Example sentences of "[noun sg] would be [verb] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the solicitors could not say whether Legal Aid would be granted to all or any of the four families . |
| 2 | The aid would be offered to all 12 republics , but administered through Moscow . |
| 3 | The attempt to disguise the fact that the decision itself was not made in or by the Cortes , was taken a step further with the announcement that the Law of Succession would be submitted to popular consideration in a national referendum on 6 July 1947 . |
| 4 | Another industry chief reiterating his position at Geneva was Fiat SpA chairman Gianni Agnelli , who said that Japanese penetration would be limited to 15 to 18 per cent for a transitional period , and after that all restrictions should be dropped . |
| 5 | This had included Ivanovitch 's demand from the return of both military and civilian Yugoslavs not in Austria ( ie in Italy ) with the note that " reference would be made to Eighth Army and an answer sent to HQ 3 Yugoslav Army by 800 hrs 22 May . " |
| 6 | Cresson told UK Prime Minister John Major during a visit to London on Sept. 24 that compensation would be paid to British farmers whose lamb consignments had been attacked in France , and that protection would be provided for British and Irish lorries . |
| 7 | In execution of that policy it was proposed that a circular would be issued to all local authorities asking them to carry out a review of the curriculum in their areas in consultation with their schools and to report the results within about twelve months . |
| 8 | Spare capacity would be resold to other British Telecom units , which could offer a variety of services over the network . |
| 9 | The plantations would be open to foreign acquisition but overall foreign ownership would be limited to 30 or 40 per cent . |
| 10 | A free certificate of ownership would be given to all citizens , who would be free to buy and sell shares in the company or fund of their choice . |
| 11 | ‘ The energy generated within a Darkfall would be attracted to that kind of interaction , no matter how small . |
| 12 | Under this proposal the preregistration period would be extended to two years with first and second year house officers working in pairs , sharing the on call commitment , and providing cover for each other to attend specially structured education programmes . |
| 13 | According to the Finance Minister , Arne Skauge , the fund would also draw attention to the extent to which government finances were dependent on oil revenues and would ensure that in future closer attention would be paid to long-term use of the revenues . |
| 14 | The British Nationality ( Hong Kong ) Bill was introduced in the United Kingdom House of Commons on April 4 , and approved at its second reading on April 19 , following the announcement in December 1989 by Douglas Hurd , the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary , that full British citizenship would be given to some 225,000 people in the colony in order to restore confidence there in the wake of the military repression of pro-democracy demonstrations in China in May-June 1989 [ see pp. 36720-22 ; 37122 ] . |
| 15 | How much danger would be posed to such pensions by some of Labour 's high-inflation , high-spending policies ? |
| 16 | To put the level of risk in perspective , one study concluded that anyone standing all day at a busy roadside with traffic containing 20 per cent diesel would be exposed to 1,000 times less benzo(a)pyrene than somebody smoking 10 to 15 cigarettes a day . |
| 17 | Fuel would be sold to other CIS member states at free market prices if there were no regulatory agreements in place between these states and Russia . |
| 18 | Under the new system , the Assembly would be increased to 108 deputies ; of the nine new seats for Moslems , three were for Shias and two each for Sunnis , Alawis and Druses . |
| 19 | The punishment for this crime was to be docked his best wave , so his tally would be reduced to three against the other surfers ' four . |
| 20 | By 1989 , in the so-called Summer plan , the Sarney government was still trying to control prices with a promise that inflation would be kept to 28 per cent/month . |
| 21 | As a result of this and other lobbying , the Criminal Justice Act 1988 proclaimed that jury service would be extended to 70 , but as we suggested , those between 65 and 70 may decline , if they wish . |
| 22 | Ferenc Karpathi , then Defence Minister , announced on March 29 that national service would be reduced to 12 months from August and that soldiers would no longer have to carry out other types of service such as agricultural work . |
| 23 | Her remit would be to talk to social services departments , the police and the Home Office ; she would examine documents on all reported cases of ritual abuse , and draw up her report within two years . |
| 24 | Panmure 's constituent left the member of parliament in no doubt about his expectation that the appointment would be transferred to one of his own friends , and in fact it was very difficult for a politician to evade such requests without disobliging a voter . |
| 25 | Thus , in a sense , the astronaut would be transported to another region of the universe . |
| 26 | This edition of Medau News would be sent to all 1982 group as well as individual members with a renewal form . |
| 27 | In a belated attempt at conciliation , the Japanese Government announced in mid September that the drift-net fleet in the Tasman Sea for the 1989–90 season would be reduced to 20 vessels , in the hope that the South Pacific nations could be diverted from their diplomatic assault . |
| 28 | The student intake would be limited to those who have a genuine literary sensibility , who are interested in poetry , and are already in the habit of reading it . |
| 29 | On June 12 Bufi told the People 's Assembly that priority would be given to restoring supplies of food and industrial goods ; privatization would be speeded up and public expenditure cut ; international financial aid would be sought ; legislation would provide social assistance for those made unemployed by economic restructuring ; the health service would be privatized and the depoliticization of education and of the military would be encouraged . |
| 30 | To pack and process them he needed staff , so our terms stipulated a minimum of two months ' summer work , the understanding being that when contracts came up for renewal , priority would be given to those who had put in most time on the slime-line . |