Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] could be [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 31 | And a lot more likely to offer advice that could be trusted to be impartial . |
| 32 | That could be done by means of a supplement to the citizens charter and could be delivered to every household in the country . |
| 33 | Imagine the mayhem that could be caused to your ear-drums by amateur attempts at Nessun Dorma , made famous by Pavarotti . |
| 34 | Sports groups said it would mean the loss of open space that could be given to the public . |
| 35 | A difficulty is that Mercier 's brushwork , and an essential freedom in his style , does not lend itself to the same kind of minute scrutiny that could be applied to a painter like Zoffany . |
| 36 | What he wanted was wide open spaces that could be converted to one of his new-style holiday camps , offering bargain , trouble-free holidays for the whole family . |
| 37 | The Spanish victory of Bailén ( July 1808 ) was the inevitable consequence of Napoleon 's belief that the conquest of Spain was a police operation that could be entrusted to inferior troops . |
| 38 | Any success that could be claimed to the credit of St Mary 's Hospital improved its chances of acquiring much needed donations . |
| 39 | It would also appear that the rule applies to realty and could be applied to the builder of a house and possibly a local authority building inspector . |
| 40 | There are so many suffixes that it will only be possible here to examine a small proportion of them ; we will concentrate on those which are common and productive ( that is , are applied to a considerable number of stems and could be applied to more to make new English words ) . |
| 41 | Hence the acceptance of professionalism did not set up a free market in football but bound players legally to one club and determined the maximum wage that could be paid to them . |
| 42 | But for its lack of references , which surely are essential for the chapters on spectroscopy , the book that could be said to be the best is Ralph and Joan Fessenden 's Organic Chemistry ( Willard Grant , 2nd ed ) . |
| 43 | They were asked to participate only if they had no history of gastrointestinal diseases or abdominal surgery other than appendectomy , and if they had no symptoms that could be attributed to gastrintestinal motility disorders . |
| 44 | Three of 11 patients with cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy ( 27% ) had a gastric emptying test considered abnormal according to the criteria of Feldman and coworkers and our own normal values , although none of these patients had symptoms that could be attributed to the late gastric emptying . |
| 45 | For example , Prentky , in his book Creativity and Psychopathology , tabulates the probable psychiatric diagnoses that could be applied to certain eminent writers , artists , scientists and composers . |
| 46 | And that answer fitted every question he was asked , as did his response to any poser that could be put to him ‘ thirty-five years ’ . |
| 47 | In the eyes of those who believed that the Masai were decorative but unproductive idlers sitting on land that could be put to better use , the unco-operative attitude of district officials was mere romantic obstructionism , proof positive that they had been bewitched by the Masai . |
| 48 | Do n't forget , either , that tobacco is a cash-crop : intrinsically worthless , taking up land that could be put to far better use . |
| 49 | Secondly , I would like to install a tachometer , is there anyone who can supply me with an add on unit that could be attached to the Lucas A127 series alternator ? |
| 50 | The second , however , has not been seen in our study or in others and could be related to the possibility that gastric acid secretion might not necessarily be raised when NSAIDs are taken on longterm basis , three years in this study . |
| 51 | By not calling it a ‘ Nuclear Obligation ’ , the government hoped to avoid a charge of totally rigging the market and could be seen to at least throw out a lifeline to the renewables . |