Example sentences of "case [modal v] be [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A case might be made for this ( although there is no other evidence for it ) and so substantive interference in Ulpian 's text could be taken to be limited to generalization or to the addition of per omnia . |
| 2 | A case could be made for such a ritual being enshrined in the legend of Lady Godiva of Coventry , riding through the city on a white horse ( fig. 13.1 ) , though this idea has been dismissed by Hilda Ellis Davison in her otherwise full and admirable account of the legend . |
| 3 | Two is the obvious number , but in certain circumstances a case could be made for one prisoner or three prisoners . |
| 4 | Perhaps , for instance , a case could be made for discouraging risks that might lead to a person 's loss of employment , if their chances of gaining another job were remote . |
| 5 | I think Mr Cook has done a great service to the water environment in this country and the ramifications of this case will be heard for many years to come . ’ |
| 6 | Organization need not involve the importation of para-professionals , the compulsory centralization of materials and equipment , or an authority-wide standardization of all procedures ( although in particular instances a good case can be argued for each of these examples ) . |
| 7 | In sum , a plausible case can be made for cooperative R&D ventures whenever technological spillovers or potential positive pecuniary externalities exist . |
| 8 | As far as er the honourable gentleman for Edinburgh Central is concerned , he said there was a case for a wider inquiry into the auditing o of companies , well that is not something specifically called for er by Bingham although I acknowledge that a case can be made for that but I think we want to be extremely careful before extending that in the way that he and the honourable member for Great Grimsby proposed beyond the direct er responsibility to the members or the owners of the company . |
| 9 | The evidence from this study suggests that a very strong case can be made for widening access to higher education for mature students who do not possess standard entry qualifications . |
| 10 | However , no general case can be made for such a switch . |
| 11 | However , some organisations and companies may wish to build on the flexibility enabled by an entirely unit-based system and so design customised groups which no not meet all of the national criteria but for which a case can be made for special recognition , for example in the implementation of a particular programme of training or career development . |
| 12 | The position of the beads in the grave normally suggests they were worn on a necklace , but a case can be made for some having been worn in the hair . |