Example sentences of "[Wh det] could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 6 Make a list of material which could generate ongoing coverage over a three- or six-month period and work out a plan for offering both general releases and specific feature material . |
| 2 | On April 6 , 1990 , the government called for the creation of a European security commission under the auspices of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) , which could lay the foundation of a new and united security system for Europe [ see also p. 37382 ] . |
| 3 | If Lahore symbolized military power , Victoria Terminus represented a scientific and commercial dominance which could suck in and re-process a whole range of other cultures . |
| 4 | Freezing temperatures were forecast in the area last night which could devastate crops . |
| 5 | Such courts continued to function under the supervision of a volunteer council made up largely of lawyers , which could review their decisions . |
| 6 | His Ordo was primarily concerned with the forces of Chaos from the warp which could possess vulnerable individuals of psychic talent , twisting them into tools of insanity . |
| 7 | In the gap I was planning to have a whole lot of lights and electronic valves which could light up and flash when the Dalek was agitated about anything . |
| 8 | The Liberals , although the smallest of the three parties , would seem to be the only party whose programme had not been rejected by the electors ; and , as the only party which could co-operate with either of the other two , it would seem to have been put in a particularly strong position by the result of the election . |
| 9 | Instinctively they fear the strength of the emotional ties with their mother , which could prevent them from becoming mature and independent men . |
| 10 | Finally , if felling is the answer , then do make sure that your tree is not protected by a Tree Preservation Order , which could prevent you cutting it down . |
| 11 | The main problem is never to allow any interpretation to harden into a fixed idea which could prevent any further evidence being given its full value or not even noticed . |
| 12 | Resistance groups on the Continent frequently produced schemes for a European structure which could prevent another war and some were ready to create a political federation . |
| 13 | ( 3 ) The proposal is a friendly merger with the larger company wishing to acquire the smaller company but there is known to be a difficult minority shareholder in the smaller company holding above 10 per cent of the voting rights ( or able to muster that level of support against the proposal ) which could prevent the larger company implementing the compulsory sale procedures under CA 1985 , s429 . |
| 14 | Since she represented the Emperor and the government , her task was to serve as a sheet-anchor and a symbol around which could rally the national will to resist the enemy . |
| 15 | Similarly , in his novel First Men in the Moon ( 1901 ) , HG Wells fantasized about a substance called cavorite , which could shield a spacecraft from the pull of gravity , thus allowing its propulsion units to work very much more efficiently ! |
| 16 | Educators , both from a professional and management position , must become much more involved in developing ( rather than simply operating ) these programmes which could form the basis of a real way forward . |
| 17 | Unfortunately some of this work was done without a proper appreciation of the fact that the presence of tree growth , and the shade it gave , prevented or at least discouraged the growth of water weeds , the existence of which could form an even greater obstruction than much of the tree growth . |
| 18 | SCIENTISTS at Kyoto University , Japan , have built a prototype optical transistor which could form the basis of computers that will run on laser beams instead of electric signals . |
| 19 | Britain supports the trade deal , which could form the basis of a wider Gatt accord for 100 countries . |
| 20 | More selfish economic motives were also involved , given the British wish to see limitations imposed on Japanese economic development , which could form part of a treaty . |
| 21 | ‘ Mr. Fitzgerald … submitted that the lack of care which could form the basis of the verdict could be a legitimate method used by the jury of expressing a view that there was a culpable breach by someone of a legal or moral duty to take care of the deceased which would be distinct from the general duty of care on which the modern law of negligence is based . |
| 22 | Neither group had the bilingual competence which could form a sound basis for interpreter training but it is easy to forget what a considerable achievement the language skills they did possess demonstrated . |
| 23 | An important aspect of recent legislation and policy has been to tighten up on ‘ information agreements ’ , which could form the basis of secret collusion . |
| 24 | An example of a problem which could form part of an assignment is attached as Appendix 2 . |
| 25 | The CML suggested that lenders could assist the Law Society with monitoring panel solicitors through the provision of factual information and statistics which could form the basis of risk indicators . |
| 26 | Examples in the last category would include personal prejudices held by key people against the salesperson , his company , or its products , while positive factors might include common interests which could form the basis of a rapport with the buyer , or favourable experiences with other types of products sold by the salesperson 's company . |
| 27 | If this fails to hold the situation then review the case and see if there have been any changes or new information come to light that would enable you to select a more similar remedy which could carry on the work of the first remedy . |
| 28 | What he meant by mysticism was belief in a direct , immediate experience of God ( or of Jesus ) which dissolved the distinction between God and man or between Christ and ourselves , a rapture of union which could carry us beyond time and history and the challenge and responsibility of the present . |
| 29 | However , sources say it is more than possible they will face an internal disciplinary hearing which could carry a penalty as severe as dismissal from the force . |
| 30 | We returned to Makassar from the Toraja highlands with dangerously diminished funds , realizing that we had been in Celebes for two months and that the chances of finding a prahu which could carry us the nearly two thousand miles to the Aru Islands were remote . |