Example sentences of "that [vb mod] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is important since the brief was always to destroy anything that may leave incriminating evidence . |
| 2 | Pilots may not fully appreciate the nature of manoeuvre-induced errors ( frequently called instrument lag ) that may effect pressure-dependent flight instruments during manoeuvres which result in a change of angle of attack . |
| 3 | Because of the perceived significance of augmentation of basal UOS pressure as a mechanism that may prevent gastro-oesophageal reflux , we performed an analysis of the effects of oesophageal distention and acidification on basal UOS pressure . |
| 4 | If the immediate international situation is used as an excuse to get us to drop our opposition to the rearmament programme of the Government , the next phase must be that we must desist from any industrial or political action that may disturb national unity in face of fascist aggression . |
| 5 | It would certainly be easier to mitigate the effects of such a drought if long-range forecasting could be made more effective , and although there is as yet no secure basis for the kind of forecasting required , an analysis of the causes of the latest drought offers some hope of explanations that may have predictive value in future . |
| 6 | DISEASES AND DEFECTS THAT MAY CAUSE VISUAL DISABILITY IN CHILDREN |
| 7 | Hairdressing salons , dry cleaners , photographic developers and petrol stations are other places of work that may cause ill health Those working in offices may also be suffering from workplace exposure — to photocopier fumes , for example , or to solvents released by erasing liquids ( Tippex etc ) , glue , carbon paper , chipboard and plywood . |
| 8 | It is a decision that may require continual revision . |
| 9 | In some cases statistical techniques ( regression analysis ) are employed that may use past expenditure on particular services as a proxy for need . |
| 10 | West was able to touch on only some of the detailed and complicated matters that may receive scant attention tonight . |
| 11 | The National Security Council ( NSC ) submitted a report to President Truman on 2 April 1948 reviewing the situation in Korea and recommending the principles that should govern future policy . |
| 12 | Bewildering doubts and dissatisfied creativity had led him to the hills in search of a poetic subject ‘ that should give equal room and freedom for description , incident , and impassioned reflections on men , nature , and society ’ . |
| 13 | Emergency Debates are allowed at the discretion of the Speaker under Standing Order 20 if he considers that an application relates to " a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration . " |
| 14 | If an allotted day is one to which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 20 ( Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration ) stands over from an earlier day , paragraph ( 1 ) of Standing Order No. 14 ( Exempted business ) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill for a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion . |
| 15 | ( 3 ) If an allotted day is one on which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 20 ( Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration ) would , apart from this Order , stand over to Seven o'clock — |
| 16 | I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 20 for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration , namely , ’ The need for a debate on the closure of the Volvo bus plant , formerly known as Leyland National , in my constituency ’ . |
| 17 | I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 20 for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration , namely , ’ the announcement by British Coal of the loss of 13,000 jobs at the Prince of Wales , Sharlston , Kellingley and Whitemoor collieries and the closure of the topping cycle plant at Grimethorpe . ’ |
| 18 | The let down has to be the video speed , but otherwise , we 're looking at a solidly built machine that should provide good service for years . |
| 19 | The pity of these books is that , in their jaunty way , they tell a story that should cause real shame and horror to whites ; but by telling it false , they allow whites to laugh and walk away . |
| 20 | People are excluded from seeing death by the fact that death has become more like an illness that must receive medical attention , rather than the last event in a person 's life that they should be left in peace to deal with in whichever way they choose . |
| 21 | Despite the rhetoric of UNESCO that literacy is an instrument of liberation , most governments have consciously avoided programmes that might promote independent thinking or encourage political action . |
| 22 | It shows how little the FBI really understood about film production that their proposals to improve the situation focused on increasing the quantity of production , rather than stimulating a few high-quality pictures that might promote British prestige abroad . |
| 23 | The cost for a single user of a committee feed is a real deterrent , particularly for individual ITV regional companies , and the Committee was anxious to avoid anything that might inhibit regional coverage . |
| 24 | Ernest and Rosie tried to make a start on the repairs , but by then she had discovered that she was pregnant , and Ernest would not let her do any work that might involve strenuous effort . |
| 25 | Casual encounters on the beat are kept to a minimum by the public , primarily , the police claim , as a result of intimidation , and constables get few opportunities to display the interactive skills that might foster good community relations , although the rare occasions when this happens are seized upon by the men and recalled with pleasure thereafter . |
| 26 | In order to preserve her reputation , a woman was obliged to refrain from most types of work that might bring financial independence . |
| 27 | ( The Times , 13 June 1974 : 25.4 ; in Erdmann 1982 : 104 ) ( " Mr Benn has dared do something he should have known better than to do , given Prime Minister Wilson 's present hostility towards any statement that might upset private industry . " ) |
| 28 | The legal concept of incorporation and the creation of separate legal personality must entail the recognition of interests of that entity that might require legal protection on the international plane . |
| 29 | Give an example of an application that might require multiple-key processing . |
| 30 | Such license had effectively been denied Galileo who , by his friend Ciampoli , had been advised to suppress remarks that might imply extraterrestrial life : Would they not invite awkward questions such as how descendants of Adam and Eve could have reached the moon ? |