Example sentences of "that this [vb mod] not be " in BNC.

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1 Thermal mass was discussed and applied and many entrants appreciated that this might not be appropriate for those parts of the building having only occasional use .
2 She seemed unwilling to acknowledge that this might not be wise and would be bound to cause her parents concern .
3 But field staff fear that this might not be appreciated in head-quarters where senior officials might be unfamiliar with their routine strategies : ‘ One can say that because you have n't taken any stats in the last two years it 's because you 're a good lad , and people who you may have to take stats upon know that you 're around a lot , and they know that if they 're naughty it 's a two-edged thing , you can look at it two ways . ’
4 Earlier than most Americans he saw that this might not be possible without some American involvement .
5 Erm , nor I think are there any proposals to change the grading or pay honorarium to P As to reflect there work on these files , er , I 'm not sure whether the assumption that this would n't be taken into account by the W R is sound , because I think one of the principles that I recall was that he were meant to ensure that that each of these job evaluation panels had somebody from each office so that an account could be taken of the different practices , I mean I 'm sure that , I 'm sure that each of the three offices in the er deal with things in a different way , so that er what gets done by one person here is not necessarily done by people in Coventry and York , and that in fa in London , and that also holds good in the other way , I think .
6 It therefore required no feat of prophecy to assert that long before the twentieth century was out , the United Kingdom would be a country without empire and not in the front rank in size and power , and yet that this would not be synonymous with disaster , dishonour or extinction .
7 But already there had been hints that this would not be her day .
8 The NCC points out that this would not be enough to protect many waters , and nitrogen removal equipment would have to be operated to achieve a lower level .
9 One idiot tried to shoot past us , but a combination of Paddy 's bulk and John 's succinct turn of phrase persuaded him that this would not be a good idea .
10 It is also uncertain whether already overworked physicians would welcome this development ; the evidence from a survey of the views of doctors and nurses working in accident and emergency departments suggests that this would not be the case ( Ghodse 1979 ) .
11 His friends and colleagues were trying to persuade him at the time that this would not be wise — what on earth would happen to the British election campaign if the country had to go to war in the Gulf half-way through ?
12 Rossendale Group 's chairperson Kate Conbay-Greenwood said she ‘ realised that this would not be the easiest area of Amnesty 's work to publicise , but that should n't deter us from truing to raise awareness ( of Jehovah 's Witnesses in Greece ) . ’
13 To a person more interested in the advance of science he might perhaps have tried to explain what he was after , but with Lucy he perceived that this would not be a success .
14 I pause to observe that this would not be the first time that , in this field , Parliament has conferred on the English court a jurisdiction of unlimited territorial application .
15 But it was soon obvious that this would not be feasible because of the rapid advance being made into the area by Tito 's forces .
16 Florrie persuaded her that this would not be a problem .
17 Experience shows that this would not be so , as people bent on suicide who are denied one method will choose an alternative .
18 ‘ I 'm just coming , ’ called Lydia , thinking how amusing it would be to make a big splash and drowning noises , but even she knew that this would not be the action of a nice woman .
19 " … were all hoping that this would not be a continuing situation , Steve , " Mr Smith said , droning nasally from behind the chip-board desk in his low-ceilinged office on the depot 's first floor , " and that you would be able to consolidate your position here by forming a positive working relationship with the remainder of the road gang , who , in all fairness , I 'm sure you 'd be the first to agree , have done their very best to well … "
20 Springfield , however , had surprised Grant by replying that this would not be necessary as ‘ it had been taken care of . ’
21 On the key question of the projected cost of unifying the two Germanies , Kohl declared that taxes would not have to be raised , while his SPD challenger Oskar Lafontaine maintained that this would not be possible .
22 The absolutist view is that this would not be a sufficient appreciation of the matter and that corporations have a separate liability to tax .
23 I mean all I , I would like to , to say is that so far as this particular road , whatever you may call it , er is concerned , that we look at highways priorities in this committee and that we would receive an assurance that this would not be bulldozed through , if I may put it that way , erm and opposed to one two three four other major schemes which are perhaps of more importance in terms of highways rather than er a , a corporate objective .
24 Nothing is more certain than that there will be injuries and that one or two will lose some form before April , but there 's such a depth in the Highbury squad that this wo n't be a problem .
25 While programmers have not been able to do that the results they have achieved suggest that this may not be such a good idea .
26 Experience suggests that this may not be long enough to detect changes in the baby 's symptoms — although some babies recover within 24 hours of the mother eliminating offending foods from her diet , others can take many days , sometimes as much as two weeks , for their colic to settle down .
27 The second is that this may not be a proper question at all , because it ca n't be answered .
28 For reasons it would be too complicated to explain to you now , I believe that this may not be a professional kidnapping and that the people concerned are inefficient and very probably frightened .
29 That this may not be the case in certain instances does not take much imagination to comprehend .
30 In the short to medium term , however , we may have to recognise that this may not be enough .
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