Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] longer [vb infin] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It demonstrates that there is a case for arguing that the child care system should no longer reinforce inequities but become a means of redressing them , and like improved health should see education as a proper means of laying foundations for the children 's futures . |
| 2 | Britain is at the stage when we must no longer expect sections of our land to be retained for the benefit of the few , when they could be used to provide jobs for the many . |
| 3 | Although Cossiga was not empowered to remove Galloni from office , he took the unprecedented step of declaring that Galloni could no longer exercise powers delegated by the President ( who was ex officio President of the CSM ) . |
| 4 | But Mr Given said staff could no longer ensure users received the best service possible . |
| 5 | Furthermore , health authorities could no longer discharge patients without an individual care plan being approved and agreed with the local authority . |
| 6 | On Jan. 10 the prefect of the Timis administrative region , the mayor of Timisoara , the region 's police commander and other officials tendered their resignations to the government , saying that they could no longer control events . |
| 7 | Mr Hodgson explained that in buying up so many small firms , who really could no longer make ends meet , he , Howard Hodgson , could do better and cheaper funerals and that no one need worry about the cost any way , because if the deceased or whoever was taking the responsibility of next-of-kin possessed less than £300 , the DHSS would pay for the whole thing . |
| 8 | In the last two decades the number of people saying they could no longer do jobs about the house or enjoy their hobbies because of sickness has steadily risen . |
| 9 | Laura said " used " because letters were no longer brought by the postman ; after he had fallen twice from Maurice 's ill-secured gangplank , the whole morning 's mail soaked away in the great river 's load of rubbish , the GPO , with every reason on its side , had notified the Reach that they could no longer undertake deliveries . |
| 10 | ( I could no longer wear thongs . ) |
| 11 | After two major operations , Gloria could no longer have children , but one day Saul brought home a baby he had found abandoned on the mud-flats at low tide . |
| 12 | Sanctions meant he could no longer import spares but the value of his existing stock had increased tenfold . |
| 13 | The fact could not be avoided : Michael Banks could no longer learn lines . |
| 14 | She could no longer support men closeting their secrets . |
| 15 | She breathes her lament into the earth filling her mouth , saying over and over , for the habit of power has made her take the past on her shoulders , ‘ If I could return to that time , I would no longer change men into beasts as I did , and then find myself unable to change them back into men . ’ |
| 16 | It was at this moment that the Danzig dockers union , inspired as much by anti-Polish sentiment as by fellow feeling for Soviet brother-workers , decided that they would no longer handle supplies and munitions destined for Poland . |
| 17 | The threat of a similar crisis involving a possible Western attack against Iraqi targets had been revived on Aug. 6 after the government declared that it would no longer grant weapons inspectors access to official buildings and ministries . |
| 18 | I would no longer take sides with any party … which is my position up to the present day ’ . |
| 19 | Agents will no longer inform buyers of new instructions when the property has been on the market for upwards of two years . |
| 20 | The high-achiever , fast-track graduate employees will no longer rank relationships as the most significant goal — autonomy or power or recognition will be the dominant goal . |
| 21 | The bank will no longer fund projects in primary forests or engage in developments affecting forest dwellers without their consent , and will carry out environmental impact assessments for projects in forest areas . |
| 22 | He is in such demand as a speaker that he has had to make a rule that he will no longer accept invitations to functions that are unconnected with the coal industry . |
| 23 | IBM will keep its retirement bridge , which allows employees that are within five years of retirement to take unpaid leave until they 're eligible to retire with full benefits , but it will no longer provide benefits during the leave , or include employees ' unpaid time in any of its length of service benefits . |
| 24 | Sixty-five per cent of the economy will remain in state hands in six years ' time and workers will no longer elect managers . |
| 25 | They may no longer have children to provide for . |
| 26 | ‘ With the Cold War over , and the Communist Party divided , we can no longer give excuses for the shortcomings of the system , the lack of accountability . |
| 27 | Some can no longer make ends meet . |