Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [vb infin] in a way " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is ample room in that account of the situation for the further stipulation that the judge should decide in a way that engages his own political or moral convictions as little as possible and gives as much deference as possible to institutions conventionally authorized to make law . |
| 2 | ‘ I fear nothing , My Lord , except perhaps that those who do not wish us to find the truth may intervene in a way we least expect . |
| 3 | Thus the government may spend money on compulsory education or compulsory vaccination because is recognizes that , left to their own decisions , individuals will act in a way they will subsequently regret . |
| 4 | The managers might behave in a way that benefits themselves and does not maximize shareholders ' wealth . |
| 5 | Another factor which may influence the chances of conventional videodisc players is that in the 1990s , the collection of high quality , permanent recordings of movies and other programming might appeal in a way it never could in the early 1980s . |
| 6 | Moreover , as the public themselves come to recognise that many more votes are being " wasted " and that their votes bear little relation to the final result in the constituency or the country , so declining turnout and public disaffection will increase in a way which will really threaten the legitimacy of the whole system . |
| 7 | It should come as little surprise that some of those who feel they have no stake in ‘ official ’ society should react in a way that demonstrates their exclusion . |