Example sentences of "to what [modal v] [be] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er one , in regard to how they would operate it and secondly in regard to what would be expected of them , perhaps if they were attached to one of the older type machines and not the new machines you see . |
| 2 | The offences of organisation and participation are made subject to what might be seen as a kind of impossibility defence . |
| 3 | This did not immediately lead to what might be defined as specific growth policies . |
| 4 | providing a pathway through the new thinking on cultural representation and gender developed by feminist artists , critics and writers over the last decade , the book is wideranging ; a useful introduction to what might be defined as the field of feminist cultural studies . |
| 5 | Asset portfolio adjustments by these various groups can nowadays have a dominant effect on foreign exchange markets even if this appears to run contrary to what might be suggested by purchasing power parity relationships . |
| 6 | First , at this juncture a few points in regard to what might be meant by ‘ baroque ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ A man is honoured in that country , ’ he continues , ‘ according to what may be seen of his actions , conduct and zeal , since no one in India knows anything of family or lineage . ’ |
| 8 | Because of the exemptions provided by the DTI and the SIB respectively , these restrictions in practice normally do not apply to what may be called in general terms business investors , typically persons who are ordinary business investors on the size test ( see page 36 above ) . |
| 9 | One is the formal , departmental structure ( see Figure 5.1 ) which recognizes the various specialisms within the business and leads to what may be thought of as an ‘ orthodox ’ , function-based management structure . |
| 10 | I ) plot closest to what may be described as a minimum value maturity-depth trend . |
| 11 | What we mainly have in answer so far , about causes and causal circumstances , is that they stand in seven connections — the last three of which are also fundamental to what will be said of nomic correlates . |
| 12 | The apparently quaint mediaeval notion of ‘ playing the game of the Passion ’ , I want to suggest , brings us nearer both to the way Caldwell Cook approached scripted work with his pupils and ( more relevant to what will be discussed in the rest of this chapter ) to classroom drama . |
| 13 | There are cases where technical terms are conventionally used , but add nothing to what could be said in simpler ways : e.g. etymology simply means ‘ the history of a word ’ , and morphology simply means ‘ word structure , . |
| 14 | The quota , in short , forced some British filmmakers to be realistic about the economic constraints operating in British filmmaking , and to look to what could be achieved within them rather than simply hoping that film budgets could rise on some magic carpet to figures close to those of Hollywood pictures . |
| 15 | That is one day 's debate on an extremely serious matter , compared to what could be done by a Select Committee over many weeks of sitting , bringing evidence before it , questioning people involved , looking at the matter in depth . |
| 16 | Because , for Aquinas , there was a limit to what could be known of God by reason alone , and a point where faith and revelation had to take over , physical knowledge was subordinate to metaphysical knowledge , and ultimately to faith . |
| 17 | This confined Iraq to the one remaining exit route , via Turkey to Ceyhan , and in effect to what could be delivered from Kirkuk and neighbouring fields to the K1 pumping station at which the northern lines both began . |
| 18 | Stock buffo characters Marcellina and Bartolo ( Ann Howard and David Gwynne ) added lightness and comedy to what could be described as a serious interpretation of The Marriage of Figaro , not as effervescent as some would have liked but thoroughly convincing just the same — and one in which the complex ensemble were particularly memorable . |
| 19 | The exercise of decomposing the system models will aid this process , progressively bringing the systems ideas closer to what can be observed in practice ; imaginative use of unsophisticated computer software can also help , particularly where the level of detail makes manual analysis impracticable ; simple matrices similar to those employed to good effect in many of the studies described in this book can also be of benefit ; not forgetting , of course , the significant value of discussing ideas with experienced staff from the organisation being studied . |
| 20 | Once the basic information is captured in electronic form there is technically no limit to what can be achieved with it . |
| 21 | All these options , it should be noted , remain within the basic framework of the categorial schema of objects and attributes , and this inevitably sets limits to what can be achieved by the respective philosophies of mind " . |
| 22 | The extent to which cooperation and , indeed , common policies exist among Nato members is testimony to what can be achieved by sovereign states acting together in amity . |
| 23 | But the approach eschews vague yet important notions of fairness and integrity , and makes them subservient to what can be criticized as a very narrow view of cost . |
| 24 | Whereas the descriptions of the opening chapter are confined to what can be seen from within his shack , visual perspectives increase in variety and number when he ventures out of doors . |
| 25 | There 's a limit to what can be done on those little caravan stoves they provide us with . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You have a very narrow range of ideas as to what can be done with Pickerage in the bog . |
| 27 | The annual models provide good publicity at the Motor Show , but surely there is a limit to what can be done to a car that has to be instantly recognisable by its shape ? |
| 28 | We can pull out of the Common Market and out of NATO , but there are practical limits as to what can be done from within British politics to overcome the external constraints on the development of public policy in Britain since we are part of the world economy . |
| 29 | British Rail is doing all in its power to protect its property from acts of vandalism , but , given the many thousands of miles of infrastructure , there are inevitably limits to what can be done by British Rail alone . |
| 30 | There is a limit , therefore , to what can be done in that respect . |