Example sentences of "[vb mod] be that the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would therefore seem desirable that the order for costs on the making of a bankruptcy order should be that the petitioning creditor 's costs " to be agreed or taxed " be paid out of the estate . |
| 2 | The clear inference must be that the average knight was expected to have at least the £120 a year postulated by Smith , and indeed the median of twenty-three in Buckinghamshire , Suffolk and Sussex in 1524–5 lay between £120 and £160 , while nationally the median of eighteen feodary surveys works out at £204 . |
| 3 | The preliminary conclusion must be that the general approach taken in the research projects has been clearly vindicated . |
| 4 | Be that as it may , our main conclusion must be that the traditional claim about the last ( " Wagnerian " ) part is unsubstantiated ; and such other evidence as we have does not give it much plausibility . |
| 5 | The truth must be that the Created God is not human or living as earth-s creatures are , but is without sex , exists only in the minds of man , and is undeniably and truly abstract . |
| 6 | The conclusion then must be that the minimum contribution of education to economic growth during the two periods was 0.35 per cent and 0.67 per cent respectively . |
| 7 | The conclusion must be that the major issues of military commitment outside Libyan frontiers were not generally discussed in public assemblies of any kind , unless it suited the Revolutionary Command Council . |
| 8 | The guiding principle must be that the overall value or interest of the essay lies in how its combination of observation and argument leads towards more general statements , and so away from the particularity of autobiography and personal impression . |
| 9 | The general conclusion , therefore must be that the overall effect , whether negative or positive , of existing taxation rates on the work effort , and hence on economic growth , is negligible in spite of the apocalyptic assertions and rhetoric from various quarters . |
| 10 | Yet , at the end of a week of alternating euphoria and gloom , the sober verdict so far must be that the military side of this war is going well for the allies . |
| 11 | As this may well have occurred millenniums before that dawning power could produce an act of a nature that would leave the kind of evidence that archaeologists seek , then it must be that the true dawn is virtually undatable . |
| 12 | Our first thought might be that the easy way out is to develop a subject-orientated curriculum . |
| 13 | A policy basis for this rule might be that the preferable way to protect employment rights is by an action for unfair dismissal before an Industrial Tribunal or by an ordinary action for breach of contract ; and that in cases with no clear public element recourse should be had to such alternative remedies and not to an AJR in the High Court . |
| 14 | But the objection here might be that the suggested paraphrase merely involves a surreptitious quantification over propositions . |
| 15 | So , one reason for getting less plural continuations with ( 10 ) might be that the proper name serves as a strong cue for treating the named character as special and separate from other individuals . |
| 16 | Another reason might be that the human species evolved in the water . |
| 17 | It could be that the available studies have concentrated specifically upon women , and that men do give assistance which is less visible . |
| 18 | Given this set of circumstances , it could be that the new wave of information technology firms will never turn into a real breaker , but be seen in a few years as just a ripple on the pond . |
| 19 | It could be that the outer estates are approaching some kind of basic ‘ subsistence , level , where disposable income has reached such a low level that future increases in unemployment will begin to have a smaller effect in reducing local incomes per head , simply because so many people are already dependent on state benefits . |
| 20 | It could be that the Pied Piper is never seen , but that all communication with him is by letter or petition — with the teacher writing replies but not actually appearing in the role . |
| 21 | One interpretation of the foregoing could be that the red jackets which should have been issued in 1820 were not to be issued for another three years , and the soldiers dressed in white clothing ( and shell jackets ) as much as possible . |
| 22 | Dr Pertwee said it could be that the genetic substance is helping the human memory to function properly and having a controlling or modulatory role on the brain . |
| 23 | IT COULD BE THAT the British audience will have been acclimatised to Shore , Myers and Carvey through the path-clearing work done by the Bill And Ted movies . |
| 24 | It could be that the cordless power-tool is turning a full circle , representing the original hand-tools without the sweat ; you simply pick it up off the bench and use it , or pack it away in your toolbag and take it to wherever the task has to be done , and do it . |
| 25 | It may be that the untapped pool of non-practising nurses are in the main housewives and mothers , or frustrated office workers . |
| 26 | It may be that the guilty party is a Member in which case expulsion ( as in the Garry Allighan case above , p.80 ) may be the punishment . |
| 27 | Judicial ideas are no more immutable than any others and it may be that the above account is too pessimistic , but it seems likely that any future extension of strict liability will come only from the legislature . |
| 28 | Answer guide : It may be that the appropriate method is usage related in this case . |
| 29 | It may be that the correct account of knowledge does unfortunately give the sceptic the opening he is looking for . |
| 30 | It may be that the Breton expedition was intended to keep up pressure on the French to make the sort of concessions the English would feel able to accept , but it is equally possible that the confused direction of English policy reflected conflicting influences at court . |