Example sentences of "important [conj] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He asked to speak confidentially with Ron Bullough , the Chief Scientist of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority ( UKAEA ) whose office is at Harwell , on the grounds that he ( Fleischmann ) had something ‘ very important that might require a major decision ’ . |
| 2 | He was ever anxious about the weather and , when he could think of nothing else to be anxious about , he became worried that he must have forgotten something important that should have been causing him worry . |
| 3 | These tend to be used by very large companies , by companies or organizations where group decisions and committee work are a noticeable feature , and by very small organizations where everybody is regarded as equally important and may want a say in what is going on . |
| 4 | The contours of a site are obviously important and may add or detract from its development potential . |
| 5 | ‘ And if rumour were to go about the levels that the T'ang has lost something important and would clear a deck to find it ? |
| 6 | Such differences are important and must raise serious doubts about the conclusions reached — was the label ‘ Meadow 's syndrome ’ really justified ? |
| 7 | Despite variations , however , the day care facilities are enormously important and can make a tremendous difference to the lives of the mentally disordered . |
| 8 | However , evidence suggests that non-business travel is also important and can cover 67 per cent of all movement ( Clark and Unwin 1981 ) ; if this were to be substantially reduced by remote linkages by telephone or other means , the consequences for continued viability of still more rural public transport routes could be serious , especially where comparatively minor variations in demand can be critical . |
| 9 | The use of the singular ‘ code ’ is important as will become clear . |