Example sentences of "[pron] could be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where possible , material which could be salvaged from old buildings or walls was recycled into the new fortifications , while in many places no indemnity was paid to those who were forced ‘ pro bono publico ’ to surrender property on which walls might be built or to provide the open ground , outside a wall , vital for effective defence . |
| 2 | The peace plan , which would allow for republics to declare independence , had been amended to allow for republics to form a common state , the economy of which could be organized on non-market lines ; the article granting autonomy to the ( currently Serbian-controlled ) provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina was deleted . |
| 3 | Is that a matter which could be overcome by detailed position ? |
| 4 | Moreover , since letters had a considerable social function in creating and maintaining bonds of friendship , which could be exploited for political ends , the continuity of this literary tradition may also imply the continuity of patterns of political influence . |
| 5 | The author showed shrewd perception of the powers which could be exercised by commercial blockade or by boycott , and he specifically indicates wool and tin as English products which were necessary to the Flemings , who could be brought under pressure by a withdrawal of supplies . |
| 6 | Chief amongst these would be the photographs which could be displayed in ornate frames for all to see , or tucked away more discreetly in leather-bound , gilt-edged albums . |
| 7 | He accused BR of malice by employing contractors on work which could be done by redundant rail employees . |
| 8 | The providers of these training modules were the education authorities and colleges of education who offered a number of area sessions which could be attended by individual members from boards . |
| 9 | The same might be said of the individuals in Britain considering themselves members of the ‘ middle class ’ : there is not an essential characteristic common to them all , which could be discovered by theoretical reflection . |
| 10 | William had come to the throne two years earlier , in 1688 , after the Glorious Revolution against the Catholic James II ; but although the Treatises do contain material which could be seen as after-the-fact justifications of the Revolution , they were not written for this reason . |
| 11 | On Feb. 25 , 1990 , as part of a programme to introduce full convertibility of the lira , the upper limit on capital outflows which could be made without ministerial agreement was raised to $50,000,000 . |
| 12 | Newspapers , toilet paper or tissues are all short life items which could be made from recycled reserves . |
| 13 | In this case a solution was at hand , although it helped the teacher rather more than the children : it was to neglect those children working in curriculum areas perceived to be relatively unimportant ( such as art and topic work ) , to devise for them low-level activities which could be tackled with minimal teacher intervention , and to focus attention on those children who demanded it . |
| 14 | Now 48 sites which could be maintained by local authorities have been identified . |
| 15 | In practice in Europe , the returns seem to have been slight , of a kind which could be met by resident servants ( Smith 1981 ) , and did not include automatic old-age support . |
| 16 | Opinions vary , however , as to the form of air pollution policies in structure plans , the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution for example felt that the only way to control the air we breathe is by indirectly limiting emissions and recommended a system of air quality guidelines for major pollutants which could be adopted by local authorities and incorporated in their structure plans . |
| 17 | Table 3.3 identifies a number of typical systems which could be evaluated at different stages during a construction project . |
| 18 | In 1954 the breed 's South African journal made the point that wool farmers wanted a breed of cattle that needed no coddling to produce milk for the house and top-price slaughter oxen whose main role was to keep the veld short for sheep , while the mixed grass veld farmer wanted a good cream cheque , a bullock to work and a profitable steer which could be fed on surplus grain . |
| 19 | Mr Bangemann explicitly appealed to other European leaders not to suggest that German reunification was an immediate political issue or one which could be decided without dramatic changes in the political and security situation in Europe as a whole . |
| 20 | The value of " chips " , which could be converted into ready cash , is clear . |
| 21 | It includes assets which could be converted with relative ease and without capital loss into spending on goods and services . |
| 22 | The same kind of basic research continued after the war and provided the groundwork for endless discoveries which could be applied to peaceful ends . |
| 23 | The W V S and other voluntary services ran exchange centres where unwanted clothes , household utensils and small pieces of furniture were allocated a sliding scale of points which could be exchanged for other goods of equal value . |
| 24 | Of infinite complexity , it ingested gobbets of gobbledegook and disgorged segments of language which could be turned into coherent German . |
| 25 | ‘ The government also believes , ’ said the Minister , that ‘ where farmers restrict their activities beyond the degree which could be regarded as good agricultural practice , they should be compensated . ’ |
| 26 | The model most frequently projected by medics was of a militarized conception of health , which could be extended to key groups within civil society . |
| 27 | However , Baillie Cochrane explained that Scott 's first scheme had reception rooms ‘ on a magnificent scale ’ , but on the recommendation of the Select Committee they were omitted and reintroduced at the suggestion of Foreign Office officials as normal rooms which could be used for special occasions . |
| 28 | It laid great emphasis on value for money auditing and recommended that all health authorities establish value for money teams whose role would be to effect annual savings which could be used for improving services . |
| 29 | He designed a small single-seat monoplane which could be used for little but fun flying and possibly racing . |
| 30 | The tests were of a type which could be used for diagnostic purposes . |