Example sentences of "and fitness for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Detailed observation of the hand-made containers used in a South Asian village reveals a wide variety of forms designed to serve identical purposes , and a very loose relationship between form and fitness for function ( Miller 1985 : 51–74 ) .
2 The notion of quality is encapsulated in the related principles of conformance to requirements and fitness for purpose .
3 The new Act adopts a similar approach to the Sale of Goods Act in respect of description , merchantable quality and fitness for purpose of goods , but applies it to :
4 The principal purposes of legislation are to ensure , so far as practicable , that ( i ) goods and services fulfil basic standards of quality and fitness for purpose , ( ii ) goods and services are fairly described in advertising etc , ( iii ) goods are safe , and ( iv ) any financial arrangements ( esp .
5 This clause might well be interpreted as excluding the manufacturer 's liability to the wholesaler under the implied terms as to merchantable quality and fitness for purpose .
6 Marine 's ) liability for breach of the statutory implied terms as to merchantable quality and fitness for purpose .
7 By definition the private seller did not sell in the course of a business ; that rules out the conditions in section 14 ( i.e. as to merchantable quality and fitness for purpose ) .
8 The relevant provisions in the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 regarding hire agreements include implied terms about the right of the supplier to transfer possession of the goods , that the goods must correspond with their description and implied terms about quality and fitness for purpose ( sections 7 to 10 ) .
9 The buyer also should be able to sue on the basis of breach of contract if the item is defective and fails to comply with implied terms such as those concerning merchantable quality and fitness for purpose .
10 Section 6(2) of the UCTA prevents exclusion of liability for breach of the warranties relating to conformance to description , conformance to sample , merchantable quality , and fitness for purpose which are implied by ss 13 , 14 and 15 of SGA , for sale of goods contracts , and ss 9 , 10 and 11 of the Sale of Goods ( Implied Terms ) Act 1973 , for hire purchase contracts .
11 Section 6 ( 3 ) of UCTA prevents exclusion or restriction of liability for breach of the warranties relating to conformance to description , conformance to sample , merchantable quality , and fitness for purpose which are implied by ss 13 , 14 and 15 of SGA , for sale of goods , and ss 9 , 10 and 11 of the Sale of Goods ( Implied Terms ) Act 1973 , for hire purchase contracts , unless such exclusion or restriction passes the test of reasonableness .
12 The SGSA implies warranties as to conformance with description ( ss 3 and 8 ) and with sample ( ss 5 and 10 ) , and ( in the case of business contracts only ) as to quality and fitness for purpose ( ss 4 and 9 ) .
13 However , in the area of quality and fitness for purpose , the SGSA prescribes that any such warranties relating to those matters shall no longer have effect in such contracts to the extent that they fall within the scope of the SGSA .
14 Where one party to a contract contracts to use certain goods for the purposes of the contract , considerations of title and quiet possession may be irrelevant , but conformity to description , sample , quality and fitness for purpose may well not be .
15 For instance , quality and fitness for purpose could well be vitally important in a contract whereby , eg a dry cleaner agrees to use particular solvents upon a customer 's clothes , or the owner of an art gallery agrees to use special chemicals to restore and clean a painting .
16 Clause 2 can not operate effectively without an exclusion of the other warranties otherwise implied by the SGA in the area of quality and fitness for purpose .
17 Similarly , All conditions and warranties , express or implied , as to the quality or fitness for any purpose of the goods are hereby expressly excluded purports to exclude the implied terms concerned with merchantability ( SGA 1979 , ss14(2) and 15(2) ( a ) , ( c ) ) and fitness for purpose ( SGA 1979 , s14(3) ) .
18 The Divisional Court held that the effect of the clause was not to exclude liability for breach of the terms concerned with merchantability and fitness for purpose in s14 of the SGA 1979 .
19 In contrast , in R & B Customs Brokers Ltd v UDT Finance Ltd [ 1988 ] 1 All ER 847 a clause in a hire purchase contract purported to exclude all implied terms concerned with description , quality and fitness for purpose .
20 The legislature through the SGA 1979 , SOGIT 1982 , the SGSA 1982 and the CCA 1974 has also assimilated sale , conditional sales and hire purchase in relation to the statutorily implied terms as to title , description , quality and fitness for purpose ( see Chapter 5 ) .
21 As between the parties themselves the questions related to quality and fitness for purpose .
22 Before considering the implied terms of merchantability and fitness for purpose , some common themes applicable to both must first be discussed .
23 It follows that the materials element will be governed by s4 which refers to merchantability and fitness for purpose ( see Young and Marten Ltd v McManus Childs Ltd [ 1969 ] 1 AC 454 ) whilst the services element will be governed by the reasonableness provision as a minimum standard laid down in s13 .
24 The CPA 1987 is similar to the SGA 1979 and the SGSA 1982 with respect to merchantibility and fitness for purpose , as it imposes liability only on those acting " in the course of a business " .
25 There are some fundamental general principles to which we are committed , arising from our tradition as an active community college , including a long tradition of involvement in the arts ; we have been involved in TVEI , whose emphasis coincided with our tradition of innovation in design , technology , IT and business studies and in our humanities , health education and fitness for life programmes , particularly our involvement with the local industrial community .
26 The ERCs provide short courses for men and women who need help in regaining their confidence and fitness for work .
27 : Performance and Fitness for Role ( FFR ) — Almost every software licence , constructed in California and sold in Europe , states that no application is guaranteed to do anything , worse still if it does n't perform it 's almost your fault for buying it !
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