Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] would [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | To this end , Darwin adduces , most especially , those phenomena that would be anomalous for any exclusive correlation of maturation , fertilization and impressionability with sexual rather than asexual modes of generation . |
| 32 | One of them had also set a maximum on the number of hours that would be offered , so that whilst its regular labour force was largely full-time , its temporary labour force worked no more than three-quarter time . |
| 33 | As fine a singer as he was , it was Robinson 's writing and producing talents that would be valuable to Berry Gordy , boss of the fledgling Motown operation . |
| 34 | We ca n't give a precise answer to the number of generations that would be necessary . |
| 35 | Accordingly , he has drawn up a document outlining his position on negotiations which he means to make public , so the people are fully apprised of the proposals that would be on the table . |
| 36 | But methods of developing non-turf pitches that would be universally more acceptable were required , the basic premise being that the best surface on which to play the great game was , and always will be , well-maintained and -prepared natural turf . |
| 37 | Here we assess the importance of these contacts , and also of contacts that would be made between the C-helices of the protein and DNA in a previous model of the complex , by studying mutations aimed at disrupting them . |
| 38 | Many towns in southern California are bewildered by the new duties the plan would impose on them and the new taxes that would be needed . |
| 39 | There is a general assumption that degreasers are less aggressive products , based either on a glycol ether or sodium metasilicate , but some manufacturers apply the description to highly caustic products that would be more appropriately defined as caustic cleaners or decarbonisers . |
| 40 | Thirty or forty times that would be a fair price today and they will undoubtedly continue to rise in the market . |
| 41 | Her enthusiasm did not , however , encompass all the complexities that would be involved in such a project , from researching the fabric to preparing special screens for printing and educating machinists to make up the dresses in a traditional way . |
| 42 | What of the rules that would be derived ? |
| 43 | The seller might wish to cancel the contract if it proves too difficult or costly to perform , but this is not a feature of the straightforward contracts that would be covered by the use of Precedent 1 . |
| 44 | The main reason why dominance relations reduce the amount of overt aggression within a social group is that weaker individuals come to learn that they are weak , and therefore avoid entering into fights that would be effortless to the stronger , and dangerous to themselves . |
| 45 | Our amendments make it absolutely clear that it is only the deliberate promotion of homosexuality by local authorities that would be affected . |
| 46 | In all instances , the perpetrators of these avoidable ‘ killings ’ deserve , so we are told , less harsh community responses than would be made to those committing legally defined murder . |
| 47 | I welcome my hon. Friend 's robust attitude , but is it correct that it is still possible to export calves which end up in crates that would be illegal in this country ? |
| 48 | Botanically , oases contain only the alga-lichen-moss communities that would be expected in continental habitats relatively recently freed from ice ( i.e. during the last few thousand years ) , where water is scarce and winds are strong . |
| 49 | In many far off lands the Commission 's gardeners have no knowledge of the English language , while their supervisors are not fluent in the native tongue ; the result has been , so the Commission reports , that a form of hybrid speech has developed in certain countries that would be incomprehensible to other natives of the country and to ordinary English-speakers , but which is ‘ very eloquent ’ on matters relating to cemetery maintenance ! |
| 50 | And as for Mr Willi Stoph , the former prime minister , a major mark against him is that 100 different brands of whisky were found in his cellar — in other countries that would be admired . |
| 51 | Okay , it is often argued that , I mean this is the principal reason why agricultural trade has n't been in the GATT negotiations , because agricultural er , protectionism has been enshrined in domestic agricultural policy , govern policy makers will say , we are protecting er , our own domestic industries right , because we , because of er , erm , deleterious effects that would be imposed , or the burdens that would be imposed on domestic agriculture if we did n't , we do n't think that the fabric of the rural society could withstand the reversion to laissez faire in agricultural goods . |
| 52 | Even this type of housing , however , is not always allocated solely according to need and council tenants are expected to pay economic rents , i.e. rents that would be charged in the private market . |
| 53 | And at Musselburgh it was Ramsay 's turn to say farewell , much as he was tempted to agree to the Randolphs ' urgings and proceed with them over Forth to Doune of Menteith , so much more secure in present circumstances than would be Dalwolsey ; for nothing was surer than that the English would be up to Lothian and Edinburgh before long , and Dalwolsey not far off their path . |
| 54 | This can disturb the normal eye movements that would be used by a fluent reader , and visual scanning can be impaired . |
| 55 | In doing so , the quota is defined along the lines traditionally followed in the international trade literature regarding the equivalence between tariffs and quotas from Shibata ( 1968 ) onwards , i.e. the quota is the level of imports that would be generated by the optimal tariff . |
| 56 | They might well prevail in any skirmish with the local forces , but in the circumstances that would be of little profit . |
| 57 | Under normal circumstances that would be a thoroughly anti-democratic development , to be roundly condemned . |
| 58 | Moreover , some of the new units will be designed for one or two persons , so that it may be possible to come closer to a one for one replacement on cleared sites than would be expected by past experience . |
| 59 | Whether or not specific arrangements were discussed by the two unionist groupings , the election was more of a success for the conservatives than would be implied by the victory of one of the two Protestant Unionists . |
| 60 | The first is that the donations that would be made would go to charitable social service agencies providing for the same groups as statutory agencies . |