Example sentences of "would otherwise [be] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 In these circumstances an election campaign was to be waged with the same zeal which would otherwise be reserved for a parliamentary election .
2 A resolution of this issue , which is not a pressing matter , would need also to take account of the fact that speakers do , in practice , use sentences which could be taken as instances of a third possible equational type ( if this is not to be regarded as merely some kind of linguistic jeu d'esprit ) : ( 37 ) cautiously is the way we should proceed In both of these two cases , the question is whether a property concept can fill a position which would otherwise be reserved for an entity .
3 The couple were told that Alex 's natural mother was an unmarried rape victim who merely wanted a secure home for the child who would otherwise be condemned to an institution .
4 Compounds bearing radioactive elements are acquired late , and are therefore confined near to the surface thus avoiding the problem that would otherwise be posed by the observed surface abundances ( section 6.3.4 ) .
5 Panels of reflective foil fitted behind radiators that are mounted on external walls will reflect back heat which would otherwise be lost through the masonry to the outside air .
6 This prevents any blockage to the eaves vents , which would otherwise be caused by the insulation .
7 ( 4 ) To overcome legal difficulties which would otherwise be encountered as a result of the bidder offering consideration securities to overseas shareholders because foreign securities laws forbid such an offer document being posted to shareholders in the relevant jurisdiction , or permit it subject to compliance with onerous filing or other obligations ( see para 2.4.10 below ) .
8 The advantage of reverse-flow is that the water can be constantly filtered for detritus and debris that would otherwise be held in the coral sand and gravel and cause it to pack down and clog .
9 Where , in complying with s 51(8) , the responsible person reduces the amount which would otherwise be awarded to the person in question , the amount of that reduction must not exceed a prescribed percentage ( for the time being 25 per cent ) and on any taxation of the costs payable by that person to his legal representative , regard must be had to the amount of the reduction ( s 51(9) ) .
10 ‘ It can be difficult handling the residents at times , but it is nice to know that without CATH , they would otherwise be sleeping in the car parks or shop doorways ’ .
11 Once the discretion arises it is for the court to conduct the necessary balancing exercise between what would otherwise be required by the Convention and the interests of the children , but only where it can clearly be shown that the interests of the children require it should the court refuse to order their return .
12 Thus her conclusion that ‘ Once the discretion arises it is for the court to conduct the necessary balancing exercise between what would otherwise be required by the Convention and the interests of the children ’ is wrong in law and fatal to a proper exercise of a discretion under the Convention because it predicates that matters relating to the welfare of children falling outside the ambit of the criteria laid down by the Convention itself are relevant to the exercise of the discretion .
13 The problem which is outlined in the officer 's report on people wasting petrol to take small amounts of material to recycling banks would not apply to building materials , as the quantities in question would be lorry loads which would otherwise be taken to a landful site or fly tip .
14 As indicated earlier , certain types of indemnity clause are specifically regulated by the Act ( s4 of the UCTA 1977 ) ; in addition , where the effect of an indemnity is to allow the party entitled to the indemnity to escape a liability which would otherwise be incurred to the person giving the indemnity , the clause operates as an exclusion of liability and is subject to the Act ( Phillips Products Ltd v Hyland [ 1987 ] 2 All ER 620 ) .
15 This states that where specific clauses are included in a contract , which deal with matters which would otherwise be implied into the contract by law or statute , the very fact of the inclusion of a specific clause dealing with those matters , by implication , excludes the provisions which would otherwise be implied by law or statute in respect of them .
16 This is not really a case of excluding the warranties which would otherwise be implied by the relevant legislation , but rather one of making sure that the warranty given is properly tailored to the subject matter of the contract .
17 That is the pathway we have gone down , and in consequence we have reduced the amount of food that is given to our cows that could be eaten by man from 50 per cent to 14 per cent by getting the input from grass and porridge oats : food that would otherwise be wasted in a system that is not using these animals to pick it up on the way .
18 From the landlord 's point of view one principal advantage of the term of years certain is that it can be contracted out of the security of tenure that would otherwise be provided by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 .
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