Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 2.4.2 as may be [ reasonably ] required by the Architect provided that no modification shall be made pursuant to this clause 2.4.2 which would substantially alter the design layout nature capacity or standard of construction of the Premises as provided for in the Building Documents or substantially prejudice the use of the Premises for the purpose specified in the Lease It may be preferable to substitute the word " materially " for the word " substantially " in clause 2.4.2 as the latter suggests that some alteration less than substantial may be permitted but which could result in not inconsequential prejudice occurring to the design or use of the premises . |
| 2 | However , it is likely to be preferable to limit the range of choices facing the teacher at any moment and to group them in a natural way from a teaching point of view . |
| 3 | If we are wanting to consider the relationship between readability and comprehension for one particular topic or passage , then it would almost certainly be preferable to consider the local readability of that chapter or section . |
| 4 | It may be preferable to keep the puppy in a suitable pen while it is teething when you are away from home . |
| 5 | One argument is that if building the CIT involves cutting into present research programmes then it may be preferable to run the present experiments for longer . |
| 6 | Would it not be preferable to broaden the defence of diminished responsibility so as to convert it into a defence of extreme emotional disturbance , applicable to both sexes ? |
| 7 | In the best case you may inherit excellent facilities needing only minor alterations ; in the worst there may be no buildings at all or it may be wisest to level the lot and start again . |
| 8 | Because of the detailed nature of the work I wish to do , it would not be practicable to apply the lead subsequent to the painting . |
| 9 | By contrast , very little is known about Buxton ; but for its name , which includes the element Aquae , as with Bath , there would be little to indicate the existence of a major Roman site . |
| 10 | With reinstatement forming a continuous process disturbance to agriculture would be minimal and apart from the quarry face being worked there would be little to spoil the view either . |
| 11 | None of this means that Thatcher would be right to oppose the modernisation of Europe 's political institutions , if that is what political union finally turns out to mean . |
| 12 | The legal fall-out of the £190million scandal and the criminal cases which have resulted from it mean that , on grounds of fairness alone , it would not be right to pre-judge the trials due to start next year . |
| 13 | I shall show why I do not think — it is not what my officials think , but what I think — that I would be right to use the discretion which he correctly said lies with me . |
| 14 | However , thought she , it would be right to take the children , which I did — thus proving , not for the first the last time , I 'd be wasting my time applying for the Mensa test . |
| 15 | However , we have not been persuaded that it would be right to extend the special provision which has been made for the infected haemophiliacs . |
| 16 | Editor , — John R Hampton may be right to lament the decline in doctors ' abilities to elicit and interpret physical signs , but I believe that he is wrong to conclude that training in the setting of general practice will sound the deathknell of these skills . |
| 17 | This is clearly so and it would not be right to approach the issue in this case without recognising that the result for which the health authority contends is one capable of resulting in substantial injustice . |
| 18 | As long as no individual is forced to work and no shop is forced to open , it must be right to change the law so people can do their shopping when they wish . |
| 19 | It seems to me to be right to make the Tate into a museum entirely devoted to British art , from its beginnings down to the present day . |
| 20 | Then , and only then , will it be safe to assert that Parliament is no longer sovereign ; and until then United Kingdom courts will be right to follow the well-marked paths , even if this does result in conflict between the constitutional laws of the United Kingdom and Europe . |
| 21 | It would be rash to assume the former ; and realistic to accept that some gurus are the latter , especially those who have become ‘ brands ’ in their own right . |
| 22 | It would be rash to make the conclusions of this chapter depend absolutely on exactly the account of certain " if " statements that has now been given or intimated . |
| 23 | ‘ Would you be sorry to leave the party ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I will be sorry to leave the health authority , ’ he said . |
| 25 | He would be sorry to see the service close . |
| 26 | Since it would be absurd to regard the organisation as a stranger to such a treaty , this third party relationship must be regarded as an exceptional one . |
| 27 | It would be absurd to maintain the ban beyond the ICC meeting in July , for all other cricket ‘ rebel ’ around the world have been forgiven and ‘ freed ’ . |
| 28 | One important lesson which one can draw from this historical analysis is that it may not be possible to predetermine the nature of the proper relationship between politics and the press : each era spawns different sets of relationships which are closely linked to particular configurations of social , political and economic forces . |
| 29 | In your situation , as both employees work in the kitchen , it might be possible to monitor the situation , eg checking on stock after each shift , etc . |
| 30 | It may therefore be possible to reconcile the views of the opposing schools of thought by regarding global standardisation as the ultimate objective when substantial economies of scale are available but which may need to be modified in the context of the product concerned . |