Example sentences of "before [noun pl] can be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Due to the much poorer state of play areas throughout other parts of the district it may be some time before improvements can be achieved . ’ |
| 2 | You will appreciate that before Contracts can be exchanged I must have the insurance company 's acceptance of your life proposals showing that your ages have been admitted and when you visit the Bank on Friday no doubt you will impress upon them that you are under pressure to exchange Contracts for your purchase and ask them to expedite the issue of the life acceptance as soon as possible . |
| 3 | " A good deal more patient organising , much strenuous effort and many further victories over the forces of organised wealth will be necessary before seamen can be said to have achieved that measure of justice which is his due " . |
| 4 | A special licence needs to be obtained before animals can be brought into the United Kingdom , this helps to prevent illegal entry . |
| 5 | Before words can be exchanged , however , they sup up and slip off to some other pub . |
| 6 | An inspectorate will set the standards that have to be reached before bonuses can be paid . |
| 7 | This covers the testing procedures and assessment criteria to be applied before licences can be granted . |
| 8 | People who make their living in the informal sector are also required to pay all kinds of petty taxes , including business licenses , market charges and fees to government officials before permits can be issued . |
| 9 | ‘ The right type of facilities need to be built in the area before companies can be attracted to set up in business . |
| 10 | The development of a number of root definitions and associated models will be enlightening ; however , if time is a constraint then it may be necessary to be more selective and pursue only the viewpoints that are most relevant , such as those of the main client or other influential persons , ie people whose agreement may be needed before changes can be implemented . |
| 11 | His new Food and Beverage Manager appears to accept the idea as theoretically desirable , but gives it a low priority in practice : privately , he has been urging Winter to ‘ crack the whip a bit ’ , arguing that the whole establishment needs ‘ a good shake up ’ before reforms can be introduced effectively . |
| 12 | Only by understanding these basic factors can managers appreciate the context before decisions can be made about appropriate technology and other factors that may be needed to deliver the system . |
| 13 | Policy issues concern high-level strategy questions , whose character and complexity involve the examination of vast quantities of data before decisions can be taken on matters of the highest political Import . |
| 14 | The better practice in such cases is to attempt service even after the stated time-limit : a trial or other procedural step is unlikely to follow immediately after the expiry of the time-limit , so belated service may still give the defendant a useful opportunity to intervene ; and under Article 1591 a six-month waiting period is often imposed before proceedings can be taken to the stage of a default judgment . |
| 15 | ( 1 ) Although the Act does not expressly say so , it is implicit in sections 10 and 11 that a demand for expenses must be served by the local authority before proceedings can be taken to recover them . |
| 16 | When this happens , an award must be made before proceedings can be started against General Accident . |
| 17 | When this happens , an award must be made before proceedings can be started against General Accident . |
| 18 | When this happens , an award must be made before proceedings can be started against us . |
| 19 | When this happens , an award must be made before proceedings can be started against us . |
| 20 | When this happens , an award must be made before proceedings can be started against us . |
| 21 | When this happens , an award must be made before proceedings can be started against us . |
| 22 | However , there is still a shortfall of £500,000 which has to be found before negotiations can be concluded . |
| 23 | However , a lot depends on the hardware available — you must have a printer , at least , and IBM PCs and compatibles require a special graphics card before drawings can be produced on the screen . |