Example sentences of "[subord] [vb mod] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Demand more than may be demanded by the compromising elements that exist among the Catholic leadership . |
| 2 | Keyman insurance , for example , can often take longer than may be expected to organise , particularly in view of the now obligatory AIDS test . |
| 3 | Size of establishment would be expected to be related to amount of training undertaken though in practice many libraries ( and not only small libraries ) appeared to undertake both less training and far less systematic training than must be considered ideal given that all staff in any size library will have training needs : |
| 4 | I am , however , reluctant to use , which suggests a stronger vowel than should be pronounced ( like the final vowel in ‘ evacuee ’ , ‘ Tennessee ’ ) . |
| 5 | However , more time ( - 1 hour ) was required than might be regarded as desirable . |
| 6 | This is an additional reason for management to create an even more elaborate division of labour than might be warranted from mere technical considerations of the tasks to be done . |
| 7 | Reading stories on USL such as the one BusinessWeek just ran , they estimate USL has its mind more on going public or selling out than might be realised . |
| 8 | The progress of sport as a ‘ commodity ’ either to be sold to the media in its own right or to be used in order to sell other products was slower and more halting than might be imagined . |
| 9 | During the 1930s , then , in the years when his popularity was soaring to dizzy heights , Hitler 's public pronouncements on the ‘ Jewish Question ’ were less numerous than might be imagined , and , while certainly hate-filled , were usually couched in abstract generalities in association with western plutocracy or Bolshevism . |
| 10 | AUGUSTA may indeed be august , though less snooty than might be imagined , but somebody there has a sense of humour and mischief at least . |
| 11 | When we recognise that for the three Near Eastern traditions there is a clear emphasis upon God 's presence as well as His transcendence , their approach is seen to be closer than might be imagined to that of the Indian religious traditions . |
| 12 | John Keane opted to convey through ironic allegory the greater message of the human race , of only through waiting , with the army , in the Saudi Arabian desert , or with the RAF in the bar of the five star Sheraton Hotel in Bahrain ; a more telling topic than might be imagined , since alcohol is forbidden in Saudi Arabia . |
| 13 | John Keane opted to convey through ironic allegory the greater message of the human race , of only through waiting , with the army , in the Saudi Arabian desert , or with the RAF in the bar of the five star Sheraton Hotel in Bahrain ; a more telling topic than might be imagined , since alcohol is forbidden in Saudi Arabia . |
| 14 | Others , however , suggested factions inside DEC , previously thought to be the most difficult of the troika , are rushing to ensure Destiny gets on their platforms and will go further than might be imagined on Tuesday . |
| 15 | Indeed , the attention to hardware is much less important even at this stage than might be imagined . |
| 16 | At first sight , this attitude appears negligent , but the reason for it is simpler than might be imagined . |
| 17 | A publicity photograph had shown one of the Doonettes , the electrifying step-dancing duo which performs with the band , caught with skirt raised at the back to reveal considerably less than might be observed on Whitley Bay sands , let alone the Riviera . |
| 18 | The performance of cast iron in fire is better than might be expected by those who have some knowledge of the dramatic reaction of steel structures to fire . |
| 19 | Some ponds and lakes , too , are richer in life than might be expected ; and sometimes , indeed — when polluted — become too rich for their own good ( this is known as eutrophication ; see p.117 ) . |
| 20 | There is also evidence to suggest that , in research work at least , delays in supply cause less concern than might be expected . |
| 21 | ‘ That the architect of the ‘ cheerful ’ Cemetery Chapel at Woking [ Tite ] should bear a grudge against the architect of St. Giles 's , Camberwell , [ Scott ] is , perhaps , no more than might be expected from a spirit of professional rivalry degenerated into envy . ’ |
| 22 | Research done in Liverpool — albeit before the Partnerships — ( Nabarro and McDonald , 1978 ) , indicates that the inner areas received less than might be expected considering their total population . |
| 23 | Actual refusals to answer questions are always , in practice , fewer than might be expected . |
| 24 | These results show how common it is for small mammals to become trapped in pitfalls , and although there is some selection in species trapped , depending on local circumstances , the degree of bias is less than might be expected . |
| 25 | For some reason , however , the pachyderms do not fit this picture — both elephants and rhinos exhibit far more complex personalities with much higher intelligence than might be expected for animals with their style of feeding . |
| 26 | At another level all three chapters here demonstrate that the notion of private investment following public is far from simple ; in both London 's Docklands at the grand scale , and in Pittsburgh , in finer detail , urban policy initiatives amplified social polarisation and benefited the local communities , which had provided the rationale for policy intervention , far less than might be expected . |
| 27 | Moody and high-strung though Anne was by nature , the girls ' brief quarrels were no more than might be expected between any siblings . |
| 28 | Despite playing chess on Top Of The Pops and beaming lasers on to buildings à la Jean Michel Jarre , they are far less analytical of their impact than might be expected . |
| 29 | In contrast , the range of breeding success among hinds is greater than might be expected because their potential breeding lifespans are long ( over 12 years ) and individuals tend to be either consistently successful or consistently unsuccessful breeders . |
| 30 | Parental differences in ethnicity , class and sexuality have much less marked influences than might be expected ( e.g. Pleck 1975 ) . |