Example sentences of "which [modal v] be [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The choice of treatment may be skewed towards that which can be paid for , rather than that which may be in the best interests of or preferred by the patient . |
| 2 | Another consideration is the use of humour , which should be at the right level of sophistication , otherwise it can fall flat ( the best kind of humour is that generated spontaneously in the classroom ) . |
| 3 | Multiplied together , these give the ( 2 × 4 ) submatrix at the top left in A. The vertical partition in B , after the third column , and the corresponding partition in C , which must be after the third row , merely divide each summation into two parts . |
| 4 | Once the Hard Copy manager has decided whether to accept or reject the volume , which must be in the VOLCLOSING state , this interactive program should be run in the process directory . |
| 5 | However they decided the case on another basis and Pearson LJ said " it may be said in answer to the possibility of such a reductio ad absurdum , though no doubt , it has to be taken into account , is far from conclusive , because it may involve unlikely hypotheses , which would be outside the reasonable expectations of the parties at the time of the making of the contract of employment " . |
| 6 | Thatcher stated in an opening address to the meeting that the continued forward stationing of nuclear weapons in member countries which would be in the front line of a conventional war ( i.e. on German territory ) remained fundamental to NATO strategy . |
| 7 | Lanham suggests that if cases such as these were treated as rape , this would devalue the crime , which would be against the best interest of women . |
| 8 | The work of lining up and fixing the cylinders will be taken in hand early this year , and then work will start on the valve gear , which will be of the original ‘ gab ’ type . |
| 9 | Both the Ras and his wife appear to have been very anxious and nervous about the child , and I feel that it would be impossible for me to refuse without risking his friendship which will be of the utmost importance to us in the future . |
| 10 | Business , Accountancy and the Environment : A Policy and Research Agenda ( see p 78 for review ) says that it will be those companies responding fully and promptly to environmental issues which will be in the strongest competitive position in the future . |