Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [modal v] be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The standard of work is high as can be seen from a small section shown in PLATE 15 . |
| 2 | And standing on the resting birds are massive caryatids — each one as grim and unsmiling as might be expected of a lady who is balancing an arch on her head . |
| 3 | But in inner-city areas , car ownership is lower than would be expected on the basis of affluence , given both the very small average household size and the better availability of public transport . |
| 4 | There were more applicants for admission in September 1991 than could be accommodated without prejudicing the provision of efficient education , and section 6(3) ( a ) of the Act provided that the duty to comply with parental preference did not apply where compliance would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources . |
| 5 | The technique required in presenting characters from these plays is usually more delicate than can be achieved in a first audition , whereas the work of Tom Stoppard , David Hare and Barry Keefe ( for example ) is more easily grasped by the young actor . |
| 6 | Civil rights , as opposed to political rights , may be as much as can be hoped for . |
| 7 | There was an obscure but real sense in which you attempted to portray yourself as fundamentally progressive , as achieving as much as could be achieved in the circumstances in terms of liberalising legislation . |
| 8 | But the numbers deciding in favour of contraception are far fewer than might be predicted from a simple comparison of relative death risks . |
| 9 | The result will be less effective than would be achieved by a teacher in harmony with the unit ; indeed the contribution of the unit may have , on balance , been destructive . |
| 10 | The pattern is in fact more complex than can be schematized in any one model of development ( Marshall , 1987 ) ; some regions like the Midlands repeatedly found replacement industries at least until the 1966–81 downswing . |
| 11 | This acquisition of special knowledge meant that when I was called to give evidence to the Advisory Council on Drug Abuse ( chaired by Baroness Wooton ) on the use of cannabis , I was perhaps more inclined to dwell on the symbolic dangers attributed to its use than on any alleged physical harm , simply because I was now aware that any reality in relation to cannabis use was more complex than could be contained in some easy binary of social value — medical debilitation . |
| 12 | The performance of cast iron in fire is better than might be expected by those who have some knowledge of the dramatic reaction of steel structures to fire . |
| 13 | Cutting ability of the trimmer is better than would be expected of a cordless machine . |
| 14 | He survived the experience , albeit somewhat bruised , which is better than can be said for his predecessor as a social security minister , Ray Whitney . |
| 15 | These were , first , our freedom as responsible moral agents , for the ‘ ought ’ of the categorical imperative implies the ‘ can ’ of our ability to obey it or to refuse to obey it ; second , immortality , which brings with it the prospect of reward and punishment , and the advance towards higher and fuller good than can be attained in this life ; third , God himself as the supreme Good , the ultimate guarantor of the moral order of the universe . |
| 16 | When we recognise that for the three Near Eastern traditions there is a clear emphasis upon God 's presence as well as His transcendence , their approach is seen to be closer than might be imagined to that of the Indian religious traditions . |
| 17 | It came into being to respond to two needs , a scientific need for machines more powerful than could be afforded by any single nation in a Europe devastated by the second world war , and the political need for institutions to unite that fragmented continent . |
| 18 | ‘ She 's as well as can be expected in the circumstances . |
| 19 | Marshall wondered , first , whether NPVs for investment to increase market share would always be positive or negative as might be inferred from the BCG matrix . |
| 20 | Lord Coulsfield said : ‘ In my view the use which is established by the evidence is as great as might be expected in the exercise of a public right . |
| 21 | ‘ But , given a level playing field , we believe that the work commitments we are agreeing to are as great as can be justified in commercial terms , and hope that this is recognised by Whitehall . ’ |
| 22 | Corrosion and metal attrition were little more than would be found in a five-or-ten year-old ship . |
| 23 | Such a quantity is lower than the amount that would be demanded by the representative individual but more than would be demanded by the representative individual . |
| 24 | Moody and high-strung though Anne was by nature , the girls ' brief quarrels were no more than might be expected between any siblings . |
| 25 | ‘ That the architect of the ‘ cheerful ’ Cemetery Chapel at Woking [ Tite ] should bear a grudge against the architect of St. Giles 's , Camberwell , [ Scott ] is , perhaps , no more than might be expected from a spirit of professional rivalry degenerated into envy . ’ |
| 26 | Demand more than may be demanded by the compromising elements that exist among the Catholic leadership . |
| 27 | However , because of the low gravity of the Moon the compression inside it is also small , and the slight increase of density with depth is more than can be explained by the compression of a homogeneous material . |
| 28 | More than can be said for the lower one , he wrote . |
| 29 | 'You look fresh as a daisy which is more than can be said for the rest of us. ’ said John . |
| 30 | Simon thought it sensible and practical ‘ which is more than can be said for most of their gimmicks , but ’ he warned her , ‘ if they like it they 'll take it over as their own . |