Example sentences of "[Wh det] there could [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are also fears that a genetic mutation — over which there could be no control — could suddenly produce a GEM with some nasty trick up its sleeve . |
| 2 | Before the war grammar schools were distinguished by their academic curriculum , by the existence of sixth forms , from which there could be progress to university , and by the academic qualifications of the teachers ; and so , after 1944 , it was taken for granted that the grammar school ideal must be preserved in its familiar form . |
| 3 | It came back in a form against which there could be no defence . |
| 4 | Labour governments leant more sympathetically towards ideas ( of which there could be endless variations ) for some kind of ‘ Open Broadcasting Authority ’ to use the Annan Committee 's phrase . |
| 5 | Since it was to act against hope , it was wrong to assume that defeat was an explicit sign of divine condemnation of a cause from which there could be no recovery . |
| 6 | She was , as Clara had discovered at an early age , colossally inconsistent ; and sometimes Clara thought that it might have been easier to live with a true religious fanatic , whose fads and fancies would be at least predictable and well-marshalled , with the backing of some kind of external authority , from which there could be some appeal . |
| 7 | It gives no guidance as to what is meant by the concept of being reasonably available , yet it is not difficult to imagine circumstances in which there could be bona fide differences of opinion as to whether equipment or staff was reasonably available . |
| 8 | In the speech Gorbachev expressed a wish for renewed dialogue and cooperation , above all in relation to the threat of a nuclear war in which there could be ‘ no winners ’ . |