Example sentences of "[adj] could be [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also under consideration is a register of type specimens held in E , this could be enhanced to be in the form of stored images on CD , and available for sale ( as an alternative to microfiche ) . |
| 2 | If this could be shown to be the case they would have been entitled to a share purchase order from the Court . |
| 3 | If the Fourth Symphony to some extent thrives on Brüggen 's extrovert approach , the Pastoral could be said to be diminished by it . |
| 4 | If the pages of press coverage , including a Times leader , were anything to go by , the Granada 500 could be considered to be one of the most prestigious and important election programmes of this campaign . |
| 5 | If these could be found to be overwhelmingly large or small then the results could be of use in the framing of policy . |
| 6 | It may be useful for family health services authorities within the zone to take on responsibility for arranging early retirement packages , where these could be shown to be in the interests of the service . |
| 7 | In spelling out its arguments for the proposed pattern , the Council was once again reinterpreting the balance that had been at the centre of its concerns from the beginning : there was nothing in the Charter and Statutes ‘ which prevented greater recognition from being given to an institution 's own internal procedures where these could be shown to be rigorous and effective . |
| 8 | While all could be said to be right-wing , their sympathies were not identical where other countries were concerned . |
| 9 | For example , the desired values of unemployment , inflation and monetary growth at the end of 1987 could be specified to be 2 million , 6% and 8% , or whatever combination is desired . |
| 10 | Although both could be said to be reacting against the ossification of Stalinism , the subjectivist and ultra-objectivist paths that they followed were antithetical . |