Example sentences of "could be [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often better listening-conditions could be achieved at little cost . |
| 2 | Table 3.3 identifies a number of typical systems which could be evaluated at different stages during a construction project . |
| 3 | If sufficient forces could be raised at short notice , the robbed would pursue the robbers on ‘ hot trod ’ , with the right to reclaim their goods by force and deal with the wrongdoers out of hand . |
| 4 | Shortly afterwards , the Ministry of Health suggested that birth control information could be given at maternal and child welfare centres on medical grounds . |
| 5 | The whole room breathed an air of hygienic efficiency : the walls were emulsioned so that they could be repainted at little cost , and the tables stood on plastic tiles which could be quickly wiped and disinfected . |
| 6 | v. Lowthian the defendants knew of the existence of the contract between the plaintiffs and their co-contractors but they did not know its precise terms and said that they assumed from their experience in other cases that it could be terminated at short notice . |
| 7 | Depending on the complexity of your operations this may only take a couple of man weeks and could be repeated at regular intervals to monitor progress . |
| 8 | With stocks running perilously low , the Czechoslovak government on Oct. 6 introduced a fuel rationing system whereby a maximum 25 litres could be bought at existing prices , with purchases over that limit charged at prices one-third higher ( all petrol was to be charged at the higher price from Nov. 1 ) . |
| 9 | In fact all his empties could be let at low rents for perhaps three years . |
| 10 | To be sure it is a little difficult to be certain how big " large " has to be before this behaviour sets in — indeed it was emphasised by Bohr and his friends that the line could be drawn at different places along the chain — but somewhere this classical behaviour had to set in to make measurement possible . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , another change to the offside law is being proposed — this time by the Football Association of Wales — and it could be introduced at non-League level next season . |
| 12 | The information was also required to ascertain what assessment materials could be included at different levels of a graduated test scheme so that pupils taking each level could achieve a high degree of success . |