Example sentences of "[not/n't] be [adj] to be " in BNC.

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1 In many cases , it will not be possible to be certain how the sale will ultimately be structured ; if there is a chance that a share sale may be arranged to meet the acquiror 's needs , it will be necessary to regard all advertisements leading up to sale as investment advertisements .
2 Clothes need not be expensive to be becoming .
3 Most people would probably not be delighted to be told that their daughter has chosen to become a surrogate mother ; but it can not be the function of the law either to prevent unpleasant situations , or to tell one 's daughter how to conduct her affairs .
4 ‘ It would not be good to be noticed .
5 The Eastbourne area is the nearest chalk district , though much of the flint derived from that area must accumulate at Langney Point and not be available to be transported by longshore drift to Dungeness .
6 It can not be easy to be the partner of a genius , and Constanze certainly made the best of it .
7 Using my initiative again , thinking , there might not be much to be rescued here , but at least it 's a spot of organic for Dad 's favourite veg .
8 Would it not be reasonable to be a little more objective ?
9 Six or seven days , I would say — I 'll not be able to be more precise until the autopsy . ’
10 ‘ I may not be able to be with her . ’
11 This can not be articulated in a sufficiently quantifiable form , and even those elements more amenable to measurement will not be able to be measured accurately .
12 ‘ I have to be quick , ’ I told Eric , and explained why he would not be able to be the principessa 's gardener .
13 Such decisions will not be able to be made by a single Prime Minister without reference back .
14 Ours would appear to be an academic qualification , which may not be able to be adapted to suit NVQ .
15 If the ratio is too low , there will be the risk that customers ' demands may not be able to be met : this would cause a crisis of confidence and Possible closure .
16 This will then overcome this silly bigotry of the Labour Group in trying to ostracise the opted-out school in and the College , when this Charter is in place , we 'll be able to compare every facet of education across the district because the results will be published for all to see and these two schools will not be able to be frozen out of that exercise .
17 Totten appreciates that what was done with St. Johnstone might not be able to be repeated with East Fife .
18 And our Lord in the words that we 've read gives a very solemn answer to that question in the , in those words that we read a few moments ago and his immediate answer to the question you know are there few that be saved , was to say many , this was in the following verse , many shall not be able to be saved , now does that mean that only a few will be saved , that there 's only a few people who are gon na be in heaven that Jesus Christ came and died on the cross for about a handful of people , a small percentage does that what it , is that what it means , well lets look and see what the bible has to say , in Matthew chapter seven in verse thirteen and verse fourteen , this is what Jesus says enter by the narrow gate for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction and many of those who enter by it , for the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life , but few of those who find it any way in the same book , in , in Matthew in , in , in chapter twenty two and in , in , in verse fourteen , listen again to what it says there Jesus is speaking he says for many a called , but few are chosen
19 It is not enough for the Commission merely to show that the merger will create or strengthen such a market position if the maintenance or development of effective competition would not be likely to be impaired .
20 Sims said : ‘ It would not be likely to be just in her cases , like clothes .
21 The the particular point that that I wish to pick up on though was from M Mr Curtis and his reference to erm the draft P P G thirteen , and whilst I 'd say that the point of the H B F that it 's only a draft publication at this stage , there 's in my view been too mu much over reliance on the reference in there to self containment , you see if we look at that particular paragraph , two point one two , it actually says avoid the development of small new settlements which are not to , sorry , I 'll start that again , avoid the development of small new settlements which are not be likely to be well served by public transport , or which will not be largely self contained .
22 When he wants to be served at table by a black hand , he would not be satisfied to be served by a black paw …
23 Rule 5 strikes a note familiar to all Sunday School teachers and Superintendents : ‘ Scholars who shall have been marked absent for twelve Sabbaths of the year shall not be entitled to be present at the Annual Festival Excursion .
24 Fred Greenstein argues that ‘ the impact of modern presidents on public policy need not be apocalyptic to be important ’ and no doubt this is true .
25 He wanted to look his best so that Sweetheart would not be ashamed to be seen out with him .
26 I for my part can not see why , subject to compliance with the proviso , a person should not be liable to be extradited under the terms of the Treaty if he was party to a crime committed in Sweden , such as , for example , the importation of drugs into Sweden , even if he was not himself in Sweden at the time of the importation .
27 It was therefore desirable in the public interest that statements made to the appropriate authority investigating a complaint against a police officer should not be liable to be produced or disclosed or referred to in any proceedings save disciplinary or criminal proceedings officially brought against the police officer in question .
28 Individuals whose primary activity is to buy and sell animals , for example , will not be eligible to be flat rate farmers ; neither will trainers of animals .
29 ‘ Easy-going parents must not be afraid to be firm , ’ he was suggesting , ‘ Moderate strictness is not harmful . ’
30 It proves perhaps that a tree need n't be tall to be proud .
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