Example sentences of "would be a mistake [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it would be a mistake to suppose that a written sentence has no phonology . |
| 2 | The sentences in Task 11 are packed with cohesive devices , but it would be a mistake to suppose that it is this , and nothing else , which creates the unity between them . |
| 3 | In particular , it would be a mistake to suppose that the causes and remedies of the prison numbers crisis are to be found simply by looking at the final stages of the process , namely the custodial decisions of the courts . |
| 4 | Rolle stresses at the beginning the joy which is the obverse of the discipline : But although it is characteristic of Rolle 's writing to stress the joy of the contemplative , it would be a mistake to suppose that he ever suggests that the passage to it is easy : At the very start he warns against the specific danger attendant on solitary life — hallucination ; a point to remember when considering the arguments of those who tend to be distrustful of Rolle 's theology . |
| 5 | But it would be a mistake to conclude that the results must be similar . |
| 6 | On the other hand , it would be a mistake to conclude that the urban-rural shift is a spent force . |
| 7 | It would be a mistake to assume that sleep is a period when the body is marking time and just ticking over idly . |
| 8 | While it may be true to say that the one predominates in Christianity and the other in such Eastern religions as Buddhism and Hinduism , it would be a mistake to assume that Christianity is devoid of the principle of identity or that Buddhism and Hinduism are devoid of the principle of participation . |
| 9 | However , it would be a mistake to assume that the group backs the action of Father James Morrow as Tony Golding , chairman of Colchester LIFE group , explained . |
| 10 | Although the lesions that produce the speech loss are localized it would be a mistake to assume that their effects are similarly restricted . |
| 11 | It would be a mistake to assume that all multinational companies which are established in a number of European countries necessarily thereby reap enormous advantages and profits . |
| 12 | Images of femininity and masculinity vary significantly by ethnicity ; it would be a mistake to assume that the patterns among British whites are to be found among black people . |
| 13 | It would be a mistake to assume that the various strata of middle-class ‘ society ’ would naturally press for liberal reform . |
| 14 | However , it would be a mistake to assume that the behaviour of insects is based solely on instinct . |
| 15 | But it would be a mistake to assume that Prime Ministers are necessarily mouth-pieces of their Lord Chancellors when making the most senior appointments . |
| 16 | However , it would be a mistake to assume that the differences within regions are any less significant . |
| 17 | Whilst it is true that the summit meeting of heads of state and government ( prime ministers and presidents ) in Stuttgart in 1983 adopted a Solemn Declaration of European Union , it would be a mistake to assume that the prime ministers and presidents and the European Parliamentarians were on the same wavelength . |
| 18 | It would be a mistake to assume that all participants in the revolt were involved in it for the same reasons . |
| 19 | Thus although much has been achieved , it would be a mistake to believe that most of the problems have been solved . |
| 20 | But it would be a mistake to believe that from the beginning Baldwin exercised all the power and merely allowed MacDonald to sit in impotent glory in 10 Downing Street . |
| 21 | It would be a mistake to suggest that there were no direct links between business and local government at this time and , indeed , it may be justified to acknowledge that they were becoming more important and more regular through various forms of consultation . |
| 22 | Although the three powers we have just outlined were the principal measures available to the police to prevent or to control public assemblies , it would be a mistake to think that they were the only ones . |
| 23 | While an enormous amount of energy and enthusiasm was expended on GLC-related projects , it would be a mistake to think that they were greeted with uncritical acclaim by all lesbians and gays . |
| 24 | Edwin and Robert Grabhorn , who founded the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco in 1920 , worked so amicably together that it was said of them : ‘ When Ed 's away the shop goes to pieces ; when Bob 's away , Ed goes to pieces ’ ; but it would be a mistake to think that relationships between printers were always so harmonious . |
| 25 | Certainly personal affection and the admiring contemplation of beautiful objects involve consciousness , although it would be a mistake to think that there is no more to their value than comes simply from the kind of consciousness involved . |
| 26 | But it would be a mistake to think that Richard was indifferent to the attractions of a plenary indulgence . |
| 27 | The comments above by Sisam ( 1915 ) and Hall ( 1920 ) arise directly from Skeats 's views , and , although these comments were made a long time ago , it would be a mistake to think that the Anglo-Norman argument has now been abandoned . |
| 28 | But it would be a mistake to imagine that the anchorage was a tiny , smelly little room , as it is sometimes depicted . |