Example sentences of "could [verb] britain " in BNC.
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| 1 | A much more dramatic break with the current political tradition is required if progress is to be made in building support for the policies that could spring Britain 's underclass from its current position . |
| 2 | the success of these new relationships could affect Britain 's future prosperity . |
| 3 | The authority of Government sank to a level previously unknown in the UK , and the view began to gain hold that no one could govern Britain without the ‘ permission ’ of the ‘ Union barons ’ , as they were called . |
| 4 | ‘ The danger of a hung Parliament is that it could hang Britain , ’ a senior Cabinet minister said yesterday . |
| 5 | I know I could win the title again and I know that I could do Britain proud . |
| 6 | And Julius Caesar stood in France in because he was in , the place he captured in France , and he could see Britain across the water and he wondered what the land was like over there . |
| 7 | PREMIER John Major was ambushed by the Germans last night in a move which could force Britain off the road to European unity . |
| 8 | The Act divided holders of British passport into two categories — those who had ‘ substantial connection ’ with the UK , who could enter Britain without restriction , who were almost all white , and those who could not . |
| 9 | THE GOVERNMENT was warned yesterday that a heavy-handed approach to curbing inflation could jeopardise Britain 's chances of exploiting the opportunities provided by the creation of a barrier-free Europe in 1992 . |
| 10 | Heavy-handed government attempts to curb inflation could jeopardise Britain 's chances of exploiting a barrier-free Europe after 1992 , MPs warn , amid further evidence of the economy grinding to a halt . |
| 11 | What has been set out in these pages is a programme which could change Britain for good . |
| 12 | Despite the truce of 1748 , England and France were continually at war and , in due course , George II decided to allow William Pitt to become Prime Minister so that he could leave Britain and campaign against the French , as a result the French suffered notable defeats , losing against Clive in India ; also in America and at Quebec in Canada in 1759 . |
| 13 | A positive United Kingdom approach — good for Britain and good for Europe — could win us partners and allies at Maastricht who could support Britain 's positive proposals , could associate themselves with us on proposals by others that we oppose , and could be counterparts in the give and take involved in any negotiation . |
| 14 | Yesterday 's result means that he will be able to take on the Euro-sceptic rump in the Tory Party and put through the legislation that could put Britain on the road to a single European currency by the late 1990s . |
| 15 | Even before the General Strike there was evidence that trade union leaders were beginning to challenge the notion that wage reductions could solve Britain 's economic difficulties and an increasing willingness to threaten industrial action . |
| 16 | After all , it was one of the aims of the quota legislation to foster an industry that could promote Britain just as American films promoted America and , with only ten British films a year grossing £100,000 at the local box office , the financiers backing British film companies began to push for expansion . |
| 17 | Gallup has asked ever since 1964 which party voters think could handle Britain 's economic difficulties best . |
| 18 | SPRU 's results , based on a historical use of scientific indicators , does not show how such indicators could help Britain to avoid such problems in the future . |