Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] could be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A further trend could be for increasing numbers of small transactions with individual investors becoming involved , providing both management expertise and money , as some of those who benefited from the earlier buyout boom recycle their profits . |
| 2 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that the sort of project to which he just referred is another example of where a national lottery could be of great assistance ? |
| 3 | Brian Clough has already made an inquiry for the player he tried to sign a couple of years ago from Arsenal and , if Leeds go out of the European Cup tonight , a rapid departure could be on the cards . |
| 4 | ‘ You know , a great solo could be in a shitty song and who would give a shit ? |
| 5 | TVS shares shot ahead by 4½p to 26p on the news and there is speculation that a major battle could be in the wings . |
| 6 | This would imply that a black hole could be in equilibrium with thermal radiation at some temperature other than zero . |
| 7 | This made Bekenstein 's suggestion that a black hole had a finite entropy fully consistent , since it implied that a black hole could be in thermal equilibrium at some finite temperature other than zero . |
| 8 | A heavy punishment could be on the way . |
| 9 | Objectives for a trade-orientated promotion could be to : |
| 10 | As the election approached in the spring of 1761 , and it became certain that there would be a close contest in Perthshire , even a single vote could be of material importance , and Drummond was well aware of the strength of his own position . |
| 11 | Movement of a chemical signal could be through the xylem , although this would require a reversal in the direction of transpirational water flow . |
| 12 | A concrete example could be in the use of computer databases . |
| 13 | The following features of a statutory redundancy payment emerged : ( 1 ) The obligation was imposed on the employer ; ( 2 ) It only arose on dismissal and might never arise if an employee worked until retirement , whether voluntary — early retirement — or at an agreed date , each of which was based on contract ; ( 3 ) It only arose if certain preconditions were proved ; ( 4 ) It applied to all employees who had worked for at least two years with an employer ; ( 5 ) Certain classes of employee were excluded , eg redundant employees refusing suitable alternative employment ; employees under a fixed-term contract of two years or more , who had renounced their redundancy rights in writing ; ( 6 ) A voluntary redundancy could be under a contractual statutory scheme , and under such a contractual scheme it was often the equivalent of early retirement by agreement ; ( 7 ) In no way could a redundancy payment be described as a deferred emolument or pay ; it was a monetary compensation for the disappearance of a job . |