Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This elaborate state structure , providing in principle for the greatest possible degree of local self-government , was none the less based upon the principle of democratic centralism which meant that , in the last resort , central decisions could be imposed upon levels of government below them . |
| 2 | In the case of the discretionary sentence there is always a notional equivalent determinate sentence which could be imposed in accord with established sentencing practice but for the current mental state of the defendant which makes him a danger to the public . |
| 3 | A cooling-off period of , say , six weeks could be imposed by application to the courts and this would allow negotiations and talks to continue . |
| 4 | Thus gall bladder muscle contractions could be recorded as changes in intraluminal gall bladder pressure . |
| 5 | The British Mountain Bike Record could be broken on sunday as the best in the land compete in the National Championships at Eastnor Park … in Herefordshire … |
| 6 | The carrier Bulwark had to be sailed hastily north from Mombasa with an infantry battalion embarked to establish a forward base at Aqaba on the Red Sea , through which supplies could be despatched to Amman by road . |
| 7 | Personally , I think that the trouble in Manchester could be traced to inadequacies regarding the stewarding arrangements . |
| 8 | Indeed , the dilemmas for professionals in their ‘ multi-professional approach ’ could be traced to paradoxes within their different understandings of the meaning of ‘ disability ’ . |
| 9 | These could form a top tier of targets which could be developed for application to individual businesses . |
| 10 | This could be developed by reference to the following arguments : ( 1 ) History is a social necessity . |
| 11 | Management development , team building , and organisational development plans could be developed by practices in the light of local service priorities , and approved and funded by the family health services authorities . |
| 12 | ( It is suggested that this could be developed in association with COSLA ) . |
| 13 | An individual 's allegiance could be shaped by questions of party principle and party loyalty , but it could also be shaped by one 's relationship to the central government , or Court , and one 's attitude towards the power of the executive . |
| 14 | It could be observed in darkness as a flickering bluish-grey light ; and there was a force in orgone energy capable of setting a motor in motion . |
| 15 | Meanwhile , Spitfires were arriving at Prestwick and a survey was conducted to determine if the aircraft could be transferred by road to Glasgow . |
| 16 | Arab traders exploited the winds of the Indian Ocean to knit together the Persian Gulf , the coast of east Africa and the Malabar coast of south India , where goods could be transferred from dhows to junks bound for Canton . |
| 17 | We are anxious to know where this large quantity could be transferred from ship to shore ? |
| 18 | We are anxious to know where this large quantity could be transferred from ship to shore ? |
| 19 | In order to restore more time for you to be able to talk to your friends and socialise , an idea has been put forward that Q.T. notes could be prepared in advance of Q.T. day . |
| 20 | Meanwhile MGM went even further and harnessed the considerable talents and appeal of Spencer Tracy and Jean Harlow in Riff Raff , which attempted to show how simple San Francisco fishermen could be led into militancy by a Communist agitator . |
| 21 | This could be precipitated by instillation of 210 ml of air into the stomach . |
| 22 | Other government regulations could be manipulated by thieves for their own advantage . |
| 23 | At such times as it was expedient to run water from the Grand Union Canal into the Grand Junction Canal the passing of that water down from the top to the bottom pond , that is a fall of 56 feet and at the rate of say 2 locks per hour , would represent a gross force of 32 h.p. and this force could be utilized by means of a turbine or otherwise for providing power to work the lift . |
| 24 | They thought the life of their only son could be fulfilled through belief in Jesus Christ , hard work , a good education and keeping the Sabbath . ’ |
| 25 | If at the beginning of NEP local party attitudes appeared to contain an element of laissez-faire , this was only because very little in fact could be achieved for lack of human and other resources . |
| 26 | The hypothesis of the asylum founders , that cure could be achieved through placement in a segregated and controlled environment , had been nullified many years before . |
| 27 | They do this when they believe they can operate more profitably and with greater stability than could be achieved by reliance on the workings of imperfect international markets ( Buckley and Casson , 1985 ) . |
| 28 | He showed the savings of one-third of the man hours per house could be achieved by rationalisation in brick , block and timber design . |
| 29 | There are suggestions this could be achieved in Britain by joining fundholding surgeries . |
| 30 | Candidates could be rejected on grounds including character ; they had to be at least 45 years of age and have financial management skills . |