
| 13 | It is not enough , he argued , to defend the study of the arts in school or university on the ground that it is a vaguely civilizing luxury , agreeable for some people to have ( like , he suggests , a leather blotter from Harrods ) . |
| 14 | A defence is provided in section 4(1) of the Act for cases in which ‘ it is proved that publication … is justified as being for the public good on the ground that it is in the interests of science , literature , art or learning , or other objects of general concern ’ . |
| 15 | The major limitation relevant here is that Parliamentary ( or ‘ primary ’ ) legislation ( that is , ‘ statutes ’ ) can not , because of the doctrine of Parliamentary supremacy , be challenged in a court of law except on the ground that it is inconsistent the European Community law . |
| 16 | I would propose that any such amendment should be resisted on the ground that it is inappropriate that such a far-reaching change in the law should be included in a Criminal Justice Bill , and that , if any such change in the law were to be effected , it should be after full consideration in a separate Bill dealing solely with this subject . |
| 17 | Retributivism justifies punishment on the ground that it is deserved by the offender ; reductivism justifies punishment on the ground that it helps to reduce the incidence of crime . |
| 18 | He submitted that , if a national court is considering whether to grant an interlocutory injunction in a case such as the present , where the validity of the law sought to be enforced is challenged by the defendant on the ground that it is inconsistent with Community law , the question whether the court should require an undertaking in damages from the plaintiff as a condition of the grant of an injunction is to be decided on the principles applicable to that question under the national law , being a question of procedure which , on established principles of Community law , is left to the national law . |
| 19 | In our judgment the plaintiffs are entitled , if so advised , to object to the remuneration on the ground that it is , to use the judge 's words , ‘ plainly excessive ’ or , as we think is the same criterion , unreasonably high . |
| 20 | The provision in section 44(4) has been criticized on the ground that it is wrong in principle that a person should be found guilty of an offence which the jury find that he did not commit . |
| 21 | This being so , is it possible to challenge an Act on the ground that it is unconstitutional ? |
| 22 | Particular public expenditure can always be criticized on the ground that it is excessive or wrongly directed , whether on defence or education or the building of motorways or any other public service . |
| 23 | There may be instances when the systematic abuse of conflict of interest situations will be tolerated on the basis that it is more efficient to permit the abuse than to have it eradicated . |
| 24 | One former employee at Church House recalls occasions when he has intervened in staffing decisions more properly the sphere of General Synod on the basis that it is he who writes the cheques . |
| 25 | While it may be a counsel of perfection it must , nevertheless , be advisable for the insurer to attempt to investigate each claim on the basis that it is likely to be an Optional Procedure action — unless , of course , it is quite obvious from the nature of the action or the injuries that this is not likely to be the case . |
| 26 | Dealing firstly with the question of risk , it is our view that if the balance of medical evidence is that the deterioration will occur , then that is more than a risk and the appropriate course is for the Court to award damages on the basis that it is probable that the deterioration will occur . |
| 27 | The matter had been taken up with the Bank of Ireland and he would be recommending to the incoming Executive Committee that it should be referred to the Labour Court , on the basis that it is gross discrimination . |
| 28 | A structural approach is rejected on the basis that it is unable to capture the creativity of language . |
| 29 | I did that on the basis that it is very difficult to scrutinise the Bill 's Scottish aspects , complicated and far-reaching as they are , as they impact on a very distinct and separate local government tradition and system within the framework of United Kingdom legislation . |
| 30 | As is usual , our report is provided on the basis that it is for your information only and that it will not be quoted or referred to , in whole or in part , without our prior written consent . |