Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We might say : no checkerboard statute could be enacted unless a majority of the legislators voted for provisions they thought unjust . |
| 2 | Applying this principle to insider dealing , it could be argued that a company has the right to bring an action against an insider for any profit made by reason of the fact that he has ( i ) abused his fiduciary position by using unpublished price sensitive information which he acquired by virtue of his position as an insider ; or ( ii ) misappropriated corporate property ( it is essential under this head that unpublished price sensitive information be seen as property ; whether it is , is not entirely clear ) . |
| 3 | Indeed it could be argued that a family crisis ( for example the suicide of a father ) is bound to have a long term effect upon the child . |
| 4 | Thus it could be argued that a doctor is functionally more important than a nurse since his or her position carries with it many of the skills necessary to perform a nurse 's role but not vice versa . |
| 5 | For example , it could be argued that a boom and slump lasting in total from about 1790 to 1840 was initiated by the Industrial Revolution 's typical innovations ( cotton spinning and weaving ; new methods of iron production ; steam power ) ; that from the mid-1840s a new boom was generated by the development of railways which initiated a fifty-year cycle ; that from the 1890s a new boom and long cycle stemmed from electrification . |
| 6 | Henceforward lie could be assured that a King 's Party would get nowhere in Parliament . |
| 7 | Many enduring results could be noted and a number of unforeseen benefits were derived . |
| 8 | Beyond the porch steps nothing could be seen but a cream-coloured , whirling fog of dust . |
| 9 | In the background , autumnal trees could be seen and a church on the summit of a low hill . |
| 10 | Finsbury Park or the Euston Road , but more serious damage could be done if a fatty was seen wearing a bad pair of trainers by the opposing teams ' fashion spotters . |
| 11 | The faint clinking of glasses could be heard and a snatch of music from the bar 's radio set . |
| 12 | Note that it would be inadvisable to assemble the code directly into the location at which the unit is plugged since data could be lost if a mistake is made when relocating the SRAM . |
| 13 | Members fear more jobs could be lost if a budget decision to cut the jobs and save money is ratified at a special full council meeting tomorrow night . |
| 14 | Joining not only the same train as him but the same carriage twice could be dismissed as a coincidence . |
| 15 | As in Britain and Europe , milk churns became a characteristic of stations everywhere that cows could be kept and a town market found . |
| 16 | By triggering the unit manually , rotary control VR2 could be calibrated and a scale of operating time in seconds marked out on the front panel . |
| 17 | President Chadli Benjedid , at a March 13 press conference , said that there was no question of dissolving parliament at present , but that this could be considered if a consensus were to emerge on the matter ; legislative elections were due in 1992 but could be brought forward if necessary , and Chadli accepted the possibility of the ruling National Liberation Front ( Front de libération nationale — FLN ) finding itself in a minority after such elections . |
| 18 | Its only significant concession to opponents of abortion was a clause which required parental notification in the case of young women under the age of 18 , although notification could be waived if a doctor concluded that it was not in her best interest . |
| 19 | Later , in the thirteenth century , Bracton described the special appeal which could be brought where a virgin was raped and the severe penalty which would ensue upon conviction : |
| 20 | Neighbours had complained about noise from the church and the council wanted soundproofing , a limit on the hours the building could be used and a ban on bass drum playing . |