Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] ought [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it , it need n't necessarily be erm the kind of direct material gain in terms of well we need to go beyond rent reduction because rent reduction is not , has n't given us enough , because in theory rent reduction ought to be giving you as much you need . |
| 2 | In both these cases it was held that the alternative of a manslaughter verdict ought to be left to the jury where the occasion justifies action in self-defence , or to prevent a crime , or to apprehend an offender , but where the defendant acts beyond the necessity of that occasion . |
| 3 | A reduction in interest rates will result in a fall in the size of this subsidy , and the phasing in of a cash ceiling approach ought to be timed to such a favourable point in time . |
| 4 | Maybe the sponsorship option ought to be considered as a solution to the Kirk 's financial plight . |
| 5 | Facts found in an evaluation , conducted in 1985 by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research , Bangladesh , revealed five reasons why the National Oral Rehydration Programme ought to be seen as an inappropriate and inefficient method of promoting oral rehydration therapy to the people of Bangladesh : Firstly , it was estimated that , based on numbers of reported cases of diarrhoea , 184 million packets of ORS were needed annually by the Bangladeshi population ( 1985 figure ) . |
| 6 | The fuel consumption ought to be in the high teens/low twenties . |
| 7 | Q I 've heard that Sainsbury 's vintage wine ought to be stored in special conditions . |
| 8 | It seems unlikely that the breakfasts will alter much , but you will have to judge what would be acceptable for the two conferences ( we think that the evening meal ought to be a three course affair with a food cost closer to £2 or so ) . |
| 9 | Manchester MP Tom Pendry says the selection process ought to be tougher next time and based on merit not money . |
| 10 | Any horses that died in College went to ‘ old Cross ’ for salvage to reduce the charge to clients , and it was pleaded that a proper post-mortem examination ought to be made of all these animals . |
| 11 | In addition , the marker has responded as master-craftsman to apprentice , so to speak : he knows what a court report ought to be like , and so has helped the pupil-writer towards that understanding , and has directed his attention to the part where the reader was confused . |
| 12 | If there is anything in the distinction I believe that the term Cabinet Committee ought to be kept for Ministerial committees and perhaps for committees of officials directly subordinate to a Ministerial committee ; but I am far from certain that the distinction is worth making . |
| 13 | It should be marketed as a beer in its own right ; its alcohol content ought to be irrelevant , ’ says Karsten . |
| 14 | The industrial pattern runs from the south-east to the north of the county and the assisted area pattern ought to be changed to reflect the needs of the county as a whole . |
| 15 | However , it must be stated that anyone who has used a code driven word processing program ought to be capable of achieving results fairly quickly . |
| 16 | ‘ I suppose her autumn social life will be starting , ’ he said absently , ‘ and I suppose the note of my October magazine letter ought to be something about the autumn and winter social activities , ’ he went on , taking up his pen again . |
| 17 | Once it is established that insider dealing ought to be a criminal offence , the question becomes : how much do we punish and why ? |
| 18 | The view expressed here is that the punishment of those found guilty of insider dealing ought to be sufficient to act as a general deterrent for others who have access to inside information , so as to further reduce the incentive to indulge in the practice of insider dealing . |
| 19 | Erm Mrs Moody from Hucknall thinks that er that leaf stem thing ought to be off in a garden somewhere . |
| 20 | taking out loans and borrowing and I do n't think that this County Council ought to be defensive in the slightest about having a tool such as borrowing available to us in terms of financial management . |
| 21 | I have constructed a kitchen out of flatpacks with only one minor nervous breakdown and one remarkable shouting match involving my wife , her mother , myself and how a length of pine beading ought to be attached to several wall cupboards . |
| 22 | Submissions were made that a life prisoner whose case is being referred to the judges under the ‘ first ’ consultation procedure ought to be allowed to make representations to the judges with the object of limiting his tariff , and further that the material to be placed before the judges should also be available for examination by the prisoner . |
| 23 | Taking into account all the adjustments , we can see that the bank bond ought to be trading at 5.61 lower than or at a yield to maturity of 1.14 per cent higher than the comparable government bond . |
| 24 | The VL Bus version ought to be a screamer . |
| 25 | Er I wanted to talk to Jim Bowen you see about this quiz show host ought to be a a little nicer than they are and apparently his answer machine is on at home . |
| 26 | These meetings could not be said to be unimportant because world Christianity ought to be seen to meet . |
| 27 | Although in principle agriculture ought to be a net producer of energy , converting the sun 's energy into the calorific value of food , modern agriculture is actually a net consumer . |
| 28 | Your school ju , your school jumper ought to be cleaned did n't it ? |
| 29 | At the same time the FA urged ‘ players and spectators who are physically fit and otherwise able to join the Army ’ , and several players did so , but the Football League insisted that ‘ in the interests of the people of this country football ought to be continued ’ . |
| 30 | Incidentally , though Walker is held to be still more than a touch rusty after so long away from rugby — inclined , for instance , to carry the ball under the wrong arm — the rapidity with which he has come into cap contention ought to be food for thought for our own Jamie Henderson . |