Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | These conflicts , he contended , although highlighted in the differences between the Western Marxism of Lukács and the orthodoxy of Marxist-Leninism , could be traced back to the work of Marx himself . |
| 2 | On that occasion three miles of slums were levelled as a pathway along which the stranded plane could be dragged back to the International Airport runway . |
| 3 | Once typed on to special paper , the copy could be pasted on to the boards and , with no need for hot metal , or skilled printers , was camera-ready . |
| 4 | That the number of town dwellers grew and that such a large proportion of output could be made over to the ruling class without permanent and chronic nationwide famine or substantial evidence of huge tax arrears suggest that peasants continued to produce well above subsistence level . |
| 5 | This additional space must be provided before the new PC can be legally installed , and it is not clear to me where it could be fitted in to the existing room layout without considerable reorganisation of the workspace . |
| 6 | If output could be expanded up to the point unc where price equals marginal cost , there would be an extensive gain in social welfare , namely the shaded area. , Making the simplifying assumptions that there are no income effects and that any effects on the distribution of income are unimportant , this area may stand for the true change in social welfare . |
| 7 | No beer or ale , victuals or food could be sent in to the Southwark gaol ‘ except as may be reasonable and expedient to prevent extravagance and luxury . ’ |
| 8 | We would be grateful if these could be sent in to the Office as soon as possible . |
| 9 | It stated that anyone who moved into a property valued at less that £10 a year could be sent back to the place where he or she was last legally settled if they were likely to become chargeable to the poor rates . |
| 10 | To prove the latter part of this point the offence could be pointed out to the defendant , e.g. ’ it is an offence not to be able to show two white lights to the front of your motor car during the hours of darkness ' . |
| 11 | Conversely , the health of the tree clump could be transmitted out to the surrounding landscape , having the function of the kidneys in the body . |
| 12 | Thus London Rolling Stone 's product could be fed back to the West Coast parent . |
| 13 | On warm days the area between the lawn and water surface had constantly to be watched so that , immediately signs of shrinkage appeared , water could be sprayed on to the puddled surface . |
| 14 | In the beginning , all carp were streamlined , torpedo-shaped fish , and any variation in girth relative to length ( apart from the difference between mature males and females ) could be put down to the quality of the food supply . |
| 15 | How true the tale of this lemming population might be is beyond verification ; certainly a great deal of the monastic retelling of it could be put down to the strong regional bias of Northumbrian biographers against the strange races of the deep south . |
| 16 | It 's success could be put down to the hard sell . |
| 17 | More worryingly , many consumers said they did not like the taste , but much of that could be put down to the fact that many housewives had a narrow cooking repertoire with an average of only two turkey variations . |
| 18 | For over two days no food or supplies could be got through to the defenders , nor any wounded evacuated . |
| 19 | A track wide enough for a tractor could be taken down to the road . |
| 20 | Campaigners are worried that infected milk could be sold on to the public and are also questioning whether there is a vicious circle in operation from sheep to cow to human . |
| 21 | They may share their syringes and if one of them has HIV , the needle will become infected and the virus could be passed on to the other person . |
| 22 | Hence , if increased trade union bargaining power led to high wage settlements they could be passed on to the consumer in the form of higher prices . |
| 23 | Ratepayer democracy … implied less local government , with fewer services to provide since some of them could be handed over to the private sector , to the supposed benefit of consumers and ratepayers alike . |
| 24 | In the Kandyan Kingdom a man convicted for assault could be handed over to the complainant to be beaten , and thefts were often resolved by the return of the stolen property , plus further compensation . |