Example sentences of "[modal v] be [adj] [verb] their [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I promise to devote myself to bringing down the costs of your mortgages because I believe that people should be able to own their own homes and to own them cheaply . ’ |
| 2 | In the second category , general civil cases , parties should be able to choose their own lawyers because the interests of justice would be inherently less likely to fetter the client 's right of choice . |
| 3 | It would be good for the Hong Kong citizens , and it would be inconsistent for Thatcher not to do this , since she has said , for the Falklands , that a people should be able to choose their own government , and we should n't give in to dictatorships . |
| 4 | Students should come not merely to know that such and such is the case , or that this procedure works , but should be able to offer their own account of why it is the case or why it works . |
| 5 | Actors must be prepared to create their own work . |
| 6 | Each person must be free to pursue their own case , ’ said Miss Nicholson . |
| 7 | ‘ I just hope Mrs Adams and her family will remember that in a year 's time they might be able to enjoy their own Christmas too . ’ |
| 8 | Some men might be able to present their own case : Sir John Harington described how he intended to bring forward a suit of his own by getting into the Privy Chamber before the breakfast covers were placed and waylaying the Queen when she came out of her bedchamber . |
| 9 | There are those whose keenest pleasures in their job are to be found outside the class-room , in informal contacts with their pupils , where they may be able to exercise their own skills or pursue their own hobbies while helping others enjoy the same pleasures . |
| 10 | They may be prepared to build their own checks into ordering referring unscheduled or non-conforming orders to unit management for specific authorisation before actioning . |
| 11 | Readers less familiar with these studies may be interested to weigh their own experience against the research evidence . |
| 12 | ‘ A face the fairies would be proud to call their own . |
| 13 | By allowing a number of copies of the same document to be produced on request from the microfilmed back-up copy , branches would be likely to establish their own duplicate files . |
| 14 | Land would remain state-owned and might not be bought or sold , but inheritance rights over land would be guaranteed and peasants would be free to set their own prices for their produce . |
| 15 | Under the agreement EC airlines would be free to set their own tariffs from January 1993 and to fly between any EC country . |
| 16 | There has been some debate over the necessity of maintaining a central bank , when it is possible to have a free banking regime in which banks would be free to print their own notes to satisfy the demand for cash . |
| 17 | Enterprise managers would be free to make their own deals with suppliers , but there would be no change in the basic concept of state ownership of industry . |
| 18 | Consumer prices would also double , as producers would be able to set their own prices up to a fixed maximum , but Byambasuren said that the prices of some foodstuffs and industrial goods would remain under government control . |
| 19 | In addition it was felt that if regional studios were established as well as transmitters , these would be able to originate their own material for local transmission , which would help redress any cultural imbalance in programming . |
| 20 | Republics would be able to determine their own forms of privatization . |
| 21 | These will be eager to protect their own autonomy , but may also seek to convince ministers that their local initiatives should be enshrined in national policy . |
| 22 | Those who manage the company do not own the company , If the managers of the company display the characteristics which economic theory credits to all other individuals they will be concerned to maximize their own utility rather than the profits of the company . |
| 23 | Later , each division will be able to undertake their own risk assessments , using their NEBOSH trained personnel , who will also have completed a short risk assessment course . |
| 24 | If you have already pressed and arranged the flowers on a mount , the recipient will be able to assemble their own picture rather than take the risk of a glass frame smashing during its journey through the post and damaging the picture . |
| 25 | From 1 January next year VAT practitioners will be able to acquire their own specialist qualification , following the Institute of Indirect Tax Practitioners ' decision to introduce examinations from 1 January next year as a condition of membership . |
| 26 | Under the terms of the White Paper , practices serving at least 11,000 patients will be able to manage their own budget . |
| 27 | The successful applicant will be able to use their own initiative , have good communication skills and previous knowledge of energy/atmosphere issues . |
| 28 | If the Arbitration Commission expresses a negative view about any one of the republics , there is no collective decision to implement , and countries will be able to make their own assessment . |
| 29 | The colleges will be able to produce their own units perhaps to meet a specific local need . |
| 30 | Following widespread consultations with representatives from industry , C & g and HCIMA will ensure that companies will be able to offer their own training programmes leading to NVQs and will receive full support from C & G and HCIMA staff . |