Example sentences of "which could [adv] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a gulph [ sic ] between slavery and freedom which could neither be filled up nor closed over and across which the slave must leap ere he alighted on the other side and found himself a free man . |
| 2 | As a result the banks found themselves in a quandary — they had lent vast sums of money which could neither be repaid nor return interest . |
| 3 | The 36% of the thesis information not published included unclear results , negative results , or information which could neither be slotted into the papers nor aggregated to make a whole paper . |
| 4 | The 36% of the thesis information not published included unclear results , negative results , or information which could neither be slotted into the papers nor aggregated to make a whole paper . |
| 5 | In this case I would think that , if the minister does not act in good faith , or if he acts on extraneous considerations which ought not to influence him , or if he plainly misdirects himself in fact or in law , it may well be that a court would interfere ; but when he honestly takes a view of the facts or the law which could reasonably be entertained , then his decision is not to be set aside simply because thereafter someone thinks that his view was wrong … |
| 6 | The single-track section of line would have given me cause for concern and it is one which could reasonably be removed . ’ |
| 7 | On the whole individual museums went for drawings that best filled gaps in their collections and which could reasonably be afforded with their limited budgets . |
| 8 | A trick , certainly ; in a sense too , a trick which results in a form of self-incrimination ; but not one which could reasonably be thought to involve unfairness . |
| 9 | There was no clue to contemporary thinking at the DTp throughout the 1970's : indeed , it was not until 1987 that a new standard reference work was published which could reasonably be expected to provide up to the minute advice on traffic planning in existing urban areas . |
| 10 | ‘ Development ’ is also defined as meaning ‘ physical , intellectual , emotional , social or behavioural development ’ and , where the question whether harm suffered by a child is significant turns on the child 's health or development , his health or development shall be compared with that which could reasonably be expected from a similar child . |
| 11 | It is a condition that , at the time of insurance becoming effective , the insured person has not booked his/her holiday contrary to medical advice nor is aware of any circumstances which could reasonably be expected to give rise to a claim . |
| 12 | The Data Protection Registrar has also commented that the mere fact a breach of security has occurred will not be proof that the data user has been negligent , provided the data user has ‘ done everything which could reasonably be expected ’ ( DPR Guideline 4 ) . |
| 13 | According to s31(10) where the question of whether harm suffered by a child is significant turns on his health or development , this must be compared with the standard of health or development which could reasonably be expected of a similar child ( s31(10) ) . |
| 14 | This is further confirmed by the fact that it was the same three informants who did not mark " reaction tanks ' as SF elements ( which could otherwise be characterised as central examples of an SF world ) . |
| 15 | The cure for unemployment and the nation 's economic ills lay in the exclusion of all imports which could otherwise be made in Britain . |
| 16 | Among others , these prevent double counting of non-trade exchange differences which could otherwise be included under deductions for cases III , IV or V Schedule D , of exchange differences on currency acquired under a forward contract and indefinite deferral of unrealised gains ; ensure carry-forward of losses are not prevented by a drafting technicality ; enable regulations to apply arm's-length test exclusions to debts that vary in amount ; and extend the rules on translating forward currency contracts to those not reflected in accounts prepared under normal accounting practice . |
| 17 | Sir Ernest Gowers , in The Complete Plain Words , 2nd Edn , 1973 ( revised by Sir Bruce Fraser ) , Pelican Books — a splendid book which could profitably be read by all legal draftsmen — states : |
| 18 | Known in due course as the Deep , or Horse Level , it was the lowest tunnel which could conveniently be driven and still serve the new Bonsor Mill . |
| 19 | By 1934 the highest frequency which could reliably be recorded had reached 8000Hz . |
| 20 | What seemed to me most significant about the period I chose to study was that this was the moment of transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance , a transition which could best be observed and studied in drawing , which lends itself to greater experimentation . |
| 21 | Like Crowther , Newsom accepted the tripartite system , believing there to be different levels of natural ability in children which could best be catered for by different kinds of school . |
| 22 | Community care proposals were perceived by many NHS staff as essentially to do with social care , something which could best be left to the local authorities . |
| 23 | It is evident from the nineteenth century cases on the right to a hearing that the principle was invoked in a number of areas which could properly be called administrative . |
| 24 | that there was no delay either in the investigation of the complaint or in the bringing of these proceedings which could properly be said to constitute an abuse of the process of the court ; |
| 25 | It is submitted on behalf of the Attorney-General that there was no delay , either in the investigation of the complaint against the respondent or in the bringing of proceedings against him which could properly be said to amount to an abuse of the process of the court . |
| 26 | In 1976 , the film Ilsa , She-wolf of the SS was brought before the courts of New York State on a charge of obscenity , but the case was dismissed because the judge found nothing which could properly be covered by the Miller test , no ‘ lewd exhibition of the genitals ’ , no representations of ‘ ultimate sexual acts , normal or perverted ’ . |
| 27 | Between them , they boasted only one painting which could properly be described as a masterpiece , a playful double portrait by Allan Ramsay which featured at Christie 's , while both catalogues were padded with dull works , as is usual in this category of art . |
| 28 | Most of the larger villages which could economically be connected already had electricity supplies on nationalisation , but rural pressure groups had been successful in gaining an opposition amendment to the 1947 Electricity Act safeguarding further development by enjoining the Boards to ‘ secure , so far as practicable , the development , extension to rural areas and cheapening of supplies of electricity ’ . |
| 29 | With Europe in recession and fears about unemployment , Britain and other countries which could previously be relied upon to put the case for a freer market ( and a bigger share for themselves of Japanese investment ) are no longer being heard . |
| 30 | Finally came a state of detachment which could misleadingly be regarded as recovery . |