Example sentences of "could [be] [vb pp] [prep] the next " in BNC.
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1 | If the FMLN demonstrated a " serious and constructive approach " to the UN-supervised peace talks , Bush said , and if a ceasefire and a political settlement could be reached within the next 60 days , the military aid to the government might continue to be withheld . |
2 | The deadline for bids ended yesterday , and a decision could be reached in the next few weeks . |
3 | There were also jointed clay pipes , each one a tapering tube with lugs on its sides so that it could be tied to the next . |
4 | The researcher could be heard in the next room , stalling on the telephone while he looked through the file for the references . |
5 | Maternal phenylketonuria is an important problem since the advantages of screening in one generation could be lost in the next unless preventive treatment can be implemented in a high proportion of affected women . |
6 | The report , compiled by the Washington-based International Institute for Energy Conservation , says that a total of £1.2 trillion could be saved over the next 40 years if the Bank provided adequate support for energy efficiency in transport , industry , power stations and the domestic market . |
7 | Remember , at the current rate of devastation , much of the remaining rainforest could be destroyed within the next 10 years . |
8 | The priority for developing these subsystems will depend on potential benefit , urgency of need , probability of success or natural precedence , which could be described as the next ‘ piece of the jigsaw , . |
9 | The complete task involved lifting a number of panels from their storage racks , loading them on to a jig , clamping them into position , arc welding a seam to join them , and then transferring the welded sub-assembly from the jig to another storage rack so that it could be transported to the next production stage . |