Example sentences of "[that] the time be " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Having seen him about six times , and having spoken to most of their leaders , I believe that the time is right for us to talk to them now , to end this whole conflict once and for all . |
2 | Because this phrase has been understood to mean , as far as Margaret Thatcher is concerned , ‘ over my dead body ’ , an announcement that the time is now ripe would be interpreted as a climbdown . |
3 | When an addition is made to the system of state-provided services , it is only made because there is a general opinion that the time is ripe for it and that such provision is ‘ only right ’ . |
4 | The summit will not be all about Mrs Thatcher 's ritual denunciation of the Social Charter , her contempt for the potential of the European Parliament , her denial that the time is right , her isolated war against any truck with monetary union . |
5 | If it is true that the Japanese have pardoned the politicians implicated in the Recruit affair , Mr Takeshita may indeed feel that the time is ripe for his return . |
6 | The clock on the wall , an irritating type with no numbers on its face , suggests that the time is just before half-past eight . |
7 | The fact is that the time is never right . |
8 | They were originally intending to work in Zaire , but the situation is still somewhat unstable and it seems that the time is not quite right for them to go there . |
9 | His response is to impress upon them that the time is not now , that only God knows when it will be , and in the meantime they are to concentrate on the number-one task of world-wide witness for which the Holy Spirit would equip them ( Acts 1:8 ) . |
10 | The fact that credit scoring is so relatively new to this country , but is likely to be used more and more in future , suggests that the time is particularly ripe for agreeing guidelines on scoring techniques . |
11 | With Forest rooted to the bottom of the Premier League , there is increasing speculation that the time is approaching when they will have to start looking for an alternative to Clough 's unique management style . |
12 | It is suggested that the framework is sufficient to allow for the definition , within it , of an honours degree course in Electronic Publishing and that the time is ripe for such courses to begin to appear . |
13 | Its San Jose , California-based developer , Software Systems Inc , has now decided that the time is right to provide a lower cost version , which runs on Silicon Graphics Inc workstations . |
14 | Ruefully , they add that the time is not ripe , and now they are talking only about aircraft . |
15 | This systematic approach has now reached the stage that Filedt Kok , Schatborn and the initiator , Laurentius , feel that the time is ripe to publish their findings and the conclusions which can be drawn from them . |
16 | ‘ It 's when things are economically difficult that the time is right to mount operations like this ’ he said . |
17 | It seems obvious that the time is now ripe for a completely new approach to our commercial position in the present and future world , by using our new natural resources , creating new jobs and new industries , and utilising our known talents , facilities and advantages to the best possible effect . |
18 | All in all , there seems little doubt that the time is ripe for an assessment of the role of language in teacher education . |
19 | ‘ Do you know , I 'm coming to the conclusion that the time is fast approaching when I may accept his proposal ? |
20 | In this year , the 25th anniversary of Shelter , does the Minister agree that the time is right for him to give effect to the Prime Minister 's boast in his letter of support to Shelter that the Government would employ public expenditure where necessary ? |
21 | As there has recently been a revision of codes , I am bound to say that my right hon. Friend may feel that the time is not right for a review . |
22 | But will the arrival of baby number four signal that the time is right to ‘ hang up the booties ' once and for all ? |
23 | Whilst it is accepted that the department has done exceptionally well in getting every member of the school who does Art to provide themselves with pencils , rubbers and sketch pads , it is felt that the time is now right for the department to expand this and push for pupils to provide paints for themselves . |
24 | Slee argues ( p.131ff ) that the time is ripe for a rapprochement between confessional and phenomenological approaches to RE , and many voices in the RE world would appear to agree with her . |
25 | The special deposits are only released when the Bank of England feels that the time is right to allow credit to expand again . |
26 | Hence A may infer that B intends to convey that the time is at least after whenever the milkman normally calls . |
27 | ‘ I should be going , ’ she said , hoping that the time was a convincing one by now . |
28 | They felt that the time was ripe for a new approach . |
29 | After appointing Thorneycroft as Secretary of State for Defence in July 1962 , Macmillan decided that the time was ripe to take a further step in the gradual process of integrating the management of the Services . |
30 | Knox was invited to return ; but when he reached Dieppe , he found messages telling him that the time was not ripe . |