Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 As the French experience following the oil shocks of 1973 and 1979 indicates , the commitments in programme contracts may be rendered meaningless by major changes in the economic forecasting parameters upon which they are based ( Shirley 1983 : 77–80 ) .
2 But the Manx courts have now agreed that copies may be made available to defendants in a criminal case to be heard next year against eight people involved in the Savings&Investment collapse .
3 Individual copies may be obtained free of charge from The Terrence Higgins Trust .
4 Drains should be kept clear of trees to avoid damage by roots .
5 ( 4 ) Shareholders must be given sufficient information and advice to enable them to reach a properly informed decision and in sufficient time to do so .
6 Shareholders must be given sufficient time to consider the advice before any general meeting held to sanction the offer .
7 Equally important is the distinction Marx repeatedly draws between the occurrence of small-scale ‘ domestic ’ slavery and whole societies based on the exploitation of slaves , such as was the case for Greece and Rome , and the insistence that these two cases should be kept separate .
8 The role of psychotropic medication in such cases should be made clear to the patient , particularly where medication is only a means of assisting coping behaviour rather than dealing with patients ' fundamental problems .
9 Awareness of the opportunity to earn the rewards must be made clear to the children so that their interest and motivation is increased .
10 Plastered surfaces should be made smooth .
11 Data on these emissions must be submitted monthly to Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Pollution [ HMIP ] .
12 First , it recommended that local authorities should be made responsible for all long-term care of mentally handicapped and physically handicapped people , except for the rare few in need of permanent 24-hour medical supervision , who would remain the responsibility of the NHS .
13 It was proposed initially that the ten water authorities should be privatised intact , but these proposals were abandoned .
14 Protected : Most cleaning products must be kept dry or their contents , packaging or labelling will suffer .
15 Sentences in press releases should be kept short .
16 Berlioz would have shouted a protest there and then , but Plantade registered his with the Courrier des spectacles : ‘ masterpieces should be left alone ’ .
17 The EC rules on establishment require that in such cases evidence of equivalent expertise acquired in the other member states must be given full faith and credit in the host state .
18 Third , cyclists should be accorded privileged use of existing facilities ( Figure 9.4 ) .
19 For illustrative purposes , I suggest that two specific groups should be made eligible for these capital grants — those aged twenty , on the threshold of independence , and those at forty-five , the ideal time for career reassessment and a possible fresh start .
20 Copies of the hospital 's disinfectant and other infection control policies must be made available to mortuary technicians and the necessary education and training given in their use .
21 These latter words may be thought puzzling ; accounts are intended to protect creditors as well as members .
22 The idea that society is entitled to take whatever steps may be considered necessary to ensure that companies serve the public interest depends on the theory that the only basis on which companies can be allowed to possess power , which effectively means the only basis on which large companies can be allowed to exist , is that they produce consequences beneficial to society .
23 More subtle correlations valid over limited classes of compounds may be found useful here .
24 It 's therefore entirely appropriate that some of his earliest ( mono ) recordings should be made available to the widest public through this fascinating boxed set .
25 Not only future proposals but also information about the present financial position of schools must be made available for reference both to parents and to others , in education offices and public libraries .
26 Dykes and channels must be kept clear to ensure a constant flow of water .
27 The Plowden Report recommended that ‘ Schools with an age range of 5–11 should usually have at least three classes , each covering two age ranges ’ , but by 1976 Lady Plowden , the chairman of the Committee producing the report , appeared to have altered her views , stating in a Border Television broadcast : ‘ Since the report I have come round to thinking that small country schools should be kept open because of the social value and because of the continuity of community involvement they provide . ’ )
28 Clients ' funds should be kept separate from the firm 's own moneys and be held in bank or building society accounts clearly designated as belonging to the client .
29 The leader announced at the beginning that complete freedom of speech was allowed but speeches must be kept short .
30 The fans should be given relevant football at an affordable price in a degree of comfort .
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