Example sentences of "be [adj] or [vb mod] be " in BNC.

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1 is not generally known to those persons who are accustomed or would be likely to deal in those securities but which would if it were generally known to them be likely to materially affect the price of those securities .
2 Even if the information is specific , the insider may deal on the basis of it if the information is generally known to those persons who are accustomed or would be likely to deal in the securities in question .
3 ‘ Unpublished price sensitive information ’ is information which relates to specific matters relating to or of concern ( directly or indirectly ) to that company , that is to say it is not of a general nature relating to or of concern to that company and is not generally known to those persons who are accustomed or would be likely to deal in those securities but which if it were generally known to them would be likely to affect the price of those securities .
4 The National Association of Probation Officers believe there may be some 350–700 sentenced prisoners who either are innocent or may be innocent and whose cases warrant attention .
5 It may be spontaneous or can be induced by a Mallory-Weiss tear , instrument trauma , anti-coagulant treatment , and haematologic malignancies .
6 Ideally , in the interests of spontaneity , the normal lighting , whether artificial or daylight , will be adequate or can be supplemented without too much fuss .
7 It would also have to be decided whether direct income payments and other forms of support for farmers would be exempt or would be considered to be export subsidies .
8 If we use brackets to indicate optional components ( that is , components which may be present or may be absent ) , we can summarise tone-unit structure as follows : ( pre-head ) ( head ) tonic syllable ( tail ) or , more briefly , as : ( PH ) ( H ) TS ( T )
9 In Setting up a closed.loop Stepping motor control the choice of appropriate points for deceleration initiation can be very difficult , because the load torque characteristics , which are usually a function of speed , may be ill-defined or may be expected to vary over the life expectancy of the system .
10 Provided sufficient funds are available or can be easily recovered in order to meet unexpected claims , this pool of funds can be invested in earning assets by the companies to provide a further source of income .
11 It is hoped that , by 1993 , European symbols will be marked on consumer goods demonstrating if they are reusable or can be recycled .
12 I do not think that an air shield is feasible or would be effective .
13 First look at the membership of the governing body to discover what relevant expertise is available or might be made available by co-option .
14 If sufficient evidence is available or can be generated on what has been achieved , the student should be made aware of this and be advised to prepare to communicate the findings .
15 No one dares ask whether any of it is worthwhile or could be done far more cheaply .
16 Although there is no rule requiring them to do so , many district judges scrutinize the defences in small claims matters to see : ( 1 ) if they are viable and if not to make appropriate directions including a striking-out order and a requirement for a " full and proper " defence to be filed ; ( 2 ) if the matter can immediately be set down for arbitration with appropriate directions ; ( 3 ) if a PTR is necessary or can be dispensed with .
17 Dicey himself argued that it comprised " at least three distinct though kindred conceptions " : " That no man is punishable or can be lawfully made to suffer in body or goods except for a distinct breach of law established in the ordinary legal manner before the ordinary courts of the land " ; that " no man is above the law [ and ] every man , whatever be his rank or condition , is subject to the ordinary law of the realm and amenable to the jurisdiction of the ordinary tribunals " ; and that " the general principles of the constitution [ are ] the result of judicial decisions determining the rights of private persons in particular cases brought before the courts . "
18 Finally , erm various terms have been erm thrown around about new settlements being an engine of growth and a sinkhole for future growth , erm the only point I want to make there is that any future growth beyond the present structure plan period of two thousand and six would of course be subject to the planning system , there is no automatic erm growth erm of any new settlement that is proposed or may be proposed beyond two thousand and six , and Mr Davis has indicated that at that time a new study will be carried out on the relative merits of the alternative options that were seen at that time .
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