Example sentences of "the [noun] [noun sg] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defence budget might have been spent , nothing more or less , but the money could have been spent more economically , more efficiently , or more effectively . |
| 2 | The Defence budget would stand buying another catapult tomorrow ; my crossbow would just have to wait another week or so . |
| 3 | We can not say what the outcome of a meeting of the Defence Committee might have been , or whether the course of events would have been altered if it had met in September 1981 ; but , in our view , it could have been advantageous , and fully in line with Whitehall practice , for Ministers to have reviewed collectively at that time , or in the months immediately ahead , the current negotiating position ; the implications of the conflict between the attitudes of the Islanders and the aims of the Junta ; and the longer-term policy options in relation to the dispute . |
| 4 | It was later announced by the government that the Defence Ministry would designate locations where all private armies should hand over their weapons . |
| 5 | All ministries except the Defence Ministry would have to achieve a 3 per cent cut in operating expenses , and old-age pensions in the national insurance scheme would be reduced . |
| 6 | Macmillan , however , saw that amalgamation of the Service Ministries and the Ministry of Supply concurrently with sweeping changes in Defence policy would be more than the Defence establishment could take . |
| 7 | Had Conner beaten Kanza on Wednesday , the defence semi-final would have been halted , with Conner and Koch each having a place in the final . |
| 8 | The income trust will invest in between 60 and 70 UK stocks — mainly blue chip companies like ICI — and will seek to maintain at least the current dividends levels in all but ‘ the worst possible economic circumstances . ’ |
| 9 | The Revenue has confirmed that interest credited to the income account will constitute taxable income in the beneficiary 's hands ( either when it is credited in the case of a life tenant , or when it is paid or applied for the benefit of a discretionary beneficiary ) . |
| 10 | Tullock ( 1971 ) , like Disraeli , notes that the top and bottom of the income distribution may have interests in common and that it is the middle ( or median ) individual , or more loosely groups , who wield the power . |
| 11 | In in this instance the Harlow Sports Centre been very kind in doing everything they can to host this venue and hopefully in the near future the Harlow playhouse will open their arms also thank you . . |
| 12 | The Park Authority will charge competitors 50p an event on its land ( 25p if under 16 years old ) . |
| 13 | In the case of farmers in national parks the park authority must offer a management agreement . |
| 14 | The growth trust will invest in a broad spread of between 60-100 UK stocks and the opportunity trust will invest in no more than 40 stocks which are special situations — smaller companies , possible bid targets , or short-term prospects . |
| 15 | It is concerned with the forms energy can take , how efficiently it can be used and to what extent energy can be made available for useful work . |
| 16 | In comparison there has been very little work on the psychology of masculinity and the nature of male identity , although both men ( and women ) are becoming increasingly interested in the forms masculinity might assume in the 1990s and beyond . |
| 17 | If the sign said ‘ Parking — No Caravans ’ , a restricted class can not use the field , but as the majority group could use it the field would be a public place . |
| 18 | Often the majority party will assume the chairmanship of each of the committees , and occasionally the policy committee is used as a one-party cabinet . |
| 19 | Other unforeseen difficulties have taken a further 4 per cent , but Remington is confident the contingency reserve will cover it . |
| 20 | The district attorney system will take over the criminal prosecutions , and the corrupt philosophy of the contingency fee will pervade the whole system . |
| 21 | The amount of the contingency sum should reflect the degree of uncertainty in the definition of the project and the firmness or otherwise the budget . |
| 22 | The calculator display would show a five followed by a decimal point and further numerals which would need to be ignored . |
| 23 | Care must be taken not to keep the stick forward for too long , as too much forward movement during the take-off run will prevent the glider from leaving the ground until a much higher speed is reached . |
| 24 | The propaganda campaign against the deployment of Euromissiles was lost , despite considerable public opposition in the countries concerned ; and the war in Afghanistan was brought to an end , because of its cost as well as unpopularity , on terms that offered no guarantee the Najibullah government would survive or that external intervention in its affairs would cease ( it finally collapsed in 1992 ) . |
| 25 | The Mains-Kirton pairing may seem odd , for Mains played all his major rugby at fullback and Kirton as an inside back . |
| 26 | Geoff Race , director and general manager of SLP said a win for the Middlesbrough yard would allow the 950 employees to remain working at full capacity . |
| 27 | So it is hoped that ALL PARISHES in the Middlesbrough area will try to send a representative to the meeting on 9th December . |
| 28 | The Middlesbrough teenager will join the full-time payroll in the summer . |
| 29 | This may make it more difficult for these firms to raise finance in the future : the Stirling study will cover both these questions . |
| 30 | The fur seal may have up to a hundred , but the Hamadryas makes do with only a handful . |