Example sentences of "much [det] [modal v] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , there was not much that could be said , other than polite conversation . |
| 2 | Fortunately , there is much that can be done at home to reduce the level of chemical exposure — for the majority of patients , these simple measures will be enough to alleviate the symptoms considerably . |
| 3 | There is much that can be said about the advantages of such a strategy , which is flexible and which can penetrate secular buildings with the salt of the gospel touching the lives of many who otherwise have no contact with the church . |
| 4 | But there is much that can be usefully said about the way in which all governmental activities are controlled by law , particularly when considering the relationships between different branches of government . |
| 5 | It should be clear from this article that a more multicultural approach would improve the quality of mathematics education , and that there is much that can be done to ensure that the mathematics we teach prepares children for our multicultural society . |
| 6 | If each of these requirements were to be implemented , it was , he said , necessary to have at least an organized labour-market , though much more would be needed . |
| 7 | But much more can be made out of its well-recognised movements . |
| 8 | He believes much more can be done with more resources and that the industry needs Springboards in other conurbations such as Birmingham , Manchester , Glasgow and Bristol , Avon , if people are to attach a lot more importance to it . |
| 9 | Why visit the gardens or the pagodas of Suzhou , when much more can be gained by attempting to buy a 1950s style mannequin . |
| 10 | There are many other examples where , readers may assume that much more can be done than is in fact the case . |
| 11 | Much more can be done to improve the conservation of natural enemies in the field . |
| 12 | And how much more can be recognised elsewhere of such systems ? |
| 13 | Much more can be done out of hospital and in the GP 's surgery , the patient 's home or in low-technology settings . |
| 14 | The Tories have more or less run out of good ideas which inspired them in the early Thatcher years , and are left only with a few bad ones : the creation of new , ever more incompetent ‘ private ’ monopolies ; the vindictive pursuit of aged war criminals ; the idiotic struggle to knock a penny off income tax , which will benefit nobody , when so much more could be achieved with a little imagination — by abolishing all discriminatory rates , abolishing capital transfer tax and other taxes on savings , allowing domestic wages ( as all other forms of employment are allowed ) against personal taxation … |
| 15 | Much more could be said . |
| 16 | Much more could be made of Wittgenstein 's contribution here . |
| 17 | Although it is sometimes realized that the demands of public sector accountability and decision making in a political context can serve to limit the extent to which concepts of efficiency derived from the private sector can be applied uncritically in the public sector domain , there nevertheless remains a feeling that much more could be done to improve resource utilisation . |
| 18 | Much more could be done to help assimilate our refugees — for example , help with schooling and specialist support . |
| 19 | Much more could be and has been written about this ‘ difference principle ’ ( 2a ) and its strengths and weaknesses , but enough has been said to , at least , give the flavour of the notion . |
| 20 | Much more could be said of the implications of a natural-narrative analysis here . |
| 21 | But the overall expenditure total for next year has already been agreed and it 's unlikely that much more could be pared from it . |
| 22 | Much more could be said about assimilation , but from the point of view of learning or teaching English pronunciation , to do so would not be very useful . |
| 23 | Kingfisher is offering 120p cash for each Dixons share , but analysts think that much more will be needed to win control . |
| 24 | A great deal has been learned from other environments before the child enters school and much more will be learned after the child leaves full-time education . |
| 25 | Much more will be said of the houses of the poor in chapter 3 , but the basic contrast can be readily tested — one has only to compare the range of interiors in the novels of Richardson or Jane Austen with the range in almost any one of Dickens 's novels . |
| 26 | CAKES , toys , bric-a-brac and much more will be on offer at a sale in Peace House in Belfast this Saturday . |
| 27 | However , it remains a hard task to convince society that much more should be done to create fairer employment opportunities for the disabled . |
| 28 | When this is done , people will be sensitive to costs , much less will be spent on health care overall , and by the law of supply and demand , the cost of medical care will plummet . |
| 29 | Much less will be accomplished than you are capable of doing . |