Example sentences of "that it [modal v] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , it is said that it would upset the constitutional balance between the courts and the executive if the Crown could be held in contempt of court for disobeying a prerogative order of prohibition or mandamus . |
| 2 | The other argument for encouraging prolonged economic activity was that it would relieve the financial burden on the Exchequer of the cost of pensions and services to the elderly population . |
| 3 | In fact , there 's so much bonding on stage that it would make the average punter slightly sick . |
| 4 | May we have a debate on junk mail as soon as possible , to discuss a mailshot sent to many of my constituents by an organisation that is partly funded by Maxwell money which is so full of falsehoods that it would make the average time-share salesman blush ; which redefines the term ’ junk mail ’ and peddles dodgy , old-fashioned and out-of-date remedies which have been banned in most countries and which have passed their sell-by date ; and which bears the signature of an obscure Welsh politician , best known for losing his rag with Zimbabwean soldiers and for nutting people in public lavatories ? |
| 5 | This followed Iran 's May 20 announcement that it would boycott the annual pilgrimage to Mecca ( the haj ) for the third successive year after Saudi Arabia had refused to withdraw its 45,000 quota limit for Iranian pilgrims . |
| 6 | France , which envisaged that it would lead the new force , had withdrawn from NATO 's integrated command structure in 1966 [ see p. 21601 ] and had since then pursued an effectively independent line on military issues . |
| 7 | Erm I tend to share Patrick Earle 's reservations about this particular policy , I think that it would convey the wrong message erm to the development industry . |
| 8 | However , there is an equally wide body of opinion , expressed mainly by manufacturing industries , which oppose such a move because it believes that it would disrupt the long period of uninterrupted production between the August holiday and the Christmas break . |
| 9 | On April 27 , Labour would inform Britain 's European partners that it would sign the Social Charter and unblock directives on temporary and part-time work and parental leave , which the Conservatives had vetoed . |
| 10 | On June 1 President Ranasinghe Premadasa had held talks with LTTE leaders in Colombo , and on June 6 the government conceded a key LTTE demand , announcing that it would dissolve the North-Eastern Provincial Council ( elected in late 1988 , when the province was under the control of Indian troops , and in the face of an LTTE election boycott — see p. 37007 ) and hold fresh elections . |
| 11 | Even today , we are told that it would cost the Inland Revenue about £250 million , because of the reduction in customs barriers . |
| 12 | BSL was discouraged because people felt that it would chain the deaf person to a concrete , visual mode of thinking . |
| 13 | The UK continued to oppose the complete abolition of border controls after 1992 , on the grounds ( i ) that it would facilitate the free movement of terrorists , drug dealers and illegal immigrants ; ( ii ) that it could increase the spread of rabies and other diseases spread by animals ; and ( iii ) that the UK 's geographical characteristic as an island represented a valid natural boundary . |
| 14 | The EC , the Washington Post report noted [ see above ] , had not given any promise that it would renew the current association agreement when it expired in December . |
| 15 | The Libyan government instead emphasized in a Foreign Ministry statement of March 26 that it would co-operate in the implementation of Resolution 731 , that the UN and the Arab League should work towards a " political solution " to the dispute , based on international law and the UN Charter , and that it would accept the forthcoming verdict by the International Court of Justice in the Hague ( ICJ ) . |
| 16 | Reports said that France had opposed the US-German declaration , claiming that it would duplicate the pan-European network of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) . |
| 17 | Advocates of the Act claimed that it would update the restrictive licensing system which had its basis in the 1930 Road Traffic Act , which itself discouraged newcomers from entering the industry for reasons of safety and standards . |
| 18 | Without prejudice to our views in paragraph 27 above , we favour a reduction in landbanks from 10 years to 5 on the basis that it would signal the urgent need to reduce the rate of supply and consumption of minerals , and conserve existing reserves . |
| 19 | Without prejudice to our views in paragraph 27 above , we favour a reduction in landbanks from 10 years to 5 on the basis that it would signal the urgent need to reduce the rate of supply and consumption of minerals , and conserve existing reserves . |
| 20 | Several advantages can be identified , perhaps the most important of which is that it would remove the financial disincentive which currently exists for doctors , hospitals and Health Authorities to treat more patients . |
| 21 | He called on other wealthy countries to follow suit ; Canada announced shortly afterwards that it would follow the British lead , and it was understood that Australia was considering similar action . |
| 22 | One objection to the BBC 's plan is that it would occupy the whole band from 88 to 108 MHz , leaving no room for new developments such as ‘ community radio ’ . |
| 23 | They said that the robbery had been made to appear like the work of the IRA in the hope that it would provoke the Irish government into introducing tougher legislation against the terrorists . |
| 24 | In a separate development , related to US accusations centring on Indian chemical arms sales to Syria , the government announced on Sept. 24 that it would prosecute the Bombay-based Shroff chemical company responsible for the sale . |
| 25 | Its long use down the ages had evolved the sickle 's peculiar sweeping curve which gave the tool perfect balance , ensuring that it would need the minimum effort for its use . |
| 26 | The Cabinet approved the plan unanimously and placed it before the Knesset where it was attacked by Labour , who claimed that it would increase the financial burden for the middle and lower classes , boost inflation and fail to promote the absorbtion of immigrants . |
| 27 | On Jan. 24 the Russian Federation government intervened with the announcement that it would increase the maximum amount for pensioners to Rbs500 , and several republics said that they would extend the deadline for exchanges . |
| 28 | Despite assurances from GM that it would maintain the British content of Land Rover vehicles at existing levels , considerable unease was felt by many politicians . |
| 29 | In the final hours , as it became clear that Manitoba would not have time to approve the Accord , the federal government announced that it would ask the Supreme Court for an extension of the ratification deadline . |
| 30 | Finally , it should be noted that while a system of guide-lines might be expected to reduce disparity in sentencing , there is no guarantee that it would reduce the overall level of punitiveness . |