Example sentences of "could [be] [verb] with the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will probably be directed against Bulgaria , but there is also the possibility of an attack upon the Dodecanese , if such an expedition could be undertaken with the small fleet that Turkey possesses . |
| 2 | Anthony Bradley , emeritus professor of constitutional law at Edinburgh University , said there was a case for a double-stage inquiry which first examined the principle or case for change and the second to study how changes could be made with the minimum dislocation or waste of expenditure . |
| 3 | If trusses were duplicated , however , spans up to 105ft could be erected with the light unit construction equipment . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , it would not be an easy matter to construct a home-made optical system using digital signals so that this technique could be compared with the analogue one . |
| 5 | The same questions as those in the mental test were also given to some pupils as a standard written test so that performance on it could be compared with the two mental test versions . |
| 6 | In Wasim and Waqar , Pakistan had a pair of superb fast bowlers who could be compared with the best in any era of cricket . |
| 7 | For him Childebert I could be compared with the Old Testament monarch , Melchisedek — and doubtless , having come from Ravenna , Fortunatus 's image of Melchisedek would have been similar to that which was set up in San Vitale , where the patriarch provided an analogue to the emperor Justinian . |
| 8 | The declaration said that until such time as Krajina 's separation from Croatia could be negotiated with the Croatian government , Croatian laws would continue to be observed in the region , provided that they were not at variance with federal laws or laws unilaterally adopted by the Krajina government . |
| 9 | De Klerk declared that the point had now been reached when the " remaining vestiges of violence could be countered with the ordinary laws of the land " , except in Natal , where the " destruction of human life and property " and what he described as the " exceptionally high level of intimidation which exists there " had " assumed shocking proportions " and needed to be countered " by the strongest means available " . |
| 10 | People only had political problems , which could be solved with the proper application of Marxist-Leninist-Maoist thought . |
| 11 | Moreover , when Shepherd comes to analyse twentieth-century musics ( Shepherd 1982 ) , he tries to see how different musical languages , reflecting different relationships to the ‘ symbolic-technological filter ’ , could be associated with the different social positions of particular groups . |
| 12 | Switching between the different combinations of effects and processors produced the same results , and apart from inventing some really stupid effect chains I found plenty of interesting combinations ; these could be mixed with the dry signal without losing any of the basic guitar sound . |
| 13 | He had not been able to identify any change over the past 50 years which could be linked with the economic policy of any party . |
| 14 | The termini post quos of these finds could be tabulated with the diagnostic contents of each context , but the value of such an exercise must be tempered by the fundamental problem of the chronological association of the coins and the other artefacts and their respective use-life . |
| 15 | There are preliminary data showing that high unrefined carbohydrate diets lower serum creatinine levels in those with renal failure so this could be combined with the suggested drug regime ( Rivellese et al , 1984 ) . |
| 16 | There was still hope for Britain if the old qualities of stoicism and the knack of handling ‘ native ’ races could be combined with the scientific and management skills needed in the modern world . |
| 17 | The vice-president of the self-declared Bosnian Serb Republic , Nikola Koljevic , said the Serbs had agreed to allow an airlift to evacuate the seriously wounded from Srebrenica but the agreement did not mean a permanent air link could be established with the Muslim enclave in eastern Bosnia . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , it was now possible for men to decide their political allegiance for religious reasons ; England could be identified with the Protestant cause . |
| 19 | Other writers , such as Seebohm Rowntree , were much less guarded , putting forward solutions to family poverty and circulating new ideas about how they could be reconciled with the economic needs of industry . |
| 20 | Finally , he attended to the most intimate places between her thighs by coaching her to open wide her legs , so that all her personal nooks and crannies could be saturated with the greasy oil . |
| 21 | Others seemed genuinely to be pleased with the way things were going , while in a third group discussion centred on how much more usefully the time could be spent with the National Childbirth Trust . |
| 22 | The dilemma for the Americans is that , if they reject the argument that Israel must be part of the Middle East peace process , they may be unable to secure international endorsement for any settlement procedure ; so they could be left with the invidious alternatives of an ignominious withdrawal or a long-term military presence . |
| 23 | However , his on-the-spot tours of inspection , and his characteristically thorough investigations of the region 's peoples , problems and resources , quickly convinced him of Siberia 's enormous potential as a land of civilization and plenty , if only it could be provided with the necessary administrative , legal and political framework within which to develop its promise . |