Example sentences of "house of [noun prp] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Administration of Justice Act 1969 introduced the leap-frog appeal so that cases could go straight from first instance to the House of Lords when the Court of Appeal would be bound by precedent , thereby saving considerable costs . |
| 2 | This is so particularly in the case of the House of Lords where the whipping system is less effective and where the cross-bench element is more important . |
| 3 | Once a Bill has passed its Commons ' stage it goes up to the House of Lords where the same process is repeated , except that the Committee stage is taken on the floor of the House . |
| 4 | Scotland 's position has been fully exposed recently by peers of both parties in the House of Lords where the Government , represented by Earl Howe , confirmed its determination to avoid causing ‘ unnecessary hardship ’ to the few part-time English drift-netters . |
| 5 | It fails to comprehend the weakness of the House of Commons when the Government have a majority . |
| 6 | The matter was referred to a committee of the House of Commons where the evidence which I have mentioned came out . |