Example sentences of "[that] [modal v] [not/n't] be [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Nothing that may not be answered by the prayer that Mr Frere would have me join . ’ |
| 2 | A child is a person , but a person with a different developmental time-scale that should not be jeopardized by ponderous , Dickensian proceedings . |
| 3 | Then again , is there any day in rugby that could n't be brightened by the sunshine talent of Campese , rugby union 's first superstar and a man with a sidestep to match Fred Astaire 's ? |
| 4 | These were considerations that could not be ignored by a Conservative leader , Austen Chamberlain had been toppled in 1922 because he had not withdrawn from an unpopular coalition in time ; and one of the motives for the destruction of the Lloyd George coalition was a desire to replace it by a protectionist government . |
| 5 | There was a question that could not be answered by students outside London because |
| 6 | She had a lump in her throat and an enormous yearning to say something beautiful to her father , something that could not be expressed by words , and so without quite knowing how it happened she suddenly turned her head and with a smile tossed out her arm in the air , easily , flowing , as if to see each other many more times . |
| 7 | Whilst desktop publishing at the low-end of the market may appear to be a careful juggling match between cost and quality of output , as indeed it is , the real determining factor about the suitability of the products is whether they actually provide some benefit that could not be achieved by other means . |
| 8 | Having purchased a very high quality/expensive combo ( Rivera S120 ) from the same shop , within the warranty period the combo went seriously wrong — a fault that could not be fixed by the shop ( even after faxing Paul Rivera in America ! ) . |
| 9 | All the stores that could not be moved by native porters or the gallant Timor ponies were destroyed on 22 February and the Company moved south into the mountains , from where they were able to watch an area of 300 square miles ( over 770km 2 ) , patrolling for negative reports as often as they made enemy sightings . |
| 10 | This difficulty in the court 's approach was addressed by Scott J in Balston Ltd v Headline Fitters Ltd [ 1987 ] FSR 330 who stated that Faccenda was not authority for the proposition that confidential information that could not be protected by an implied term ipso facto could not be protected by express agreement . |
| 11 | This was welcome news to those who sought a federal Europe , for the federalist implications of the dilemma were very clear : a European army would need European political control of a type that could not be provided by the EDC institutions . |
| 12 | In this way , they are led to pursue goals that would not be achieved by leaving the activity to the private enterprise sector . |
| 13 | In turn , this can lead to an acceptance of physical ill-health that would not be tolerated by younger people . |
| 14 | After all , I do n't remember seeing anything posted to the list that would not be accepted by TSB . |
| 15 | Structural geomorphology is still sometimes allied with the study of landscape evolution and Ollier ( 1981 ) , in a view that would not be supported by all geomorphologists , has contended : |
| 16 | Yet ironically , very often the hospitals provide a density of building on a particular site that would not be permitted by planners nowadays . |
| 17 | It was a prosperous community : going to America was a big step to take , and one that would not be taken by people with prospects at the top of English society unless they were going out to fill a government post , but for anyone else it was likely to lead to a higher standard of living than could reasonably be expected in Britain . |
| 18 | One issue that wo n't be affected by any future plans for the re-organisation of the league is the quest for places in next season 's UEFA Cup . |
| 19 | Ask for details of sensations , where they are situated , where they move to , how they start and change , find out what the pattern is but take care to use open ended questions whenever possible ; questions that can not be answered by a simple ‘ yes ’ or ‘ no ’ , such as ‘ How does your head feel ? ’ instead of ‘ Do you have a headache ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Are the same pupils regularly absent ? ’ is the first obvious question that can not be answered by examining attendance rates . |
| 21 | Their ideologies create enclosed belief-systems that can not be affected by evidence which contradicts them . |
| 22 | As was recognized in the US in the 1960s ( David , 1965 ) , the social services have the potential for providing rewarding and socially useful employment for a large proportion of the work-force that can not be absorbed by other sectors of the labour market . |
| 23 | The key criteria are that a person has a range of needs that can not be met by one agency alone and his or her ability to live independently is in jeopardy . |
| 24 | On July 10 , 1990 , the government announced that as a result of its decision to withdraw subsidies " for commodities in ever-growing demand that can not be met by home production " it would ( i ) almost double the price of fuel ; ( ii ) increase the price of luxury goods , newspapers and books ; and ( iii ) double the price of mineral water . |
| 25 | By awarding the Dalai Lama the Nobel Peace Prize , it has strengthened what is the one real threat to Peking 's rule of Tibet , the one source of dissent that can not be silenced by guns : the international prestige of Tibet 's exiled ‘ God King ’ . |
| 26 | To say that Socrates is mortal is true is not to say anything that can not be said by asserting that Socrates is mortal . |
| 27 | It also requires forms of political control and accountability that can not be evaded by the structural logic of the bureaucrats ' class position . |
| 28 | exhibiting a full range of products , particularly large items that can not be demonstrated by a travelling representative ; |
| 29 | Efforts to improve the efficiency have included the introduction of disinfectants into the steam but this has proved extremely wasteful and the effect offers little that can not be achieved by cleaning with hot high pressure water jets and the separate spray application of a suitable disinfectant . |
| 30 | Just before his death in 1966 , Disney was quoted as saying : ‘ I do not believe there are any heights that can not be scaled by a man who knows the secret of making dreams come true ’ . |