Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] britain [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SPRU 's results , based on a historical use of scientific indicators , does not show how such indicators could help Britain to avoid such problems in the future . |
| 2 | A no vote by the Danes in their referendum , due in May or April , would condemn Britain to remain in the slow lane of a two-speed Europe . |
| 3 | They would like Britain to opt back into the social chapter , but join other EC members in attempting to renegotiate its contents . |
| 4 | The Chiefs of Staff insisted that nuclear weapons alone would enable Britain to offset the almost unlimited manpower of the USSR . |
| 5 | He said it would enable Britain to cut its police forces by half . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Though some of the President 's advisers wished to use the crisis to drive Britain out of the nuclear deterrent business altogether , Kennedy had no intention of doing so , and insisted on a formula being found that would enable Britain to buy Polaris without jeopardizing the US policy of working towards a NATO Multilateral or Multinational nuclear force . |
| 8 | The issue of internationalization remained the government 's first priority in aviation policy , because only this would allow Britain to compete on equal terms with the USA . |
| 9 | Labour will ensure Britain plays an active role in Europe . |
| 10 | There is a childlike belief at the Foreign Office that if it does not admit to the existence of MI6 , foreign governments will believe Britain does not spy on them . |
| 11 | He did not believe that ‘ this piece of tinkering by the Government will stop Britain becoming the dump of Europe in the 1990s . ’ |
| 12 | Will not the control of inflation continue to be the cornerstone of industrial policy , because it will allow Britain to become more competitive in world markets ? |
| 13 | In the intervening months the Labour Party has built up a range of policies for education , science and industry which will help Britain build the strong , competitive economy it so desperately needs . |
| 14 | The infusion of European cash will help Britain raise expenditure on such projects as the Drax coal-fired power station in Yorkshire , for which 53 per cent of the funding will now come from Brussels . |