Example sentences of "[was/were] not rule out " in BNC.
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| 1 | An inquiry was ‘ inevitable ’ and prosecutions were not ruled out — even after ten years . |
| 2 | This meant that within the BBC itself sources of finance beyond the licence fee were not ruled out altogether ; nor by the Beveridge Committee in 1951 . |
| 3 | The United Kingdom , of all the Western countries the most strongly committed to supporting the US-dominated multinational force , announced on Aug. 9 that air support would include a Tornado squadron and surface-to-air missiles for Saudi Arabia and a ground-attack Jaguar fighter squadron for Oman ; ground forces were not ruled out , but the initial response was limited to the commitment of the Royal Signals Corps in Riyadh . |
| 4 | Further deployments ( with American crews ) were not ruled out — though Washington did not in practice take up this option . |
| 5 | An eventual transfer of the settlement services to the new clearing house was not ruled out . |
| 6 | For example , there was no real requirement to handle Training or Sickness and Absenteeism recording ( although it was not ruled out for the future ) . |
| 7 | The grand jury was also understood to have begun investigating allegations that city contracts had been granted to friends of Barry in return for drugs and other payments , and the possibility that further charges would be filed was not ruled out . |
| 8 | Meanwhile the army , despite the FMLN 's truce offer of Sept. 14 , was still engaged in a long push against guerrilla strongholds , and a major FMLN counter-offensive was not ruled out . |
| 9 | Future political co-operation between the two was not ruled out . |
| 10 | If preference was still given to diplomacy , force ( alone or in co-operation with Britain ) was not ruled out — especially in defence of oil supplies to Europe against any threat , Arab or Soviet . |