Example sentences of "action [modal v] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | FERRANTI , the troubled defence electronics group , said yesterday it has identified around 20 people involved with the alleged £215million International Signal & Control fraud against whom legal action may be launched . |
| 2 | A Ferranti spokesman would not give details of the individuals or organisations against which legal action may be taken but said : ‘ We would hope in the not too distant future to take the necessary legal action to put everything right . ’ |
| 3 | This should be a last resort however , as legal action may be costly and , more importantly , time-consuming , particularly if the case is contested . |
| 4 | No political action may be undertaken or justified on the ground that it promotes an ideal of the good nor on the ground that it enables individuals to pursue an ideal of the good . |
| 5 | No political action may be undertaken if it makes a difference to the likelihood that a person will endorse one conception of the good or another , or to his chances of realizing his conception of the good , unless other actions are undertaken which cancel out such effects . |
| 6 | Where practicable different products in physically different containers with dissimilar modes of action may be used . |
| 7 | Even if an owner 's first reaction is hostile , quite soon after action may be forthcoming . |
| 8 | Next , specific action may be agreed upon that is realistic and measurable with perhaps a contingency plan lined up too . |
| 9 | This action may be repeated several times which is why fluorescent lighting ‘ flashes ’ when first switched on . |
| 10 | The judge is looking mainly at condition in relation to age , but manners , conformation and action may be taken into account . |
| 11 | In their view the economy has the capacity to adjust to technological changes and maintain full employment , though some government action may be needed in order to aid the adjustment process . |
| 12 | As for the drive towards egoism by withdrawing from emotional awareness , in competitive conditions it appears reasonable to detach oneself from the joys as well as the troubles of others , on the calculation that love or trust is likely to be betrayed , and any generous action may be utilized against oneself . |
| 13 | Any property owner in this position should take immediate advice as action may be necessary both to ensure that the rateable value is as low as possible , and that maximum advantage is taken of the empty rate provisions . |
| 14 | There is a procedure by which a plaintiff in a private action may be able to seek redress for a public law wrong even though he or she can not establish sufficient standing in accordance with the above rules . |
| 15 | The merits of an approach allowing the company to seek civil redress are essentially twofold : first , no victim need be identified ; and secondly , an action may be brought in the context of anonymous stock market trades . |
| 16 | The appropriate regulation for our purposes is SI 1991 No 489 , regulation 3 of which outlines the circumstances where an action may be brought at the suit of a person other than a private investor . |
| 17 | Then , finally , there is a statute of limitations bar , in that no action may be taken under the section more than five years after the date of the last transaction which is the subject of the violation . |
| 18 | In other words , action which is predetermined by some external constraints can not be seen in the same light as action which accords with some convention , though , on occasion , constrained action may be glossed as rule-governed in an associated account , particularly where the agency of a person is in doubt . |
| 19 | The subject is still under debate but action may be taken soon . |
| 20 | It is that the actors ' desires , beliefs , and resulting reasons for action may be generated in turn by external factors . |
| 21 | In many situations , actors are faced with no clear rules for action , or the action may be hard to sustain . |
| 22 | Such local action may be a neglected dimension in the late nineteenth century/early twentieth century mortality reduction ( Szreter 1986 ) . |
| 23 | Action may be required by the court itself , the court issuing a Letter of Request asking either a foreign court or another competent authority in the state of destination to assist in having the documents served ; this practice is particularly entrenched in Latin America . |
| 24 | Thus the potential ‘ pollutions ’ which the officer himself discovers are more likely to be viewed as ‘ marginal ’ or ‘ non-polluting ’ cases where no action may be taken . |
| 25 | ‘ As my Lord said , there may be particular kinds of libel which can not affect a corporation , but in respect of such libels as are injurious to it an action may be maintained . |
| 26 | Are there more representative ways in which public sentiments regarding governmental action may be expressed ? |
| 27 | However the undernoted information may act as a general guide to clarify what action may be required : — |
| 28 | ‘ My action may be more mutually beneficial than yours . ’ |
| 29 | It has not responded and further action may be required . |
| 30 | ‘ If the Department obtains evidence to the effect that Mrs McGonagle has decided to ignore the Department 's advice and has circulated copies , consideration will have to be given as to what further action may be taken . ’ |