Example sentences of "[conj] [art] [noun pl] could be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is anticipated that the systems could be useful for a variety of applications including fleet management , customer credit control , plant loading , targeting direct mail campaigns , fraud detection , retail and materials analysis . |
| 2 | The possibility that the effects could be due to internal contamination by radioactive substances , a chemical , or some other exposure at work should be explored . |
| 3 | Fuchs believes that the structures could be eraseable , for example by heating . |
| 4 | Statisticians warned that the figures could be subject to greater revision than usual . |
| 5 | Although the girls could be noisy and difficult to discipline they generally observed a neatness in their work habits that continued to impress me . |
| 6 | Mullineux does not make it clear , however , what the advantages would be of dismantling the Bank of England and the major functions being carried out by the private sector , indeed it is difficult to see of any real benefits , although the disadvantages could be major . |
| 7 | One of these records , The Final Cut by the group Pink Floyd , is likely to sell well , so the royalties could be substantial . |
| 8 | The chances are that this shyness would have naturally prevented him from attaining such a high profile … but Morrissey slipped through the net and the consequences could be devastating . |
| 9 | Should you be working alone there is no help readily at hand and the consequences could be serious . |
| 10 | If a creditor fails to attend its interests will not be upheld and the consequences could be expensive . |
| 11 | Boxing , or football for that matter , was stili pretty rough and the crowds could be crude and rowdy , but the overall impression was of a more orderly world . |
| 12 | There was also no possibility of come-back from other parties : only one vehicle was involved , and the occupants could be satisfied because the insurance would take care of the damage . |
| 13 | It could fatten on coarser feed than the Durham and was early maturing for beef , and the oxen could be good draught workers as well as slaughter beasts , though the cows were not good milkers . |
| 14 | Because the numbers are small and the results could be due to chance , studies of larger numbers of children are needed . |
| 15 | But the pickings could be huge : the audience for RAI 's recorded Italian Sunday football in the United States and Canada may be as high as 50 million , while down in Latin America they hunger for footage of Maradona at almost any price . |
| 16 | Cooking became a kind of therapy which he greatly enjoyed , but the results could be bizarre : ‘ things in pastry ’ were a favourite ( the things might be tins of beans and of peppers ) , and sometimes so awful that Dieter and Reid would wait in the car until John had fallen asleep , to avoid having to eat them . |