Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [be] [adj] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe I 've got to be very careful what I say because I could be subject to legal action , but I think this whole case is appalling . |
| 2 | Apparently it means that while for most of the time I will behave normally I shall be prone to sudden ourbursts of rage and obscenity . |
| 3 | After all , I can be sensitive to other people 's feelings . |
| 4 | It does not purport to be a fully comprehensive report but merely to provide information on key issues which may be relevant to potential investors . |
| 5 | Peirce could probably allow the same : his position rests upon the belief that there is a logical guarantee that induction will take us to the truth in the long run , but that our confidence in the short-run efficacy of the method is simply an ‘ acritical ’ commonsense certainty which may be susceptible to scientific explanation . |
| 6 | There was some variation between the practices , but only three fundholders reduced their rates , which may be due to normal year on year differences . |
| 7 | This effect which may be due to increased lipid peroxide levels in diabetes was reversed by insulin treatment ( Arbogast et al , 1982 ) . |
| 8 | The results of this study indicate that the scan score provides an objective indicator of disease activity in Crohn 's disease which may be superior to clinical indices , and also to laboratory tests which although objective are often normal in the presence of active disease . |
| 9 | And what do we know about childhood determinants of adult disorder which might be amenable to preventive intervention ? |
| 10 | Some of the earliest known fossil vascular plants , those of the Rhynie Chert of the Devonian 370m years ago , show damage , which might be attributable to biting arthropods . |
| 11 | The booklet describes services which might be available to Afro-Caribbean carers , and includes quotations from interviews and examples of experiences of carers . |
| 12 | The aim throughout the year will be to cover all aspects of accompaniment ; Piano in October , Percussion in January , Taped Music in March and , finally in June a Music Workshop where it is hoped qualified teachers will bring along tapes and records that they have used in their classes and which might be helpful to other teachers . |
| 13 | An interesting example of task-centred work in an old people 's home showed ways which could be helpful to residential workers , or health care teams in hospital , to work on adjustment to residential life , or the hospital care the client might experience ( Dierking et al . , |
| 14 | Spurs are due to face Manchester United at Old Trafford on the final scheduled day of the season , May 2 , in a game which could be crucial to United 's title hopes . |
| 15 | Unsoundness which could be due to hereditary factors would be a good reason for rejecting the mare . |
| 16 | I would like to point out an error which could be misleading to potential users of our service . |
| 17 | The expression in his yellow eyes was unreadable and , since his oddly lengthened features were incapable of displaying an emotion which would be understandable to other humans , it was impossible to know what he was thinking . |
| 18 | Under the accord , which Bustos claimed was only a " first step " falling short of CUT demands , a new minimum wage of US$87 was to be paid from June 1 in addition to adjustments to family allowances , pensions and some subsidies , which would be subject to annual vision . |
| 19 | It was widely believed that all restrictions on economic relations would be removed once an appropriate formula of agreement could be devised which would be acceptable to nationalist sensitivities . |
| 20 | An additional requirement is that each industrial site would have to publish a yearly environmental statement which would be open to public scrutiny . |
| 21 | However , assuming the properties are significant assets , a full investigation of title is to be preferred to either reliance upon a certificate from the vendor 's solicitors that the vendor has a good and marketable title ( since certificates of title are qualified and their benefit depends upon the status of the firm of solicitors providing them ) or reliance upon warranties and indemnities alone since the purchaser would rather have problems disclosed before the purchase than have to rely upon a right to sue under warranties which will be subject to general limitations . |
| 22 | And Deloitte says it is unlikely that British companies will be favoured over European rivals in the franchise round which will be open to public scrutiny . |
| 23 | However , the Younger Committee argued that such a topic as privacy , which can be subject to rapid changes in social convention , was probably best not regulated on the basis of the slow build-up of case law , which would always tend to reflect the values of an earlier period rather than of contemporary society . |
| 24 | Often the adverts are not geared to needs but aim at ‘ developing a desire ’ , thus fostering a consumerist mentality which can be detrimental to developmental effort . |
| 25 | However , genetic changes occur in captive groups which can be counter-productive to conservation aims . |
| 26 | If you have a Caribbean or African background you may be susceptible to high blood pressure and to diabetes , but less so to heart disease . |
| 27 | You may be subject to disciplinary action if the offence : |
| 28 | If you believe you may be entitled to special relief and have not completed a form please request one as soon as possible so that your entitlement may be assessed . |
| 29 | You should be able to white on little furniture . |
| 30 | on there and then you 'll be able to sorry Emma I did n't hear what you said . |