Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [modal v] [be] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The end product resembles meat in so far as it is fibrous and can be flavoured and/or coloured accordingly . |
| 2 | This data can quickly be transferred from one information system to another and can be combined and transformed in ways which might not otherwise be practicable ; furthermore , data held on computers is invisible and not directly intelligible so that people have more difficulty in knowing what is in the records or what is happening to them . |
| 3 | Indication of perspective presents another convention in which one thing may not in reality be smaller than another but may be shown as such to indicate that it is further away from the viewer . |
| 4 | The use of steps or step-stools by elderly people living alone is dangerous and should be discouraged if possible , as their grip and balance are often impaired ; but a one-step , non-slip footstool , with four legs and a chrome-plated tubular steel handrail at the front to hold on to , is very safe and stable . |
| 5 | The experience is subjective and should be assessed as subjective yet vital in understanding the individual . |
| 6 | The entities are quantifiable and can be represented as special tables , known as relations . |
| 7 | In many respects these are deficient and could be extended and improved , but it is misleading to suggest that no incentives to good performance exist except market forces . |
| 8 | Of course , the information must be false and must be published or stated maliciously . |
| 9 | The sculpture received a fresh coat of paint in 1975 and will be repainted if it is scratched or damaged . |
| 10 | An SBU was taken to be any subsidiary business interest of the group which could be said to be largely separable and could be treated as having a commercial life of its own . |
| 11 | By contrast , after talks with Major on Nov. 11 , German Chancellor Helmut Kohl expressed understanding for Major 's domestic problems and said that " what is decisive for us is that the Treaty should remain unchanged and should be ratified as such by all states within the EC so that it can come into force in 1993 " . |
| 12 | After a meeting with Mr Major last November , Mr Kohl said : ‘ What is decisive for us is that the Maastricht treaty should remain unchanged and should be ratified as such by all states within the Community so that it can come into force in 1993. ’ — Reuter . |
| 13 | The conditions were tight but could be relaxed if necessary . |
| 14 | A further pipeline from Urengoy was originally planned for 1986–90 but may be deferred because of the market situation . |
| 15 | He states that ‘ the argument that all individuals have a right to privacy ( that is to say , freedom from observation , investigation and subsequent publication based on the investigation ) is strong but should be qualified when applied to the police ’ . |
| 16 | Again , careful handling can reduce many of the problems associated with this temperament , but these traits remain present and may be triggered when the horse is stressed . |
| 17 | This is in itself unremarkable and can be explained if , of the two types , the carbon-free granulites have a higher porosity , a weaker matrix or a greater proportion of long thin cracks that tend to close on application of small confining pressures . |
| 18 | In a random ( or direct ) access file , records are individually identified by a key and can be read or re-read in any order . |
| 19 | The parts may themselves be complex and may be conceived as having their own subsidiary purposes in confluence with the system purpose , these are sub-systems . |
| 20 | These applications will be covered fully in Chapters 3 and 4 and can be seen as widening the range and scope of the school librarian 's tasks and in providing an up to date technological approach to school library management which can only serve to improve the status of the school librarian and further teacher/librarian cooperation . |
| 21 | In fevers they may be greatly prostrated , weak and weary , stuporous , unconscious but can be aroused and will correctly answer your questions but will lapse back into this prostrate state . |
| 22 | The characteristic of both informational and investigative enquiries is that the results are advisory and may be accepted or rejected by the minister , though they will be used as part of the process of ministerial decision making . |
| 23 | ‘ Whoever gave this drug to Rachel is evil and must be stopped before they kill someone . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Whoever gave this drug to Rachel is evil and must be stopped before they kill someone , ’ he said . |
| 25 | It is important not to miss this diagnosis because the disease is potentially fatal but can be cured if resected at an early stage . |
| 26 | In any practical situation this pressure is small and can be neglected when calculating the forces on current-carrying conductors . |
| 27 | The head is flattened , with strong vibrissae or whiskers ; the ears are small and can be closed when swimming ; and all four feet have five webbed toes . |
| 28 | This is quite unreasonable and should be resisted as it could affect the marketability of the lease in the last five years of the term , which the tenant may find unacceptable despite the fact that its inclusion could result in a small reduction in rent on review . |
| 29 | The long range weapon is not due to enter service until the late 1990s and may be delayed while scientists attempt to modify the warhead to defeat the multi-layered Soviet armour . |
| 30 | ‘ The factors which induced Woolwich to make the payments are set out in paragraphs 12 to 16 of Mr. Mason 's affidavit dated 1 December 1987 and may be summarised as follows . |