Example sentences of "once it be [vb pp] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once it is accepted that management involves technical expertise , the court could , without departing from the existing but anomalous principle that the standard of care is linked to the attributes of the director , impose an appropriately higher standard , given that most executive directors of large companies do have considerable business experience . |
| 2 | Once it is accepted that surrogacy is unlikely to cause any serious harm , the idea that it could be used for social rather than medical reasons should lose much of the horror and condemnation with which it tends to be associated . |
| 3 | Once it is established that insider dealing ought to be a criminal offence , the question becomes : how much do we punish and why ? |
| 4 | Once it is agreed that legislation should be prepared , the civil servants consult with the outside pressure groups , they clear their ideas with other interested departments and negotiate any financial aspects with the Treasury . |
| 5 | One consequence was this : once it was accepted that scripture stood alone outside tradition , and could be interpreted correctly by anyone with a pure heart and God-given rationality , it was not too big a step to suggest that the same could also be said of nature . |