Example sentences of "under this " in BNC.
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| 1 | It decided to transfer Haiti to the Advisory Services Program and also to keep Guatemala under this program for a further year despite AI 's appeals for stronger measures . |
| 2 | Those who dies last year were held under this provision . |
| 3 | Where , and only where , such court established under this Constitution as may be prescribed by law is satisfied that — |
| 4 | Useless to list her achievements under this acid rain of self-destruction . |
| 5 | ‘ We will not lie down under this . ’ |
| 6 | We are not free people under this Constitution — not any longer , if we ever were . |
| 7 | Under this nostrum , the more successful station catering became , the more saleable it was ; and in May 1986 , the threat of sell-off moved dramatically closer , when British Rail split Travellers-Fare into its train and station counterparts , train catering becoming an integral part of InterCity , with station catering , continuing under the name Travellers-Fare , as a totally selfstanding business . |
| 8 | Under this system , the Maronites would hold the presidency and the leadership of the army while a Sunni Muslim would always hold the less important post of prime minister . |
| 9 | David Blunkett , Labour 's local government spokesman , said : ‘ Does anyone really believe in their heart of hearts that this Government under this Prime Minister is going to abandon the poll tax , return to the rates , because people do n't pay and public services are under threat ? |
| 10 | Until now , under this Government , everything has been left to the hazards of private development and the initiative of county councils . |
| 11 | Under this pressure , all ordinary human ambivalence and doubt is outlawed : adopters become guilty or angry when the relationship does not proceed according to the fantasy or reality of ordinary parenting ; children suppress their fantasies of an alternative life with birth parents — or hold on to that fantasy all the more tenaciously — and birth mothers , in particular , are pushed into a denial of their own experience and feelings . |
| 12 | Under this category there are also requests for assistance which amount to acts of community welfare , such as calls to lift aged and disabled people on to and off the toilet as well as into bed , and calls from very distressed pensioners and young children concerning lost pets ( on the police as a social service see Punch 1979b ; Punch and Naylor 1973 ) . |
| 13 | During the period of field-work the sorts of crime that occurred in Easton under this heading included murder and major robbery , possession of drugs , breaking and entering , car chases for stolen vehicles , and the occasional sex-related crime . |
| 14 | Under this Mrs Thatcher and Dr FitzGerald agreed that Northern Ireland would remain a part of the United Kingdom according to the wishes of its majority , but that ministers from Britain and the Republic would meet regularly to review political and security aspects . |
| 15 | Almost any vehicle from an approved manufacturer can be supplied under this scheme . |
| 16 | Probably they had n't been on stage more than half a dozen times before they were put under this microscope . |
| 17 | Under this threat , Churchill sent a long reply on 28 November , explaining why Britain could not accept Berle 's proposals . |
| 18 | Under this scheme , half the seats would be shared between the established political parties , and the other half would go to ‘ non-party ’ people . |
| 19 | ‘ When he stepped up , the storm lantern threw its uneven yellow light up under this face , making the hollows in his cheeks look carved and his eyes enormous . ’ |
| 20 | Under this , farms would have to reduce output by 20 per cent . |
| 21 | Under this Act a child born alive , but suffering from a physical or mental defect as a result of something which happened before its birth , has a right of action for damages if the defendant would also have been liable in tort for what occurred to the parent if sued in time . |
| 22 | Under this third prohibition , therefore , a marriage between a stepson and his stepmother was void , but the Marriage ( prohibited Degrees of Relationship ) Act 1986 has provided an exception . |
| 23 | An act of bankruptcy must be proved , and under this term are included various acts , which show the debtor 's insolvency or his intention to delay or defraud his creditors . |
| 24 | You must n't sit down under this . |
| 25 | But even under this camouflage of contemporary tat you still had the strongest impression that her limbs were as lovely as her face . |
| 26 | The political leadership within this cultural area assumed by the Franks , the alliance of their kings with the popes , and the achievement of Western Christianity under this leadership are dealt with in the next chapter . |
| 27 | Are prices lower under this regime ? |
| 28 | Under this heading parents might go for a mixture of building society deposits or National Savings certificates . |
| 29 | Perhaps under this banner Mr Mitterrand will , before he leaves the stage , contrive to unite his children — and , with the help of a little tinkering with the voting system and the constitution , defy the augury of satirical novelists and opinion pollsters alike . |
| 30 | The society told him in a letter : ‘ We would advise that as you retired from work in December of last year , you are no longer eligible for cover under this policy . |