Example sentences of "in the [noun pl] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To my mind it is but natural justice that a child , if born alive and viable , should be allowed to maintain an action in the courts for injuries wrongfully committed upon its person while in the womb of its mother . |
| 2 | To my mind it is but natural justice that a child , if born alive and viable , should be allowed to maintain an action in the courts for injuries wrongfully committed upon its person while in the womb of its mother . |
| 3 | A month or two ago this young , sensitive man with his quick intelligence and humour , was in the courts for drug offences . |
| 4 | Success in the courts for Shchukin would dissuade Russian museums from lending to the West again . |
| 5 | This has put off many potential investors fearful of being entangled in the courts for years . |
| 6 | Barclays , a British bank , has fought in the courts for years to overturn California 's tax . |
| 7 | To add to the confusion North had started dealing directly with the Iranians cutting out Ghorbanifar , who was threatening to sue the American government in the courts for breach of contract . |
| 8 | YOU can also sue in the courts for breach of contract if your new employer breaks your terms and conditions , even if you have only just joined the firm . |
| 9 | Sighing helplessly , she 'd merely said , ‘ If you do n't give these girls a terrific reference they 're likely to turn around and sue you in the courts for defamation of character ! ’ |
| 10 | Rural Shires get slightly larger allocations for roads and there is generally small variation in the allocations for property and development , with Westminster again being unusual because of the large number of shops and restaurants requiring attention . |
| 11 | Any provisions made in assessing fair value are included under that heading in the provisions for liabilities and charges in the Accounts . |
| 12 | For example , in the provisions for extension of time , an extension may be given if the works are delayed for any reason beyond the control of the contractor ( a clause of much wider scope , incidentally , than in other JCT contracts ) , and the contractor is not required to provide information to assist the supervising officer in making an extension . |
| 13 | I read the appeal in the newspapers for Madame V to come forward , but they said nothing about abduction or ransom . |
| 14 | While the Protestant church , like the Polish Catholic church , has played an important role in the efforts for reform , the nature and situations of the two churches could hardly be more different . |
| 15 | He always left the newspaper at home in the mornings for Sara . |
| 16 | There was always a furtive seediness behind the communist slogans and the red flags like the hard currency prostitutes in the hotels for foreigners or the backhanders required to get a table in a restaurant . |
| 17 | Wright is determined at last to become as prolific for his country as he always is for Arsenal especially with Alan Shearer lurking in the wings for Holland next month . |
| 18 | Phillip 's niece , Priscilla Pescott , said at her home in Victoria : ‘ It 's not right to think of Uncle Phillip as just somebody waiting in the wings for Marje Proops . |
| 19 | Thus , everyone may have the same wage rate , w , per hour and the same unearned income , M , but there may be differences in the tastes for leisure leading to differences in hours worked , L. As a result , measured income may vary — even though all individuals have the same endowments and market opportunities . |
| 20 | Areas where the workforce extended their influence were in the procedures for promotion , where the power of managerial prerogative was weakened and increasing weight was given to seniority and skill tests ; in joint determination of rosters tor footplate and train staff ; in the ending of split shifts ; and in the reform of the authoritarian disciplinary system . |
| 21 | Unfortunately the only categories included in the criteria for grants which might be exploited by the arts do not appear to have been designed for this purpose . |
| 22 | It was a habit which remained a stand-by of abolitionists in the campaigns for emancipation and against apprenticeship ; Wilberforce was convinced however that , contrary to the practice of 1790 , pressure near the end of a parliament was likely to be more effective as MPs ' minds were concentrated by the approach of an election . |
| 23 | The next day the main opposition parties joined in the calls for Ershad 's arrest and students threatened to storm his home . |
| 24 | Has my right hon. Friend seen the opinion poll in The Guardian this morning which shows very strong support for his stand on Europe , with the vast majority of people having confidence in the benefits for business purposes of a single market , but showing understandable scepticism about the implications of a single currency ? |
| 25 | But I mean you do n't want to er start working in the mines for peanuts or anything do you , you want it to be a good job such as everybody else . |
| 26 | The Minister was asked many specific questions about the lessons that were learned from the sell-offs and the asset strippings in England and Wales , which in some cases involved Scottish companies and certainly involved companies that will be engaged in the bids for parts of the Scottish Bus Group . |
| 27 | ‘ Just pray we do n't get a North Atlantic fog , because in those latitudes we could roll in the swells for days , with the moisture beading the shrouds and the air as cold as charity , and always being terrified that a super-tanker will barrel out of the muck at full speed to thump you under her bows without even knowing you were ever there . ’ |
| 28 | A British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) television programme , Panorama , broadcast on Nov. 18 , suggested that Waite had been set up as a front man in the arms for hostages deal and helped gather intelligence on the whereabouts of the captors . |
| 29 | The committee were trying to complete the links in the Routes for Riders plan at Liphook Golf Club and Passfield Common . |
| 30 | The artistry of the COE strings is everywhere in evidence in the Etudes , written in the mid-1950s for Paul Sacher . |