Example sentences of "would [adv] mean [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Sept. 20 Iraq radio broadcast a commentary warning the USA against making a grave mistake by assuming that an attack on Iraq would merely mean regional conflict ; it would be an overall war , and Iraqis would take the war into the cities of the attacking nation if they were attacked . |
| 2 | Fiveyear , renewable contracts for all ranks would still mean good officers being in the job for life but should also mean an end to lazy time-servers . |
| 3 | She was now only a step away from her target , so she was n't far from getting to know him well enough to question him about his allegiance — just as long as she could keep his escort sweet , which would probably mean more bondage if that was the only way he could get his nuts off . |
| 4 | Ah yes , digging up the bowling green would probably mean some explaining , as well . |
| 5 | Mrs Briton said trust status would also mean greater control over its own finances and the freedom to determine staff terms and conditions to meet local needs . |
| 6 | While the G-7 members had endorsed associate membership for the Soviet Union ( and thus technical economic assistance ) , the immediate US reaction to the idea of full membership , which would also mean financial aid for the Soviet Union , was cool . |
| 7 | It would also mean massive computer reprogramming and possibly the expense of other computer programmes which would have to be introduced . |
| 8 | One long-serving officer argued the review would also mean more firemen on tenders and fewer officers in the station , which would make promotion harder to win but would benefit the public . |
| 9 | And if a deficit on that scale were allowed to persist Italian-style , the accumulation in outstanding debt would inevitably mean higher taxes in the longer run to meet the burden of interest payments . |
| 10 | And if a deficit on that scale were allowed to persist Italian-style , the accumulation in outstanding debt would inevitably means higher taxes in the longer run to meet the burden of interest payments . |
| 11 | It would simply mean that officialdom , and his country , had forgiven him . |