Example sentences of "[that] a [noun] be [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Only in a few cases is it unclear whether a crater is volcanic or from an impact , and in comparably few cases does it seem more likely that a crater is of volcanic origin .
2 But when all this is fully recognised yet the law , in some circumstances , reserves a right to say that a contract is in restraint of trade and that to be enforceable it must pass a test of reasonableness .
3 Having decided that a Rottweiler is for you , you must then decide whether to have a dog or a bitch .
4 Although the remedies available may be less extensive , a statement made quite innocently can nevertheless amount to a misrepresentation , as in Leaf v. International Galleries ( 1950 C.A. ) where the sellers incorrectly stated that a painting was by Constable , a statement which they genuinely believed .
5 If the Government of the day decide that a motorway is to be built and a footpath is to be built over the road , the cost of building a bridge or underpass is all part of the cost of building the motorway , and it is borne by the taxpayers .
6 Could we not have er I think procedure is could we not have the er er resolution for the at first and now that a ministry is in motion ?
7 If the Justice of the Forest discovered that a wood was without a woodward , or that a woodward had not taken the oath or had not appeared at the Forest Eyre to be sworn , or neglected his duty , or committed trespasses in the forest , the wood in question was seized for the king , but the owner was usually allowed to recover it on payment of a fine .
8 Somehow I was relieved that a guard was with us because I thought that if there was an accident his friends might try to get him — and maybe us — out .
9 The algorithm originally adopted was that a pixel was to be ON if more than five of the surrounding eight pixels were ON , OFF if fewer than three were ON , and not changed from its existing value if from three to five were ON .
10 Nevertheless , if a creditor , with grounds for suspecting that a company is in financial difficulties , makes a search he is all too likely to find that no recent annual returns or accounts have been filed .
11 However , Smith effectively confirmed Muhlfeit 's assertions that a case is to be brought against an electronic bulletin board service company , which is reported to have been distributing software for free as part of its service to its subscribers .
12 It is clear that a waiver is of no effect unless it is unequivocal and only where the representee acts on it to his detriment .
13 Anthills are often seen decorated with flowers , and small offerings of food are displayed near the base when it is known that a Cobra is in residence .
14 They say that a release is on the cards this week er they make no mention of any ransom and they say Terry Waite is a priority for release ; he is at the top of a list of Western hostages about to be set free .
15 A plea of honest belief that a girl is above 16 is thus far more likely to be pleaded and with far greater success than a plea of honest belief in consent on a rape charge .
16 Only within the last hundred years has it become evident that a sperm is in no way comparable to the seed of a plant , which is a multicellular reproductive structure containing the embryo of the plant .
17 ANC deputy president Nelson Mandela declared that a majority was in favour of negotiations , although he acknowledged that the party 's leadership had failed to consult its supporters on many issues .
18 But there is no late date set into the legislation , only that ratification when it is required means that from the first of the following month then the elections on the new constituency boundaries may take place under the new er European rules so that a decision is of course for an election in June er is in fact needed by the first of May .
19 Grey langurs seem to have a particular aversion to leopards and call loudly to warn all the other inhabitants of the jungle , including the deer , that a leopard is on the prowl .
20 Knowing that a conflict is about nationalism tells one very little — whether Ukrainian peasants face Polish landlords , French grape growers Algerian wine exporters , Chinese workers British employers .
21 At the end of the century Thomas Wilson estimated that a knight was worth between £1,000 and £2,000 per annum , an ordinary J.P .
22 This is because s. 81(2) of the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 states that a dismissal is by reason of redundancy if it is ‘ wholly or mainly attributable to … the fact that his ( i.e. the employee 's ) employer … has ceased or intends to cease , to carry on that business in the place where the employee was so employed … ’ .
23 However , experience shows that a child is to a large extent its own person , with all the hang-ups of an adult .
24 Management is harder when risk factor stratification shows that a person is at increased risk but does not have a likely or predominant mechanism at which treatment can be targeted .
25 The fact that a parent is at risk of criminal prosecution for an offence against the child will not justify exclusion .
26 To see what happens when people pretend that a currency is worth what it is not we have only to consider Germany 's monetary union .
27 However , in addition to pleading that a provision is in unreasoanble restraint of trade a defendant can also plead repudiation , vagueness and that in any event he has not acted in breach of the clause .
28 The court was told the house was unoccupied when the pair broke in but the police received information that a burglary was in progress .
29 Hence the suspicion that a compromise is in the works .
30 When she learns that a road is to be built through the wood her immediate thought is that Raintree must be saved .
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