Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] be [verb] is " in BNC.

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1 All that may be written is one short story , the final one of the genre , the cork in the bottle .
2 All that may be needed is a classification of machines and a measurement of time spent on each machine by each product .
3 All that should be done is that , if that improbable and unlikely event ever takes place , the courts should decline to enforce the clause .
4 One vivid account of the means by which this may be achieved is set out in Ancrene Wisse , an early Middle English text written originally for particular sisters in the late twelfth century who wanted to live as recluses dedicated to God but later adopted more widely in other such communities .
5 One way this could be done is to cause a program error of some kind , such as by trying to execute an invalid operation code ( or a privileged instruction ) , since this of course causes an interrupt and entry to the supervisor .
6 The only way in which this could be changed is by a revolution in the system of global inequality .
7 That this can be done is borne out in practice , and it is sometimes noted that , in the course of treatment for some long-standing chronic condition , patients will re-experience old symptoms which they may have forgotten about .
8 One way this can be conceptualized is in terms of the different roles , or sets of functions , which the economic activities of a region play in the wider national , and international , economy .
9 Under Venezuela 's five year plan for 1984–1989 the profile of debt payments allows for annual growth of 2.5 — 5.5% but whether this can be achieved is highly dependent on oil prices and quotas since oil accounts for over 90% of exports .
10 Whether this can be achieved is debatable because management schemes implemented to date have not been uniformly successful due to the tremendous variation in ecology and terrain .
11 ( The reader keen to see how this can be achieved is referred , for instance , to [ 48 ] , [ 50 ] . )
12 The proposed timetable for public platforms/launches as far as these can be scheduled is as follows :
13 If the degree of rotation was very small , so that for each dot the nearest neighbour is its own image , this would not be surprising : all that need be done is to draw imaginary lines between all pairs of nearest neighbours , and those lines will circle the centre of rotation .
14 For the present , all that need be noticed is that the purpose of Alexander 's letter was to convey a distinct papal command to Lanfranc that the monastic community in his cathedral church was to be preserved .
15 All that need be proved is that the matter is of a certain type and the manner of presentation patently offensive .
16 All that would be required is a change in practice .
17 The first presents the candidate with an unreal situation , and probably the most that will be learned is whether or not the candidate is good-natured enough to play silly games .
18 The final characteristic of the MPs that can be traced is religion , which shows as traditional a pattern as any .
19 The most that can be done is that B may allow C to use his name to claim the money .
20 Clearly , therefore , there is no way in which oxygen can be obtained without any water loss : the best that can be done is to minimize the loss .
21 When it is thought vital that members or creditors should receive notice , the Act requires them to be given notice by the company ; in relation to the general public the best that can be done is to require publication in newspapers .
22 The best that can be done is to convert the uncertainty , which is not quantifiable , into risk , which is .
23 The best that can be done is to convert the uncertainty , which is not quantifiable , into risk , which is .
24 All that can be done is to point to the factors that the courts commonly take into account when calculating the multiplier .
25 In truth , all that can be said is that , in both the Free Presbyterian Church and in the UPV , there were a small number of people ( none of whom were figures of any stature in the Church ) who were prepared to abet others in the commission of crimes to further the aims which the vast majority of people in the Church and UPV wished to see promoted by less violent means .
26 All that can be said is that Labour has lost elections in the past when the press was more favourable than it now is .
27 The most that can be said is that a good case can be made out for so doing ; law-abiding spectators would probably be sympathetic , depending upon the outcome .
28 The most that can be said is that they must have selectional restrictions which are satisfied by the selectee .
29 The most that can be said is that S.I.B .
30 The most that can be said is that the majority of individuals said to be non-right handed still show left hemisphere language representation ( Annett , Hudson , and Turner , 1974 ; Fleminger and Bunce , 1975 ; Clyma , 1975 ) .
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