Example sentences of "but this could [be] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Budget increases in excise duties will add just over 0.5 per cent to the cost of living in April , a touch more than last year 's effort , but this could be offset by the switch from poll tax to council tax . |
| 2 | When full employment was reached and demand exceeded supply , inflation was likely to follow , but this could be counteracted by reducing demand so that it came back into line with supply . |
| 3 | The coral does n't seem to gain anything from the relationship ; the gobies can sometimes be seen pulling mucus off the coral , but this could be interpreted as parasitism rather than symbiosis . |
| 4 | The Union 's decisions on defence could " be wholly or partially carried out through the WEU " but this could be reviewed in 1996 in a general revision of the treaty . |
| 5 | Head circumference had not been recorded for 137 men , but this could be estimated from the two head diameters by using the regression equation derived from the 1042 records which included the circumference and both diameters . |