Example sentences of "could [vb infin] on the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A radical pluralism could build on the common ground emerging between these two traditions . |
| 2 | One of the potentially most significant developments in the period of glasnost and perestroika was the setting up of a constitutional review committee which could comment on the constitutional legality of legislation passed by the Congress of People 's Deputies or the Supreme Soviet and decrees issued by the President . |
| 3 | Gandhi indeed could count on the British conscience for his personal safety , but he could never count on it for political concessions — and it is clear that at some level he understood this . |
| 4 | The cultural budget , which stood at FFr3 billion in 1981 , is now FFr13 billion ( £1.3 billion ; $2.3 billion ) thirteen years later , precisely because he could count on the unconditional support of President Mitterrand , who is not only an acknowledged lover of both the arts and literature , but also requires an element of grandeur to be orchestrated and injected into large-scale projects ( see p.12 ) . |
| 5 | However , an ex gratia payment to an older man who has no full-time employment in prospect could fall on the other side of the line . |
| 6 | In the same hour , you could gaze on the incredible beauty of Da Vinci 's The Last Supper and stroll the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele , Europe 's oldest , most elegant shopping mall . |
| 7 | The ships they could see on the right side of the aircraft were returning from a rehearsal for the service of remembrance that was held on the ocean every year . |
| 8 | However , most of the cases which arose for decision were concerned with payments extracted ultra vires by persons who in virtue of their position could insist on the wrongful payment as a precondition to affording the payer his legal rights i.e. they were payments colore officii . |
| 9 | Most importantly , they wanted to prove that a cooperative venture could compete on the open market with conventional firms — while turning down work that did not fit its principles . |
| 10 | How well she knew — and who better ? — the devastating effect that this man 's presence could have on the female population . |
| 11 | Anything could happen on the last hole at Royal St. George 's , with its six bunkers , the out-of-bounds line twelve yards beyond the green and the ever-present Duncan 's Hollow . |
| 12 | It is clear that neither of them could call on the personal loyalty of the royal servants in the duchy . |
| 13 | It is clear that neither of them could call on the personal loyalty of the royal servants in the duchy . |
| 14 | If those whom the church excommunicated by name were still unreconciled after forty days , the church in England , as in western Europe generally , could call on the secular arm to assist . |
| 15 | It would be helpful if you could indicate on the attached reply slip if your Association will be represented at the meeting . |
| 16 | I hope that your governing body will be represented at this Meeting and it would be helpful if you could indicate on the attached reply slip if your Association will be represented at the meeting . |
| 17 | The king could intrude on the local scene by bringing in an outsider ( perhaps with some local associations ) but he also had the option of picking a talented man from a local family to endow with countships or abbacies . |
| 18 | Early down-town theatres could rely on the casual trade , the ‘ droppers-in ’ , but small-town and suburban halls had to go after their trade and it was essential that managers acquaint the whole community with what was on offer . |
| 19 | Could shine on the big occasion . |
| 20 | They were organizations which could operate on the one hand on the electorate and on the other on the MPs , thus directly influencing policy . |
| 21 | Two by-elections at the Wrekin and one at Dover showed the threat that independents could pose on the anti-spending tack , and Lord Salisbury tried to guide the agitation into respectable channels through a People 's Union for Economy . |
| 22 | The lesser aristocracy in the south concentrated in ‘ noble ’ towns like Ronda or Baeza where their social life could centre on the local horse-breeding club , the Maestranza . |
| 23 | In fact , within a week I could sit on the same chair as the dog with Dawn on my fist . |
| 24 | I am anxious that you should start work on this project as soon as possible , so that there are no last-minute delays , I should therefore be grateful if you could start on the first batch of frames , of which I give details below : |
| 25 | We could turn on the artificial gas fire ! ’ |