Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] [verb] britain " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is now trying to ram through retrospective legislation to undo a decision of the law lords that ought to save Britain 's building societies from what they consider double taxation . |
| 2 | Up to £40 million per year , for the next five years , has been earmarked for projects that should keep Britain up with research for the next generation of computer systems . |
| 3 | A much more dramatic break with the current political tradition is required if progress is to be made in building support for the policies that could spring Britain 's underclass from its current position . |
| 4 | After all , it was one of the aims of the quota legislation to foster an industry that could promote Britain just as American films promoted America and , with only ten British films a year grossing £100,000 at the local box office , the financiers backing British film companies began to push for expansion . |
| 5 | Yesterday 's result means that he will be able to take on the Euro-sceptic rump in the Tory Party and put through the legislation that could put Britain on the road to a single European currency by the late 1990s . |
| 6 | Moreover , in the light of the Americans ' deep-seated anti-colonialism , neutrality was the most that could be hoped for in the problems that would face Britain in converting her Empire into the Commonwealth at a prudent and realistic pace . |
| 7 | Besides , its new paymaster — the Russian leadership — is keen to avoid anything that would embarrass Britain , just when it 's asking for Western aid . |
| 8 | The British realized during the war years that they could never reap the benefits of the expected postwar boom in international civil aviation without a coherent national programme that would enable Britain to compete on equal terms with the United States . |
| 9 | The opt-out clause which the Government have so anxiously sought , the clause that would enable Britain uniquely to opt out of participation in a single currency , is a health warning on the British economy . |
| 10 | To those — like C. P. Scott , editor of the Manchester Guardian — who opposed all alliances in the name of the Cobdenite principle of non-intervention , he replied that non-intervention was a sterile doctrine that would cut Britain off from its rightful place within the emerging community of European nations . |
| 11 | Labour wants the ‘ closest possible consultations ’ with Eastern bloc governments on their plans , a point the Liberal Democrats echoed with a motion critical of Mrs Thatcher 's hostility to what Mr Paddy Ashdown called ‘ closer integration with Europe ’ that would expand Britain 's ability to influence events . |
| 12 | The Government is desperate to stem the high drop-out rates from college courses and create a workforce that will make Britain more competitive . |
| 13 | They must stop trying to persuade themselves or the country that some sort of semi-detached arrangement can be made that will serve Britain 's interests — there is no such arrangement . |
| 14 | The skills shortage that will hit Britain in the late 1990s means that companies must maximise human resources , and could lead them to make regular testing a routine part of office and shopfloor life . |
| 15 | Tourists should have to sign a declaration that they are healthy and will leave Britain if a chronic disease is diagnosed and if they are treated their passports should be kept until their fees are paid . |
| 16 | Redgrave has already won two gold medals and will become Britain 's most successful current Olympic sportsman if he wins his third . |