Example sentences of "should be [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile the situation between the government , the union and the Shipowners ' Federation had proceeded almost to the point of agreement in principle on a National Maritime Board and a proposal from Havelock Wilson that a single source of supply of seamen should be under the joint control of the Federation and the union , though formal acceptance and drafting problems remained ; so did the Liverpool revolt . |
| 2 | If you are a woman your goal weight should be nearer the lower figure ; for men , depending on build , it should be towards the higher end of the scale . |
| 3 | After this digression , it is now time to examine the way in which the curriculum , divided as it should be between the practical and the theoretical , is to be reflected in the school examination system . |
| 4 | The aims of higher education ( whether , for example , it should be about the disinterested pursuit of knowledge , or about training students for the graduate job market ) are confused . |
| 5 | Under many circumstances , the evolutionarily stable allocation to male and female reproductive functions should be about the same . |
| 6 | The set part of the sentence should be about the same length as the variable part which is used to finish it . |
| 7 | The natural litter of the foster mother should be about the same age as the animals to be fostered . |
| 8 | I would say that they ought to be able to spend at a level which is within the S S As that have been given both for the county and for the districts , and therefore we should be below the three hundred and seventy eight . |
| 9 | As noted above , there is some indication of the development of a rebuttable presumption that all questions of law should be for the ordinary courts . |
| 10 | Yet , the very thesis that all questions of law should be for the ordinary courts itself fashions the result that the court believes to be correct . |
| 11 | would you accept that , that should be for the financial year ? |
| 12 | It should then be for the official aircraft accident investigating authority to establish the cause of the accident and to make recommendations for avoiding similar accidents in the future , and it should be for the civil courts to decide who is liable to pay damages and to whom . |
| 13 | Remember , if your policy is for ‘ Replacement as New ’ then your sum insured should be for the full replacement cost of all your possessions . |
| 14 | Labour 's concern should be with the initial distribution of wealth , rather than with a post hoc redistribution . |
| 15 | The three ‘ exit routes ’ from the Special Hospitals , at least for those who do not die there , should be via the Regional Secure Units , local psychiatric hospitals or directly into hostels or flats , usually under some form of supervision . |
| 16 | It is apt that one of the first two recordings made by Kurt Masur in his new role as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic should be of the New World Symphony , particularly when it comes in ample time to celebrate the centenary of the first performance of that favourite work by this very orchestra in December 1893 . |
| 17 | Tank stands should be of the highest quality . |
| 18 | It is of capital importance that the microscope upon which CL equipment is mounted should be of the highest possible transmissivity . |
| 19 | It should be of the coarsest foam possible , so that suspended solids pass through it … in other words , a blanketweed trap . |
| 20 | To be harmonic , simple radiating curves should be of the same hand . |
| 21 | Side-reins should be of the same length and of a length which encourages the horse to hold himself in a balanced outline . |
| 22 | Mortar should be of the same strength as the materials to be bonded , particularly important for retaining walls . |
| 23 | Persons eligible for legal aid should have a free choice of lawyers and the services provided should be of the same quality as those available for fee-paying clients . |
| 24 | There are four possible distributions of sexes compatible with this sentence , since there is no requirement that the two children should be of the same sex . |
| 25 | If possible both drives on your system should be of the same make and type . |
| 26 | Large panes of glass for doors should be of the roughened or laminated type for safety , or you could use Georgian wired glass . |
| 27 | Using a rather perplexing argument , Japan 's deputy finance minister complained with only a slight tinge of panic yesterday that the Nikkei should be at the 24,000 level . |
| 28 | Maybe everything is n't the way it should be at the Regal Arms . |
| 29 | Many elderly people who suffer from backache and stiff joints find bending and stretching difficult , so it is important that the cooker , sink and work-tops should be at the correct height for them , and that cupboards and larder shelves that are in daily use should not be too high or too low for them to reach without strain . |
| 30 | You need a seat which supports your back and the book should be at the right distance from your eyes ( the optimum reading distance is between 15 and 22 inches from your eyes ) . |