Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] in principle [be] " in BNC.
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1 | The one equation should in principle be convertible into the other , but this is not always possible . |
2 | They go on to submit that the term should in principle be read in its narrower sense although this might leave what they describe — we think euphemistically — as a ‘ small lacuna ’ in the law . |
3 | If on the other hand they are not sitting in that capacity , it was agreed that they are performing functions in the public domain , and judicial review would in principle be available . |
4 | Any particle could in principle be used ; most results have been obtained with neutrons or electrons , each of which has various advantages and disadvantages for particular samples . |
5 | Conclusions emerging from conceptual evaluation : types of drill can in principle be associated with types of meaning . |
6 | Provided national law would confer protection upon the employees of such an employer , then the transaction would in principle be covered by the Directive . |
7 | At the same time , all forms of what would usually be considered popular music can in principle be disseminated by face-to-face methods ( for instance , in concerts ) rather than the mass media , and can be made available free , or even structured as collective participation , rather than sold as a commodity ; it is hard to believe that a few friends , jamming on ‘ Born in the USA ’ at a party , are not producing ‘ popular music ’ . |
8 | The thought is presumably that , whereas at present any monopoly or complex monopoly situation can in principle be referred to the MMC , under an Article 86-type policy there would have to be prima facie evidence of abuse . |
9 | The same intensity field can in principle be produced by many different patterns of velocity fluctuation . |
10 | But if an entrepreneur perceives the possibility of gaining profit by offering to buy at a price attractive to sellers and by offering to sell at a price attractive to buyers , the opportunities he thus offers to the market can in principle be made available by anyone . |
11 | But there are good reasons for a principled limitation to linguistic contexts : first , the relation between a lexical item and extralinguistic contexts is often crucially mediated by the purely linguistic contexts ( consider the possible relations between horse and the extra-linguistic situation in That 's a horse and There are no horses here ) ; second , any aspect of an extra-linguistic context can in principle be mirrored linguistically ; and , third , linguistic context is more easily controlled and manipulated . |