Example sentences of "would [adv] it be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Would not it be wonderful if we were in truth sisters ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Since you are concerned for my safety , would not it be well for the lady Anne to accompany me — she being my duchess and bride ? ’ |
| 3 | If he wishes to make an adjustment , would not it be more sensible to detach their role from advocacy of method and confine it solely to inspection ? |
| 4 | Now that the German Government have signalled their intention in the foreseeable future to recognise Croatia , would not it be a morally important statement for the British Government to do likewise and stand alongside this cruelly treated people ? |
| 5 | As British Governments of both colours have failed the Turkish Cypriot community in Cyprus , to whom they undertook certain responsibilities under the constitution of 1960 and the treaty of guarantee , would not it be advisable for the Government to be a bit more sensitive to the concerns of the Turkish Cypriots who do not want to see — under whatever agreement , which may be too favourable to the Greek Cypriots — a return to the situation in the 1960s ? |
| 6 | Would not it be a recipe for disaster in the offshore oil industry , in agriculture and in the hotel and catering industry ? |
| 7 | Would not it be a disaster for part-time workers , women workers and , indeed , all workers in Britain ? |
| 8 | Would not it be easy to accede to the commissioner 's request to change the three points in the regulation which the Commission says are defective and deal with Crown immune areas , reduce the latitude given to authorities and ensure that environmental assessments are recorded in writing so that we have proper regulations and proper environmental impact assessments ? |
| 9 | Would not it be legally wise and politically sensible not to go ahead with the compulsory order to bring in bulldozers until difficulties with the European Commission and local people have been resolved ? |
| 10 | Would not it be a good thing to allow barbers to open on Sunday , if only to help the Under-Secretary of State , the hon. Member for Eastwood ( Mr. Stewart ) ? |
| 11 | Would not it be far better to seek an effective non-proliferation treaty than to go for a new generation of nuclear weapons ? |
| 12 | Would not it be much better to pinch another of Labour 's ideas and lease the 188 trains rather than provide compensation schemes , chocolates and flowers ? |
| 13 | Would not it be safer , cheaper and quicker to reinstate the conventional junction lay-out at that and other accident sites ? |
| 14 | Seriously , as the Boundary Commission proceeds with its report over the next 10 years , would not it be correct to ensure that all parts of the United Kingdom had the same proportion of representatives ? |
| 15 | Would not it be the height of folly to give away our own independent nuclear deterrent while any potential aggressor has the ability to strike at us ? |
| 16 | Would not it be a good idea if the United Kingdom , instead of embarking on the Trident programme , abandoned it and withdrew Polaris to demonstrate our solidarity and support for the vast majority of the world 's nations which are signatories to the United Nations nuclear non-proliferation treaty ? |
| 17 | Would not it be a disaster for business throughout the country suddenly to be confronted by a long list of new regulations and constraints ? |
| 18 | In such circumstances , would not it be impossible thereafter for Members of Parliament with Scottish constituencies to sit in Departments as Ministers , administering those Departments — |
| 19 | Would not it be impossible for Ministers to be in charge of Government Departments administering those matters for England and Wales ? |
| 20 | Would not it be a disaster if Russia ended up having to pay as much in interest rates as it received in aid ? |
| 21 | The Soviets said to Greenspan , ‘ Look , you 're an expert in currency matters , and would n't it be interesting for us to chat about these things ? ’ |
| 22 | And would n't it be easier to get their mummies and daddies on the programme to answer the questions ? |
| 23 | ‘ And would n't it be fun having three legs and being able to go round in a circle like the Isle of Man flag ? ’ |
| 24 | As one of the party 's rural Deputies put it : ‘ If Ray proves he can do the toughest job in the EC , and he has , would n't it be foolish not to give him the opportunity to run this little country of ours ? ’ |
| 25 | Would n't it be wonderful if we woke up tomorrow and everyone had become like you ? |
| 26 | Would n't it be better not to translate Billy 's invitation to come forward , as the people at the Welsh meeting understood English and it allowed a quiet moment between Billy 's phrases ? |
| 27 | ‘ Would n't it be better to break into the house with Jackie and see for ourselves ? ’ |
| 28 | Small boy to his father : ‘ Would n't it be useful , Daddy , if they invented a 99p piece . ’ |
| 29 | Mr Phil Gregory , Labour agent , said yesterday that , at the count , he turned to the beaten Labour candidate , Mr Douglas Naysmith , and said : ‘ Would n't it be ironic if you were beaten by people who had never even set foot in the constituency ? ’ |
| 30 | Would n't it be fine ? ’ |