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  • The court, whose ruling can't be appealed, was expected after a court advocate-general's opinion supported it earlier this year.

    EU Keeps Airlines in Carbon Market Alessandro Torello 2011

  • Related Reading Read the preliminary opinion of the court's advocate-general made earlier this year in the case of Lindt v Hauswirth.

    Europe's High Court Tries On a Bunny Suit Made of Chocolate 2009

  • In his shadow could be seen germinating that future advocate-general of Broe, dedicated to the sarcasms of Paul – Louis

    Les Miserables 2008

  • In the letter -- written by Colonel Patrick Gleeson, from the office of the judge advocate-general -- DND counters that "we cannot see how this particular complaint relates to the commission's mandate."

    What are they thinking? 2007

  • A Jesuit of the name of Aubert performed one of these missions to Colmar, and compelled the advocate-general of the sovereign council to burn at his feet his copy of “Bayle,” which had cost him no less than fifty crowns.

    A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

  • In the letter -- written by Colonel Patrick Gleeson, from the office of the judge advocate-general -- DND counters that "we cannot see how this particular complaint relates to the commission's mandate."

    Archive 2007-03-01 2007

  • In a note he adds to this glorification of Bayle, whom he styles the advocate-general of the philosophers — the thinker in whose pages all opinions are set forth, all the reasons which shake them and all which uphold are equally investigated, while he abstains from giving any conclusions.

    Voltaire 2007

  • Pussort, and the president of Novion, wished to abolish the conjoint proceeding, and to give to royal judges alone the right of judging the clergy accused of privileged cases; but this so reasonable desire was combated by the first president De Lamoignon, and the advocate-general Talon, and a law which was made to reform our abuses confirmed the most ridiculous of them.

    A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

  • Observe, for example, how they expressed themselves of the celebrated Pasquier, advocate-general of the chamber of accounts:

    A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

  • This is the case brought by Marks & Spencer in an attempt to reclaim £30 million paid in tax, which we reported on in an earlier post, and tax experts believe that an advocate-general of the court will confirm that the law is incompatible with EU treaties.

    We have become more powerful XI Richard 2005

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