Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] be [adv] [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He finds a means of using the language of both physical experience and Scripture in an anagogical sense whereby mystical experience may be both recognised and shared by those to whom it is known , and to some extent desired , because imagined , by others less involved . |
| 2 | The nemesis for this pure empiricism is that some ‘ megatrends ’ may be greatly exaggerated ; the outcome of some social and political conflicts may be wrongly estimated and some ‘ megatrends ’ may be omitted altogether , if they do not happen to slot into the chosen classification system . |
| 3 | Magazine profiles may be carefully written and prepared , though their facts are unlikely to be as thoroughly checked as in books . |
| 4 | The number of changes is too great to catalogue here , but one , in particular , is worthy of mention — liquid assets , which in some cases may be either fixed or current . |
| 5 | Thus the use of standard terms may promote certainty : the terms of the contract may be easily located and identified ; where the same terms are used over a period , the business and its trading partners will come to know their respective rights and obligations ; terms may be applied to resolve disputes and thus acquire " precedent " value . |
| 6 | During emplacement the overlying strata may be significantly uplifted and deformed . |
| 7 | … Where there are not only the ingredients of an express or implied contract to waive privilege but also a fiduciary relation or other elements of public policy making recognition of privilege unconscionable , the waiver of privilege may be specifically enforced and the witness held in contempt for failure to make disclosure . |
| 8 | To start with , software running on the computer must be properly integrated and Apple had designed that into the Macintosh from day one . |
| 9 | Remember that a telephone call costs your employer both money and time , and for those reasons your technique for making calls should be both planned and cost-effective . |
| 10 | In regard to bailiffs , the association said : ’ We believe that the law and practice concerning the bailiffs should be urgently reviewed and amended . |
| 11 | If it is set too high then the end of tape may be physically reached and Offline will believe there is still space available . |
| 12 | Instead , he felt , it was important that inside the school , inside the pupil and inside the minds of parents , a belief in justice and the importance of education and self-esteem should be genuinely stimulated and sustained . |
| 13 | The only conditions of this contest are that the piece must be largely turned and must be a toy . |
| 14 | Referring to Figure 1 it is obvious that a single chain of atoms in tension must be uniformly stressed and should reach the theoretical strength ( la ) . |
| 15 | Fabric should be easily washed or cleaned cotton , or vinylised cotton ( for roller blinds ) . |
| 16 | It is not easy for teachers significantly to change their style , so such demands should be severely limited and when they are made , a lot of help given . |
| 17 | The pond must be carefully scrubbed and rinsed several times before putting the fish back . |
| 18 | Any visual aid should be carefully selected and planned to add clarity to the presentation . |
| 19 | confidential client information made available during the course of the search should be carefully filed and not left lying around . |
| 20 | There remains , however , considerable debate concerning how a rule might be precisely defined and how such a construct can be properly applied to the study of social behaviour . |
| 21 | According to government rhetoric , regeneration could be both represented and encouraged by this exercise — a form of pump-priming to stimulate organic and economic growth . |
| 22 | It also provides a glimpse of Flanders as a place where a substantial number of fighters could be expensively equipped and then encouraged to leave the county for long periods . |
| 23 | Despite some significant developments by BBC and Marconi engineers , the system still did not give better quality than 78rpm discs ; it only succeeded because it gave longer running-time , and it had lower running-costs because the tape could be magnetically erased and reused . |
| 24 | I myself thought that the matter was one on which no degrees of murder could be properly invented and was very loath to move the clause , but I was the Attorney-General at the time and it was my duty as Chief Law Officer to carry out the decision of the Cabinet . |
| 25 | Anne Dickie , Manager Royline Sales , said regional awards had been introduced so that the efforts and results of branches could be better highlighted and rewarded — and she praised the first three winners . |
| 26 | They did this by emphasising the development of measurement scales by which data could be systematically organised and available for various forms of mathematical manipulation . |
| 27 | No one could foresee that over the course of the next few years the steel industry would be successfully reorganized and taken into the private sector . |
| 28 | On the whole , women trade unionists agreed that the withdrawal of female labour would benefit male wages with the additional advantage that working class homes would be better ordered and managed . |
| 29 | However , does he agree that the news that he has announced today is good news for the reserve forces , because the units will be well equipped and will have an important role , and there will be full support for good recruiting areas such as Hampshire ? |
| 30 | Needless to say , David Sole will be hugely missed but the show must go on . |