Example sentences of "[det] could [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Associated with this destruction deposit were coins which ended with Carausius and this could place the desecration under Constantine , rather than in the middle of the fourth century , but better evidence must survive in the unexcavated areas of the site . |
| 2 | This could enhance the formation of polar stratospheric clouds , which convert potential ozone-depleting species to their active forms . |
| 3 | Although this could suggest the improved survival in the 1970s was due to better management early in the disease , the similarity of the SMRs in each decade would again suggest that the age distribution of patients is the explanation . |
| 4 | But fears that this could send the pound plummeting prompted Downing Street to issue a denial , and insist that next year 's spending target of £244.5bn would not be breached . |
| 5 | But fears that this could send the pound plummeting prompted Downing Street to issue a denial , and insist that next year 's spending target of £244.5bn would not be breached . |
| 6 | In 1945 West European leaders were very reluctant to pursue co-operation because of fears that this could antagonise the Russians — who might see it as an alliance against them — or the Americans — who were opposed to spheres of influence and to closed trading blocs . |
| 7 | This could give the British public just under half the 2,183 million shares on offer . |
| 8 | This could give the British public just under half the 2,183 million shares on offer . |
| 9 | This could impede the prosecution process which gradation is intended , after all , to facilitate . |
| 10 | The MPs have concluded this could explain the leftwing bias they allege in some TV programmes . |
| 11 | This could explain the very rare sightings ( a family of plesiosaurs , for instance , would surely be seen more often ) . |
| 12 | As the Zuccarelli tone will be heard in addition to the natural tone from the ear of a headphone listener , this could explain the exaggerated effect of his recordings . |
| 13 | This could explain the extinctions : changing metabolism and the emergence of new niches , and competition from mammals better able to survive . |
| 14 | This could explain the surprising ( given the stage of the economic cycle we are in ) recent resurgence in consumer durables ( including cars ) . |
| 15 | Thirdly , Gardner et al , in their case-control study of leukaemia and lymphoma diagnosed during 1950–85 among young people in West Cumbria , concluded that the excess occurred among children whose fathers had high levels of exposure to radiation before the child was conceived , and perhaps particularly in the preceding six months ; they suggested that some cases were the result of paternal germ cell mutations , and that this could explain the excess in this geographical area . |
| 16 | C/EBPα mRNA levels are down-regulated in mice by IL-6 ( 43 ) and since it has been demonstrated that this protein interacts with the albumin promoter , a negative AP gene , ( 44 ) this could explain the IL-6 dependent down-regulation of the albumin protein levels . |
| 17 | The total IgG production in the mucosa was probably not increased in the diseased or healthy ulcerative colitis twins ; this could explain the fact that their serum concentrations of IgG1 and IgG2 did not differ from controls , which is in contrast with previous observations in active disease . |
| 18 | Its real mother will have to be put down after injuring herself during the birth , and the owners fear this could leave the young Arabian horse without the vital care it needs . |
| 19 | It is possible that this could represent the killing of the Hydra by Iolaos , but the third sherd ( fig. 14.33a ) is undoubtedly a female and difficult to associate with Hercules unless , by a remote possibility , she is the Queen of the Amazons ! |
| 20 | In a small practice this could involve the whole office : in larger firms individual line managers should regularly brief their own subordinates on all matters relevant to the work of the group including information generated by the partnership for general consumption . |
| 21 | This could involve the institution of worker management ( discussed more fully in the following section ) with access to a state ‘ management consultancy ’ service . |
| 22 | Depending on the assumptions applied this process could lead to the subduction of several hundreds of kilometres of continental crust ; more likely , however , is rather more limited subduction , but even this could involve the complete consumption of peninsulas and microcontinents . |
| 23 | This could prevent the possibility of identification with , and integration into , the white family . |
| 24 | This could lead the promoter into spending more money on advertising than may be necessary because only 10 per cent of these expenses are his or her costs . |
| 25 | This could restrict the list of prospective bidders and push Ferranti down a distress sale path . |
| 26 | If however , the UK firm responds by reducing X-inefficiency , this could shift the marginal cost to MC2 and allow the UK firm to increase its share of the market from q1 to q2 . |
| 27 | If successful , this could promote the fuller integration of the children already in the schools . |
| 28 | But before deciding not to co-operate , you should bear in mind that this could mean the company has to reach a decision on the basis of inadequate information . |
| 29 | An insider says : ‘ You can speculate that this could mean the end of Rover 's relationship with BSB Dorland . ’ |
| 30 | This could mean the inclusion of sound , video , graphics , spreadsheet , databases as well as text . |