Example sentences of "could [be] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could be about particular authors who 've been through the public-school system , or even about the way the system works at close hand . |
| 2 | The distinction could be between two sounds which are not in themselves difficult to distinguish , but the contrast may be difficult to hear because it is new . |
| 3 | Yeah could be off this pork farm , oh no he 'd kee he 'd breed partridge not pheasant would n't he ? |
| 4 | This does seem a reasonable argument , and I certainly would not want to lose a therapy which could be of real value to people . |
| 5 | Researchers believe its findings could be of international importance . |
| 6 | For families in less straitened circumstances , one gift in kind which could be of increasing importance is the payment of school fees . |
| 7 | Expressed in the Dreikaiserbund and in the hands of a Bismarck , the self-interest of monarchs could be of European significance as a force for peace . |
| 8 | However , the information could be of immediate interest and if so either.telex , Intelpost or hand delivery will need to be considered . |
| 9 | I would like to hear from anyone who works in this field and we could be of mutual assistance . |
| 10 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that the sort of project to which he just referred is another example of where a national lottery could be of great assistance ? |
| 11 | The international community , and journalists in particular , could be of great assistance in ensuring that elections are free and fair . |
| 12 | Such an attitude , though unfavourable to the concept of a universal church , could be of great benefit to cathedrals , monasteries , and parish churches , because it provided them with protectors , and because often a high standard of religious observance could be stimulated by family pride . |
| 13 | It was the view of the assessment panel that a few months of reasonably stable attendance could be of great help to Jim when he left school and they decided that a flexible arrangement might encourage attendance where previous efforts had failed . |
| 14 | Mr Justice Latham , adjourning the trial last Wednesday until yesterday , told the jury the new evidence could be of great significance . |
| 15 | Mr Justice Latham , adjourning the trial last Wednesday until yesterday , told the jury the fresh evidence could be of great significance . |
| 16 | For the many hearing parents who have to cope with their deaf babies , this project 's results could be of great use . |
| 17 | Peace of mind when the husband was working some distance from the farm could be of great importance . |
| 18 | The LEA 's detachment and its knowledge of a few dozen ( or even a few hundred ) other institutions could be of great value . |
| 19 | ( Among the virtues of reparation are that it could be of great value in assisting the ‘ reintegration ’ of offenders , as we discuss shortly . ) |
| 20 | Alone of the Pacific species , N. emarginata shows something like a comparable variation in shell shape with exposure ( Crothers , 1984 ) , but the shell is so thin as to afford little protection from crabs regardless of its shape ( Kitching , 1976 ) and an ability to resist desiccation could be of great value to this highQQintertidal species in sites protected from continuous spray . |
| 21 | The aim of the project is to try to discover the processes by which this efficiency is attained , which could be of great value in the design of automatic systems of face recognition . |
| 22 | ‘ Laser welding could be of major benefit , ’ said Dr Watson . |
| 23 | Japan could be of much importance in the event of war and it might be feasible for the Japanese to fight for the United States after a war had begun . |
| 24 | ‘ At a time like this , McLeish 's leadership qualities could be of crucial importance . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ There are plenty of opportunities for a greater exchange of expertise which could be of tremendous benefit to both sides . |
| 26 | If the Government can seriously contemplate investing £3,000 million in a company employing 100,000 people , they should also be prepared to start the discussion by studying the proposition with a view to supporting a project which could be of tremendous advantage to the nation as a whole . |
| 27 | The extent that computerised indexes/records management systems could be of vain e to individual functions within the two departments . |
| 28 | The time samples could be of one minute 's duration , arranged so that each of the six pupils is observed in a regular cyclical sequence for parts of a teaching period . |
| 29 | Whereas for Leese there were no pure races , ‘ race mixing ’ could be of two kinds . |
| 30 | The mineralisation is associated with strong alteration of the enclosing sediments and tuffs and could be of volcanogenic origin . |