Example sentences of "this [modal v] [adv] be [verb] by " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | This may easily be demonstrated by substituting only the products of Legendre functions of the first kind into the condition ( 7.15 ) , which can not then be satisfied . |
| 2 | This may partly be explained by the geographical circumstances . |
| 3 | Another plan is for the new partners to be admitted merely on undertaking to contribute their share of the partnership capital , and this may either be raised by borrowing from a bank or insurance company ( with periodic repayments ) or be left to be paid over a period of years by deduction from their share of the profits . |
| 4 | This may well be governed by price . |
| 5 | To give them the benefit of the doubt , this may well be necessitated by their unique position , but at times it appears alarmingly like arrogant behaviour . |
| 6 | the timing of the settlement : this may well be influenced by the contractor 's actual and predicted cash flow the authority of the |
| 7 | This may well be done by someone other than the interviewer . |
| 8 | This may well be resisted by the landlord on the basis that the risk of unlet property should fall on the tenant . |
| 9 | This should normally be performed by a person ( or team ) who is completely independent of the project . |
| 10 | In recent years , it has become common for local political party caucuses to threaten to withdraw endorsement as candidates from Members who voice views unacceptable to them and there seems to be no reason in principle why this should not be treated by the House as a contempt the essence of which , in this respect , is to deny to a Member the freedom to exercise his power as a Member in the manner dictated by his own personal judgment . |
| 11 | But this should not be done by measures which add to employment costs , they argue . |
| 12 | In the case of a self-contained building this should not be accepted by the tenant . |
| 13 | The reasons for this should not be obscured by the fact that the short term objectives of aid have undergone several changes over the last thirty years . |
| 14 | While this should never be interrupted by a mathematically obsessed adult , provision of suitable equipment and the space to use it will lead children to make many useful discoveries . |
| 15 | This should then be followed by the manager 's departure within the month . |
| 16 | This should only be entered by LIFESPAN during the approval process . |
| 17 | This must now be revalued by law ( Social Security Act , 1986 and 1990 ) by the lesser of 5 per cent or RPI . |
| 18 | This might best be done by a judicious selection of quotations which teachers would be guided to study in detail . |
| 19 | It was thought that this might best be achieved by reconstructing the village , with each building standing on its original site and being used , wherever possible , for its original purpose . |
| 20 | It was agreed that this might best be achieved by a series of dinners to launch development projects of the University . |
| 21 | But then I thought this might not be understood by many people , and also , by the time it got to the Augean Bulls and the Birds of Stymphalus , it would be a little recondite for people like Terry Coleman . ’ |
| 22 | This might just be led by President Gorbachev , in alliance with Democrats who , in turn , had shed their radical wing . |
| 23 | He felt that this could best be done by resorting to myths . |
| 24 | As the late Sir John Biggs-Davison pointed out , this could best be achieved by raising a regiment of West Indian Guards , to serve alongside — and compete with — the Scots , Irish and Welsh Guards . |
| 25 | This could best be achieved by including Language as one of the D.E.S . |
| 26 | It was argued that this could best be achieved by preventing the need for candidates from the same party to compete with each other in multimember seats , thereby reducing their need spend huge sums of money during the campaign . |
| 27 | This could best be achieved by the threat of nuclear strikes against the USSR . |
| 28 | ‘ The overwhelming priority is to catch those responsible , and it was agreed with the Surrey constabulary that this could best be achieved by quiet investigation . |
| 29 | If we were to accept that societies need to include a diversity of behaviour and belief in order to adapt to new conditions , this could surely be achieved by simply allowing such diversity . |
| 30 | This could easily be used by other members of a herd as a way of naming an individual zebra . |