Example sentences of "could be [verb] that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It appeared to the Commission that , aside from certain cases involving fantasy or malice , a request for service forwarded abroad met a precise need , and it could be presumed that such a request was in compliance with the procedural law of the forum , since this step would otherwise make no sense . |
| 2 | In primitive societies with small , self-sufficient units there was no differentiation between centre and periphery , and it could be argued that many peasants in Russia remained at this level of perception during NEP . |
| 3 | Again , it could be argued that many of the above deficiencies are remedied by the use of self-regulation . |
| 4 | With the move towards disintermediation , it could be argued that many banks are driven to taking on less credit-worthy customers , with associated increases in credit risk . |
| 5 | It could be argued that such a strategy was in any case unnecessary . |
| 6 | One important difference between surrogacy and homosexuality is of course that surrogacy results in the birth of a child ; and it could be argued that such a child might be socially disadvantaged if the facts became known . |
| 7 | But this is the general position and in vehicles like Minis it could be argued that such a view can be obtained when only the wiper in front of the driver works , therefore each vehicle must be dealt with separately . |
| 8 | It could be argued that such a system is valuable in all high risk operations : it provides reassurance not only for the surgical teams but also for patients who are operated on by a surgeon in whom seroconversion subsequently occurs . |
| 9 | It could be argued that such questions are of little value as respondents may be unwilling to label themselves as being in poor health . |
| 10 | Given the distribution of older people throughout the different medical specialisms it could be argued that all doctors ( and nurses ) should receive some training in the main aspects of geriatric medicine , with its emphasis upon rehabilitation and the role of multi-disciplinary care and assessment . |
| 11 | Secondly , the formal analysis which is second nature to a Western critic can be fruitful , even though it could be argued that this is a way of interpreting the objects of an unfamiliar culture rather than a description . |
| 12 | It could be argued that this is of little moment , as only popular texts are involved . |
| 13 | It could be argued that this lack of co-operation between UDCs ( notably the LDDC ) and local government is predictable . |
| 14 | It could be argued that this apparent overestimate is a true reflection of the total amount of uplift . |
| 15 | It could be argued that this was a violation of the satyāgrahi 's moral duty not to coerce his opponent or to take advantage of his weakness and vulnerability . |
| 16 | Jackson have been very possessive of their peghead shape in the past and it could be argued that this guitar would n't be a Jackson without it . |
| 17 | It could be argued that this was hastened in London by the Great Plague of 1665 when the familiar sight of cartloads of corpses contrasted with the decency and sanitary advantage of encoffining the dead . |
| 18 | Second , it could be argued that this system removes any incentive for sound financial control at local level and constitutes a divorce between management responsibility and financial accountability of the kind severely criticized by the 1976 Layfield Report on local government finance . |
| 19 | It could be argued that this is an organization matter not an accounting one ; that a control needs to be introduced which prevents managers artificially postponing cash payments , e.g. a rule that all invoices must be paid within a specific time . |
| 20 | It could be argued that this is a prime example of what has been termed the ‘ Matthew Effect ’ — ‘ For unto every one that hath shall be given , and he shall have abundance : but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath . ’ |
| 21 | Now it could be argued that this likelihood is so remote as not to be worthy of consideration . |
| 22 | ( It could be argued that this approach confuses appropriation and dishonesty . |
| 23 | It could be argued that this was so because the individualist Hobbesian anarchism which formed the theoretical model of the bourgeois economy provided no basis for any form of social organisation , including that of the family . |
| 24 | ‘ It could be argued that this situation amounts to a cynical manipulation of a group which the Government and employers recognise are more vulnerable than most . |
| 25 | It could be argued that this is far more likely to occur to a self-regulatory body than to a statutory body . |
| 26 | Erm so er I mean it could be argued that those figures go in there . |
| 27 | Because different lenses are used for different purposes ( for example , a wide-angle lens gets more visual information on-screen than a close-up lens ) , even in straightforward recording , it could be argued that any photographic image is already a distortion of what one sees in the real world . |
| 28 | Particular emphasis has been given to the prevention of distortions of competition ( an express treaty objective under Article 3(f) , to justify a very wide use of Article 100 , since it could be argued that any difference between national regulatory frameworks may distort competition in the Community , even in the area of social policy . |
| 29 | It could be argued that these groups were formed as much for sociability as for making money , being made up of friends or acquaintances , but at any event their reasons fell short of promoting definite artistic programmes . |
| 30 | It could be argued that these ideas were deliberately peddled in Dunrossness . |