Wednesday

TODAY'S BUSINESS IDIOM : ON THE GROUNDS (THAT)



ON THE GROUNDS (THAT) = AUX MOTIFS DE, POUR RAISON DE
  • An Australian court ruled in favour of global miner Xstrata on Tuesday in a case which sought to halt the company’s plans to build the country’s largest coal mine on the grounds that it would contribute to climate change.

  • Gupta’s defense lawyers will still have an opportunity to challenge particular Rajaratnam wiretapped recordings before trial on the grounds that they shouldn’t be admitted as evidence because he wasn’t a participant in the conversations.