Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] not be achieve " in BNC.

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1 On the one hand , a half-promise to save a new-born country , and to show that one lot of people may not dispossess another lot merely by virtue of being better armed ; on the other hand , a growing realisation that this could not be achieved without a fight in which an unknown number of young Europeans and Americans would be asked to die in the name of misty-sounding things like compassion and principle .
2 The RMI 's press officer , Sue Robinson , said the organisation was trying to improve standards but this could not be achieved overnight .
3 This could not be achieved merely by filling all existing vacancies , however , since the Liberal bloc consisted of 52 out of the 104 seats , and the Liberals could also generally count on the support of at least one independent .
4 The whole point and purpose of authorities , I shall argue below , is to pre-empt individual judgment on the merits of a case , and this will not be achieved if , in order to establish whether the authoritative determination is binding , individuals have to rely on their own judgment of the merits .
5 But if she wants to attract new audiences this will not be achieved without a change of programming .
6 The object is to promote stem growth in the desired direction line , but this will not be achieved if , as sometimes happens , a dormant eye emerges as two or three buds , or as not infrequently occurs on too weakly pruned stems , growth emerges in a completely wrong direction from lower buds .
7 This will not be achieved by promulgating definitions , but by developing research which investigates both sets of phenomena , looking for similarities and differences .
8 Liberal Democrats know that this can not be achieved without fundamental reform .
9 Underlying this argument there may well be a different one , namely , that there is a need for a more progressive tax structure , and that this can not be achieved without a greater emphasis on direct taxation .
10 This can not be achieved if you constantly chatter and move about .
11 This can not be achieved by existing military contractors moving into civilian markets for which they have few skills , but by giving the market-oriented companies more access to ‘ front-line ’ technology .
12 This can not be achieved through a structured interview or a questionnaire .
13 This can not be done by the person alone , because help is needed in overcoming the amnesias and the emotional repressions , and this can not be achieved by introspection .
14 Other people need to be excited by new approaches and this can not be achieved by a dull and formal memorandum .
15 Strategic vision and consistency of policies by firms , by their financial investors , and by government , are crucial , and this can not be achieved without a coherent sustained industrial strategy .
16 This can not be achieved unless the chemical process itself is efficient .
17 The turnout was 94% , and 89% of the voters said Yes to a ‘ sovereign and independent ’ Slovenia , either within a Yugoslav confederation or , if that could not be achieved in six months , on its own .
18 It will need to consider all available options and must have a clear idea of the applicant 's future plans and why these can not be achieved without a care or supervision order .
19 For the moment , he was canny enough to see the wisdom of keeping his stepson sweet , and that would not be achieved by stirring up a hornets ' nest .
20 If that can not be achieved , will he ensure that psychiatric hospitals do not close until the necessary arrangements can be made ?
21 We would prefer , of course , a direct link from the towns and cities of the north straight through to the channel tunnel , but that can not be achieved .
22 Where that can not be achieved , the formation of separate partnerships under a single firm-name may be a more successful method of preserving unity ; ( 2 ) the rivalry mentioned above will commonly show itself in relation to the profitability of each office .
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