Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arabic and/or French capability would be advantageous . |
| 2 | I believe that the victims of sexual assault , of child abuse and/or sexual abuse should be treated in a decent , compassionate and sympathetic manner during the criminal investigation of such allegations . |
| 3 | That structure of international regulation broke down in the 1970s and has been followed by a period of instability where it is uncertain whether US hegemony can be re-established or whether a different mode of regulation under Japanese or European domination will be constructed . |
| 4 | Transitions or changes which have a notably high or low probability can be identified , as reasons for their prominence sought . |
| 5 | The aim is to provide a general framework in which existing experimental results can be interpreted and new experiments formulated , but which will also explain the wealth of informal , intuitive observations that any reader or conversational participant can provide . |
| 6 | But in some cases a person of the age of 16 can make what is in effect equivalent to a disposition by will : a member of a Trade Union or Friendly Society may , for instance , at that age nominate in writing a person to receive moneys payable on his death by the Union or Society . |
| 7 | Reckless confidence , for a single traitor or allied spy could have meant ruin for the whole scheme ; yet none in the Grand Army thought such a thing even a possibility . |
| 8 | Most products simply called gin or dry gin will have been produced by the third cheaper method . |
| 9 | While this is a benefit , it is difficult to establish the cost of securing it , and it is not obvious what the appropriate tax base for each public-good or quasi-public-good gain should be . |
| 10 | Only some large religious or political issue would induce people to take the very considerable step involved in emigration if they had any established position to keep them in England — younger sons , the poor , and those with nothing to lose might easily be more ready to travel , if they could get the financial backing needed , or were willing to go as indentured labourers . |
| 11 | The one thing its citizens have in common is that God has come into the life of each one and given a love for him and for each other which no human or political institution can ever produce . |
| 12 | National or political fervour can alternatively be the motor force of remarkable artistic achievements . |
| 13 | Loss of control in the self ( particularly the ‘ selves ’ of powerful individuals ) , or loss of control in a wider social or political fabric could produce a domino effect bringing the whole into chaos . |
| 14 | The starting point for organising the programme content of education or political action must be the present existential concrete situation reflecting the aspirations of the people . |
| 15 | Low pick up rates , the inability to make confident diagnoses with current technology , and the potential problems of managing those with equivocal or definite disease may render larger scale surveys unnecessary , excessively problematic , or not cost effective . |
| 16 | Any kind of sharp practice or dishonest dealing will infallibly ruin his career . |
| 17 | ( 3 ) Subject to subsections ( 4 ) and ( 5 ) below , a determination of the adjudicator under a recognised scheme , which is , by virtue of the complainant 's acceptance of it , binding on the building society or associated body shall be final and conclusive and shall not be questioned in any court of law . |
| 18 | UITF Consensus No 3 states in para 7 that ‘ the amount included in the consolidated profit and loss account in respect of the profit or loss on disposal of a previously acquired business , subsidiary or associated undertaking should be determined by including , if material , the attributable amount of purchased goodwill where it has previously been eliminated against reserves as a matter of accounting policy and has not previously been charged in the profit and loss account ’ . |
| 19 | The yield in younger patients is likely to be very low and the development of alternative strategies to select those in whom a barium enema or total colonoscopy should be performed would be helpful . |
| 20 | The addition of organic detritus or liquid fertilizer will induce it to flower in the tank . |
| 21 | The judicial or administrative authority may also refuse to order the return of the child if it finds that the child objects to being returned and has attained the age and degree of maturity at which it is appropriate to take account of its views . |
| 22 | One hole can often look much like the next , and a newly dug or outlying sett can be mistaken for a fox 's earth . |
| 23 | Naturally curly or permed hair can be scraped back into a formal look or left casual for the evenings |
| 24 | Adding together the totals for each shelf display unit , wall fixture , gondola or free-standing unit will give the total shelf measurement for shop |
| 25 | In other cases a relative or foster carer may apply for custody after a shorter period and you will be informed of this action and be able to contest it in court if you wish . |
| 26 | The basic theme , topic , or specific subject-matter will be selected , and examined for its facets , concepts and possible sub-units as well as for the skills that are necessary for its full comprehension and others that can be usefully practised within its general ambit . |
| 27 | Views may differ as to whether the religious leaning of the school or parental preference should prevail . |
| 28 | If a defendant fulfils the requirements for the offence of rape or buggery but failed to achieve penetration , liability for attempted rape or attempted buggery may be possible . |
| 29 | In a title search , for example , a search for an incomplete or garbled title would lead to the choice of a title index display or a search for titles containing the words of the search , and thenceforth behave rather as if it were doing a subject search . |
| 30 | Although a unilateral lesion of the left or right hemisphere may impair the accuracy or speed of unilateral movements of both the contralateral and ipsilateral arm ( Wyke , 1968 ; Heap and Wyke , 1972 ; Haaland and Delaney , 1981 ) left sided lesions appear to produce greater deficits ( Wyke , 1971a ; Kimura , 1977a ; Kolb and Milner , 1981a ) or bilateral impairment on tasks in which only a contralateral deficit is observed after a right sided lesion ( Wyke , 1967 ; 197 lb ) . |