Example sentences of "could [be] [vb pp] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of the discretionary sentence there is always a notional equivalent determinate sentence which could be imposed in accord with established sentencing practice but for the current mental state of the defendant which makes him a danger to the public . |
| 2 | Where a party can only be liable if negligent , a clause such as that in White v Warwick ought to be enough to protect against liability , even if parallel liability for failure to take reasonable care could be imposed in tort and contract ( Alderslade v Hendon Laundry Ltd [ 1945 ] KB 189 ) . |
| 3 | Negative growth in Trinidad and Tobago 's gross domestic product ( GDP ) continued during 1989 and 1990 , but at a slower rate , leading to hopes that positive growth could be recorded in 1991 . |
| 4 | Crops could have been grown in it free of the manorial and village restrictions which controlled the crops which could be grown in the village fields . |
| 5 | By experimenting with the duration of incubation they found that fusion occurred after only a few hours , and that viable hybrids could be grown in a liquid culture medium containing glucose , monosodium glutamate , a mixture of vitamins , sodium chloride and extracts of Raphanus brassica ( common mustard ) . |
| 6 | One problem for the Virginia planters was that tobacco could be grown in England ; James I agreed to help the company by making tobacco-growing illegal in England and , although people broke the law and tried to raise tobacco for much of the rest of the century , the American monopoly was eventually made effective . |
| 7 | But it argues ministers should hesitate before going further with the publication of information that could be misused in the same way as it says occurred with published exam results . |
| 8 | Before Mr Stewart was charged , there was a tacit agreement that pilots could admit flying problems in private so that others could be warned in time to avoid disaster . |
| 9 | The first section also suggests that a cohesive consciousness could be registered in the construction and development of antislavery rituals and occasions and iconographic expressions or visual representations of a common antislavery identity . |
| 10 | However , only fishing vessels fulfilling the conditions laid down in section 14 of the Act of 1988 could be registered in the new register . |
| 11 | In smaller seasonal or residential hotels all the office work could be centralised in the reception office , and during the quiet period on the front desk the receptionist would be expected to carry out the task of maintaining accounting and other records . |
| 12 | Such a companion volume , though different in flavour from the rest , could provide the necessary framework on which the detailed volumes could be hung in context , and to which the reader could refer to maintain an overall perspective of the series . |
| 13 | It is not put forward as a definitive model for how coping , support and events interrelate in the genesis of psychiatric disorder , because the issues are so complex that the diagram could be redrawn in several different ways and indicate several other likely relationships . |
| 14 | Chain , which was introduced in 1811 , could be stowed in a small damp locker and so it can almost be said that chain cleared the space needed below for engines and coal bunkers . |
| 15 | When it is remembered that at the same time the beginnings of large-scale industry could be discerned in Japan , it can be seen that a big absolute growth in this period masks a significant change in Europe 's relative position . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , the trend towards standardization could be discerned in countries where industrialization had gone furthest . |
| 17 | We estimate that approximately 30 of our units could be developed in this way . |
| 18 | The arguments could be developed in several quite different forms , and we need not list them all . |
| 19 | Councillors on Thursday decided that the 12-acre Cattle Market at Bury could be developed in small-scale phases . |
| 20 | ( It is suggested that this could be developed in association with COSLA ) . |
| 21 | Similar programmes could be developed in a chemistry or physics context . |
| 22 | Before 1885 lashes could be inflicted in ordinary cattle-stealing cases . |
| 23 | Now that virtue could be acknowledged in the toddler as he freely followed his own natural pursuits and interests — not excluding the exploration of his own body-the ground was finally prepared for an acceptance of babies ' desires as needs in themselves : ‘ Babies want attention ; they probably need plenty of it ’ ( Children 's Bureau , 1945 ) . |
| 24 | In contrast , the portrait of Ahmed has none of the disdain which could be observed in the writer 's article about Michael X. Ahmed 's bluffs are called , but they are understood , and carefully related to his earlier life on the island . |
| 25 | It could be observed in darkness as a flickering bluish-grey light ; and there was a force in orgone energy capable of setting a motor in motion . |
| 26 | If something drastic were not done , then British politics would drift into class antagonism such as could be observed in France . |
| 27 | The use of simulation allows the observation of many possible stream patterns , far more than could be observed in the real world . |
| 28 | In order to restore more time for you to be able to talk to your friends and socialise , an idea has been put forward that Q.T. notes could be prepared in advance of Q.T. day . |
| 29 | 17 QT NOTES JANUARY 1990 the suggestion that the notes could be prepared in advance and handed out on QT Days was given a mixed reception . |
| 30 | How many beads could be threaded in 2 minutes would be measured . |