Example sentences of "[conj] in [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The judge has power under s 65(1) of the 1984 Act to refer to the district judge or to a referee ( N 280 ) for inquiry and report : ( 1 ) any proceedings which require any prolonged examination of documents or any scientific or local investigation which can not , in the opinion of the judge , conveniently be made before him ; ( 2 ) any proceedings where the question in dispute consists wholly or in part of matters of account ; ( 3 ) with the consent of the parties , any other proceedings ; ( 4 ) subject to any right to have particular cases tried with a jury , any question arising in any proceedings . |
| 2 | In such tests samples should be stored only at room temperature ( or in case of samples for export markets at the conditions of the market ) . |
| 3 | The majority of his music was written for particular occasions , for performers known to him or in memory of friends and colleagues . |
| 4 | 5.11.2 the preparation and service of a notice under the Law of Property Act 1925 section 146 or incurred by or in contemplation of proceedings under sections 146 or 147 of that Act notwithstanding that forfeiture is avoided otherwise than by relief granted by the court |
| 5 | The simplest lakes lie on or in front of ice-sheets , formed by seasonal melting that may be enhanced by the presence of scree or windblown dust . |
| 6 | Girls were equal to , or in advance of boys in topics concerned with money and on calendar questions . |
| 7 | If you require payments on account of costs or in advance of disbursements , or you reserve the right to raise hourly rates during the lifetime of the case , the client must be told at the outset of the case . |
| 8 | Social work with young people in the transition to or in search of alternatives to employment is one specific task singled out ( s. 13 ) and makes reference to material provision ( accommodation ) as well as to counselling and advice . |
| 9 | This is provided by ‘ enforcement notices ’ under which an owner who carries out development without permission or in breach of conditions can be compelled to ‘ undo ’ the development , even if this involves the demolition of a new building . |
| 10 | The Insured Person has to bear the first £25 of each and every claim , except in respect of claims for deposits only where the Insured Person has to bear the first £10 of each and every claim . |
| 11 | With the ardour of his age Dick agrees to carry a vital message across the frontier into Flavonia : delighting in unexpected action , he is afraid only of being late and failing in his mission and it is the free resourcefulness of a boy that ensures that in spite of accidents the message does get through . |
| 12 | Meanwhile the degree of support for the Communist Refoundation Party ( PRC ) , which secured 5.6 per cent of the vote , suggested that in spite of events in eastern Europe loyalty to Communist theory persisted . |
| 13 | I could say that in spite of ties of affection I have been lonely all my life . |
| 14 | In 945 Malcolm I had signed a treaty with Edmund of England agreeing that in respect of lands held by himself in Strathclyde , which included Cumberland , he owed fealty to Edmund . |
| 15 | Such a device could not be trusted , and it was the hope of scientists that in place of rules of thumb properly scientific methods could be widely taught . |
| 16 | British Telecom believes that its target customers for the service will be more interested in line quality than in multiplicity of lines . |
| 17 | I am unable to see why equitable assignments , with this fall-back declaration of trust , ought to be treated in any way differently for compensation purposes than if in place of assignments there had been simple declarations of trust . |
| 18 | It issued a strike threat in support of demands for rises in pensions and wages , a programme for dealing with unemployment and in defence of workers ' interests in the context of privatization . |
| 19 | There 's a lot of expertise in Aids research in America and in treatment of patients with Aids and HIV . |
| 20 | Though no match for Gaelstrom and Now Your Talkin , he was running on well into third at the end , and in receipt of 20lbs from Highland Spirit should go well at a big price . |
| 21 | His Materials for the Study of Variation of 1895 argued strongly against adaptive evolution and in favour of saltations produced by forces internal to the organism . |
| 22 | introduced de jure discrimination against spirits and in favour of wines and beers ; |
| 23 | I have made it clear to the people who work there and to the management that I am against the encouragement of tobacco addiction and in favour of measures which will prevent the use of tobacco in public places . |
| 24 | In terms of institutional study , there is a dislike of what I think is rather sourly thought of as high culture and high art , and in favour of communications , which can be awfully boring and not terribly rewarding . |
| 25 | The interior is simple , its chief decoration being in colour and in variation of capitals like those at S. Pierre in Chauvigny ( PLATE 43 ) . |
| 26 | Boys will be boys and in spite of warnings at least one fatal accident occurred involving local lads , and several were injured . |
| 27 | On the whole , in spite of governmental interest in some special areas and in some kinds of investment , and in spite of tariffs , economic life was more free from interference and more completely self-regulating than at any other time , before or since . |
| 28 | ‘ And in spite of doubts , ’ the abbot reminded them wryly , ‘ should not we still be thinking the same ? |
| 29 | On March 31 a demonstration in London organized by the All-Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation ended in large-scale violence , in fights between police and groups among the participants , and in looting of premises . |
| 30 | The trade should provide a good variety of output for all tastes , from cheap classics to ‘ trash ’ , and in variety of outlets — ‘ B&Q should be seen as a place to buy books . |