Example sentences of "case [vb mod] be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think the case may be breaking at last . ’ |
| 2 | The differences from the competitive case may be seen from these relationships . |
| 3 | However , I 'm sure that it will be only a short time before the imaginative gentleman of this funeral business ( or after-care service , as it apparently now likes to be called ) will overcome these problems that in any case may be outweighed by one great advantage to which he points with pride : namely , that it is above all discreet , in that the girlfriend of the departed may view at any time , giving any name , and the wife and family will be none the wiser ! |
| 4 | That was a case concerning discretionary life sentences and the remarks in the case must be read in that context . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | We might propose , for example , that the participant roles in our case might be marked by different suffixes : let us say o for the agent role , om for the patient . |
| 7 | The prosecution 's case could be summarised in four short sentences , Mr Goldring told the jury . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Two is the obvious number , but in certain circumstances a case could be made for one prisoner or three prisoners . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Identifiably objective elements of a case would be assessed against fixed criteria to decide the fee . |
| 12 | The device in the attaché case would be activated by remote control from inside the limousine . |
| 13 | Now the details of the case will be referred to senior officers of the Gloucestershire police force in the light of the trial judge 's observations |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | The procedure in each case will be to begin with some general first impression of the passage ; and then to make selective use of the checklist in order to bring to the attention what appear to be the most significant style markers of each . |
| 16 | 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 ) . |
| 17 | A judge has decided the youngster should remain with her former foster parents until the case can be heard in full next year . |
| 18 | Apart from the fact that in the Fearon case the residence requirement was not coupled with a nationality requirement , that case can be distinguished on several counts . |
| 19 | A case can be made with some conviction both for and against each type of tax . |
| 20 | In sum , a plausible case can be made for cooperative R&D ventures whenever technological spillovers or potential positive pecuniary externalities exist . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | However , no general case can be made for such a switch . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | A case can be fabricated around this chassis without too much difficulty ( or one might be bought ) . |
| 27 | I would respectfully agree with this comment , based as it is on the premise that the case can be brought within one or other of the paragraphs of section 82(1) . |
| 28 | Notice , though , that the socialist case can be advanced on stronger ideological ground than ever before . |