Example sentences of "[was/were] under [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , I would go further and conclude that at least in relation to the last three payments the plaintiffs were not under a mistake of law but were strongly of the view that they were under no liability to pay . |
| 2 | He accepted that the complainants were under no misapprehension about the nature of the acts they had engaged in . |
| 3 | The whole point is , Chairman , the planning officers , both at the site inspection and when it was discussed er er er they were under no misapprehension that it was the height of the building which had been objected to actually . |
| 4 | So , for example , women were under no obligation to circumcise their sons ( Kidd . |
| 5 | They were under no obligation to employ any of the prize-winners , who should be ‘ fully satisfied by the payment to them of the liberal premiums awarded to them ’ , and they considered that it would be , |
| 6 | The first was that , as Hall had told the architects he had met before the competition , the Government were under no obligation to employ any of the successful competitors . |
| 7 | If either of them did nothing ( and they were under no obligation to do anything ) , then they will no doubt be accused of failing in their duty . |
| 8 | The distinction between the cases is that the Hydraulic Power Co. were empowered by statute to supply water for industrial purposes , that is , they had permissive power but not a mandatory authority , and they were under no obligation to keep their mains charged with water at high pressure , or at all . |
| 9 | Third parties were under no obligation to provide voluntary assistance , and section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1965 only required material evidence to be handed over . |
| 10 | But the villagers regarded the new name as no more than a foreigner 's eccentric fancy which they were under no obligation either to use or recognise . |
| 11 | The argument was that in this instance , the police were under no obligation to assist a person to eject a trespasser from his premises , and hence were not acting in the execution of their duty when the constable was assaulted . |
| 12 | Lord Hope did not accept the first submission on behalf of the pursuers , which was to the effect that when the completed application form was sent to the building society the pursuers had accepted an offer made by the society to consider the application , as , unlike in Hunter v General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Co , 19O9SC ( HL ) 3O , the building society in the present case had not given any undertaking to consider the application and were under no obligation to do so . |
| 13 | They were under no illusions that they could do a better job from Detroit , but they had become increasingly concerned that they were getting out of touch with what was happening around the world , and that the tail was beginning to wag the dog . |
| 14 | They were under no illusions . |
| 15 | But there were many who were under no illusion that the victory had been won and the tide had turned . |
| 16 | While the domination of the criminal market was well known within the profession nothing was done for two main reasons : first , solicitors were making a handsome living and were under no pressure to find or create alternative sources of income : and second , there appeared to be no way in which these cartels could be broken by ethical means : |
| 17 | From the moment that the teams flew into Leonardo da Vinci airport until the moment they left , they were under a cloak of security that was to enshroud the Championships . |
| 18 | It was as though she herself were under a spell , transmuted suddenly to a higher pitch , animated and volatile — as the alchemists were altered by their work . |
| 19 | With the declaration of a state of emergency in four provinces of Lima department on Oct. 24 for the next 30 days [ see p. 36972 ] , one-third of the 182 provinces were under a state of emergency . |
| 20 | ‘ We were under a bit of pressure in the second half but it was our fault . |
| 21 | Under his dark , quizzical gaze she felt as if she were under a microscope as she forced her legs to move , glued a polite smile on her lips . |
| 22 | They were under a gaslight . |
| 23 | ‘ The inspectors were under a lot of pressure to produce the report quickly . |
| 24 | Both were under a lot of stress I think — both with the build-up to the wedding and with the uncertainty of Moonstone 's future . |
| 25 | This came across in the interview because although the managers were under a lot of pressure they did not appear to be panicked or stressed by it . |
| 26 | He brought his action on the basis that the rules of the club provided that the chairman and secretary ‘ were responsible in Law … for the conduct of the Club ’ and that by reason of this they were under a duty to maintain the premises in a reasonable state of safety and repair . |
| 27 | ( 1 ) ( a ) The justices were under a duty to determine whether any relevant criteria for keeping the child in secure accommodation were satisfied , pursuant to section 25(3) of the Children Act 1989 . |
| 28 | Further , the justices were under a duty to state any findings of fact and the reasons for the court 's decisions , pursuant to rule 21(6) of the Family Proceedings Courts ( Children Act 1989 ) Rules 1991 ( S.I . |
| 29 | ( 2 ) ( a ) The justices were under a duty to consider whether it was better for the child for a secure accommodation order to be made rather than no order at all being made upon the application ( in accordance with section 1(5) of the Children Act 1989 ) . |
| 30 | ( 3 ) The justices were under a duty to ensure that there was a clear view of the aims and objectives of a secure accommodation placement and that those providing the accommodation could fully meet those aims and objectives . |