Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [adv] be [adj] to " in BNC.

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1 It seems likely that for a parent or spouse , the experience may well be comparable to the sorts of events and difficulties implicated in depression .
2 If these are not addressed coherently , along with broad structural issues of funding and organization , it is likely that the hopes of many people with a crucial stake in this area and even the roles of local authorities themselves in this field may well be subject to disappointment and re-evaluation .
3 The permission may still be subject to conditions such as choice of materials , access , turning space for vehicles and lines of sight .
4 Even if you are granted non-resident status , some of your income may still be liable to British taxation .
5 The electric field must always be perpendicular to the surface of a conductor .
6 ‘ Now it is a general rule , that no court of limited jurisdiction can give itself jurisdiction by a wrong decision on a point collateral to the merits of the case upon which the limit to its jurisdiction depends ; and however its decision may be final on all particulars , making up together that subject-matter which , if true , is within its jurisdiction , and , however necessary in many cases it may be for it to make a preliminary inquiry , whether some collateral matter be or be not within the limits , yet , upon this preliminary question , its decision must always be open to inquiry in the superior Court . ’
7 Some comments suggested that the chairman should always be external to the college involved .
8 The projects must generally be gigantic to be cost effective .
9 Applicants holding GCE A-level passes of sufficiently high standard in appropriate subjects may be offered exemption from all or part of the first year of most honours degree courses ; indeed such opportunities may also be available to applicants offering other qualifications .
10 The high latitudes , low-lying continental interiors , cratonic tectonic setting , predominant metamorphic terrains , coniferous vegetation stands and extensive lakes may indeed be comparable to the Late Permian palaeoenvironments , but the climate-responsive sedimentary record from the lake deposits demonstrates that the analogy ends there .
11 The results of the transplantation experiment may only be due to the transplanted salmon following the lead of the native salmon .
12 The allowance carries with it a Class 1 contribution credit for the recipient 's National Insurance record , and if there are serious financial difficulties the recipient may also be entitled to supplementary benefit allowance .
13 ‘ In a free democratic society it is almost too obvious to need stating that those who hold office in government and who are responsible for public administration must always be open to criticism .
14 ‘ In a free democratic society it is almost too obvious to need stating that those who hold office in government and who are responsible for public administration must always be open to criticism .
15 ‘ In a free democratic society it is almost too obvious to need stating that those who hold office in government and who are responsible for public administration must always be open to criticism .
16 For example , an office held at pleasure might nevertheless be subject to procedural fairness where the statutory scheme would be less effective if the right to be heard were not implied .
17 Aside from the fact that Jill is quite capable of carrying her own books , her glumness could easily be due to being a young lesbian forced to suppress it and wishing Jack would take his stupid pick-up lines elsewhere .
18 The physical interference need not be sufficiently forceful or well-aimed to result in some form of damage or destruction to a proper part of the victim , though we suppose that a violent action would generally be painful to the recipient .
19 In other countries , he said , such organizations would immediately be subject to severe penalties .
20 Some critics , arguing from the cases of Blake and Keats , have assumed that a ‘ Romantic ’ poet would obviously be hostile to the demands of a university dominated by the influence of Newton .
21 From 1937 male teachers could opt to take only one-third of the lump sum due to them on retirement so that an annuity would potentially be available to their widows ( Gosden , 1972 , p. 148 ) .
22 However , exports to non-E.E.C. countries in their currencies will still be subject to fluctuating exchange rates and Northern Ireland exporters will need to continue using the various mechanisms available to them to minimise exchange risks .
23 In time , with large scale mounding and excess extensive planting , routes could be integrated to a certain extent , but where valleys are crossed at right angles by bridges or embankments , the visual result will always be alien to the landscape .
24 These privileges will now be subject to negotiation with the new tenant , so it will not be possible to include Barrington Court gardens in next year 's Handbook .
25 The provision of plant and scaffolding will usually be subject to negotiation and may be supplied by either the builder or the subcontractor .
26 Social life based on this condition can hardly be favourable to older people , and the more turbulent and anarchical the times , the worse their condition and status has been .
27 The CO2 monitor can either be integral to the incubator or an additional piece of equipment ( e.g. CO2 Monitor Controller .
28 This last defence might well be available to a book publisher .
29 Many people are uncertain about accepting that disabled artists might also be accountable to a disabled constituency .
30 The route of divorce may ultimately be open to him , but to give him more may , in the context of this argument , be unfair .
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