Example sentences of "upon a person " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ write an Encomium upon a Person I |
| 2 | This energy was hungry and destructive , bestowing power upon a person but invariably injuring that person by virtue of the power it bestowed . |
| 3 | Given that individual autonomy comprises a fundamental tenet for liberalism , legal enforcement of contracts demands a careful justification , for legal sanctions inevitably place fetters upon a person 's freedom of action . |
| 4 | This focuses attention squarely and inescapably upon a person acting in the capacity and with the necessary professional background of a qualified teacher . |
| 5 | The answer , as it seems to us , must be that the court regarded the enhanced right of silence which common law and statute have traditionally conferred upon a person once he has been charged as providing him , in the language of section 2(13) , with a ‘ reasonable excuse ’ for failing to comply with the requirement . |
| 6 | Rule 7.3(12) provides for the service of a copy of a notice upon a person who is referred to in the notice not being a member concerned . |
| 7 | Rule 7.3(12) of Lautro 's Rules requires service of a copy of an intervention notice upon a person or firm in the position of Winchester because the notice relates specifically to matters prejudicial to that person or firm . |
| 8 | Control is obtained by allocating ownership of space depending upon a person 's position in the organizational structure , allowing that person to change details only in his own space . |
| 9 | for this reason , the courts apply the rule that when Parliament has conferred a judicial or quasi-judicial power upon a person , he must act in accordance with the rules of natural justice . |
| 10 | It also covers a threat to inflict such harm upon a person with intent to have sexual intercourse with that person provided that the threat is made with an offensive weapon or instrument . |
| 11 | The Court ruled on June 21 , by five to four , that federal agencies could not base their hiring , transfer or promotion decisions upon a person 's party affiliation . |
| 12 | However , it is not the description of disability that matters , but rather its effect upon a person 's major life activities . |