Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] could be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not until the bomb was tested that a definite decision could be reached on its use . |
| 2 | Even as he uttered the words a strange noise could be heard from beyond the French windows . |
| 3 | If the FMLN demonstrated a " serious and constructive approach " to the UN-supervised peace talks , Bush said , and if a ceasefire and a political settlement could be reached within the next 60 days , the military aid to the government might continue to be withheld . |
| 4 | At the same time , he suggests that a unified description could be given in terms of a theory of discourse . |
| 5 | Almost a hundred years later the Levellers , in the Putney debates , were to reach deadlock over the problem whether men without an assured livelihood could be admitted to the political nation . |
| 6 | A strong case could be made for the boundary of the new province to have been based on a line from the Humber to the Bristol Channel , probably following the lower Severn , the Warwickshire Avon and the Trent . |
| 7 | The first section also suggests that a cohesive consciousness could be registered in the construction and development of antislavery rituals and occasions and iconographic expressions or visual representations of a common antislavery identity . |
| 8 | A private citizen could be fined between one and ten times the average monthly wage if it was found that a car was emitting excessive levels . |
| 9 | Roosevelt reckoned that the Army was still loyal to the Shah and that a strong coalition could be mounted against Mossadeq . |
| 10 | After the war , plastic-based iron-oxide tape could be cut with non-magnetic scissors ( or even a razor-blade ) , and either welded with cement or stuck with adhesive tape ( 23 ) . |
| 11 | This has been done in the belief that redundant rural labour could be absorbed by consistent growth in the manufacturing and service sectors of the economy . |
| 12 | It is difficult to see how an anti-Tory majority could be built without a realignment . |
| 13 | Blindfolded and presented with this and a Def Leppard album , sensible money could be put on 80 per cent of those challenged failing to tell the two apart . |
| 14 | Views such as these highlight the fundamental mechanics of Nizan 's political psychology : a willingness to accept expedient political tactics provided that a justifiable link could be established between the tactics themselves and the long term " moral " strategy ; a consequent unwillingness to accept expedient political tactics relayed unthinkingly by leading party officials whose only concern was the efficient management of the current party line . |
| 15 | A fresh look could be taken at some of these , in order to determine their effectiveness in helping parishes both to respond to the liturgical changes of recent years and to explore a wider repertoire of music . |
| 16 | Smith was of opinion that adequate protection could be given by keeping a mobile force ready , who , on warning of danger , could be swiftly moved to the danger area ; but , if police were to be billeted in the colliery , 70 would be sufficient . |
| 17 | International diplomatic efforts during April were directed first towards an emergency relief operation , then towards finding a framework within which adequate protection could be provided to Kurds within Iraq itself . |
| 18 | Serpell claims that losses on British Rail could be slashed from £980 million , on the present network , to £20 million under option B and a profit of £34 million in option A. |
| 19 | Of these 95 had been declared admissible and , if no negotiated settlement could be reached by the Commission , would go on to the European Court of Human Rights , which had issued 25 judgments in 1989 . |
| 20 | The issue of direct application of Directive 76/207 has more recently been debated in the European Court in the case of Foster v. British Gas [ 1991 ] 2 WLR 258 , where it was held that provisions of a Directive which were capable of having direct effect could be relied upon by bodies made responsible by the state for providing a public service under state control where such bodies held –special powers ' in relation to such a function . |
| 21 | They do not like to think that such a brutal murder could be committed by a Scouser , but the more they think about it the more they believe that it was . |
| 22 | These studies on the fine specificity of structures recognised by blood group antibodies do not completely rule out the possibility that a different epitope could be recognised by the antibodies in the livers and colons of PSC patients . |
| 23 | If the difficulties were restricted to one sector then the implications for future historical study could be placed within a restricted perspective , but this is not the case . |
| 24 | He anticipated new openings for Anglo-American coproduction , in which British talent could be deployed with American actors on films financed by the Americans and given proper distribution in the US . |
| 25 | Coun Christopher Curry , of Broadgreen , asked Liverpool City Council to investigate whether acoustic insulation could be installed in properties fronting the road . |
| 26 | Though sites around the Scottish coast could be used for any plans by oil companies to adopt the technique for UK waters , he predicted that the first deep-water application of the method would be in the Norwegian sector and Brazilian waters . |
| 27 | The car was purchased last year at a cost of £5,000 but a similar one year old car could be bought for £4,500 . |
| 28 | One such example concerns the way a prior need to reconstruct a war-damaged economy required the model of competition to be adapted so that the advantages of inter-firm rivalry could be retained alongside a degree of interdependent affiliation between Japanese companies . |
| 29 | Not only had Rahner been attacked by Ottaviani a little while before , but he had long suffered at the hands of the Holy Office and his public rehabilitation could be seen as a snub for Ottaviani . |
| 30 | Also , following the removal of the suspended timber ground floor and the excavation of sub-floor earth so that adequate headroom could be obtained in the lower-storey bedrooms , it was necessary to install a continuous waterproof membrane below the new concrete floor slab in order to prevent penetration of the construction by rising damp . |