Example sentences of "could [verb] [det] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or you could stay another year at school or college and re-take the subjects you failed . |
| 2 | I did not think we could invade this year . |
| 3 | But his father decided that he himself would marry a third wife , and that his son could wait another year or two . |
| 4 | Translation of foreign currencies added £900,000 to profits in 1992 and , if rates stuck at present levels , could boost this year 's results by £5 million . |
| 5 | Proposing this , Michael Watkinson added : ‘ As we paid last year , possibly they could contribute this year . ’ |
| 6 | At hardly any cost the governors could celebrate each year their school 's ‘ Outstanding Teacher ’ , as some American institutions do . |
| 7 | IBM Japan Ltd reported net profit for 1992 down 44.8% to the equivalent of $268m ; turnover slipped 1.6% to $10,750m ; the company says service business including systems integration showed double-digit growth from the previous year but that hardware sales turned in a double-digit drop ; ‘ We are still in the midst of changing course to become a service company , ’ the company said — ‘ Along with the severe state of the economy , that resulted in lower sales and profits ; ’ systems integration , accounting for just 8% of sales , grew by 40% and IBM Japan plans to increase staff there by half this year ; hardware sales accounted for 53% of the total , but the ratio could reverse this year ; the company plans to cut operating costs per employee by about 10% , further reducing headquarters staff by a quarter , reducing the number of top executives by a quarter and slashing executive bonuses in half . |
| 8 | Reviving the moribund nuclear industry would be tough and unpopular , and could take many years to produce more power . |
| 9 | However , in December 1989 , the Irish Supreme Court , following an appeal from SPUC , granted an injunction against USI , prohibiting them from distributing information until the European Court makes its decision , which could take several years . |
| 10 | The headquarters ' engineers want to develop an electric version of the HST , which will involve considerable redesign and could take several years to complete . |
| 11 | Councillors are hoping for a settlement without the need for court action but are prepared for a legal battle which could take several years during which time both sides could run up massive costs running into many tens of thousands . |
| 12 | His solicitor , Cameron Fyfe , said : ‘ The court recognises that Mr McTear will not survive to see his case to its completion , as this process could take several years . |
| 13 | If the current pace of repurchases is sustained , more than $10 billion of bonds could vanish this year . |
| 14 | Now its a longtime since we 've had a motorcycle racing champion in Central South land … all could change this year with Trevor Nation and the Oxford Products team … here 's Nick Clark again |
| 15 | ‘ No-one is so old that he does not think he could live another year ’ |
| 16 | This could last several years and might eventually lead to more talks to determine the final status of the occupied territories . |
| 17 | Building extensions to two Catholic schools in Darlington could start this year if the county and the church agree , the schools minister said this week . |