Example sentences of "[Wh det] could [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , in his novel First Men in the Moon ( 1901 ) , HG Wells fantasized about a substance called cavorite , which could shield a spacecraft from the pull of gravity , thus allowing its propulsion units to work very much more efficiently ! |
| 2 | Neither group had the bilingual competence which could form a sound basis for interpreter training but it is easy to forget what a considerable achievement the language skills they did possess demonstrated . |
| 3 | Unfortunately some of this work was done without a proper appreciation of the fact that the presence of tree growth , and the shade it gave , prevented or at least discouraged the growth of water weeds , the existence of which could form an even greater obstruction than much of the tree growth . |
| 4 | However , sources say it is more than possible they will face an internal disciplinary hearing which could carry a penalty as severe as dismissal from the force . |
| 5 | A recent auction sale brought to my mind the fascinating subject of tally sticks , which could make a wonderfully interesting and historically interesting collection . |
| 6 | Organisers boasted of a technically unsurpassed ‘ compact ’ Games which could make a profit of £65 million . |
| 7 | What made it all so difficult was that , though practically no one had had a good word to say for Hereward , no one could or would pin down that dislike into a form which could prime a hatred violent enough to kill him . |
| 8 | Fears deepened yesterday that the West German Bundesbank might lift its key lending rates by as much as one full point — a move which could prompt a rise in UK base rates , now 14 per cent . |
| 9 | For the variety of medicines now available to the doctor allow him to relieve the pain , distress , or even agony which could prompt a consideration of euthanasia . |
| 10 | I 'm sorry , I just wanted to make a couple of points in response to erm things that people have said in relation to my opening statement , erm Mr Brook er mentioned the fact that er none of the employe none of the new settlement proposals of which he was aware , erm included an employment element , erm I just wanted to place on record the fact that our suggested reworking of policy H two does provide for an explicit land er amount of land for employment purposes , erm as part of the new settlement location , I wanted to say that because I , I 'm not invited to appear on your employment day , and I do feel that this is an important component of the the H two strategy , and clearly that employment component will be drawn from the Greater York allocation , the second point , Mr Sexton erm I believe said that in his view you could not find a site for a larger new settlement er within the or outside the Greater York er greenbelt , erm which would not result in physical coalescence with the existing villages in the area , now I 'm not sure whether he was referring to any particular size of larger new settlement , but I invite you to look at the er land range at one to fifty thousand er map of the area , and you will see that the area outside the greenbelt is characterized by erm a very rural area with sporadic villages , and my believe is that there are erm sites available within that area which could accommodate a larger new settlement , the planning point is of course the larger the new settlement becomes , I think the less that that the reduced number of sites you will have available to accommodate erm that proposal , because of its scale , and the third aspect I want to comment on Mr Cunnane and Mr Thomas erm said that Barton Willmore had not made a need argument for the new settlement , well if I 'm not mistaken that 's what we spent most of this morning discussing under policy H one , and I do n't erm I do n't wish , and I do n't suppose that I 'd be invited to repeat the comments made by Mr Grigson this morning , I do n't think there 's any need for that , but that establishes in our mind very clearly there is a need for a new settlement in the range of two thousand to two thousand five hundred dwellings , erm in the period up to two thousand and six , and I wo n't say anything more on that . |
| 11 | He also suggests that the Japanese dominate the market partly because of their domestic need for a communications system which could accommodate an alphabet of some 2,000 characters . |
| 12 | It is particularly noteworthy that outpatient referrals to the surgical specialties increased as outpatient referrals to these specialties are likely to lead to inpatient admissions for elective surgical procedures which could incur a substantial charge on the practice budget . |
| 13 | Repeatedly in her work she offers examples of marriages which could bring a woman some kind of satisfaction . |
| 14 | It will also be cheaper for foreigners to visit Britain which could bring a much-needed boost for the tourist industry . |
| 15 | The council is now carrying out a work study which could bring a shake-up that will end Derek 's golden days . |
| 16 | On Aug. 13 the Soviet Union responded coolly to Saddam 's " peace initiative " of the previous day , and on Aug. 17 Shevardnadze said in Moscow after talks with West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher that the Security Council could soon assume a military role which could bring a rapid resolution of the crisis ; the Security Council Military Staff Committee , he said , was the body whose task it was to co-ordinate military measures . |
| 17 | A BUS company is anxiously waiting to hear if a Government minister will break the deadlock over a deal which could bring a Sainsbury superstore to Darlington . |
| 18 | Lawyers , prepared for a long High Court battle , are now working on a settlement which could bring an abject apology from BA . |
| 19 | At this stage , a benefits checking service might reveal unclaimed benefits such as attendance allowance , which could attract a £33.70 severe disability premium . |
| 20 | In times of rising money wages , therefore , workers must first decide whether or not the real wage is rising ( problem ( a ) ) , and secondly decompose any increase in the real wage which may be suspected to have occurred into a permanent component , eliciting minimal labour supply response , and a temporary component , which could elicit a significant rise in the supply of labour services ( problem ( b ) ) . |
| 21 | Initially , the doctors were not sure whether Dawn had suffered brain damage , so they arranged for Dawn to be transferred , still on the life-support machine , to a nearby hospital which could perform a CAT scan . |
| 22 | The European Court held the refusal was a breach of his right to a private and family life , since the file was the major record of his childhood , and there should have been an independent body which could override an improper refusal of consent . |
| 23 | Lord Tucker observed : ‘ I do not question that such a drastic step [ closure of the factory ] … may be required on the part of a reasonably prudent employer if the peril to his employees is sufficiently grave , and to this extent it must always be a question of degree , but , in my view , there was no evidence in the present case which could justify a finding of negligence for failure on the part of the respondents to take this step . ’ |
| 24 | In the existing conditions of financial crisis , it was essential for a government to be formed which could ensure a parliamentary majority in support of the economy measures so that they could pass the Commons . |
| 25 | Translated into seats , the result of the Norris poll shows that the Tories will be unopposed in the Commons throughout the next Parliament with a working majority of 650 , though psephologists may quibble about the low sample size — 30 — which could give a margin of error of about minus 60 per cent . |
| 26 | What we have in mind is instead a much smaller team which could give a national focus to the work of local or regional money management education associations , help to harmonise educational material with the needs of school curricula , spot gaps in research knowledge and seek ways of filling these , and follow its concern through into the adult world — tackling the credit information gap from both sides , by looking for ways both to spread knowledge ( for instance through the media , not forgetting — see chapter 3 — those catching the attention of women ) and to make credit use itself easier to understand . |
| 27 | Other world-wide eustatic causes of sea level change include sedimentary infilling of ocean basins which could give a sea level rise of 4 mm/100 years equivalent to 40 m in a million years ( Higgins , 1965 ) ; orogenic eustasy whereby orogenic uplift creates ocean basins of different size ; geoidal eustasy whereby the ocean surface reflects the variations in the geoid surface due to the earth 's irregular distribution of mass which can give a difference between lows and highs of as much as 180 m . |
| 28 | Our crewmates warned us about the Biranese girls ' reputation as practitioners of a dangerous form of magic which could trap a man on their island for ever ; then they disappeared ashore into the backstreets . |
| 29 | The rams were revived ; the catapults were improved ; and the invention of the trebuchet provided a weapon which could throw a large stone for a short distance with considerable force . |
| 30 | ALEADING chain of booksellers is about to launch a price-cutting war , which could spell an end to the trade 's controversial Net Book Agreement . |