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

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1 Drains should be kept clear of trees to avoid damage by roots .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 Plastered surfaces should be made smooth .
5 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 .
6 It was proposed initially that the ten water authorities should be privatised intact , but these proposals were abandoned .
7 Sentences in press releases should be kept short .
8 Berlioz would have shouted a protest there and then , but Plantade registered his with the Courrier des spectacles : ‘ masterpieces should be left alone ’ .
9 Third , cyclists should be accorded privileged use of existing facilities ( Figure 9.4 ) .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 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 . ’ )
13 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 .
14 The fans should be given relevant football at an affordable price in a degree of comfort .
15 At the end of January the government confirmed that the proposed referendum on whether the temporary merger of the Northern and Eastern provinces should be made permanent [ see p. 36735 ] would be postponed for a further six months .
16 Clients should be made aware that breathlessness , pounding heart , dizziness , tightness or pain in the chest , nausea and loss of muscle control are signs that they are overtaxing themselves .
17 The Purchaser should at least accept that certain warranties should be given subject to the Vendor 's knowledge — eg those warranties which seek to anticipate what a third party might do in the future .
18 The National Government had been allotted a definite task , and on its completion it is understood that Parliament should be dissolved as soon as circumstances permit , and that each of the parties should be left free to place its policy before the electors for their approval .
19 This angered opposition groups , who asserted that Suchinda and his supporters should be held accountable for the killings .
20 The precise nature of the tax incentives remains to be decided , but it appears the ECMT is proposing that motor manufacturers should be given clear incentives to make more environmentally friendly vehicles .
21 Tradition demands that the cowls should be painted white and it is common practice to spray their surfaces with glass-fibre to improve durability .
22 " All candidates should be made aware of the crucial importance of the introductory sentences , possibly extending to a short paragraph to each answer they produce .
23 Candidates should be made aware of the variety of forms of writing used in business life , so that they will be able to select most appropriate form — notes , summaries , memoranda , telex , quantification displays , etc — according to circumstances .
24 Like releases , captions should be kept short and to the point and unless the picture is going out as a photo-story with no separate release , this means very short indeed .
25 Workers and trade unions could be encouraged to insist that the management of their massive savings should be made accountable to them , and should be directed towards employment-creating , socially useful investment .
26 The Area Directors should be made responsible the effective and co-ordinated provision of legal advice and tribunal representation in their areas .
27 Parents should be given full information about special school and integrated provision when placement is being considered .
28 In a new charter for cleaner buses , Friends of the Earth ( FoE ) urges that bus companies should be given financial incentives to fit new engines to comply with EC emission standards expected to be introduced in 1995 .
29 Let me add that , in taking recent decisions concerning rural areas , the Home Office has almost invariably supported those who have felt that rural courthouses should be kept open .
30 The involvement of family and other carers during each of the elements should be considered standard practice .
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