Example sentences of "be that [det] [noun] [modal v] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The results of this approach are that some individuals may be committed to lifelong drug therapy which they do not need . |
| 2 | Teachers are probably more conscious of teaching knowledge and skills than they are of passing on attitudes , yet if , as former medical students themselves , they were to identify ideals in teaching the chances are that those ideals would be closely associated with one or two of their own teachers whose attitudes and behaviour made the most favourable impression at an impressionable age . |
| 3 | MPs are in the unique position of being able to vote themselves unlimited money from public funds : the dominant view among MPs has always been that this power must be exercised with restraint . |
| 4 | For 40 years the policy has been that some contribution should be made towards the cost of sight and dental charges — that was agreed by both parties . |
| 5 | Er and that was the system and of course the thing was that with the riveters being on piece work , apart from negotiating a wage , you were negotiating what was known as a price list , and er whereas you would get X amounts of shillings or pounds for so many hundred rivets , or whatever it was , then the argument would be that that price should be upped because of the the cost of living going up , or whatever you know . |
| 6 | Not all summons forms can be used as addresses ( e.g. hey you in ( 47 ) can not occur in the slot occupied by Madam in ( 48 ) ) , although it may be that all addresses can be used as summonses ( Zwicky , 1974 : 791 ) . |
| 7 | It may also be that such service would be regarded as valid on the ground that it amounted to service on the defendant in accordance with the law of the country in which service is effected . |
| 8 | It may be that neither statement need be held to subtract from the other , but there could well be some dispute as to which of the two is the more deeply entrenched in the novel . |
| 9 | The implication would seem to be that some lives could be ‘ so demonstrably awful ’ that the doctor 's legal duty would be limited to making the child comfortable and allowing it to die . |
| 10 | It may be that several disciplines can be brought to bear fruitfully upon an area ( Europe ) , period ( Enlightenment ) , problem ( traffic congestion ) , or theme ( Pastoral ) while still maintaining their distinct identity ; in which case the term ‘ multidisciplinary ’ ( OECD 1972 ) becomes appropriate . |
| 11 | The result will be that those terms will be implicitly incorporated into their contracts , even though not specifically incorporated . |
| 12 | The international consensus seems to be that any return will be only to the West Bank and Gaza Strip . |
| 13 | However , a practical consequence of this approach might be that few people would be prepared to consider such a sweeping initial recommendation . |
| 14 | Amis also likes to write , as Larkin liked to write , about the fear of death , and it may be that this fear can be detected in the failure to notice here that both sorts of people are subject to it , as to other unavoidable misfortunes , and that both sorts die . |
| 15 | It might be that this season will be his last chance , that he is a manager who can win Cups with short sprints but not the silverware that goes with marathons . |
| 16 | ‘ The overall view is that much improvement can be made in these guides , which at present would only be of marginal use to a student . |
| 17 | One point about security in reception is that all money would be dealt with from one desk and this would make staff very vulnerable . |
| 18 | The ideal situation for the artist is that all money should be paid to the artist . |
| 19 | As we said earlier , one benefit of using the UV technique is that all artwork can be retained for future use , perhaps being modified if necessary . |
| 20 | The main point is that all decisions should be designed to require only a " yes " and to elicit that " yes " . |
| 21 | Our principle in the civil service is that all jobs should be available to everyone — irrespective of sex , race , creed or religion . |
| 22 | The normal expectation of the officer in very wet weather , then , is that all watercourses will be swollen , turbid , and discoloured ; any further pollution is less likely to be noticeable or do any particular damage . |
| 23 | The second outcome is that all children would be aware of what 's involved in the record of achievement . |
| 24 | ( It should be noted here that the groom himself is of necessity a classifactory cross-cousin of the bride , for the rule is that all marriages must be between kinsmen of the same caste . |
| 25 | The Church does this because the will of Jesus is that all people should be whole in body , mind and spirit . |
| 26 | My understanding of the meaning of the requirement that ‘ consideration must move from the promisee ’ is that such consideration must be provided by the promisee , or arise out of his contractual relationship with the promisor . |
| 27 | The major television stations , in looking towards a mass audience , will inevitably focus on more dramatic events and issues in their depiction of the subject , and one 's only hope is that such depictions will be balanced and sensitively written . |
| 28 | All we really claim is that such models may be useful in helping managers assess how much the value of the firm might be increased through investment in alternative locations on the portfolio grid . |
| 29 | The reason is that such certificates might be regarded abroad as given after an official check of records . |
| 30 | If we are to do this we must be clear what such skills include , and an advantage in having the librarian working in consultation with the planning team is that such questions can be asked and their proper inclusion sensibly planned . |