Example sentences of "that there be little [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following trade representations , Customs have now decided that there is little practical difference between the schemes and will accept that output tax is due only on the payment from the employee and any third party . |
| 2 | Having said that , it has been suggested that the extent of the duty to use best endeavours depends upon the facts in each case and , pursuant to IBM United Kingdom Ltd v Rockware Glass Ltd [ 1980 ] FSR 335 , it may be that there is little practical difference between a covenant to use best endeavours , a covenant to use reasonable endeavours and a covenant to take all reasonable steps . |
| 3 | This definition suggests two of the major deficiencies of the international legal system — firstly that there is little one country can do if another fails to abide by the rules , and this is made worse by the second factor , the lack of a comprehensive single body of law that could form the basis of a truly coherent system . |
| 4 | It is the purpose of training to instil in the child mind a conscience that will be his guide , and this training is best done , and usually is done , by the various processes involving reward , and in this respect it must always be remembered that there is little greater reward that can be offered a child than the knowledge that it is loved . |
| 5 | It is perhaps for these reasons that there is little tangible evidence showing any measurable reduction in loss of fire damage to contents or structures . |
| 6 | While the information assembled here facilitates the design and implementation of interventions that might reasonably be expected to be effective , chapter 9 shows that there is little firm evidence to demonstrate such effectiveness in many specific high-risk situations . |
| 7 | Although scholars have noticed instability in initial h spellings in early English , the traditional view is that there is little reliable evidence for ‘ [ h ] -dropping ’ in English much before the end of the eighteenth century , and earlier instability in spelling is usually dismissed as unreliable in handbook accounts . |
| 8 | It may seem at times that there is little common ground between the two generations , but if a parent is patient and ready to take an interest , and to listen as well as to give advice or pass criticism , there is plenty to talk about and share together . |
| 9 | Assuming that there is little seasonal variation in the ozone mixing ratio at the 800-hPa level ( Fig. 2 ) , enhanced photochemical destruction in the moist marine boundary layer in summer must be the cause of both the steep summer minimum in near-surface concentration and an increased vertical gradient . |
| 10 | However , it seems likely that there is little direct discrimination in the provision of finance for owner-occupation , from building societies and banks . |
| 11 | This is illustrated by the fact that there is little natural forest left in western Europe as a whole and that forest resources were much prized by colonial powers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries ( see section 4.4.2 in relation to North America ) . |
| 12 | Simon , in his answer , had indicated that there was little political activity between elections . |
| 13 | Some forestry experts also suggested that there was little practical help that could be offered . |
| 14 | Although almost all of them enjoyed supervising house officers , they admitted that there was little formal teaching ( as opposed to learning by apprenticeship ) and that they had not been trained to provide such teaching . |
| 15 | Many influential linguists of an earlier generation , such as Bloomfield , and grammarians and educators deriving their practice from linguistic theory , assumed that there was little significant difference between speech and writing . |