Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adj] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A widely subscribed single premium life insurance policy ( known as the prima unica ) was suspended because most of the money invested had never been taxed ; insurers were to be legally obliged to disclose the names of policy holders , and primas unicas would in future be subject to withholding taxes . |
| 2 | ‘ I have already indicated my agreement with the views of my noble and learned friend , Lord Diplock , as expressed in O'Reilly v. Mackman [ 1983 ] 2 A.C. 237 , and I gratefully adopt all his reasons for the conclusion that : ‘ it would … as a general rule be contrary to public policy , and as such an abuse of the process of the court , to permit a person seeking to establish that a decision of a public authority infringed rights to which he was entitled to protection under public law to proceed by way of an ordinary action and by this means to evade the provisions of Order 53 for the protection of such authorities . ’ |
| 3 | It is now apparent why A must be pre-reduced to upper Hessenberg form . |
| 4 | Furthermore , the exercise of such discretion would not in my opinion be amenable to judicial review on the basis set out in the decision of your Lordships ' House in Reg. v. Tower Hamlets London Borough Council , Ex parte Chetnik Developments Ltd. [ 1988 ] A.C. 858 . |
| 5 | The health problems attributed to air pollution may in part be due to heavy smoking , Hughes adds . |
| 6 | The stores department would of course be subject to complete financial control with all wages for storemen , overheads , transport and materials purchases being debited to the control account , and stores issue notes being credited . |
| 7 | That having been said , where gaps appear in the Code it would be better for them to be filled by a change in the Code itself rather than by judicial interpretation , for it must not be forgotten that breach of the Code is a disciplinary offence and it would be unfortunate if the officers in the present case , who were rightly not made the subject of any criticism by the court , should even in theory be liable to disciplinary proceedings . |
| 8 | Can the death be due to academic greasy-pole climbing ? |