Example sentences of "[noun] could [vb infin] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sense-based definitions of words could contribute to the subsequent overlap process by providing more concise , pertinent definitions and reducing the chances of spurious overlaps due to inappropriate but co-incident word senses . |
| 2 | Merritt finished the MCC second innings off with figures of 7 for 28 off nine overs and gave his side a win by an innings and 122 runs , which showed the Kiwis could compete with the best in the land , and were hungry for greater success . |
| 3 | While the difference appeared small , the gap represented an assessment of the support each side could command in the transitional body . |
| 4 | Concern was also expressed for the future of the British components industry if Ford showed less willingness to purchase British components than Austin Rover traditionally had done — thus any job losses could extend beyond the two firms engaged in the merger . |
| 5 | Melton Park would have a very easy passage in the Members ' , but may instead go for the Restricted , where his main opposition could come from The Grey Boreen . |
| 6 | The THES added in an editorial that the withdrawal of CNAA recognition could result in the grave consequence of the closure of an institution in the largest conurbation in Europe without a university : |
| 7 | They argued that existing maps and digitized files from them are unable to meet these needs at global or regional scale and only remote sensing could help in the short term : the availability of stereometric data from the French SPOT satellite has already led to proposals for automated creation of global digital elevation models with a spatial ( XY ) resolution of about 30 m ( Muller 1989 ) . |
| 8 | In the meantime , of course , the Administration could dispose of the general inspector 's office to another party while being sure of the political interest of Deacon Murray , a result which in all probability was anticipated by the astute Milton . |
| 9 | There is still a possibility the club could resign from the Northern League before Tuesday 's deadline . |
| 10 | To legitimise their activities in Lebanon , the PLO could point to the 1969 Cairo agreement , a dubious document drawn up in Egypt between Arafat and the Lebanese army commander which permitted any Palestinian in Lebanon ‘ to participate in the Palestinian revolution ’ and to assist in guerrilla operations by safeguarding ‘ the road to the Arkoub region ’ , the great volcanic escarpment in south-east Lebanon that was now largely controlled by Arafat 's Fatah gunmen . |
| 11 | To the west his eyes could travel along the narrow road between the reed beds and the dykes to the flint-walled and Dutch-gabled cottages and the pantiled roofs of Lydsett village and the round tower of St Andrew 's Church . |
| 12 | It was as if those grey eyes could see into the very depths of her soul , stirring the desire that lay there waiting to be aroused , as each of them recalled the passion they had shared the previous day . |
| 13 | Small animals could live off the whisps of yellow grass that persisted in growing , and large animals could live off the small animals . |
| 14 | An unsuccessful applicant could appeal to the regional committee . |
| 15 | Then it rumbled along a bridge , so Dot could see into the friendly clutter of people 's back yards , down into bomb-sites to view the mystery of chaos . |
| 16 | Praxsys could deliver in the fourth quarter : early 1993 is more likely . |
| 17 | When a patient is detained under the MHA 1983 , but the physical disorder is not caused by or is not itself the cause of a mental disorder , a restrictive interpretation of this proposal could lead to the ridiculous scenario of doctors having to wait for such a patient to deteriorate or become unconscious before medical treatment could be initiated under the protection of common law duty of care and the doctrine of necessity . |
| 18 | Opponents tried to block the proposal when evidence was unearthed that an ancient village could lie beneath the original site earmarked for the jail . |
| 19 | Opponents tried to block the proposal when evidence was unearthed that an ancient village could lie beneath the original site earmarked for the jail . |
| 20 | The type of off-farm work occasionally dictated the enterprises that the farm could have as time off at critical periods could clash with the off-farm employment . |
| 21 | Not wishing to be a pansy , I stepped up my pace too , but I was no match for the male legs I was pursuing since both of my spindly little limbs could fit into the right leg of his breeches . |
| 22 | A radical pluralism could build on the common ground emerging between these two traditions . |
| 23 | And last night the council gave its approval , building work could start within the next few months . |
| 24 | Uniscan could persist throughout the 1950s without much difficulty since it in no way threatened national independence . |
| 25 | UNCTAD 's annual report on the least developed countries ( LDCs ) , issued on Feb. 11 , said that these countries could benefit from the new international situation and especially from the settlement of long-standing conflicts , which would permit resources to be diverted from military purposes and the care of refugees to improve economic prospects . |
| 26 | Such movements could add to the downward spiral which the poorer productivity countries would experience from the SEM programme . |
| 27 | This pointer could refer to the actual address , for example , the cylinder , track and head number on a disk . |
| 28 | I called the meeting in New York during our chairmanship of the Security Council so that the council could meet at the highest level to reaffirm and develop its commitment to peacekeeping and peacemaking . |
| 29 | If instead a graph rather like B in Figure 8.1 applies then the prospects of a shared lhb population are enhanced , because a graph like B could correspond to the growing post-formation ‘ transparency ’ of the Solar System to a population of bodies in highly eccentric orbits traversing the whole terrestrial region and originating largely from beyond this region . |
| 30 | Progress in the solving offshore jurisdictional dispute between Norway and Russia could lead to the two sides exploring for oil off their northern coasts . |