Example sentences of "would be madness " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be madness to attempt entry on the flank nearest the house where the pale , sinister figure might still be on watch . |
| 2 | Indeed , the Consumers ' Association have a publication entitled Taking your own case to court or tribunal designed to assist the layman wishing to take his own case rather than instruct solicitors ; but it warns potential litigants that to take on a particularly complicated legal action without legal help would be madness . |
| 3 | If any person had the authority to be in the vicinity he would be wearing a high visibility vest , as laid down in the Railway Regulations , it would be madness not to do so . |
| 4 | For the Mensheviks this implied that state power must pass to bourgeois parties , and although the proletariat must play a major , even leading role in overturning autocracy , it would be madness for the Social Democrats to take part in government . |
| 5 | It would be madness . |
| 6 | In your condition " — Devraux shrugged — " it would be madness . " |
| 7 | The wrong he had proposed weighed in Cati 's stomach like undigested food ; Rosalba could n't possibly do what he asked , it would be madness , if she were found out , God knows what would happen . |
| 8 | It would be madness to throw it all away for a few moments of nerve-storming passion . |
| 9 | The type of man it would be madness to trust . |
| 10 | It would be madness for me to refuse you through hurt pride when all I want to do is be with you , as I have just found out . ’ |
| 11 | It would be madness indeed if the ERM was allowed to force an interest rate rise in Britain . |
| 12 | Wherever blame might lie as regards the situation with the South Wales constabulary at the present time , surely it would be madness to merge Gwent police force with the South Wales police force at this unfortunate time because Gwent has a very , very good record and we want it to stay like that . |
| 13 | It would be madness to think otherwise . |
| 14 | Animal Welfare groups say it would be madness to remove laws which have protected Britain for so long from Rabies , a disease that causes fever and paralysis , leading to a slow , painful death . |
| 15 | It would be madness to pick Devonport . ’ |
| 16 | The Army spokesman added : ‘ It was pointed out to the convoy that it would be madness to try to drive through that particular part of the road , but they pushed on . ’ |