Example sentences of "[is] [that] they [modal v] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hoyle may seem to be an unlikely bedfellow with the Bible-believers , but his stated objection to the Civil Liberties Union case is that they may be imposing a theory on the schoolchildren of Arkansas which is scientifically wrong . |
| 2 | For the crucial characteristic of these tests is that they may be taken at any time , according to the readiness of the student . |
| 3 | ‘ The message for those involved in chemical warfare is that they might be detected , even years afterwards ’ , says Hay . |
| 4 | So , I mean to me , I do n't know whether I 'm right , but that my first thought is that they must be buying it very |
| 5 | The thing to remember about these batteries is that they should be stored in a way which prevents the accidental short-circuiting of their contact terminals : if they are shorted , the battery quickly overheats and will become unfit for further use . |
| 6 | The general idea with pro-formas is that they should be filled in as the procedure progresses in order to qualify as ‘ notes made at the time ’ . |
| 7 | My feeling , for what it 's worth , is that they should be regarded as wasting assets . |
| 8 | the uniform agreement is that they should be graded up point seven five of a day . |
| 9 | One view is that they should be allocated in discounted present value form to individuals who gain from them . |
| 10 | Without this element , there would be no way of excluding planned revenge killings , and the argument is that they should be excluded from the defence because a person who plans a response to an affront or a wrong ought to ensure that the response conforms with the law . |
| 11 | The attitude to the Asian women employed is that they should be hired and fired as needed . |
| 12 | The advantage of single records is that they can be stored in CKD format — with separate keys — and the track can be scanned for a particular record without having to read unwanted records into main storage . |
| 13 | One of the consequences of holding instructions in store locations is that they can be treated as data , and manipulated as such by the computer . |
| 14 | Arguably , the major advantage of procedures and functions is that they can be referred to by name . |
| 15 | The danger of the latter approach is that they can be shelved and then become critical at a time when resources are being deployed elsewhere . |
| 16 | A particular feature of methylene decarbonisers is that they can be used safely on aluminium , copper , brass and other metals normally badly corroded by alkalis . |
| 17 | Another argument used to support indirect taxes on welfare grounds is that they can be used to combat ‘ externalities ’ . |
| 18 | One particular advantage of models such as these is that they can be used to produce multipliers which show the effects of changes in eg the population of a region on the employment levels in that region . |
| 19 | The advantage of hydroelectric generators is that they can be switched on and of easily , according to demand . |
| 20 | The thing that disturbs me about statistics is that they can be interpreted to mean anything . |
| 21 | The difference between these sentences and [ 5 ] and [ 6 ] is that they can be interpreted as descriptions of the event portrayed in [ 3 ] . |
| 22 | The result is that they will be using their back muscles , instead of their huge thigh muscles which are much better equipped to do the job . |
| 23 | The military advantage of cruise missiles , however , is that they will be fired not from nuclear bases but from any vantage place on land , particularly on roads . |
| 24 | Where the differences between the classes relates to financial entitlement , i.e to dividends and return of capital , the likelihood is that they will be given distinguishing names , though these may be no more informative than ‘ preference ’ and ‘ ordinary , ’ ( perhaps , in the case of the former , preceded by ‘ first ’ or ‘ second ’ where there are two classes of preference shares ) . |
| 25 | With regard to the health care of older people the most salient feature of the new contract is that they will be required to annually invite each patient on their list aged 75 and over to participate in a consultation which should assess the health of the patient . |
| 26 | The danger for UK investors is that they will be lured into thinking that the inflated prices paid in the US translate into an undervaluation of British cellular operators . |