Example sentences of "of [noun] could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If all representations of lesbianism are negative ( in line with society 's presentation of heterosexuality as the only positive sexuality ) , then conceivably a positive image of lesbianism could have a promotional effect . |
| 2 | It is likely that some degree of unity could have been achieved between them had not Mrs Webb become convinced that the division was irreconcilable and determined to make every effort to bring her proposals to fruition . |
| 3 | These were problems that no single group of states could resolve by itself ; and there were many others . |
| 4 | This was supposed to be a celebration of American Independence Day , but no amount of make-believe could disguise the fact that it was a wet weekend in Oxfordshire . |
| 5 | The change of heart could cost a small number of veterans or widows more than £40 per week and save Middlesbrough Council £110,000 . |
| 6 | It is clear the National government 's right-wing attitudes and its hostility to the threat of communism could override public concern within the context of its parliamentary supremacy . |
| 7 | On several occasions the ‘ correct ’ response was not the obvious one , so perhaps a wider variety of inputs could 've been catered for . |
| 8 | Even assaults on the Unionists over alleged cases of discrimination could rebound . |
| 9 | I do not think that any incoming party with any set of policies could turn the economy around over the next six months . |
| 10 | All manner of dangers could lie down there , and only the Doctor knows how to operate the ship . |
| 11 | The use of royal letters of protection could annex territories — often enclaves — to the crown ( Lyon , Valenciennes or the comté of Bar ) but these might subsequently revert to other hands . |
| 12 | The raising of sheep could bring some profit , while leaving land vacant could bring none . |
| 13 | It was a contrast to performances in recent Asian tournaments ( Hong Kong in 1988 and Sri Lanka in 1990 ) when the territory finished third , behind South Korea and Japan , and showed that with a bit of luck could have entered the finals . |
| 14 | Defeated presidential candidates who won at least 1 per cent of the total vote were entitled to an extra seat for their party in the National Assembly so that the final overall number of deputies could exceed 90 . |
| 15 | The standard molar enthalpy of oxidation of hydrogen could refer to any of the three balanced chemical equations shown above and thus have any one of the three widely differing values shown above . |
| 16 | Heated in the Montgolfier-style , air would lift about 15lbs for every 1,000 cubic feet of volume , while the same volume of hydrogen could lift about 70lbs of payload . |
| 17 | For the last three years of his life Chlothar was thus sole king of the Merovingian kingdom ; when he died in 561 the process of division could start again from scratch . |
| 18 | MORE use of flight simulators by the Ministry of Defence could cut low-level flights by jets which cause disturbance and damage the environment , a report said today . |
| 19 | The month of March could decide it with games against both Orrell and Northampton . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , those who respect the ballot box but who can not agree on any form of self-government could learn from the Israeli-Palestinian settlement . |
| 21 | If the production of houses could regain the level of the 1930s , the rate at which overcrowding , sharing , and sub-standard houses could be eliminated would clearly be greatly accelerated . |
| 22 | But the dominant problem for Margaret Thatcher 's heirs was a profound political one , which no amount of spin-doctoring could have magicked away . |
| 23 | For a time teachers of literature could assume that they were in but not of the academy , and keep a healthy distance from institutional pressures . |
| 24 | But after Derrida 's essay , Foucault abandoned his claims that certain forms of literature could effect such a critical , reflective detachment . |
| 25 | The study of literature could help one to become a more sensitive , more moral person . |
| 26 | Leavis believed that English was concerned with central moral issues and the study of literature could provide some opposition to the dehumanizing effects of modern industrial society . |
| 27 | But of course could do so if you so wished . |
| 28 | This new approach was heralded by the decision in Photo Production Ltd. v. Securicor Transport Ltd. ( 1980 ) in which the House of Lords swept away the doctrine that a fundamental breach of contract could prevent an exemption clause from providing a defence . |
| 29 | This complex set of rules could produce the relation shown as Figure 3.28 . |
| 30 | It is somewhat easier to see how a rurally-based tradition of collectivism could have survived in pre-industrial Japan , especially in the 250 years of isolationist rule which lasted until the mid-nineteenth century . |