| 词汇 | example_english_whist-drive |
| 释义 | Examples of whist driveThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Its second purpose is to make legal small card games, particularly the whistdrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He could have collected that by holding a whistdrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result of the proceeds of the whistdrive and dance was put up in the ship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, they display all the characteristics of a spare trick at a whistdrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If somebody wants to make a fortune or ruin himself he will not indulge in one of these small lotteries, or go to a whistdrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The object is to provide a limit to the amount which may be appropriated on account of expenses from the proceeds of the whistdrive or other entertainment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A whistdrive cannot legally be held in a church hall or women's institute, but, in their wisdom, normally the police do not take action when such events are organised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The parish council meets there, and always has done, as do the women's institute, the model aero club, the dressmaking club, the keep-fit class, the parish whistdrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that the man who goes to an ordinary whistdrive never expects to see his half-crown back, whether enough money is subscribed or not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People have told me they are sick and tired of getting up whist drives to pay for their children's education. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been a number of judicial decisions to the effect that whist drives held under certain conditions are unlawful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The questions raised now are, is it desirable to legalise small whist drives, and. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The object of the exercise is that there should be a number of small whist drives which are held all over, say, the county. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an exception primarily to assist the holding of whist drives, and as such, it is an exception to the present law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not a farm lobby mourning local bus services to go to whist drives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whist drives under certain conditions that prevail in village halls and many other places, especially governing the prizes, can be illegal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, this problem needs something more than raising money by whist drives and dances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is devised to legalise whist drives which are run by so many societies and political parties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I not only approved of the whist drives beforehand but attended them while they were in progress and presented the prizes afterwards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those commercial whist drives are not organised on a gigantic scale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By bazaars, concerts, and whist drives, by asking for donations, often not from our own people, who are the poorest of the poor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is entirely wrong to have a large housing estate with nowhere where people can hold their whist drives and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that whist drives and games of that kind are often continued on a kind of tournament principle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they are played for money, will they be legal in the same way as whist drives are to be made legal? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that the people there will want to have whist drives and perhaps international tournament bridge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is widely known that the police do not take action against whist drives unless they are being used as cover for gambling or profit-making out of gambling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has, however, always been recognised that, as ordinarily conducted, whist drives are an innocent form of amusement and free from the element of mischief which accompanies gambling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not this the broad dividing line, that where no personal profit is made out of these whist drives there is no illegality and the police do not interfere? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It relates to whist drives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These included: whist drives, amateur dramatics, theatrical productions and cinema. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The village hall is a popular venue for parties, concerts, dances, whist drives and other social events. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During the 1950s regular events that were held there included whist drives, bingo, beetle drives and old time dancing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The cost of the shelter was 74.3s.6d and this sum was raised by way of whist drives, sales, coffee mornings and raffles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He would be able to take people out at times most convenient to them and bring them back home when the bingo, whistdrive, theatre or cinema was over. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Paragraph (b) covers small gaming parties, including whist drives, bridge drives, bingo, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want those who go to the community centre merely to have opportunities for good fellowship and for dances, whist drives and gatherings of that kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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