Example sentences of "this could [adv] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This could also be entitled Stop Press , for it occurred after I had sent the first draft to the Hon. |
| 2 | This could also be carried out for the polymer , but as it makes no difference which one is taken ( both having started from ΔG M ) , equation ( 8.33 ) is more convenient to use . |
| 3 | This could even be considered two separate blocks . |
| 4 | A parallel for this could well be found in the work of Sidonius 's friend Syagrius , a " Solon " active among the Burgundians by 470 . |
| 5 | Although rural diets could be supplemented by home-grown food this could rarely be produced in quantity and included little protein , since animals were more costly to rear than vegetables to grow . |
| 6 | He felt that this could best be done by resorting to myths . |
| 7 | As the late Sir John Biggs-Davison pointed out , this could best be achieved by raising a regiment of West Indian Guards , to serve alongside — and compete with — the Scots , Irish and Welsh Guards . |
| 8 | This could best be achieved by including Language as one of the D.E.S . |
| 9 | It was argued that this could best be achieved by preventing the need for candidates from the same party to compete with each other in multimember seats , thereby reducing their need spend huge sums of money during the campaign . |
| 10 | This could best be achieved by the threat of nuclear strikes against the USSR . |
| 11 | ‘ The overwhelming priority is to catch those responsible , and it was agreed with the Surrey constabulary that this could best be achieved by quiet investigation . |
| 12 | If we were to accept that societies need to include a diversity of behaviour and belief in order to adapt to new conditions , this could surely be achieved by simply allowing such diversity . |
| 13 | Thus , if a merger was to lead to the creation of a dominant position and a consequent restriction of competition , this could arguably be classed as an abuse . |
| 14 | But viewed from Europe this could easily be seen as yet another example of a US-Japan alliance designed to maintain the status quo of world computer dominance . |
| 15 | This could easily be sent because a large tree in the garden seeded in all the borders and cuttings rooted easily , like willows . |
| 16 | Now : ‘ Without really trying , they generate £1 million a year , ’ he says and claims this could easily be increased . |
| 17 | This could easily be used by other members of a herd as a way of naming an individual zebra . |
| 18 | This could easily be produced by orogenies occurring simultaneously in two or more continents . |
| 19 | Unfortunately , the spatial referencing is poor and with some effort this could easily be remedied . |
| 20 | Again , this could easily be resolved by using more nurse speakers . |
| 21 | In respect of the branch problem , this could probably be solved by building on the fact that a directive adopted in 1983 required that the supervision of credit institutions should be conducted on a consolidated basis . |
| 22 | This could either be taken from an effects record , or you could transfer some real location sound from off the original video recording . |
| 23 | Lord Osborne told the accused that it was a very serious offence and the happy feature of the case was that the baby had apparently not suffered very much at all in the long term — and this could only be seen as a miracle . |
| 24 | This could only be achieved if foreigners could rely upon the stability of the rouble , which made it essential to maintain a favourable balance of payments and avoid a budget deficit . |
| 25 | There seemed only one way for the Druids to prevent their imminent destruction , and that was to ensure that the army never came within reach of them ; this could only be achieved either by strong enough resistance in the mountains of north-west Wales or by a serious insurrection deep within the Province . |
| 26 | The first , Phan Boi Chau , believed that the French had to be removed — and that this could only be achieved through armed struggle . |
| 27 | Again this could only be achieved by teamwork , the medical component as important as all the others . |
| 28 | Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson V-C said that this could only be achieved by an oral examination of the witnesses . |
| 29 | This could only be achieved through the support of the chairperson and headteacher . |
| 30 | The " Coalition for Vehicle Choice " argues that this could only be achieved by the production of smaller and lighter cars , which it claims can be less safe in crashes than bigger ones . |