Example sentences of "[modal v] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Rene ignored Miss Belle 's remark and , turning again to Agnes , said , ‘ It should happen that Mrs Bretton-Fawcett had some bills outstanding and that she should at the same time require one or two hats for herself and an equal number for her daughter . |
| 2 | This should at the same time lead to improved continuity of care for the patient . |
| 3 | By ensuring adequate representation of sentencers from all levels of court , in addition to other professionals with experience of the penal system , he suggests that such a body would be capable of developing realistic guidance for sentencing at all levels that should at the same time be acceptable to sentencers themselves . |
| 4 | It recommends that it should be taken over by the academy because of its focus on basic research and that it should at the same time establish links with a university . |
| 5 | We have decided to hand them over ( Gen Keightley is in touch and on good terms with the Russian general on his right ) , but I suggested that the Russians should at the same time give us any British prisoners or wounded who may be in his area . |
| 6 | I was not aware — I have not yet received reports — of that demonstration , but I believe that it is ironic that the IRA and its supporters should at the same time be enjoying the privileges of democracy and using the methods of terrorism . |
| 7 | Are you arguing Mr Girt that the level of provision of employment land proposed by North Yorkshire County Council is excessive , bearing in mind your request that the County Council should at the same time cater for one hundred percent of past migration trends , including that coming from the Leeds Metropolitan Area ? |
| 8 | Whilst regarding as correct the shift of the centre of gravity to the production of the means of production , we must at the same time remember the danger involved in tying up too much state capital in major construction work , which can not be realised on the market for many years . |
| 9 | You must at the same time send us a detailed estimate of the costs involved . |
| 10 | It was the taste of the stranger — who might at the same time be rooted , as he himself was , in some national life . |
| 11 | Yet , recognition of that extension might at the same time open up the possibility that vulnerable people who do not desire death , despite their suffering , might be killed by others for reasons of their own : this would subvert the right to self-determination , and is an argument against a mercy-killing defence or offence . |
| 12 | It can certainly happen that a head might at the same time be expected to manage the school democratically by the staff , deferentially by the governors , assertively by the local authority and pliantly by parents . |
| 13 | We dried off as best we could at the expensive on-site tourist hotel and , as the mist rose and a pale sun came out , paid our money and entered the site itself . |
| 14 | How then is it possible that a gesture I saw performed by one person , a gesture that was connected to her , that characterized her and was part of her individual charm , could at the same time be the essence of another person and my dreams of her ? |
| 15 | You could at the same time consider making an enduring power of attorney — to appoint someone you trust to manage your affairs if you become incapable of doing so . |
| 16 | While admitting the enormous truth of this statement , one could at the same time say that the number of song writers who never discover themselves is also enormous . |
| 17 | 1809 The Meeting having understood that great confusion and Litigation arises from the measure in Barley Deliver 'd at the Different periods … now order henceforth the measure in Barley shall be sixteen pecks of the Islay measure at all seasons … |
| 18 | And you would only you you Yes you 'd meet more of the affordable requirement no doubt , than you would at the lower figures , but in my view , you 'd still be left with some fairly substantial problems in particular areas . |
| 19 | The ability to quantify androgyny on the BSRI seemed to some 1970s North American feminists to suggest and even to facilitate an escape from oppressive aspects of dominant discourses of femininity and masculinity , like guilt and dependency , and violence and insensitivity , which would at the same time retain femininity 's positive social , emotional characteristics , and the valuable self-confidence and achievement motivation commonly associated with masculinity . |
| 20 | But , to avoid an immediate and pre-emptive Serb offensive , allied aircraft would at the same time bomb Serb artillery positions and supply lines . |
| 21 | Even if — and it is a big " if " — an unobjectionable means could be devised by which choice among candidates on party lists could be indicated and also convincingly assessed for the award of seats , the possibility of that choice could not be provided by any practicable modification of the WGMS which would at the same time ensure a high degree of proportionality and be acceptable to British electors and parties . |
| 22 | These , so MacDonald and Snowden told their colleagues , must amount to £25–30 millions , the bulk of them to be found out of unemployment charges … only reductions in unemployment payments would satisfy the opposition and resolve the crisis ; yet this would at the same time betray the hopes of the party 's supporters and probably split the party itself … |
| 23 | Taking all these things together , I think they give ground for the suspicion expressed by Mr. Henderson and other Labour ministers that Mr. MacDonald had deliberately planned the scheme of a National government ; which would at the same time enable him to retain the position of Prime Minister and to associate with colleagues with whom he was more in sympathy than he had ever been with his Labour colleagues … |
| 24 | Such ideas had their major influence in South Wales where nearly all men were engaged in mining and could envisage a pure " class struggle " between themselves and the coalowners which would at the same time be a political struggle between the great majority and the rich minority . |
| 25 | That is why we know that people will not only feel that it is unfair and understand that it is unfair , but will at the general election bring home to roost the chickens that many Tory Members will be voting on at 10 pm tonight . |
| 26 | However , you will at the same time be aware that you are ‘ someone else ’ with different feelings , emotions and experiences . |
| 27 | But if we lower our ‘ poverty line ’ , we will at the same time reduce the number of poor people , and if we raise it , we will increase the number . |
| 28 | While anger may stimulate the courage to do something , it may at the same time cloud the perception of what to be courageous about . |
| 29 | But in the process of renewing their legitimacy they may at the same time uphold general labour rights . |
| 30 | A woman 's attitudes to the housewife role may be positive — she may feel herself to be a housewife , and agree with the idea that housewifery is an appropriate role for women , but she may at the same time dislike doing housework . |