Example sentences of "there [modal v] [be] [prep] least " in BNC.

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1 We think there may be at least two explanations for this .
2 In our part of the world we keep up the brave talk for the sake of the image of the region , so that there may be at least some inward investment and so that those industrialists , small business , training centres , local enterprises and cooperatives which are struggling so hard to make a go of it , will not be discouraged from at least having a go , but there is n't much hope and conviction really .
3 There must be at least one qualifying day in every week of an employee 's contract .
4 Mr Kinnock 's preference for his successor to be in place by the end of June proved impossible to meet , as the party 's rules decree that there must be at least 12 weeks in which to consult the three groups that make up the electoral college — MPs , constituency activists and the unions .
5 Their calculations of reaction rates in the Sun 's interior imply that there must be at least 10 20 times as many monopoles in the Sun as is possible according to the limits set by the non-detection of monopoles here on Earth .
6 For any company there must be at least two subscribers , who will become members .
7 At present , there must be at least 71 seats for Scotland , 35 for Wales and between 16 and 18 ( presently 17 ) for Northern Ireland ( House of Commons ( Redistribution of Seats ) Acts 1948 , 1958 and 1979 ) .
8 So far 30,000 arms have been recovered ; there must be at least another 10,000 somewhere .
9 At the start of the battle there must be at least two Goblins in the unit to carry a prodder fork , and there must be at least five models in total .
10 At the start of the battle there must be at least two Goblins in the unit to carry a prodder fork , and there must be at least five models in total .
11 There must be at least one full fare-paying passenger for each child reduction .
12 There must be at least fifteen founder members who must inter se put up at least 150 million forints , and the statutes of the exchange must be approved by the Minister of Finance .
13 Problem 1 Assuming , for the moment , the truth of the assertion of uniqueness made in Remark ( iii ) above , one deduces that , amongst the axioms listed for Z , there must be at least one which can not be satisfied by Q. Can you identify which axiom(s) from A1 through to I are not satisfied if one attempts to apply them to Q instead of Z ?
14 Hence , full partners , of which there must be at least one , are liable to the full extent of their personal assets , as with other forms of partnership .
15 In a partnership , the liability of the partners is unlimited except in the case of a limited partnership , and even then there must be at least one general partner with unlimited liability .
16 In addition to 10 minutes at the beginning for reading the paper there must be at least 20 minutes left at the end for a revision of your work .
17 If liability rules are to perform any of the functions mentioned there must be at least some prospect of their being enforced .
18 Or , to put it in another way , there must be at least two non-synonymous descriptive phrases of which it can be said both that they are co-extensive in respect of the given non-meaning and characterise this non-meaning in an essential way .
19 ’ … so pro rata , even by our own romantic criteria for singling out just one girl from the hundred we meet , there must be at least fifteen million members of the opposite sex in the world who would make an ideal mate ! …
20 There must be at least 10,000 different shareholders .
21 Before primary gall stones form , there must be at least a triple defect : ( i ) the secretion of bile that is supersaturated with cholesterol , ( ii ) a nucleation defect due to an excess of promotors or a deficiency of inhibitors of crystallisation , or both , and ( iii ) stasis within the gall bladder secondary to impaired gall bladder motor function .
22 There must be at least one entry , but there is no upper limit to the number of entries .
23 3128 There must be at least one module in the list .
24 There must be at least one entry , but there is no upper limit to the number of entries .
25 There are no special requirements in relation to the formation of a multi-national partnership — save that all the partners must be either solicitors or RFLs and there must be at least one of each to make it an MNP .
26 Note : If the only remaining members would be registered foreign lawyers those members could not accept all the shares because under the Rules there must be at least one solicitor member .
27 Note : If the only remaining members would be registered foreign lawyers those members could not accept all the shares because under the Rules there must be at least one solicitor member .
28 And though she was certain she 'd only sent out a couple of hundred invitations , it felt as though there must be at least ten times as many of the little darlings present .
29 Because there are , I do n't know how many sites Tarmac run , but there must be at least the number of sites that they 've ever run divided by two standard ways of planning , Tarmac .
30 There should be at least one inch of gravel on the base of the tank , or if undergravel filters are employed , this should be a lot deeper and a gravel tidy used , as discussed in August 's PFK .
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