Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] [be] left to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The price in a contract of sale may be fixed by the contract , or may be left to be fixed in a manner agreed by the contract , or may be determined by the course of dealing between the parties . |
| 2 | Open price contracts are specifically provided for in ss8 and 9 of SGA 1979 which state : 8 – ( 1 ) The price in a contract of sale may be fixed by the contract , or may be left to be fixed in a manner agreed by the contract , or may be determined by the course of dealing between the parties . |
| 3 | Quite a lot ; but two main areas that should be left to a builder will be all structural work to the roof , such as forming the dormer windows , and alterations to the rafters ; and supplying and fixing the additional staircase , which must be correctly fitted and properly secured . |
| 4 | ‘ The relief of cruelty , ignorance and destitution is not a task that should be left to charities . |
| 5 | Politics , like sex education , is something that should be left to the family . ’ |
| 6 | That is obviously the summary of a long story of consistent dedication , overlaid with constant hesitation and changings of mind and alternations about what the actual plans were going to be about the work that would be left to aftertimes . |
| 7 | All this may sound obvious and low key : something that can be left to local people and needs no special emphasis in the introduction of major change . |
| 8 | Er one being descriptive in terms of describing the end product and I do n't think that 's very helpful to a structure plan , I think that is a matter that can be left to the local plan . |
| 9 | The danger , witnessed sometimes in practice , is that certain children ( notably the most able , the oldest , the best-behaved , and girls ) are tacitly deemed ‘ undemanding ’ and may be left to their own devices for long periods , denied the kinds of challenging interaction which they , like all children , need . |
| 10 | The principle applies to all kinds of selling , however , and may be left to the salesperson 's discretion or organised centrally as part of the sales management function . |
| 11 | So for example , er on Russo 's model we saw the people are not consultive on the issue of whether the State should go to war or not , because that 's a particular act and must be left to the executive . |
| 12 | 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 ) . |
| 13 | She had a weak chest and needed a lot of attention , whereas I was robust and could be left to my own devices . |
| 14 | The inevitability of that Congress should pull back , excuse me , the inevitability means that Congress should pull back from indus industrial strategies and negotiating deals , but should be left to the members concerned . |
| 15 | So I have to make decisions as I go along as to which points need to be spelled out , which of them can be stated sparely , or which of them do not need to be mentioned at all but can be left to be inferred . |