Example sentences of "[modal v] not be [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was felt that once evidence of force had been adduced , it should not be necessary for the prosecution to show in its evidence in chief that the victim had not consented . |
| 2 | We suggest that curriculum development groups should not be responsible for the distribution and support of software at this level . |
| 3 | If , by contrast , the company was viewed as no more than a contractual association between the members much like a partnership , it was difficult to explain why each shareholder should not be liable for the full extent of any debts , as was the case in a partnership . |
| 4 | The report suggested that it was not the ultimate loser 's fault that the judge at first instance and the Court of Appeal did not get the right answers , and that the loser should not be liable for the appellate costs . |
| 5 | His employers argued that the onset of this rare and serious illness was not reasonably foreseeable and , therefore , they should not be liable for the consequences . |
| 6 | So long as one 's own eyes are fixed on the past , it is difficult to make the point that the past should not be prescriptive for the future . |
| 7 | The information in the annual accounts may not be suitable for the decision to be made in respect of planning , control , investment etc . |
| 8 | It is important to try to contain the scope of the costs that may be recoverable , eg whereas a surveyor 's fees may be reasonable to seek to recover , it is arguable that it may not be reasonable for the landlord to instruct an architect in respect of the matters contemplated by this clause . |
| 9 | You must be aware that such labels may not be appropriate for the whole of the period that you are studying . |
| 10 | The ICAEW recognises that many of the detailed provisions , designed with the individual private investor in mind , may not be appropriate for the experienced or corporate client ( referred to under the regulations as ‘ corporate finance clients ’ ) . |
| 11 | Given the increasing difficulty which the local authorities are experiencing in offering financial help to their institutions , especially to those polytechnics in urban areas where their parent authorities are under greater pressure from the Department of the Environment to keep rate increases down , it may not be possible for the public sector institutions , try as they may , to keep up their student numbers . |
| 12 | ( ii ) It may not be possible for the occupier to exclude liability to a person who enters under a right conferred by law . |
| 13 | Thus , a microprogram may have a wait for a store read to be completed , or the result from a test function may not be available for the micro-instruction sequence until several micro-instruction cycles after the function was initiated . |
| 14 | But two small marmosets need much attention , and insect hunting with two babies clinging to her fur may not be easy for the mother . |
| 15 | There is a large number of further possible conceptions , but I hope enough has been said to indicate that a question such as ‘ Do you believe in God ? ’ may not be easy for the respondent to answer , and that , without further information , the answer is likely to be difficult for the researcher to interpret . |
| 16 | There may also be good reason for deleting reference to the contemplation of proceedings under ss 146 or 147 of the Law of Property Act 1925 , as the costs recoverable under such a provision may not be easy for the tenant to assess and counter . |
| 17 | Previous studies by the principal investigator and others have indicated that the approximation may not be satisfactory for the samples sizes typical in economic applications . |
| 18 | These data suggest that the reforms may not be responsible for the improved performance observed . |
| 19 | Such children are the ones who have considerable problems with distance vision , and indeed their sight may not be adequate for the use of print as their means of literacy . |
| 20 | The building professions are now questioning this rush to implement sophisticated technical systems that may not be advantageous for the occupiers . |
| 21 | The need continually to monitor one 's standards of attainment may be new to some teachers , but is an essential part of self- evaluation : community language teachers may not be ready for the responsibilities placed on them in terms of analysing pupils ' needs and progress , or in terms of raising the status of a language . |
| 22 | The investor may not be happy for the vendor to see the report for different reasons . |
| 23 | Emilio Butragueno , who twisted an ankle in earning the first of three penalties , may not be fit for the European Cup first leg in Milan next week . |
| 24 | The habitat that suits the male of the species may not be ideal for the female . |
| 25 | The judge was told it might not be possible for the trial to take place if the officers ' identities were not protected . |
| 26 | Haldane also saw that there must be evolutionary conflicts between different levels of selection , that what was good for the individual might not be good for the species , what was good for a male might not be good for a female , and , above all , what was good for a gene might not be good for an individual . |
| 27 | This might satisfy the legal practitioner or practical reformer but could not be sufficient for the political theorist for whom the issue of order is of central importance . |
| 28 | Thus , he pronounced against the rule that a man could not be liable for the rape of his concubine , stating that concubinage was evidence of consent , but no more than this since the woman could withdraw from cohabitation and thus withdraw her consent . |
| 29 | The 28-year-old Gittens would not be available for the Rumbelows League Cup semi-final against Manchester United should he agree to the move . |
| 30 | At teenage level pupils are developing a sense of their own identity , and it would not be uncommon for the influence of the three main catechising agencies of home , school and parish to begin to weaken . |