Example sentences of "would be to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was like Fawlty Towers , I 'd be to the bar |
| 2 | One possible application of the proposals would be to the Civil Aviation Authority , which desperately needs new capital to deal with the problems of air traffic congestion in Europe . |
| 3 | Such a change would entail the creation of a clearing house , presumably in Brussels , whose job would be to reapportion VAT receipts to ensure that revenue is accrued as now in the country of consumption rather than production . |
| 4 | John Ellis , general secretary of the Civil and Public Services Association , which has members employed by the Government 's statistical services , said : ‘ Anything that improves the quality of statistics , which this country is very good at getting wrong , particularly on transport and the economy , would be to the benefit of the whole country . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ If there 's any cruelty involved , ’ Hughes says , ‘ it would be to the foxes , not to the sheep . |
| 6 | The ministry 's brief would be to ‘ make sure women 's voices are heard loud and clear in the very centre of power ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ From the point of view of nationalist Ireland — a continuation of Maggie Thatcher in power , for a limited period of time , would be to our advantage … |
| 8 | How valuable it would be to be able to reconstruct what the site looked like while excavation was in progress . |
| 9 | The ideal situation , of course , would be to be empathic and in rapport with the horse . |
| 10 | My ideal would be to not give a damn as much as possible . |
| 11 | ‘ However , the one thing the southern hemisphere does know a thing or two about is rugby union and to close the door would be to the detriment of the English game in the long run . |
| 12 | Mr Smith said his immediate task , should he win the contest with Mr Bryan Gould , would be to ‘ lead a vigorous and searching opposition in Parliament ’ . |
| 13 | The fairest way would be to just run off the four remaining races , perhaps before another Exeter meeting . ’ |
| 14 | … such an arrangement would be to the advantage of the WEA , provided that the partnership in the Joint Committee is genuine and that the WEA retains and exercises the right of providing its own classes as may seem appropriate . |
| 15 | But the mestizo was a gangster and his prime loyalty would be to himself . |
| 16 | To opt for nuclear power after Chernobyl would be to ‘ swap the prospect of a tragedy for the certainty of a catastrophe ’ . |
| 17 | There is a belief that mild mental handicap may in a sense be inherited in a way that most severe mental handicaps are not , although public understanding would be to the contrary . |
| 18 | Immediately after my robbery I had thought all this action would be to my benefit . |
| 19 | All that could be agreed would be to loan trained men for a specific operation . |
| 20 | But this would be to little avail if the ground were waterlogged or so acid as to prevent the normal action of soil life . |
| 21 | He said , ‘ So the most I can hope for would be to be at home on a respirator full-time ? ’ |
| 22 | One fairly obvious procedure would be to weight each d by the number of cases it was based on . |
| 23 | Perhaps unnerved by the suddenness of his summons to the Prime Minister and the vigour of Palmerston 's attack , Scott felt that his case had to be presented in a ‘ more consecutive manner ’ , and on 23rd July , 1859 , he wrote a long letter to Palmerston explaining how much effort he had put into the design and what a loss it would be to the country if it was not adopted . |
| 24 | What a deprivation it would be to be blind ! |
| 25 | There is little doubt that the effect would be to drastically reduce the number of generic substitutes supplied by pharmacists . |
| 26 | The Israelis must , in their hearts , know this , and it would be to their everlasting credit to acknowledge it . |
| 27 | These differing responses , the fundamental cause of most of the wars of history , were not necessarily taken with a knowledge of the effect that they would ultimately have , for at the relevant time the choice would not have been as clear to those making them , as it would be to minds educated to standards prevailing centuries later . |
| 28 | I thought how nice it would be to just stroll across the road and look at the river , and it appears to be quite simple until you get there and meet I do n't know how many lanes of traffic . |
| 29 | One more match played under this ridiculous rule would be to many . |
| 30 | In a developing country , like India , a preference for sons would be expected to lead initially to a reduction in the birth rate , which would be to the country 's advantage ; and before long , the more farsighted parents will realise that in order to have grandchildren , they should select not sons , who may not be able to find wives , but daughters , who will be sought after , and be able to enter into advantageous marriages . |