Example sentences of "the [noun] be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is regulation really defensible , or should the practice be left unfettered from regulatory controls ? |
| 2 | The troops demanded that the High Council of the Republic be dissolved ; that all decisions of the conference be declared null and void ; and that an " all-party " government be formed , with a new Prime Minister appointed by the President , " unless the President deems it useful " to retain Koffigoh . |
| 3 | In what way could the truth be made acceptable ? |
| 4 | While this may be possible , it can by no stretch of the imagination be deemed easy ( Fig. 10 ) . |
| 5 | How will the goods be stored prior to use or resale ? ( 5 ) Has the client experienced any particular problems in the past ? |
| 6 | Publicly the banks have suggested that there could be dire consequences for the City should the deals be ruled illegal . |
| 7 | Can the person be left alone for a week , a day or two hours ( Isaacs and Neville , 1976 ) ? |
| 8 | Only with permanent ground cover can the soil be kept intact . |
| 9 | Congress , this motion urges a change in legislation so that , in the matter of insolvency , the employer be held liable to a much greater degree and indeed be held criminally responsible for actions involving awardance of debt liability . |
| 10 | It would be a prime requirement that the airspeed and behaviour at the stall be determined prior to the first landing . |
| 11 | Should a mother be encouraged to work , in which case her children might have to be taken into the workhouse , or should she and the children be given outdoor relief ? |
| 12 | Will the children be left alone at night ? |
| 13 | Often only after the transaction has been completed will the customer be made aware of the commission involved — sometimes up to 10 per cent of the amount being changed . |
| 14 | To what extent must the individual be held responsible for him/herself ? |
| 15 | From this perspective , the working class was seen as the object for colonization by its cultural superiors in order that " respectable " members of the class be separated from their " rough " residue , and the leaders of the class be made fit for a limited role in governing the nation . |