Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | A right is a claim which is , or ought to be , enforceable against others . |
| 2 | The problem in part is ( or ought to be ) one of generalising successful practice , shaping it up so that it encompasses the whole school and motivates all the teachers , not just those who are keen , or authoritatively skilled , in transacting bits and pieces . |
| 3 | This view takes into account the general view that crime is or ought to be those actions which are considered so immoral or damaging that they should be subject to punishment . |
| 4 | If we cling to an outmoded view of neighbouring , peering at it through deeply rose-tinted spectacles , we may make false assumptions about what is actually available to old people , or ought to be available . |
| 5 | This easily translates into the notion that law is , or ought to be , on their side ; yet like other popular movements , the peace movement has found itself involved with ‘ the law ’ in a complex variety of ways , both passively and actively . |
| 6 | The negative criticisms of Communist strategy and conduct are largely valid , though implicit in them is — or ought to be — an even greater criticism of the Anglo-French policies that deprived the Republic of aid save from a Soviet regime whose diplomatic overtures the British and French governments spurned . |
| 7 | In the same way lovers and connoisseurs of beauty are what everyone else is , or ought to be working for , on Moore 's scheme . |
| 8 | At one time the question was much debated whether meta-ethics can or ought to be neutral as between ethical theories , or indeed whether the two should be distinguished at all . |
| 9 | Constructivist rationalism , which Hayek associates with the thought of Descartes , Hobbes , Rousseau , and Bentham , is founded on a belief that social institutions are , or ought to be , the product of deliberate design . |
| 10 | The acceptance of such a scheme meant that the government had accepted , albeit for economic and demographic reasons , the principle that ‘ society should include in its economic structure some form of direct financial provision for the maintenance of children , instead of proceeding on the assumption that , save in cases of exceptional misfortune , this is a matter which concerns only individual parents and should be left to them because normally men 's wages or salaries are , or ought to be and can be made to be , sufficient for the support of their families ’ ( Rathbone , 1940 ) . |
| 11 | It is easy to say that the years of Unionist rule were a travesty of what democracy is , or ought to be . |
| 12 | There are so many towns to be seen , and each must be — or ought to be — approached for the first time on foot : certainly all the smaller towns . |
| 13 | There is an unavoidable personal involvement in the consequences of political decisions and therefore the details of policy execution are , or ought to be , ‘ political matters ’ . |
| 14 | No adverse imputations need be or ought to be levelled at any of those witnesses . |
| 15 | But , unfortunately , there is by no means universal agreement on what the standards of appropriateness are or ought to be . ’ |
| 16 | Legitimacy … does not deal so much with whether activities of government are lawful as whether they accord with what are generally perceived to be or what have for long been held up to be , the fundamental principles of the constitution according to which government is or ought to be conducted . |
| 17 | Of course , such considerations may turn out to be erroneous ; but the choice is , or ought to be , a reasoned one . |
| 18 | Sixty seven of the pleadings bundle which are the further and better particulars this year and you can see that er looking back to page sixty six , what the plaintiffs have been asked to state was to give particulars of the change in financial position which had been outlined to Mr on the telephone and er your Lordship will see first of all that in answer eighty little A , there is a reference to er a letter of the twenty seventh of February nineteen ninety two which was a letter from the plaintiff 's solicitors to the defendant 's solicitors which , this is been incorporating in the front or ought to be in the bible , erm I do n't think it has been but there are copies if I can hand your Lordship it was missed out in error I am sorry . |
| 19 | companies whose equity share capital has been subject to a marketing arrangement as described in Section 163(2) ( b ) of the Companies Act 1985 at any time during the 10 years prior to the relevant date ( e.g. companies whose shares have been traded on the USM or used to be traded on the 3rd Market ) ; |
| 20 | It also applies to companies resident in the Irish Republic if they are listed on the Stock Exchange , are traded on the USM , or under Stock Exchange Rule 535.3 or used to be traded on the 3rd Market . |
| 21 | I 've always thought of class in the following way — I think that , that class is broadly , or used to be broadly , ways in which people live . |
| 22 | ‘ It seems to me , ’ said Henry Tyler , in the last analysis a Ministry man , ‘ that this stuff , whatever it is , is something that ought to be put a stop to . ’ |
| 23 | The Cook & Co pursues the idea that no meal is made without sacrifice to an extreme conclusion that is macabre and funny , but there is an element of truth that ought to be more widely recognised in our squeamish society . |
| 24 | Alloy wheels , anti-lock brakes , electrics for the hood , windows , mirrors and central locking are all standard , but you can spend many thousands on extras that ought to be included in the list price . |
| 25 | That grievous bodily harm thing was coming up at a special court this morning , but that ought to be all wrapped up in half an hour . |
| 26 | Look here , my mother knows me and that ought to be enough for you . ’ |
| 27 | That ought to be enough to scare away even the most devoted private-sector champions of better training . |
| 28 | It is harder to tap international markets for short-term capital ( though not impossible : Eurocommercial paper provides a way ) , but it is the cost of long-term capital that ought to be compared with potential investment projects . |
| 29 | That ought to be worth a bonus , a debt Wolstenholme could recover . |
| 30 | Once you 've got a man on the canvas , that ought to be the end of it . |