Example sentences of "[noun pl] complained of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inserting the offending books in canisters of negatively polarised octiron and sinking them in the fathomless depths of the sea was one ( burial in deep caves on land was earlier ruled out after some districts complained of walking trees and five-headed cats ) but before long the magic seeped out and eventually fishermen complained of shoals of invisible fish or psychic clams . |
| 2 | On the preliminary issue the judge dismissed the application holding that a local authority could sue for libel in respect of its governing or administrative reputation even though no financial loss was pleaded or alleged , that where a local authority instituted proceedings in reliance on section 222(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 it was for the local authority to decide on the expediency of litigating and it was not the court 's function to do so on an application to strike out , and that since the words complained of reflected on the local authority itself in the management and rectitude of its financial affairs , the statement of claim did disclose a cause of action against the defendants . |
| 3 | Would they , on reading or hearing the words complained of in context , say to themselves " that is an opinion " , or " so that is the fact of the matter ? " |
| 4 | Comparing each of the symptoms ( see Table III ) , significantly more miners than control subjects complained of anorexia , weight loss , dysphagia , epigastric pain , and vomiting , while similar numbers from both groups complained of heartburn . |
| 5 | Some parties complained of voting irregularities , such as multiple voting , but foreign observers said that any such irregularities had not been sufficiently widespread to have influenced the result . |
| 6 | It said that the governors ‘ do not see the immediate necessity for applying to the Crown for a Royal Charter to be granted to this Institution ’ but that ‘ every facility ’ would be given to the veterinary surgeons ‘ for procuring an Act of Parliament to prevent certain grievances complained of by the Memorial , which could not be relieved by a Charter ’ . |
| 7 | The trial was postponed on three occasions and the defendants complained of intimidation during investigations . |
| 8 | In our study , significantly more miners complained of anorexia and weight loss than the general population , as shown in an earlier published report . |
| 9 | If , therefore , a person can prove that the statements or criticisms complained of went beyond reasonable or forceful debate and were defamatory ( as for example , a torrent of defamatory invective ) , and were influenced by indirect or ulterior motives , he might well be justified in issuing a writ . |
| 10 | Were the local authority to be able to sue in libel in respect of the same matters complained of by an individual councillor this would create duplication of proceedings and increased costs ( post , pp. 56E , 65A ) . |
| 11 | For the local authority to sue in libel in respect of the same matters complained of by the individual would create a duplication of proceedings and an added burden upon defendants to the action . |
| 12 | He said he and his son ‘ emphatically deny the allegations of fraud in relation to the matters complained of in the charges ’ . |
| 13 | The baby was put through extensive tests during a 10-day stay but they failed to find any signs of the fits complained of . |
| 14 | When Goanese Christians complained of this discrimination they were told to start their own order , which they did very successfully . |
| 15 | contractor obtained judgement as defects complained of should have been recognised by the F architect . |
| 16 | 9.1.1.1 notice in writing of the defects complained of shall be given to the Seller upon their appearance , and |
| 17 | Inserting the offending books in canisters of negatively polarised octiron and sinking them in the fathomless depths of the sea was one ( burial in deep caves on land was earlier ruled out after some districts complained of walking trees and five-headed cats ) but before long the magic seeped out and eventually fishermen complained of shoals of invisible fish or psychic clams . |
| 18 | Artists of various kinds complained of the restrictions under which they laboured . |
| 19 | In 1971 , when ICI first scaled up its production of single cell protein ( SCP ) workers complained of ‘ sticky ’ discharging eyes and flu-like symptoms — headaches , aching limbs , shivering , and tightness in the chest . |
| 20 | Party officials complained of irregularities and called on the UN to rerun the election in at least seven provinces . |
| 21 | But in fact Brooke-Rose was learning to re-use her talents to new ends , one of which was precisely the readerly frustration that reviewers complained of . |
| 22 | The story goes that whilst the Governor General was paying a visit to the camp certain Luftwaffe officers complained of , amongst other grievances , inadequate seating — the lack of chairs . |
| 23 | An English observer much involved in these problems complained of Russian diplomats in 1673 that " it is their Custome , to think , whatsoever they get , too little , and whatever they give , too much " , while in 1698 an embassy sent by the Emperor Leopold I to Moscow argued that in future , to avoid such disagreements , the tsar and the Holy Roman Emperor should each be responsible for the maintenance of their own embassies in the way now generally accepted in Europe . |
| 24 | Institutional investors complained of high percentage fees levied on transactions . |
| 25 | The police were called to ‘ Bonaparte 's ’ after customers complained of rowdy behaviour . |
| 26 | Before the case came to a hearing Parliament sought to improve the revenue 's position by enacting with retrospective effect section 47(1) of the Finance Act 1986 , but this proved ineffective for the purpose and on 31 July 1987 Nolan J. [ 1987 ] S.T.C. 654 decided that the regulations complained of were ultra vires and void in so far as they purported to provide for the imposition of tax on interests and dividends paid by building societies prior to 6 April 1986 , and made an order accordingly . |
| 27 | Only five people specifically mentioned the adverse effect on their work : one daughter said she had had to give up work , and two sons and two daughters-in-law complained of being called away from their work to deal with a problem affecting their mother . |
| 28 | He told the appeal judges it would not be ‘ just an empty gesture ’ to vary the orders complained of and instead impose postponement orders . |
| 29 | Twenty-two patients complained of angina ( 16 with Grade 1/2 using the New York Heart Association classification ) , 5 had cardiac dyspnoea ( all Grade 2 ) , and 2 had suffered a reinfarction within the first year period . |
| 30 | No patients complained of severe headaches or flushing while taking nifedipine . |