Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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1 | As the skin matures these fibres become distorted , causing loss of elasticity which often results in wrinkles & lines and should be supplemented to ensure a younger , smoother look and feel . |
2 | An awkward bulge must be overcome to reach an easier corner , and a little higher a tiny stance . |
3 | If there is heavy rain , the spillways must be enlarged to allow the floodwater to escape before the dam bursts . |
4 | Even if cross-border mergers become a matter for Brussels - which might be expected to take a larger , continent-wide view — rather than national authorities , defence is specifically reserved for the attention of member governments . |
5 | There is a useful analogy here with Monte Carlo significance testing which could be used to add a further degree of inferential screening to assessing the descriptive significance of the uncertainty bands in the context of a particular application . |
6 | With a burgeoning caseload , too few judges , and increasing delays the courts may be tempted to block the further development of the law and to cut back on the advances already made . |
7 | If approval is not granted , Stewart Gallimore , principal officer at North Yorkshire SSD , fears that magistrates may be tempted to impose a tougher sentence than the offence warrants — so young women will lost out yet again . |
8 | The availability of the computer means that spectrum manipulation , storage and retrieval for replotting or comparison with standards are all easy , and this may be felt to justify the higher cost of interferometers . |
9 | If your capital or income goes up you may be required to contribute a greater share of the costs of your care . |
10 | Fine sandpaper may be used to achieve a finer surface . |
11 | The need to represent such relationships may be accommodated using a smaller list of roots ( and hence a coarser grain-size ) , and more meaningful overlaps may be the result . |
12 | In the event that no single party enjoys an overall majority in the Commons then the issue of sending for the Prime Minister and refusing a dissolution become matters so charged with political manoeuvring that the Crown would be drawn into politics in a public way that would be bound to invite a keener scrutiny as to what should be her proper role within the British constitution . |
13 | America 's allies would be expected to make a greater contribution to their own defence . |
14 | The bulk of the new funds would be used to assist the poorer EC countries ( Greece , Ireland , Portugal and Spain ) in meeting the conditions for EC monetary union as set out in the Treaty of Maastricht [ see p. 38658 ] . |
15 | The current situation is that several new themes are being worked up , and it is likely that the existing themes will be broadened to cover a wider range of engineering interests . |
16 | When a patient needs a transplant all possible donors will be asked to supply a further blood sample to select the donor who matches the best . |
17 | Women designers and planners will be empowered to create a safer , ‘ non-threatening ’ environment . |
18 | Model clauses for contracts and leases will be drafted to meet the higher environmental standards now expected of businesses . |
19 | In the following paragraphs , the term ‘ centralisation ’ will be used to mean a greater degree of central control , and ‘ decentralisation ’ to mean a greater degree of delegated authority . |
20 | In spite of government protestations to the contrary , privatisation lies at the heart of the proposals : commercial and voluntary sector provision will be expanded , local authority provision will contract and informal carers will be expected to carry a bigger load . |
21 | He is reaching the age , you see , when he will be expected to play a larger part in public affairs . |
22 | The laws are fairly insignificant when set beside the economic problem , and the near certainty that , even if all its present plans work out , the Government will be compelled to report a worse economic record in its third Parliament than its second . |
23 | However , by using the up and down arrow keys , the display area can be scrolled to access a further 6 mail titles . |
24 | If the injection pipette is renewed between operations , solutions can be injected using the simpler in vitro injection pipette . |
25 | All four rooms are linked by double-door access , Meeting Rooms 3 and 4 being divided by a partition which can be removed to create a larger meeting area , which is useful for bringing together syndicate groups . |
26 | The module title ( or existence string ) can be changed to provide a better explanation of the module . |
27 | If outside recruitment is a company feature then the age structure issue can be considered to achieve a better balance . |
28 | The bus that goes east from Reykjavik can be used to visit the better-known and most important sites . |
29 | Faced with this information , the politicians can be expected to choose the higher level of output indicated by the new equation of demand with marginal cost . |
30 | This also holds true for items of similar groups within the same country ; a top quality Nain will tend to be more expensive than a second-grade Isfahan ( and vice versa ) , while both can be expected to command a higher price than the average Hamadan or Heriz . |