Example sentences of "[noun] that could [be] " in BNC.

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1 Until now , at least publicly , the society has played down the level of anxiety ; it has resisted taking any action that could be seen as anti-government .
2 If she accepted this crazy proposal of his then she 'd be committing herself to a course of action that could be supremely dangerous to her .
3 Does he agree that the most effective action that could be taken to end homelessness would be if Labour-controlled London councils brought back into use the many thousands of empty homes under their control ?
4 Mr. Dear says that almost no action that could be registered and measured by Her Majesty 's inspector has yet been taken by the police committee .
5 They asked the individual chief officers to prepare reports to the committees on action that could be taken on the detailed recommendations of Friends of the Earth .
6 Sorry , my my my other point is about about Ryedale , and and and its its and its its unde its relationship to Southern Ryedale , and erm Mr Smith said that erm as far as Ryedale Council are concerned they ca n't identify any more land within Southern Ryedale , well of course they would say that because was there position at the Southern Ryedale plan , but the fact of the matter is that there was a great dispute at the York greenbelt Southern Ryedale plan enquiry , revol resolving around the issue of what were the bits of the greenbelt which made up the historic character and thereby what were you left with that potentially could be developed , albeit it might be reserved as white land in the first place , but could potentially be developed , and a great deal of this land on the disputed side lay in Southern Ryedale , that in that in fact there was a view around the table not only sh not only shared by by the developers side , but erm that large parts of Osbaldwick and Huntingdon did n't fall within the definition of greenbelt as as set out by by the County Council in their N Y Two Two document , now that matter clearly has got to be something left to the Inspector and the Greenbelt Inquiry , but I think it 's fair to point out that there is actually a difference of view , so it 's not an absolute position , that you ca n't identify more land within within Southern Ryedale , and indeed , erm , not that I want to raise the Local Government Commission 's head again , but of course the Local Government Commission is proposing that York be a unitary authority expanded , and once Yor , if York does become a unitary authority expanded then some of these areas will fall within their area , and they may have a different view than er the Ryedale current Ryedale district council does , and therefore I think it is a little unsafe to take just at pure se pure face value , that there is no more land within Southern Ryedale that could be developed .
7 ( i ) Describe briefly an experiment that could be carried out to obtain these results in the laboratory .
8 Though the current talk is about establishing multinational units and of creating a European rapid-deployment force that could be sent off at short notice to cope with unexpected contingencies , Europe 's armies have too many of the wrong sorts of forces , doing the wrong jobs .
9 At least one high-readiness multinational corps is expected to be a rapid-deployment force that could be sent from central Europe to keep the peace or do battle elsewhere .
10 I want you , but I have no intention of giving you a plain gold ring or any other ring that could be held against me as a pledge .
11 Although case studies were carried out in Scotland as well as in England , the report makes no estimate of the level of investment that could be released north of the Border .
12 Generosity , however , was not an emotion that could be found in many Palestinian hearts in Lebanon , and the hatred that burned in 1948 was eagerly taken up by a new generation .
13 She guessed that what was being said was that Piphros was the control , the experiment running alongside the real one , that indicated the result that could be expected with a known norm .
14 MIDDLESBROUGH gave a gritty performance for a result that could be more important in May than the memories of the Rumbelows League Cup semi-final against Manchester United .
15 He was thickset with a broad forehead and full beard and very light-coloured , widely set eyes that could be most intimidating .
16 There were women present who were more beautiful than she was , notably the blonde beside Luke Scott and Nicky Kai , the world-famous Taiwanese ex-model , but the languid sway of Maria 's hips above long slim legs drew attention , as did her unusual colouring , an exotic combination of olive-toned skin , streaky brown and blonde hair and eyes that could be anything from copper to amber , depending on her mood .
17 The soft fair hair and blue eyes that could be so disarming .
18 She was n't naïve enough to think he was in love with her ; nor did she think she was in love with him — or not very much — but the thought of that strong body and craggy face , of grey eyes that could be either icily remote or filled with humour , made her tremble .
19 NME news editor Chris Hutchin interviewed Elvis ' manager and found that Colonel Tom Parker had yet to see any of his charge 's films : ‘ I went to see Kid Galahad but the theatre was full an ’ I did n't see the point of taking a seat that could be sold to a paying customer . ’
20 There 's a new treatment programme that could be the answer you are looking for .
21 The Americans would have thousands of surplus transport aircraft that could be turned to civil use , and a well-developed transport aircraft industry ; the British , on the other hand , would have virtually none .
22 This way they would find out if there were any quirks in the aircraft that could be ironed out before Dick strapped-in for the ride that would be his first solo .
23 To Chapman 's horror , Arsenal were a goal down fifteen minutes from the interval , to deafening cheers from the home supporters that could be heard for miles around .
24 Admittedly , the net pay that could be expected in the carbonates is relatively small , ( perhaps only 10–20 m ) and therefore the potential reserves that could be expected might only be in the order of 10–50 Bcf .
25 I just felt the immense reserves that could be brought to bear if necessary on any situation that required them .
26 Because of this Barro treats as the best prediction that could be made by rational agents of the value of .
27 This new ‘ workflow ’ software opened up vast new possibilities for DIP solutions that could be justified on time savings and service improvements as well as space savings .
28 Their leader , George Plekhanov ( 1856–1918 ) , wrote the founding texts of Russian Marxism , spelling out with crystal clarity the implications for Russia 's future that could be drawn from Marx 's socio-economic analysis .
29 For example , it gave news of ships in peril that could be seen from Fanefjord but not from Elmelunde ; of fires raging in the forest near Magleby that could not be seen at Børre ; of women in labour , requiring the services of a midwife .
30 When the facts became known through contact established with the Curator of the New Mills Heritage Centre , some action was taken and all Mackie Memorial Library books that could be found in local bookshops were bought back by the Derbyshire authorities .
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