Example sentences of "could [be] [verb] [conj] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , it could be argued that a non-party to the Vienna Convention could not rely upon that Convention 's procedural requirements for the manifestation of consent . |
| 2 | Indeed it could be argued that a dynastic conflict involving the interests of the Houses of Orléans , Bourbon , Bonaparte and Hohenzollern was the means chosen to bring down the Empire , even if it was not really the cause . |
| 3 | In the first place it could be argued that a democratic government would not impose unreasonably on minorities ; this exposed the party to Liberal charges that they were indifferent to the Irish Nationalists , but it also exposed the weakness of the government 's position , as Law explained to the Commons in January 1913 : |
| 4 | It could be argued that a poorly performing ICU is unlikely to occur in isolation . |
| 5 | On the right , the advance was once more quickly halted before worthwhile gains could be made or a significant number of Germans captured . |
| 6 | It has been argued that continuous agriculture could be maintained if a closed nutrient cycle could be achieved , the canopy not perforated so that leaching would be prevented and the forest floor would not deteriorate , and if nutrients were added to equal those exported as crops and the diversity of species maintained . |
| 7 | If a cleric engaged in crime , it could be disputed whether a lay or an ecclesiastical court should try him ; if there was a dispute about marriage , which carried with it the inheritance of land and other corollaries , lay and Church courts would both be concerned in it . |
| 8 | The post-war coalition thus had two distinct justifications , a positive sense of what could be done and a negative dread of the alternative . |
| 9 | It could be said that a major function of handmade ceramic ware , individually thrown mugs and bowls , is to aid the transition into the automated computer age . |
| 10 | But its lethal potential could be eradicated if a new formulation incorporating methionine , a harmless compound used in treating overdose victims , is granted approval by the Committee on safety of Medicines ( methionine is an amino acid ) . |
| 11 | They rode a wave for a while , thinking they saw a pool of talent that could be exploited and a cultural scene rich in potential stories which , together with the relative cheapness of British film production , would be enough to guarantee success . |
| 12 | European scientists have warned that an ozone hole could be created if a future winter was longer and colder — especially as levels of ozone-destroying chlorine in the atmosphere are expected to rise into the next century . |
| 13 | Further , it could be claimed that a phonological analysis is a type of scientific theory , and a scientific theory should be stated as economically as possible . |
| 14 | It could be anticipated that a new united Vietnam might regard neutralisation as a useful device to effect the transition from wartime dependence on external allies to a peacetime independent regional or subregional role . |
| 15 | LIVERPOOL and Manchester airports could be amalgamated if a high speed rail link was built between them , a planning chief has suggested . |
| 16 | LIVERPOOL and Manchester airports could be amalgamated if a high speed rail link is built between the two , a planning chief has suggested . |