Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] [to-vb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Syria is hinting that it may refuse to attend further talks unless it is promised the whole of the Golan first . |
| 2 | In doing this , the system may have to combine and manipulate information from a number of different sources : the operator specifies the letters and clauses to be used ; the system fills out certain details from the data base ; in some cases it may have to do such things as take the salary and location from the data base , look up the conditions for that location , find out that certain uplifts need to be applied to salary , perform the arithmetic and insert the answers in the appropriate places in the text . |
| 3 | If , as expected , Britain does finally ratify the convention , it may apply to have certain areas designated as World Heritage sites . |
| 4 | ‘ They have no desire to investigate this matter properly because it could prove to have serious ramifications for a number of political parties and senior individuals , ’ he claimed . |
| 5 | One of the reasons for the beneficial effect of dietary fibre is that it reduces the absorption of cholesterol — but there are other ways , too , in which it would appear to perform useful functions in keeping the heart healthy . |
| 6 | In fact , this would pay to rebuild only the most modest house , and the table below gives examples of what it would cost to rebuild different types of houses in different parts of the country . |
| 7 | It would have to spend large amounts of public money to save face . |
| 8 | Quantum theory implies that it would have to move 207 times closer to the central proton to maintain the stability of the atom . |
| 9 | I think what I imagined erm Miss Whittaker and Chairman is that erm if you get the criteria right then this exceptions policy would also be an exception to I eleven , but it would have to pass this criteria . |
| 10 | The GPO in Leeds rang to say it would have to make special arrangements to cope with the volume , and delivered bulging sacks direct to the production team . |
| 11 | Pentagon hardliners , who have opposed a chemical weapons ban on the grounds that it could not be verified adequately , suggested the idea of seeking continued production of the new ‘ binary ’ weapons during the 10 years it would take to eliminate all arsenals . |
| 12 | They have gone no further than to promise a ‘ modest ’ central contribution if it would help to settle all disputes . |
| 13 | She just felt it would help to establish some boundaries , and just then she felt they both needed space to get over the incident . |
| 14 | It would like to fetch five times revenues — which were $160m in the fiscal year ended September 30 — but then who would n't . |
| 15 | " Even though Benin is a tiny country , I do n't think it would like to have new borders , " he said on his departure on June 26 . |
| 16 | This called into question the government 's chances of winning a two-thirds majority , which it would need to make constitutional changes , and which every government had achieved hitherto , except in the 1969 elections . |
| 17 | The Trinidadian government has announced that it will refuse to authorise any arrangements to dump waste from developed countries in its territory . |
| 18 | It will continue to publish foreign titles . |
| 19 | In addition it will continue to foster strategic partnerships , such as its system development project with Microsoft , alignment with Novell Inc being an obvious choice . |
| 20 | On the Alpha , DEC said that roll-out of Alpha-based systems continues on schedule but that because it is a major programme , it will continue to take several quarters to implement fully — and rather than talk numbers of machines or orders , the company chose to focus on the people writing for the thing , saying that more than 500 Alpha AXP applications from partners and 50 software products are available today . |
| 21 | First , it will seek to identify significant determinants in the decisions of young people in this age group to seek either further education and training or leave the system . |
| 22 | It will develop operations in other countries ; it will seek to develop downstream subsidiaries ; it will become increasingly self-reliant and all this will make it less and less relevant to the responsibilities of a government ministry . |
| 23 | In the longer run , if Thailand is to sustain its growth rate it will need to create more jobs in higher-value-added industries . |
| 24 | ( 9 ) If the bidder is proposing to offer consideration shares then , unless it already has sufficient authorised but unissued share capital and the appropriate directors ' authority to allot such shares , it will need to pass ordinary resolutions increasing its authorised share capital and granting the directors an authority under CA 1985 , s80 . |
| 25 | The route of the first shipment--expected sometime this later year--is being kept secret for security reasons , but the government has said that it will try to avoid territorial waters . |
| 26 | It will attempt to identify those policies which are likely to be most effective in this and other countries , and thereby to provide an input into technology and economic policy-making . |
| 27 | Sergeant Nickol hopes that when the programme is shown , it will help to produce new clues to find the teenager . |
| 28 | The council says it will have to sack some teachers to make the savings , but one MP says he does n't believe that . |
| 29 | Taunton Cider has said it will have to run six lorries a day with a road haulage company in place of the once a week service to Scotland . |
| 30 | If the interviewee is very nervous it can help to ask some questions which can readily be answered with a yes or no , this provides the opportunity to adjust the tension . |