Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] [adv] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They suggested a public investment programme which could be planned ahead to counteract the fall in private investment during a slump . |
| 2 | An interesting experiment was conducted recently at McMaster University , Hamilton , Ontario , to see whether teaching tasks could be quantified sufficiently to form the basis for financial reward . |
| 3 | Experience and the " wisdom of parliament " could be expected soon to prevent the appointment of those " mean and improper persons " who were too frequently appointed trustees and to develop a proper system of checking accounts and controlling toll levels . |
| 4 | Wearing this , workers could be allowed inside to retrieve the leaking fuel rods . |
| 5 | They could be sucked beforehand to reduce the time before explosion , though the imagination sags a bit at conjuring up a frogman sucking aniseed balls underwater alongside explosive charges . |
| 6 | The occurrence of convulsions carried risks of bone fractures and of other injuries , but ingenious psychiatrists encouraged the development of standardized preparations of curare which could be used clinically to prevent the muscular component of the electrically-induced seizures . |
| 7 | This shot could be used either to begin the movie or to end it . |