Example sentences of "could [adv] [be] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the two phases of Pilot schemes , which were essentially experimental , detailed policy could only be formulated for the short term but , as the new system is becoming established , this letter is able to state policy for a longer period . |
| 2 | The significance of the defeat on Monday of Ken Livingstone , Brent East MP , could only be calculated for the first time yesterday when the detailed voting figures were published . |
| 3 | The court stated obiter that there is no reason why a section 2(2) notice should not be issued to the applicant after he had been charged , but this statement was accompanied by the clear and crucial corollary that the person who had been charged would have first to be cautioned and questions could only be put for the paragraph 16.5 purposes . |
| 4 | This extract from McCormick 's book could easily be mistaken for the work of almost any of the ‘ attribute school ’ writers . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It is not necessarily the best standard that could possibly be achieved for the child . |
| 7 | No such claim could possibly be made for the Smolensk , Kursk , or Poltava gubernii . |
| 8 | The high level of technical ability of Roman engineers , together with the well-developed commercial economy , meant that major civil engineering schemes could also be undertaken for the first time in the landscape . |
| 9 | People charged with taking a car could also be punished for the damage done to it . |
| 10 | For instance , when students are writing a letter as part of their job-seeking assessment , it could also be assessed for the communication module . |
| 11 | Although the development officers ’ budget was almost entirely used for the payment of support workers it could also be used for the purchase of goods ( for example a single bed for a client coming out of hospital ) but not for the purchase of other services . |
| 12 | R. H. S. Crossman was born in 1907 , and was the ambivalent recipient of the best education that could then be provided for the son of a professional family : Winchester and New College . |
| 13 | To create a core of schools where good practice embodying these concepts could be seen in operation so that the inservice and information potential could subsequently be tapped for the benefit of all schools . |
| 14 | To create a core of schools where good practice embodying these concepts could be seen in operation so that the inservice and information potential could subsequently be tapped for the benefit of all schools . |