Example sentences of "would [be] [adv] [vb pp] by a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He combined a cold approach with references to emotive issues like the Boer War , he spoke in a matter-of-fact way , he made clever use of sarcasm at the expense of opponents , and he recognized the value of a decisive attitude that would be firmly grasped by a party audience . |
| 2 | Gas from the site would be either released by a gas vent or collected and sold . |
| 3 | It was equally clear , however , that an amendment to abolish capital punishment would be moved in the course of the proceedings of [ sic ] the Bill in the House of Commons and that it would be strongly pressed by a substantial number of Government supporters . |
| 4 | These would have a foil seal which would be automatically pierced by a cutting edge before use . |
| 5 | ( Indeed it could be that the fullness of humanity summed up in Christ would be well represented by a woman and a man concelebrating . ) |
| 6 | Extremes of temperature are clearly undesirable , but the goldfish is well adapted to the seasonal cycle of temperature and changes that range from 4°-25° Celsius over the year presents no problem to the hardiest varieties , while the more delicate fancies would be well suited by a range between 10°-25° C. |
| 7 | It was felt that development of all aspects of drama would be best served by a composite body embracing education , local government and the professional theatre . |
| 8 | McLeod , in its offer document , quotes Wheway 's chairman , Hugh Ashton , as saying that the development of his company ‘ would be best served by a merger with a financially robust partner ’ . |
| 9 | He stressed that he had relinquished his deferment after only two months , thereby allowing his name to go back into the draft pool at a time when he could not have known that the draft would be shortly replaced by a lottery system . |
| 10 | Anything Crabb 's fiancée , Mrs Rose , might claim would be quietly denigrated by a smear campaign alleging she was hysterical , mentally disturbed , or anxious to make money out of the affair by selling her story to the press . |
| 11 | It means inflicting an injury which would be severely punished by a court of law if it was inflicted during an argument . |
| 12 | Of course , a rule permitting the directors to defend the company from a poorly-managed predator would be perfectly coherent ( and might be desirable ) , but this would not be because the entity has an intrinsic significance that merits protection , but rather because the rule would serve the rational purpose of protecting the interests of groups other than the shareholders who would be adversely affected by a change in control . |
| 13 | The working party decided that users would be better served by a requirement for companies to adopt flow-through accounting for taxation changes , but also suggested some short-term improvements for the meantime . |
| 14 | I 'm convinced the public would be better served by a wider cross-section of journalists . |
| 15 | Speaking on Feb. 3 the Prime Minister questioned the possibility of the conference 's success , saying that it was " too costly in its current form " ; he claimed that the country would be better served by a " national round table " with a limited number of delegates who would draft a new constitution and set an election timetable [ see also p. 38706 ] . |
| 16 | There may be some sense of cohesion in the North-East , Yorkshire , Lancashire , or the South-West , but even if this sentiment is totally lacking in the rest of England , it can be argued that these areas would be better administered by a series of regional ministries . |