Example sentences of "[modal v] be sufficient " in BNC.
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| 1 | One or two seasons of alpine experience on snow and ice should be sufficient background to tackle them . |
| 2 | Do not overheat them or the filling will become soft : 5–8min in a moderate oven at gas mark 4/180&C/350&F should be sufficient . |
| 3 | Neither an intention to cause serious injury nor recklessness as to death should be sufficient on its own , but together they restrict one another , producing a test which both satisfies the criterion of certainty and marks out some heinous but non-intended killings . |
| 4 | The maximum penalty for child neglect is now ten years ' imprisonment , which should be sufficient to deal with cases involving considerable fault and actually or potentially serious consequences . |
| 5 | However , for our purposes the kind of detail in our example should be sufficient . |
| 6 | It should be sufficient to take them to a final with Winterbottom and company on May 2 . |
| 7 | A majority of 21 looks pretty slim against the three-figure majorities of recent years , but it should be sufficient for a full Parliament . |
| 8 | When I left home , I thought , in my pride , that I should be sufficient unto myself , like my friend the cat . |
| 9 | This should be sufficient to protect the teacher preparing or passing on the records in any reasonable circumstances where what is written has a valid purpose . |
| 10 | Supplies needed : should be sufficient to last the period of the trial with a small reserve . |
| 11 | Try to establish a basic float by persuading friends and well-wishers to contribute a few pounds : £20 , £30 or £50 should be sufficient . |
| 12 | Even when this has been done and the test is in progress , there should be sufficient flexibility to modify the test plan ( e.g. , by changing examination schedules ) in the light of information that becomes available as the test progresses . |
| 13 | It is not a comprehensive inspection but should be sufficient to obtain a general opinion of the parts of the building that can be seen . |
| 14 | If your chosen exercise has a value of five or more , then practising it for twenty minutes , three times a week , should be sufficient to maintain a level of basic fitness . |
| 15 | Cullen suggests that peak fees , which are currently paid for the right to climb specific peaks , could include a refundable charge for environmental protection and that this should be sufficient to cover the costs of a clean-up operation if the expedition party fails to comply . |
| 16 | Despite these shortcomings dictated by the space available , what has been said should be sufficient to illustrate the enormous and diverse scope of environmental monitoring and prediction . |
| 17 | Whatever the cause , a holiday in a cleaner environment should be sufficient to show if the workplace is the source of trouble . |
| 18 | About one metre of cabling should be sufficient . |
| 19 | In the future , when you have become slim , the change from refined carbohydrate foods to their high-fibre alternatives should be sufficient to keep you that way . |
| 20 | If the disturbance was the result of a single adverse stimulus , such as a sudden fright , a bereavement or an infection , which is now no longer operating although its effects persist , then theoretically one dose of the appropriate remedy should be sufficient to re-pattern the system and set things to rights . |
| 21 | The Director General of Fair Trading 's existing powers should be sufficient to prevent that happening here . |
| 22 | It soon comes to realize that to receive human company , barking for a bit should be sufficient . |
| 23 | Such a brief survey can not do full justice to the theoretical ramifications of ‘ market economics ’ , but it should be sufficient to indicate how the new doctrine has been directed against the very basis of demand management as practised between 1950 and the early 1970s [ Walters , 1978 ] . |
| 24 | In these measurements , the mean time from wound to excision was 28s , which should be sufficient for passage of a hydraulic signal . |
| 25 | The humanitarian reasons for safeguarding this provision should be sufficient in themselves . |
| 26 | A committee of 10–12 doctors , each representing a constituency of 20–30000 , should be sufficient to service the committee 's obligations . |
| 27 | In addition , the principle ‘ that relief given under the Poor Law should be sufficient for the purpose of relieving distress , but that the amount of relief so given should of necessity be calculated on a lower scale than the earnings of the independent workman ’ ( Ministry of Health , 1921 , p. 47 ) still stood . |
| 28 | Acoustic tiles on the ceiling of the room in which the sound is generated should be sufficient to contain it , but in serious cases , where it is necessary to prevent the sound entering the room above , a suspended ceiling may be to be installed . |
| 29 | The possibility of attacking Korea as part of this process was considered in May but it was decided that the Kyushu operation should be sufficient . |
| 30 | Difficult though ‘ adequacy ’ was to define , this meant in practice not only improved institutions but also that , contrary to much previous practice , out-door relief once given should be sufficient for ‘ decent living ’ , whether granted in cash or kind . |