Example sentences of "that [det] could have been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In each case there were criticisms that each could have been prevented by better safety measures and checking . |
| 2 | In the absence of any concrete evidence of an agreement it is unlikely that this could have been done . |
| 3 | In many places the film opened to boycotts and demonstrations but several distributors suggested that these could have been avoided by the use of a more innocent title along the lines of It Happened in Mexico . |
| 4 | The folly was in failing to realise that more could have been achieved for the nation , within the EEC , by protecting regional interests , than could possibly be achieved for the regions by protecting national interests . |
| 5 | In neither case does a clear picture emerge of the true value of any improvements in relation to the the organisation as a whole , and often the analyst is left with an uncomfortable feeling that more could have been achieved if the situation had been approached more methodically . |
| 6 | Gorbachev , at a press conference on 1 June , expressed the view that more could have been achieved , including a joint statement of political principle and some advance in the discussions on conventional arms , and complained of a certain ‘ contradictoriness ’ in the American position . |
| 7 | Opposition leaders believe that more could have been done in Geneva to find an international solution . |