Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun sg] that it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 2 ) Directing that the money remain in court , that , where solicitors sought payment out to them of money belonging to a foreign state , if the court was not satisfied that the solicitors had authority to act on behalf of that state , it should , of its own motion if necessary , require them to obtain that authority and ensure that the money remained under the court 's control meanwhile ; that the factors to be taken into account in deciding whether a regime existed as the government of a state were whether it was the constitutional government of the state , the degree , nature and stability of administrative control that it exercised over the territory of the state , whether Her Majesty 's Government had any dealings with it and the nature of any such dealings and , in marginal cases , the extent of its international recognition as the government of the state ; that on the evidence , M. 's interim government did not become the constitutional successor of the former government and was unable to show that if it was exercising any administrative control over the territory of the Republic of Somalia ; and , accordingly , the instructions and authority the solicitors had received from the interim government were not from the Government of the Republic of Somalia , and no part of the proceeds in court should be paid out to the solicitors without further order of the court ( post , pp. 750G–H , 757E–G ) . |
| 2 | This may be as crude a model of the public official as the models of ‘ protector of the public interest ’ , ‘ profligate incompetent ’ , insensitive automaton or neutral instrument of political will that it seeks to replace . |
| 3 | Such is the wealth of historical literature that it has been difficult to decide what to give in notes in this chapter . |
| 4 | They include Azabu Group , which plans to sell 60 properties worth around ¥200 billion by the end of June ; Itoman , a trading company which hopes to sell and lease back its Osaka headquarters for ¥80 billion as a first step towards paying off its debt of ¥1.3 trillion , much of it owed to Sumitomo Bank ; and MDI , which wants to unload ¥50 billion out of ¥150 billion worth of residential property that it holds for development . |
| 5 | Such was the novelty of this circuit that it provoked much debate in the technical press as to its operation . |
| 6 | Father Andrew , the saintly co-founder of the Society of the Divine Compassion , wrote to one of his many correspondents : ‘ To me it is one of me most hopeful things of this epoch that it has produced C. S. Lewis . ’ |
| 7 | In contrast , the government 's two senior legal advisers and the senior partner of a leading firm of society lawyers were so ignorant of this fact that it did not even enter their heads that it would be wise to make some enquiries before launching their client into a statement that could be , and indeed was , ruinous . |
| 8 | For many years university academic staff have enjoyed the unique position of having tenure for their working lives , the argument in support of this being that it protected academic staff from political pressure and avoided the possibility of someone being dismissed for expressing unpopular or unconventional views . |
| 9 | This interpenetration of party and state machinery further complicates internal state relations , and also the relations between the political party and the interests of civil society that it represents . |
| 10 | Though the very fact that it is so traditional and so formal a poem in the pastoral tradition , held in the tightness of all the conventions that it employs , not only allows , but in some strange way makes possible , the intensity of personal feeling that it contains . |
| 11 | The supervisory authority is not able to grant an exemption from the information required , but may do so in respect of additional information that it has requested . |
| 12 | ‘ She has been the target of such spite that it disgraces those who offer it , and she bears it with a dignity that makes me proud , ’ he said as Mrs Kinnock stood behind him , smiling but with tears in her eyes . |
| 13 | I thought you would never come , ’ she said as Claudia stepped into a scene of such chaos that it seemed an impossibility they would be ready on time . |
| 14 | Argov himself had written an earlier letter of such hostility that it had to be returned by the paper because its contents were regarded by lawyers at The Times as potentially defamatory . |
| 15 | Secondly , even if the applicant has not sought the alternative remedy , judicial review may still be allowed if the applicant alleges malice on the part of the decision-maker ; or if the court thinks that the applicant 's interest in the action is of such importance that it deserves judicial protection : an example would be personal liberty . |
| 16 | Such overly anxious and insecure horses are usually found amongst the Thoroughbred population , where speed is of such importance that it predominates over every other desirable characteristic . |
| 17 | But I wish to record at once that , in my opinion , it is of such importance that it has a powerful bearing upon the consideration by your Lordships of the central question in the case . |
| 18 | ‘ I ca n't pretend that I have found it a burden of such onerousness that it has disturbed what I have needed to do in my company , ’ he commented this week . |
| 19 | It is characteristic of fixed capital that it has an assumed lifespan — without taking into account the problem of technological obsolescence — and therefore its replacement may be said to be time-proportional . |
| 20 | Accordingly , the factors to be taken into account in deciding whether a government exists as the government of a state are : ( a ) whether it is the constitutional government of the state ; ( b ) the degree , nature and stability of administrative control , if any , that it of itself exercises over the territory of the state ; ( c ) whether Her Majesty 's Government has any dealings with it and if so what is the nature of those dealings ; and ( d ) in marginal cases , the extent of international recognition that it has as the government of the state . |
| 21 | The United States wished to discharge its debts to those with whom it had fought during the war ; but it also came to see the volume of refugees as a kind of continuing proof that it had waged a just struggle against evil forces . |
| 22 | The United States wished to discharge its debts to those with whom it had fought during the war ; but it also came to see the volume of refugees as a kind of continuing proof that it had waged a just struggle against evil forces . |
| 23 | Whatever the Labour party 's views in the past , it is incredible that any responsible party could be prepared to take risks with our defence budget and could be prepared to take risks with our nuclear deterrent when the world faces the biggest risk of nuclear proliferation that it has ever faced . |
| 24 | One reason for this , I would suggest , is that Brief Encounter is not simply the tearful tale of heterosexual romance that it appears to be : beneath , or alongside , or overlapping this narrative is another , quite specifically related to the homosexuality of its author . |
| 25 | However , although it is very likely that the British industrial revolution would have occurred without these funds , it is difficult to imagine that Britain would have achieved the kind of scale and pace of industrial development that it did without access to these funds and to the markets provided by the colonies . |
| 26 | Because of the uncertainty of the outcome of future attempts to develop and test a research programme , it can never be said of any programme that it has degenerated beyond all hope . |
| 27 | Instead , you should honour your work with the type of lovely frame that it deserves . |
| 28 | Thus he seems to be arguing from within a position which holds that aggression is an innate attribute of sufficient strength that it needs to be redirected in some way for it not to manifest itself in interhuman relations . |
| 29 | The Dutch company announced at the end of last week that it had reached agreement to buy Liber AB in Stockholm , Sweden 's second largest publishing group . |
| 30 | Without such public support , egalitarian governments have to resort to excessive authoritarianism which can destroy the very notion of true equality that it hopes to achieve . ’ |