Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , it may change financial reporting practice because of what it represents in the continuing controversies about professional self-regulation . |
| 2 | At least in the eyes of the courts , too close a scrutiny of business decisions may , in addition , be dangerous , since it may inhibit legitimate risk taking . |
| 3 | If a factory in the developing world releases traces of carcinogens into the sea it may face immediate credit problems , even if the carcinogenic substances are swamped by natural carcinogens such as methyl iodide , that come from seaweed in quite disturbing quantities . |
| 4 | If a church is large enough it may support artistic performing groups and there is often a sense of responsibility for the education of that community 's children in language , traditional customs , crafts , music and dance . |
| 5 | As with bites from other venomous animals , young and elderly people are most at risk ; and even if a bite is not fatal , it may cause massive tissue damage , so that hospitalisation is often necessary . |
| 6 | What is particularly frightening is that in the long term it may cause irreparable brain damage . |
| 7 | Indeed , if monetary relaxation succeeds in stabilising output , it should unlock sharp productivity gains which could finance higher import costs . |
| 8 | ‘ This may have seemed like a good idea when the rink was being built because it should give long term durability , but when a problem like this arises then the whole rink has to be closed and dug up . |
| 9 | On the figures , the company says that it should achieve double digit profit growth in the year to March 1994 but will fall short of the 13.3% figure achieved in 1992-93 , because of cuts in international tariffs agreed with the government last year and expected to be implemented on July 1 this year . |
| 10 | The fundamental design concept of a microcomputer is that it should provide real computing power to tackle the same kinds of task that larger computers handle but in a machine which is almost as easy to use as a calculator and typewriter . |
| 11 | It must offer 24-hour crisis assistance so that individuals are not left untreated or unsupported during an acute episode of illness , no matter what time of the day or night a crisis arises |
| 12 | It must demonstrate high quality management , have excellent growth prospects and be prepared to invest time both before and after flotation in keeping its investors informed . ’ |
| 13 | It is important to note the implications of not calling the police ; for example , insofar as it might affect future insurance claims . |
| 14 | Now doctors say it 'll bring severe health risks … most seriously for asthma sufferers . |
| 15 | It 'll allow embedded systems designers to write applications on PCs or under Unix . |
| 16 | POSC has licensed OpenODB and UniSQL documentation after evaluating 29 submissions to its request for proposal , and says it 'll publish initial SIP specifications next year so that vendors can begin upgrading their products or developing new ones to its specification . |
| 17 | Sequent is now a Microsoft Solutions Channel Partner and says it 'll licence other Microsoft connectivity and system management tools for the WinServers . |
| 18 | The authorities also believe if these mercy missions continue it could present long term problems . |
| 19 | On the whole it seems likely that the Channel Tunnel will have a minor regional impact in its own right although it could bring short term benefits to depressed areas through , for example , the awarding of Tunnel-related contracts . |
| 20 | certainly if taken in high dosage by injecting 2 or 3 combipens or too many of the tablets , it could cause irregular heart beat . |
| 21 | If the Soviet Union believed it could exploit possible NATO weakness at the intermediate nuclear level , the risks for it from aggression would be less . |
| 22 | Tory loyalists argue that the Peyton amendment would jeopardize this sort of competition , because it would deter enterprising B R managers from leaving the public sector to stage management buy-outs . |
| 23 | Overall , it appeared by the middle of March that the Gulf environment was proving more resilient than had been feared , but environmentalists cautioned that the full extent of the damage would not be apparent for some time , particularly as the oil sank to the bed of the shallow Gulf , where it would damage vital food plants . |
| 24 | But with the top two players sidelined , it would present 36-year-old Martina Navratilova with a golden opportunity to lift her 10th singles crown . |
| 25 | I do n't accept the assertions that it would achieve limited traffic benefits or indeed would would be unlikely to bring significant environmental relief . |
| 26 | It would incapacitate German submarine bases in the west ; restore to Belgium her occupied territory , thereby depriving Germany of a prime bargaining asset at a future peace conference ; and disrupt German communications to the Western Front from their depots in the lower Rhineland . |
| 27 | Researchers at Edinburgh University 's Centre for Speech Technology yesterday announced the development of software to convert text into speech electronically in all nine official European Community languages , and said it would create quality-controlled pronunciation dictionaries of all Community city , town , street , family and product names in machine-readable form . |
| 28 | It would give designated emergency crews the chance to achieve pay parity with firemen . |
| 29 | It would give designated emergency crews the chance to achieve pay parity with firemen . |
| 30 | It would give designated emergency crews the chance to achieve their goal of pay parity with firefighters . |