Example sentences of "[prep] time [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has already been suggested ( ch. 5 ) , that the Islamic atomistic theory of time may have been the result of Indian influence . |
| 2 | Her sense of time may vanish , and her normal sense of self . |
| 3 | The guidance warns that ‘ unreasonable ’ periods of time may constitute a restriction on liberty . |
| 4 | But in practice a certain period of time may elapse before the authorities are able to recognize that a problem exists . |
| 5 | These will include the relative gravity of the offences alleged in the two sets of proceedings ; the degree of connection , on facts or law , between them ; the degree of prejudice which the defendant may suffer , in the shape of adverse publicity or in other respects , if the lesser matters are brought to trial first ; the likely time-spans of the two sets of proceedings ; the possibility of hardship to the defendant in being required to divert attention and resources to the defence of the lesser charges whilst the graver are in preparation ; the risk that if the lesser charges are postponed the lapse of time may render a fair trial of them more difficult ; the desirability in the public interest of ensuring that charges properly brought are pressed to a conclusion . |
| 6 | But a different rule in the computation of time may prevail in Scotland : Lord President Inglis in Ashley and Others v. The Magistrates of Rothesay ( 1873 ) 11 M. 708 . |
| 7 | Of course , the fact that a price may be constant over a given interval of time may not itself mean that it is inflexible ; the price could be equal to its equilibrium value and the latter could in fact be constant as well . |
| 8 | The unit of time may be chosen according to the circumstances of each particular problem : it may be a day , a month , a year , or even a generation : but in every case it must be short relative to the period of the market under discussion . |
| 9 | When demand and supply are in equilibrium , the amount of the commodity which is being produced in a unit of time may be called the equilibrium-amount , and the price at which it is being sold may be called the equilibrium-price . |
| 10 | From our discussion of the binomial model we also know that the value of the hedged portfolio is , hence the change in the value of the hedged portfolio per unit of time may be written , then Eq . |
| 11 | The timely award of an extension of time may avoid problems which might arise at a later stage when a contractor submits a claim for taking extraordinary measures to recover lost time owing to the late issue of an instruction , for example . |
| 12 | However , events which entitle the contractor to an extension of time may also entitle the contractor to recover extra costs . |
| 13 | Perhaps the social science historian needs more contextual information because the passage of time may make it more difficult to make assumptions about what data signify , but this is surely only a question of degree . |
| 14 | Again , how many could be one in a set period of time would be measured . |
| 15 | And I felt sure that , since the shells are quite hard and dry , a period of time would produce further acidification . |
| 16 | The storm and passing of time would have caused its dissipation and dilution . |
| 17 | ‘ What sort of time would it have been ? ’ |
| 18 | Well I 'd like to say to that that er no Marx did n't specifically erm erm look to Britain or er Germany , only in the sense that they , at the time most advanced and he , he reckoned that er ideas of communism would spread only in the most advanced countries who in course of time would influence other countries . |
| 19 | How 's the , and what sort of time would you spend , how long would you spend at Sunday School ? |
| 20 | Yet had the assessment panel system not existed in most cases equal amounts of time would have been occupied later but in the negative cycle of suspensions , parental interviews , referral procedures and the preparation of reports . |
| 21 | If the classical theory of general relativity was correct , the singularity theorems that Roger Penrose and I proved show that the beginning of time would have been a point of infinite density and infinite curvature of space-time . |
| 22 | It would either stay constant , in which case there would be no well-defined thermodynamic arrow of time , or it would decrease , in which case the thermodynamic arrow of time would point in the opposite direction to the cosmological arrow . |
| 23 | In that case , the beginning of time would be a regular , smooth point of space-time and the universe would have begun its expansion in a very smooth and ordered state . |
| 24 | The thermodynamic and psychological arrows of time would not reverse when the universe begins to recontract or inside black holes . |
| 25 | Over what period of time would th would you have all of them going together ? |
| 26 | Like if you came straight out , what sort of time would you get home then ? |
| 27 | Experiencing several such impacts in a comparatively short period of time might well be sufficient to trigger an ice age — assuming the other circumstances noted above were suitable . |
| 28 | A lot of time might be spent fruitlessly before the entry that one wants is found . |
| 29 | A landowner who neglected to cultivate his land for an inordinate period of time might lose his right to retain his property and his neighbours might acquire the right to purchase and cultivate it . |
| 30 | erm , as long as , cos they can only claim benefit for a certain length of time ca n't they ? , then it switches from unemployment to Social Security . |