Example sentences of "[noun] be [vb pp] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Supreme Court on Dec. 13 banned " cultural weapons " , overturning a previous ruling in May that weapons such as ceremonial axes and spears be exempted on cultural grounds from the general prohibition on dangerous weapons [ see p. 38178 ] . |
| 2 | Can the problems of urban poverty be blamed on individual pathology ? |
| 3 | We accept that shops or factories be forbidden in some zones and not others and that parking be prohibited on alternate sides of the same street on alternate days . |
| 4 | In some countries it may in part be based on social/ethnic background . |
| 5 | A dividend is usually paid as a percentage of the consolidated profits of Newco , but a number of points require consideration in determining how " profit " should be interpreted : ( i ) should the dividend be based on pre- or post-tax profits ( ii ) should the calculation of profit take into account any transfer or proposed transfer to reserves or to general provisions ? ( iii ) should profit include pre- or post-extraordinary items ? ( iv ) how should goodwill be treated ? ( v ) should directors ' emoluments in excess of an amount agreed with the investors be added back ? ( vi ) should profit be defined before payment or the provision for payment of dividends ? |
| 6 | New starts be made on old walls ! ’ |