Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] left to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite a lot ; but two main areas that should be left to a builder will be all structural work to the roof , such as forming the dormer windows , and alterations to the rafters ; and supplying and fixing the additional staircase , which must be correctly fitted and properly secured . |
| 2 | It seemed , somehow , monstrously unfair that a decision of such importance to England 's cultural future should be left to a person from Pakistan . |
| 3 | In further discussion the suggestion was made that the best course would be to introduce the Bill without any provision abolishing capital punishment and to explain in the Second Reading debate that , since the question of capital punishment was one on which there were differences of opinion transcending Party lines , the Government felt that the matter should be left to a free vote . |
| 4 | In view of the evident division of opinion among Ministers , it was suggested at the meeting of the Cabinet on 19th June that the best course would be to introduce the Criminal Justice Bill without any provision abolishing capital punishment and to explain in the Second Reading Debate that since the question of capital punishment was one on which there were differences of opinion transcending Party lines , the Government felt that the matter should be left to a free vote on the Report Stage of the Bill . |
| 5 | The Cabinet agreed that in these circumstances it was inevitable that the decision on this issue should be left to a free vote . |
| 6 | Reaffirmed their decision of 3rd November that the decision on this issue should be left to a free vote , preferably on the Report stage of the Bill in the House of Commons ; and agreed that Ministers who dissented from the advice which was to be tendered in accordance with Conclusion above should be free , if they so desired , to vote for the abolition of the death penalty , though they should refrain from expressing in debate views contrary to that advice ; … |
| 7 | Although you can do all the water plumbing side yourself , the gas fitting should be left to a qualified gas fitter who is on the register of the Confederation for the Registration of Gas Installers . |
| 8 | The ANC had previously insisted that the drafting should be left to a Constituent Assembly chosen in a non-racial election . |
| 9 | Make no mistake , there are many who believe ( again not without considerable self-interest , that the serious business of running airlines should be left to a few major carriers — except , perhaps , for a few local services . |
| 10 | While the attitude of British fascists and anti-semites to the nazis must be left to a separate chapter , the logic of ‘ Jew wise ’ anti-semitism implied a similar outcome to Hitler 's genocidal programme . |
| 11 | Now the existence and significance of such links is undeniable ( though the existence of homologies — as Shepherd describes them — is a different question , which must be left to a later chapter ) . |
| 12 | While the details of negotiations may be left to a representative in Japan , the managing director of the foreign firm ( or some other high official in the company ) should establish an initial contact with his equal in the Japanese firm . |
| 13 | But he suspects Major will fudge the issue by signing the treaty and accepting the so-called ‘ Delors Compromise ’ , whereby Britain will be formally committed to monetary union but its implementation will be left to a later parliament . |
| 14 | But harmonization will now concentrate on the essentials — the peripherals will be left to a process of mutual recognition by states . |
| 15 | Where the countryside is more hospitable , this can be left to a thousand feet or so . |