Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [prep] a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the masses of the W and Z particles should relate in a precise way according to the electro-weak theory . |
| 2 | It is part of our collective political morality that such compromises are wrong , that the community as a whole and not just individual officials one by one must act in a principled way . |
| 3 | Indeed , wherever assistance is defined as a gift ( rather than , for example , part of a broader pattern of exchange ) , it is likely to be regarded as inappropriate that the potential beneficiary should behave in an instrumental way towards the potential donor . |
| 4 | The typical case is one in which a factual statement points out that a situation is one of the kind in which an ethical statement asserts that a certain obligation holds , that is , one in which it has expressed the wish that people should act in a certain way or meet the disfavour of others . |
| 5 | For he does not allow that there can be someone who genuinely asks himself what he should do in a moral way , but whose answer is in terms of what is only one of various logically coherent moralities . |
| 6 | We must look for an equitable way of rewarding superior scrums . |
| 7 | Bourdieu and Goldthorpe give us some preliminary insights into why a particularly dominant social group should engage in a postmodern way of life ; one which stems from social mobility , high incomes and which largely sets the pace for the remainder of the population . |
| 8 | It is one matter being told you should deal in a different way with the person you dislike or despise , yet another to know what to do with strong emotions you experience in relation to these people . |
| 9 | Whatever a non-teaching staff member 's job , she or he may contribute in a positive way to its success . |
| 10 | Guth suggested that the universe might behave in a similar way : the temperature might drop below the critical value without the symmetry between the forces being broken . |
| 11 | They 'll improve on it , or they might adapt it , see if they can change it in some way in that case , and they 'll act in a cohesive way . |
| 12 | So it would seem reasonable to suggest that second language learners might proceed in a similar way ( cf. |
| 13 | If so , programme for what you really want , it might arrive in an unexpected way . |
| 14 | Give it a flick it 'll go for a long way because there 's no , there 's very little friction on the ice and erm the second one is the , the awkward one . |
| 15 | ‘ The point I was making was that the parity of fear within the Catholic and Protestant communities might help in a perverse way to make them both recognise the importance of living beside each other and for the killings to stop . ’ |
| 16 | It was , however , still conceivable that the addition reaction of the enzyme to a DNA could occur in a sequence-unspecific way with any cytosine residue the enzyme makes contact with ( for example while sliding along the DNA in search of its specific substrate sequence ) . |
| 17 | At present theoretical physicists expect other new heavy particles that could decay in a similar way , such as the so called ‘ top ’ quark . |
| 18 | Although , if it wishes , the House may proceed in a different way , the normal procedure is for a Member wishing to raise a matter of privilege to ask the Speaker for a preliminary ruling . |
| 19 | Fathers too may respond in a positive way , but I definitely felt that fathers tended to have a more extreme reaction of anger of hurt , or said they were ashamed of their daughter , and felt let down , and some refused to speak to their daughters for days or weeks . |
| 20 | Ideally , such an ulcer would arise in an idiosyncratic way after the induction of an ulcer diathesis , and would behave similarly to human chronic duodenal ulcer , sometimes proceeding to the typical complications of bleeding , perforation , and stenosis and responding to treatment in a way analogous to man . |
| 21 | To give the appearance of aging Joni could have mixed extra glue with the pigments which , when exposed to heat ( as in an oven ) would crack in a convincing way . |
| 22 | We hoped he would drink in a civilized way . ’ |
| 23 | You have to train people to become doctors or engineers or professors , and at the same time to train them in questioning all that — not only in a critical way , but I would say in a deconstructive way . |
| 24 | That is why if Jill knowingly leads Jim to expect that she will behave in a certain way she bears a responsibility to prevent harm to Jim as a result of this reliance , and so on . |
| 25 | Anything that makes it more likely that a child will behave in a particular way . |
| 26 | GPs who volunteer to hold practice budgets will act in a similar way for those services for which they are responsible . |
| 27 | A legitimate expectation may arise when a government agency , by its words or conduct , leads a citizen reasonably to expect that it will act in a particular way . |
| 28 | There are certain other circumstances in which this problem of unduly encouraging an authority to reach a particular decision does not arise and in which a scheme of compensation might be feasible and desirable : where there is no question of a decision being re-made , notably where the time-limit for challenging an allegedly illegal decision has run out ( through no fault of the applicant ) ; or where a citizen has suffered loss by relying on a representation by a public body that it will act in a particular way , in circumstances where the law will not require the body to make good its representation because it has undertaken to act illegally ; or where a court exercises its discretion not to quash an illegal decision In such cases the problem of causation does not exist because the decision in question will not be reconsidered . |
| 29 | Some venues will respond in a limited way , others may not . |
| 30 | The rebates will operate in a similar way to rate rebates , and will be administered by local authorities as part of the housing benefit scheme . |