Example sentences of "this could [adv] [be] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A parallel for this could well be found in the work of Sidonius 's friend Syagrius , a " Solon " active among the Burgundians by 470 . |
| 2 | Although rural diets could be supplemented by home-grown food this could rarely be produced in quantity and included little protein , since animals were more costly to rear than vegetables to grow . |
| 3 | He felt that this could best be done by resorting to myths . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | This could best be achieved by including Language as one of the D.E.S . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | This could best be achieved by the threat of nuclear strikes against the USSR . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Thus , if a merger was to lead to the creation of a dominant position and a consequent restriction of competition , this could arguably be classed as an abuse . |
| 11 | This could easily be used by other members of a herd as a way of naming an individual zebra . |
| 12 | This could easily be produced by orogenies occurring simultaneously in two or more continents . |
| 13 | Again , this could easily be resolved by using more nurse speakers . |
| 14 | In respect of the branch problem , this could probably be solved by building on the fact that a directive adopted in 1983 required that the supervision of credit institutions should be conducted on a consolidated basis . |
| 15 | This could either be taken from an effects record , or you could transfer some real location sound from off the original video recording . |
| 16 | Lord Osborne told the accused that it was a very serious offence and the happy feature of the case was that the baby had apparently not suffered very much at all in the long term — and this could only be seen as a miracle . |
| 17 | The first , Phan Boi Chau , believed that the French had to be removed — and that this could only be achieved through armed struggle . |
| 18 | This could only be achieved through the support of the chairperson and headteacher . |
| 19 | Again this could only be achieved by teamwork , the medical component as important as all the others . |
| 20 | Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson V-C said that this could only be achieved by an oral examination of the witnesses . |
| 21 | The " Coalition for Vehicle Choice " argues that this could only be achieved by the production of smaller and lighter cars , which it claims can be less safe in crashes than bigger ones . |
| 22 | and Otton J. ) affirmed his acquittal by the Crown Court ( which had allowed an appeal against conviction by justices ) on the ground that the defendant , when required to give blood , had raised an objection capable of amounting to a medical reason why blood should not be taken and that this could only be determined by a medical practitioner . |
| 23 | If Charlemagne strove to achieve the regeneration and salvation of the society over which he ruled , this could only be done in association with the clergy . |
| 24 | The new cereals were capable of doubling or trebling the produce of a cultivated hectare but this could only be done by investing in a package of changes . |
| 25 | If there was a widespread desire to alter the degree of influence exercised by Parliament and to make the life of a backbench MP an attractive prospect in its own right for public-spirited men and if this could only be done by the acceptance of some new countervailing powers , this would be no harder for successive governments than , for example , accepting the limitations involved in joining the Common Market . |
| 26 | This could only be done by the Trustees , as members could not afford to fund entirely . |
| 27 | Furthermore , it was felt that the potential costs of providing the necessary microfilming equipment , plus additional staff time , would outweigh any benefits gained , particularly as this could only be regarded as an interim solution before progressing to greater computerisation . |
| 28 | Attitudinist and intuitionist agree that this could only be denied through the naturalistic fallacy . |
| 29 | Under the revised law on citizenship , this could only be lost by citizens at their own request . |
| 30 | For the second approach this could only be answered by asking another , deeper , question : why did geographical change take place at that period at all ? |