Example sentences of "[noun pl] should be kept " in BNC.

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1 Drains should be kept clear of trees to avoid damage by roots .
2 All these products should be kept under refrigeration unless , like some members of the Frankfurter family , they are preserved in a jar or can .
3 Equally important is the distinction Marx repeatedly draws between the occurrence of small-scale ‘ domestic ’ slavery and whole societies based on the exploitation of slaves , such as was the case for Greece and Rome , and the insistence that these two cases should be kept separate .
4 For safety , all firearms should be kept securely locked in a proper gun cabinet
5 Purely in order to minimise costs , drafting meetings should be kept to a minimum and should wherever possible be restricted .
6 The demand for central direction , then , partly as we have seen , a demand that the Local Education Authorities should be kept in their place , has become also a demand for a particular style of rigorous , and rigorously examined , curriculum .
7 Sentences in press releases should be kept short .
8 Disruption of normal activities should be kept to a minimum .
9 The Plowden Report recommended that ‘ Schools with an age range of 5–11 should usually have at least three classes , each covering two age ranges ’ , but by 1976 Lady Plowden , the chairman of the Committee producing the report , appeared to have altered her views , stating in a Border Television broadcast : ‘ Since the report I have come round to thinking that small country schools should be kept open because of the social value and because of the continuity of community involvement they provide . ’ )
10 Clients ' funds should be kept separate from the firm 's own moneys and be held in bank or building society accounts clearly designated as belonging to the client .
11 Many drivers sympathise with the suggestion cars should be kept out of the city centre .
12 Under-sink cupboards and garden sheds should be kept permanently locked .
13 Experts say that babies under six months should be kept out of the sun altogether and children should wear total block sunscreens , even when just playing out in the summer at home .
14 Like releases , captions should be kept short and to the point and unless the picture is going out as a photo-story with no separate release , this means very short indeed .
15 If space permits it has been suggested that some departmental stocks of general reading books should be kept centrally , however this would be reviewed periodically as our long term aims for the library are achieved .
16 This largely stems from the current government 's reluctance to intervene in the workings of the market because , intervention by public authorities in lawful commercial transactions should be kept to a minimum , since broadly speaking the free commercial decisions of private decision-makers result in the most desirable outcomes for the economy as a whole .
17 In ordinary use the toggle keys should be kept switched off .
18 The feet should be kept in the straps until sheeting in on the new tack , thereby keeping the board on its banked course throughout the crucial rig change .
19 waiting periods should be kept to a minimum ;
20 At the very least parents should be kept fully informed about the purpose of the case conference , and arrangements made to ensure that their views , and accounts of what happened , are heard .
21 Let me add that , in taking recent decisions concerning rural areas , the Home Office has almost invariably supported those who have felt that rural courthouses should be kept open .
22 Potatoes should be kept in dark , cool , airy conditions .
23 Such filters should be kept running right through the winter , although the water circulation need not encompass the whole pool : in other words move your submersible pump closer to the filter so that there is a shorter ‘ loop ’ .
24 School buildings should be kept in a good state of repair and appearance .
25 Where necessary police stations should be kept open and enough policemen should be made available for beat duties and for detection work , I give way .
26 Young plants should be kept free of weeds .
27 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 .
28 The broadcasts should not to be crammed with masses of information — key messages should be kept as simple as possible using humour , drama and celebrities to convey the basic facts .
29 All dogs should be kept on a lead and walkers without dogs are still welcome .
30 On behalf of this group I would like to present to the Council a petition containing in excess of two thousand signatures from people throughout the metropolitan district who object to the originally reported suggestion that Metropolitan Council are proposing to make byelaws requiring that all dogs should be kept on leads at all times in all public places .
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