Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [be] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such views may be due to the sporadic publication of relevant data , particularly that of time series , for statistically more developed countries . |
| 2 | In short , all language skills may be subject to automation . |
| 3 | This result implies that domain-specific collocations may be superior to general collocations in analysing documents from the same domain . |
| 4 | He was advised that if he did use the vehicle he and his employers may be liable to prosecution . |
| 5 | While the mobilisation of large numbers of pickets may be advantageous to the union 's cause , it also invites problems of disorganisation and indiscipline . |
| 6 | Second , if much of local authority revenue comes from central government , the levels of spending and taxes may be insensitive to the wishes of local residents . |
| 7 | Thus farmers may perceive benefits in bodies such as the Milk Marketing Board through gains in selling power , although other aspects of the Board 's operations may be undesirable to them . |
| 8 | Respiratory signs may be due to larval damage in the lungs or to the anoxic effects of anaemia . |
| 9 | The small rough-shelled larvated eggs are characteristic , but it should be recollected that Metastrongylus is often present in normal pigs , and pulmonary signs may be referable to virus infection rather than lungworms . |
| 10 | We have seen that decisions and acts may be subject to judicial review if they are made or done in the exercise of public functions , whether those functions are conferred by statute or common law or neither . |
| 11 | Thus differences in pay and prestige between occupational groups may be due to differences in their power rather than their functional importance . |
| 12 | He can , however , be a nuisance and his activities may be distressing to those on whom he spies . |
| 13 | The tenor of the times may be favourable to presidential action . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , the courts have recognized the value of informal rules in a variety of contexts , and it is now quite clear that such rules may be subject to judicial review on a number of grounds ( as we will see in due course ) . |
| 15 | Contracts should be able to be approved by the buyer 's conveyancer as soon as a satisfactory survey has been concluded , a satisfactory set of responses received from the seller 's conveyancer concerning the Protocol documentation , and a loan has been agreed where applicable . |
| 16 | Clearly they will not work alone , but with corporate economists as well as marketing and manufacturing experts , but financial skills should be available to the team . |
| 17 | Surely the detailed issue coverage in the Guardian and The Times must be superior to the necessarily brief and superficial coverage of issues on television ? perhaps that is so ; but Very few British newspaper readers read papers like the Guardian and The Times ; most read tabloids such as the Sun , the Star , the Mirror , the Express , or the Mail . |
| 18 | These Notes should be available to all Branch Staff who will be involved in handling Marine claims . |
| 19 | I would go further and suggest these meetings should be open to ‘ all-comers ’ and should highlight a topic of local interest to attract potential recruits . |
| 20 | The coaches must be prepared to ‘ live-in ’ and will be responsible for the group for the duration of the School . |
| 21 | If industry wants to retain its increasingly-important female workforce , employers must be sympathetic to the needs of women to balance work and family life ’ . |
| 22 | What is the logic that dictates that the shareholders should be entitled to the corporate surplus , instead for instance of the employees or management , with the entitlement of the shareholders reduced to a fixed return on capital ? |
| 23 | If one day a more fortunate world would like to see a peaceful Balkans , then these little Balkan states should be subject to demilitarisation no armies , no weapons , nothing . |
| 24 | All such plans must be subject to an environmental appraisal and show how local resources will be conserved and sustainably used . |
| 25 | The party 's policy review paper says Muslims and other minority religious Home groups should be entitled to voluntary-aided schools provided they follow the national curriculum . |
| 26 | The party 's policy review has said that Muslims and other minority religious groups should be entitled to voluntary-aided schools ( for which nearly all the costs come from public funds ) provided they follow the national curriculum . |
| 27 | The proposals must be acceptable to the people and parliament of the United Kingdom as a whole and because of the land frontier with the Republic of Ireland any political arrangement must recognise and provide for the special relationship between both parts of the island . |
| 28 | All proposals should be subject to a conservation assessment by ADAS ( with NCC advice as necessary ) and subject to existing prior approval arrangements in National Parks ( and statutory consultation of SSSIs ) . |
| 29 | They claimed broadcast programmes should be available to everybody ( ‘ geographic universality ’ ) , should cater for all interests and tastes , and should make particular provision for minorities ( especially the disadvantaged ) . |
| 30 | Also , the factors identified above as relevant to deciding the effect of alternative remedies may be relevant to deciding what effect to give to a statutory ouster clause which is open to more than one interpretation . |