Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] [prep] [art] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The same cut could be achieved with a 100 cc reduction in the size of engines . |
| 2 | Alternatively these techniques could be applied to every one of the candidate strings for each word position identified as a potential error ( again it should be noted that this assumes that errors can be identified , which may be doubtful for our system ) . |
| 3 | The doubt could be whispered in the 1930s , shouted in the 1940s and tacitly accepted as an established truth in the 1950s . |
| 4 | The MP had asked him whether the inquiry under the Assistant Chief Constable of West Yorkshire could be extended to the four members of the Serious Crimes Squad who were involved in preparing the case of the Birmingham pub bombing in 1974 . |
| 5 | The same questions as those in the mental test were also given to some pupils as a standard written test so that performance on it could be compared with the two mental test versions . |
| 6 | The other day , when a new silver dinner service was commissioned for 10 Downing Street , I asked how much silver could be bought for a million pounds , which seemed a suitably round number . |
| 7 | ‘ There 's no way this could be described as a nine-to-five job — there 's a lot of paperwork , talks in the evening , setting up press and photo calls , meetings and weekend opening . |
| 8 | The constitutional tribunal had ruled on July 1 that such a change was necessary and could be approved by a three-fifths majority in both houses of parliament , although 10 per cent of deputies or senators could demand a referendum within two weeks of the amendment 's approval . |
| 9 | By the late 1950s the breed was again in decline and part of the blame could be put on the 1949 Agricultural Act , which set guidelines for bull licensing and required bulls ' dams to have high recorded milk yields . |
| 10 | The United States Secretary of State James Baker , who arrived at the close of the summit , proposed that aid to the region could be modelled on the G-24 financing plan for Poland and Hungary agreed in December 1989 [ see p. 37130 ] , in which the US would share the burden for economic reconstruction with the European Communities , Canada and Japan . |
| 11 | Creation stories from eight cultures had been distinguished — Egyptian , Norse , African , Oceanic , Greek , Mexican , Indian and the Genesis account — and these could be divided amongst the eight groups very happily , with the addition of timetabled periods of art and music-drama for double groups , in which basic techniques were linked to suitable themes ( for instance , shrine-building , rain-making ceremonies ) . |
| 12 | He said that ‘ the powers that be ’ had presented him with a summons and the Protestant people had presented him with that book and he thought a parallel could be drawn between the two . |
| 13 | Thereafter , the long-term future of the game could be resolved by a 10-10-10-10 formula which would stimulate interest at the lower end of the league as well as at the top . |
| 14 | Up to five µl of the final cDNA synthesis reaction could be added to a 100 µl PCR reaction without inhibiting amplification . |
| 15 | It envisaged that the head of state ( also C.-in-C. of the armed forces ) would be elected by parliament , and could be removed by a two-thirds majority vote of the parliament . |
| 16 | Specialised materials , which Tootal promised would be an engine of growth , has yet to prove its worth , though continued heavy investment could be blamed for a 40 per cent fall in profits . |
| 17 | Key provisions included ( i ) the requirement that the necessary plant be installed to reduce emissions of 41 listed industrial pollutants by 70 per cent by 1995 — a deadline extended to 2003 for a further 148 pollutants ; ( ii ) a phased reduction in annual emissions of sulphur dioxide , to 10,000,000 tonnes ; and ( iii ) a requirement that from 1992 only high-oxygen petrol could be sold in the 44 US cities suffering the highest levels of carbon monoxide pollution . |
| 18 | Head circumference had not been recorded for 137 men , but this could be estimated from the two head diameters by using the regression equation derived from the 1042 records which included the circumference and both diameters . |
| 19 | Still using the 1987 figures , the following table shows how 325 constituencies of very nearly equal average magnitude could be distributed in the twelve proposed regions of the United Kingdom . |
| 20 | These matters could be left to the two parties to agree as they arise , but the standard forms assume that prior agreement will lead to a smoother running project . |
| 21 | The whales use the Bay as a winter feeding ground and nursery , and there are fears that they could be harmed by the 1.9 billion litres of waste to be deposited in the vicinity via new 15km outlet pipes . |