Example sentences of "[noun pl] that it [modal v] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the Bush administration is sending clear signals that it would welcome such a deal . |
| 2 | A senior administration source told The Daily Telegraph that the Yeltsin team had informally agreed a ‘ sacrifice list ’ of minor ministries that it would throw one-by-one to hardliners ‘ like bones ’ if the need arose . |
| 3 | Just for reasons that it 'll draw better if I open it . |
| 4 | Presented in this way , it is almost inconceivable to anyone understanding the function of such committees that it would pursue any other than the last alternative . |
| 5 | Oxfam has cancelled a charity pop concert amid fears that it would attract thousands of travellers back to the Malvern Hills , the scene of last month 's illegal Bank Holiday festival . |
| 6 | First impressions , therefore , are of a fascinating and challenging work , so full of choreographic riches that it will take more viewings fully to savour them . |
| 7 | But there are fears in some quarters that it could infringe personal liberties . |
| 8 | Treaty , would adopt ‘ the adjustments that it may prove necessary to make to the distribution of the resources among member states . ’ |
| 9 | To be fair , the government of Hong Kong has such pressing social problems on its hands that it can spare little time either for passing or , equally important , enforcing conservation laws . |
| 10 | The suggestion for a community treatment order was rejected by some , on the grounds that it would infringe civil liberties , there was insufficient research to justify this extra measure , the existing legislation provided a sufficient framework to give the necessary powers to deal with the problem , and changing the law might divert attention from the real need to provide resources to support an acceptable programme of community care . |
| 11 | The CDP has hitherto resisted such a proposal on the grounds that it would represent direct competition with university applicants who might thereby fail to see the polytechnics as a clear alternative and because it would restrict student choice to a limited number of institutions . |
| 12 | Petar Simic ( who died on April 10 , 1990 ) , rejecting a multiparty system for Yugoslavia on the grounds that it would exacerbate national divisions within the federation . |
| 13 | Moldavia refused to hold the referendum on the grounds that it would worsen ethnic tensions in the republic . |
| 14 | The introduction of grant-maintained schools was perhaps the most controversial proposal in the Education Reforms Act 1988 , and one which was justified primarily on the grounds that it would extend parental choice in education . |
| 15 | The ANC was strongly opposed to such a meeting on the grounds that it would give undeserved legitimacy to Buthelezi by treating him as a leader of equivalent standing . |
| 16 | This the committee rejected on the grounds that it would arouse keen political controversy , would involve insuperable financial problems and would necessitate the establishment of a complicated national administrative machinery . |
| 17 | The Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) together with the Shiv Sena conducted a walkout , with BJP leader L. K. Advani claiming that his party objected to the bill on the grounds that it would provoke increased violence . |
| 18 | I do n't accept the assertions that it would achieve limited traffic benefits or indeed would would be unlikely to bring significant environmental relief . |