Example sentences of "of [adj] a [noun sg] [modal v] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | One example of such a structure might be a main verb-schema ( e.g. Rumelhart & Ortony 1977 ) , with the mappings representing cases . |
| 2 | While the short-term expediency of such a position may be understood in the light of the desperate state of access to inland waters in England and Wales , as paddlers we must never allow ourselves to give any solace to the polluters . |
| 3 | In response to the statement by the Birmingham city treasurer that he would have to keep a register to administer the council tax , the Minister asserted that the keeping of such a register would be unlawful . |
| 4 | The whole tenor of such a Christology would be other than what has often been the case in western theology , whereby Christ has been conceived as male ( and white ! ) so that women ( and earlier Blacks ) have seemed to be somehow less like Christ . |
| 5 | However , convictions for rape are hard to obtain and defendants very often plead not guilty when charged , so that the symbolic advantages of such a change might be achieved at the expense of even fewer convictions for the conduct concerned . |
| 6 | The implications of such a change must be recognised by management and by the public . |
| 7 | The effects of such a change can be dramatic . |
| 8 | Whether or not the fruits of such a hybrid could be commercially exploited is not yet clear , however MacDonald and Wimpey feel that they are on to something very exciting . |
| 9 | A side effect of such a procedure would be to strengthen the position of the individual auditor both in relation to his clients and to his ‘ partner equivalents ’ ; in today 's highly competitive audit market , the auditor does encounter clients who exert considerable pressure to accept controversial accounting practices . |
| 10 | The risks of such a procedure would be far too high . |
| 11 | An example of such a system would be the Tuareg of North Africa where a ruling class controls large numbers of slaves but where no centralized authority existed traditionally . |
| 12 | The benefits of such a system would be that the Consultation List would be available on all computer terminals , and therefore all personnel could be permitted to update/alter details , e.g. contact names , addresses , to ensure the records are as up–to–date as possible at any time . |
| 13 | As this suggests , the appeal of such a tune could be seen as a ‘ leftover ’ , an ‘ echo ’ of a bygone era of craftsmanship ; and Adorno recognizes the possibility of this — indeed , he acknowledges that it is precisely in popular music that the category of the ‘ idea ’ ( a relatively independent , memorable element within a totality , a phenomenon more or less abandoned by ‘ serious ’ music ) lives on , and with it a sense of creative spontaneity ( Adorno 1976 : 34–7 ) . |
| 14 | An example of such a calculation would be one which compared the images on the two retinas , and searched for differences which would provide information about relative distances . |
| 15 | Yet the firstborn of such a semblance would be purestrain Stealer again . |
| 16 | The effect of such a provision may be to replace the normal absolute obligation to deliver on the agreed date with an obligation to use best endeavours . |
| 17 | We can not tell who the members of such a union might be . |
| 18 | Some critics of the Delors Plan have maintained that while the creation of a European currency union may reap net benefits for a number of EC member countries , for others membership of such a union will be positively harmful , at least for the foreseeable future . |
| 19 | While failure to establish an effective Teachers ' Council supports the view that teaching can not be regarded as a profession , the establishment of such a Council would be fraught with administrative difficulties . |
| 20 | ‘ The benefits of such a development would be a renewal of public confidence and a reawakening of the morale of police officers of all ranks . ’ |
| 21 | The political implications for both sets of countries of such a development would be unacceptable . |
| 22 | The line of such a woodbank may be marked by pollarded trees , which have , in effect , been coppiced at a higher level , above the reach of cattle . |
| 23 | The most important example of such a clause would be one which limits , or excludes the right to reject goods or terminate the contract . |
| 24 | A simple example of such a clause would be : The Buyer shall not be entitled to reject the goods on the grounds of any breach of contract by the Seller . |
| 25 | So , for example , if the Director General of Fair Trading was considering whether or not a lender 's use of a persuasive clause such as that suggested on page 39 constituted fair trading practice , we think that he might well recommend that use of such a clause should be conditional on use of the industry-wide non-profit insurance scheme . |
| 26 | The name of such a person may be changed under s.25(3) . |
| 27 | It can be imagined that the soul of such a man will be laved always by waves from the ocean of his love ; he is at once carried away from all bitterness ; and enmity has no meaning for him . |
| 28 | Three different elements of such a contrast can be identified : ( a ) the historical contrast between modern society and former societies ; ( b ) the investigation of modern consciousness to discover the extent of objectification ; ( c ) speculations about the future nature of social consciousness . |
| 29 | The Divisional Court of the Queen 's Bench Division granted the applicant a declaration to the effect that the Director was entitled to ask him questions after he had been charged but only after administering a fresh caution and that the fact of such a caution would be reasonable excuse for a refusal to answer within section 2(13) of the Act of 1987 . |
| 30 | I arrive at length at the present appeal , one striking feature of which is that , whilst not formally abandoning them , counsel for the applicant has not pressed with any vigour either of the grounds upon which the Divisional Court decided in his favour , namely that the Director was entitled to ask questions after charge but only after administering a fresh caution , and that the fact of such a caution would be a reasonable excuse for a refusal to answer , within section 2(13) of the Act of 1987 . |