“…This revised second edition has been updated to reflect the most recent changes in the law, including the French reform of the law of obligations and the new UK Consumer Rights Act. A whole new chapter on contracts and third parties has also been added…”

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“…In general, one is not held liable for failing to act. He explores the theoretical justifications for drawing this distinction and reveals through a short comparative survey the fundamentally different approaches taken in France and Germany, concluding that the English rule of no liability for nonfeasance requires a reconsideration. …”

“…Bass describes the political and cultural landscapes out of which these activists arose, as an emergent free press exposed Europeans and Americans to atrocities taking place beyond their shores and galvanized them to act. He brings alive a century of passionate advocacy in Britain, France, Russia, and the United States. …”

“…Professional firms are forever trying to get their people to act like professionals -- to do the right things. …”
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“…Pushkin travelled to Kazan, Orenburg and in the Ural territory - an act of heroism in those days. He visited Pugachev's capmpsite, interviewed natives of the region who claimed to have participated in the rebellion, and examined provincial archives. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…1947 and all that : why has the act lasted so long? / Jules Lubbock -- Otto Neurath and the sociology of happiness / Iain Boyd Whyte -- Surveying and comprehensive planning : the co-ordination of knowledge in the wartime plans of Patrick Abercrombie and Max Lock / Michiel Dehaene -- Everywhere at any time : post-Second World War genealogies of the city of the future / Volker M. …”
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“…Chapter Two: Jonathan Riley -Smith, "Crusading as an Act of Love." Chapter Three: Giles Constable, "The Orders of Society." …”

“…And she knows she has to act to save not just the child but Mary and herself. …”

“…The Federal Clean Air Act of 1970 is widely seen as a revolutionary legal response to the failures of the earlier common law regime, which had governed air pollution in the United States for more than a century. …”

“…This has included the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act in the US, and the programme to split the Financial Services Authority in the UK. …”

“…In the regressive mode, the past may either overwhelm us -- as in nostalgia -- or provoke us to act out what we believe to be solidly dead. When we are moved by the past in a revolutionary sense, we may be said to embody history: we burn our bridges behind us and create accomplished facts we have no choice but to live up to. …”

“…The film documents the colourful and dramatic closing act of Valentino's celebrated career, capturing the end of an era in global fashion. …”
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“…Genes explain a significant share of who gets ahead in society and who does not, but instead of giving rise to a genotocracy, genes often act as engines of mobility that counter social disadvantage. …”

“…For we must strive to understand the relationship between man and nature, act to bring harmony to it, and nurture an environment that is both stable and productive. …”