Example sentences of "than [adj] days " in BNC.

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1 Lord Rawdon told the Committee of the whole House of Lords , which read his bill clause by clause in May , that he thought a debtor should be able to swear to the real cause of his debt and , if there was no question of fraud or any intention to abscond , he should not be held in custody for more than eight days and be discharged on filing common bail .
2 So the bunks get very warm all the day , more than a week , more than eight days , and also the seats of the toilets are all the time warm too . ’
3 The proper officer , under his devolved powers , determines the time for payment , using means guidelines provided , which determination the plaintiff or the defendant is entitled to seek reconsideration by applying within 14 days on notice giving reasons ( Ord 9 , r 3(4) ; the proceedings then having been transferred , if necessary , to defendant 's home court and date , giving not less than eight days ' notice to each plaintiff and defendant , is fixed before the district judge .
4 The effect of the proposed addition to Article 93 would be to require the Company to include in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting , free of charge , any notification made by shareholders of their intention to propose a person for election as a Director , provided it is received not less than 70 days before the meeting .
5 any claim reported to the insurers more than 180 days after the commencement of the incident giving rise to a claim .
6 Even between New York and England , with no possible language problems to cause difficulty , it took in one case more than 180 days to effect service in London through the English subsidiary authority .
7 ( 1 ) On granting or transferring a licence in respect of any premises , a licensing board may , if the applicant so requests and if the board is satisfied that the requirements of the area for which the board is constituted make it desirable , insert in the licence a condition that , during such part or parts of the year as may be specified in the condition ( being a part which is not longer , or parts which taken together are not longer , than 180 days ) .
8 This is another form of discounting which has traditionally [ although not exclusively ] been used mainly for large contracts with payment terms greater than 180 days .
9 Operating in conjunction with the bank 's or the exporter 's ECGD Insurance Policy [ which insures against the normal risks of non-payment ] , these schemes offer a limited recourse debt purchase/goods purchase facility where the terms of payment are not greater than 180 days .
10 My interest in sport helped and apart from three days jankers ( for being late back from weekend pass — could not afford a taxi from Wendover station ) , this vexed me as many of my Entry had zero days but many , like my dear friend the late Roddy Morgan , did more than 300 days .
11 Cosmonaut chief Col Volkov has spent more than 300 days in space .
12 According to the US Mortgage Bankers ' Association , the number of homeowners more than 30 days behind in their repayments fell in the second quarter of the year to its lowest level in 10 years .
13 It may take longer than 30 days to achieve your goal weight ; it depends how much you need to lose .
14 Customs ' enquiry time is not included when calculating whether the repayment is delayed by more than 30 days .
15 will deliver the Converted Text of the Work to no later than 30 days after the execution of this contract and will be deemed to have accepted the Converted Text of the Work within 30 days after the date of delivery , unless is notified to the contrary .
16 That way , your 30 days terms will mean 30 days instead of meaning anything from 30 to 60 days ( which averages out at 45 days or 50 per cent more days than 30 days ) .
17 Mike spent more than 30 days waiting on one or other of the platforms , and it was not until the last day that the colobus monkeys came close enough for him to get good shots of them moving through the trees .
18 When there were less than 30 days to delivery , no further daily volatility estimates were computed .
19 All policies exclude accidental damage to fixed glass if the premises are insufficiently furnished for full habitation or unoccupied for more than 30 days .
20 All policies exclude accidental damage to sanitary fixtures if the premises are insufficiently furnished for full habitation or unoccupied for more than 30 days .
21 Among those eligible were ( i ) surviving spouses , children or parents of those killed ; ( ii ) anyone detained for more than 30 days , imprisoned , pressed into forced labour or deported on racial , religious political grounds during the Second World War ; and ( iii ) soldiers sent to Soviet labour camps at the end of the war .
22 If there is no quorum present within half an hour of the time appointed for the meeting , it must be adjourned for not more than twenty-one days ( r 6.91(3) ) to such a time and place as the chairman thinks fit ( r 6.91(2) ) .
23 The notice must specify the last date for proving which must be not less than twenty-one days after the date of the notice ( r 11.2(2) ) .
24 All such offers of Shares shall be made by notice in writing and every such offer shall limit a time ( not being less than twenty-one days or more than forty-two days ) within which the offer must be accepted or , in default , will be deemed to have been declined .
25 All such offers of Shares shall be made by notice in writing and every such offer shall limit a time ( not being less than twenty-one days or more than forty-two days ) within which the offer must be accepted or , in default , will be deemed to have been declined .
26 Not many people will complete the route in fewer than 12 days , so trying to fit the walk into a two-week holiday is pushing your luck — you must make allowances for delays and for time spent on the island getting to and from the start and finish .
27 Before making such an order , the Inland Revenue must be given notice of the application of not less than twenty-eight days and if the Inland Revenue object , it must submit a written statement of the grounds and ensure that an officer of it attends court on the hearing of the application ( r 6.194 ) .
28 We regret that for practical reasons we can not accept cheques less than 7 days prior to date of departure .
29 For bookings received less than 7 days prior to departure Amsterdam Travel Service offers you a special ‘ Priority Booking Service ’ .
30 Where the licensing board decides to hold a hearing as mentioned in subsection ( 4 ) above : ( a ) the clerk of the board shall serve on the holder of the licence , not less than 21 days before the hearing , a notice that the board proposes to hold a hearing , specifying the complaint and the grounds upon which suspension of the licence is sought ; ( b ) the clerk of the board shall give notice of the hearing to the complainer ; ( c ) any person or body mentioned in section 16(1) of this Act may , not less than 7 days before the hearing , lodge notice with the clerk of the board that he or it wishes to be heard in support of suspension of the licence specifying the grounds on which he or it seeks such suspension , an any such notice shall be intimated by such person to the holder of the licence ; ( d ) the board shall not order suspension of a licence without hearing the holder thereof unless after receiving due notice of the hearing the holder fails to appear .
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