Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] at least two " in BNC.

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1 The Curriculum says that as part of the programme 11–14 year olds should experience at least two outdoor activities .
2 It is widely accepted among researchers that for code switching to take place , speakers must recognise at least two distinct codes , i.e. two distinct language systems .
3 The bankruptcy order is settled by the court in Form 6.25 in Schedule 4 to the rules ( r 6.33 ) , see Appendix C , form 32 , and the court must send at least two sealed copies to the official receiver who must send one of them to the bankrupt and cause the order to be entered in the register of writs and orders at the land registry and be advertised in the London Gazette and local newspaper ( r 6.34 ) .
4 However , the businessman must present at least two years of business operations and taxes , with a city licence before funds will be allocated .
5 In order to be classified as small a company or group of companies must meet at least two out of the following three criteria : ( a ) annual turnover not exceeding £1400000 .
6 If for a general purpose need , then the board should have at least two independent analogue I/O channels , which means two separate A-to-Ds and D-to-As .
7 Obviously you will have to remove most of them eventually , at about 1″ , but by then you should have at least two more broods coming along behind to maintain the colony .
8 Once a vacancy has been offered , in authorities where there are guidelines for good practice , the social worker should have at least two weeks to make use of the vacancy for the client .
9 And since even a polygonal story should have at least two sides in all international farewell orgies , how about packing it in and having a bash at normal behaviour eh , so as to get bashed again as whipping boy despite my morseled-out attempts to break free or go shiating on , turning the other cheek to sheer cheek as sitting target for the unclear missiles of affreux dizzy acts or as wailing wall of blame beyond the demarcation line or bowstring frontier that will boomerang back and much joy may it give me. ( 102 )
10 In particular he thinks the educated should have at least two votes , he does n't say how many erm that 's a matter determined case-by-case I take it , erm erratically it could be a thousand votes I mean he does n't rule that out , he does n't say it has to be more than one er two , but erm his view is that the educated to a specially privileged in a specially privileged position because they are erm more able to use their vote sensibly or to be given more than one vote , so we need now there 's going to be a question erm how do you know who the educated people are to make such suggestions , anyone with a university degree will be pleased to hear gets more than one vote on Mill 's system .
11 By s. 282 of the 1985 Act every public company must have at least two directors .
12 We occasionally have vacancies for bartenders who must have at least two years ' experience of working a cocktail bar .
13 must have at least two years full-time employment in the industry directly concerned with food and/or beverage preparation or service or with provision and/or service of accommodation .
14 The very concept of ‘ action ’ and ‘ reaction ’ must presuppose at least two points in time , but the discussions underlying the Cournot and Bertrand models implicitly require much more , possibly an infinity of time periods as the processes of convergence to an equilibrium work themselves out .
15 These conditions in the case of individual company accounts are that the company must satisfy at least two of three requirements relating to the maximum size of : ( i ) its turnover , ( ii ) its ‘ balance sheet total ’ and ( iii ) the average number of its employees during the year .
16 Attempts to cheat the system , however , by discharging a patient briefly every three months could be thwarted by insisting that the period of discharge must last at least two weeks before the admission could be considered separate .
17 They 'll take at least two years before they become fully established then very little maintenance will be needed .
18 Oil fire specialists , including the Texan Red Adair 's company , warned that it could take at least two years for the fires to be put out .
19 Marks and Spencers would n't take anyone on as a supplier unless you could produce at least two hundred dozen a week on one site .
20 Judging from the general appearance of the body I 'd say at least two to three hours , but that 's a guess .
21 Ideally , one would need at least two instruments of different types for the Beethoven Sonatas .
22 Coun Paul Harford told Cleveland 's development control sub- committee that Northallerton was remote from Cleveland and the public would need at least two buses to attend the Marton venue .
23 Coun Paul Harford told Cleveland 's development control sub-committee that Northallerton was remote from Cleveland and the public would need at least two buses to reach the Marton venue .
24 However , his performance vindicated the Wearsider 's pre-fight prediction that he would need at least two or three fights before moving up in class in search of a European or world title .
25 Initial estimates that it would take at least two years to extinguish all the fires proved pessimistic as the teams rapidly gained experience in the task .
26 Initial estimates that it would take at least two years to kill all the fires proved pessimistic as the teams rapidly gained experience in the task .
27 Mr Ashdown has always been careful to stress his belief that the revival of the party would require at least two general elections and his campaign was based on the need for long-term growth rather than on hope in the statistical quirk of a hung parliament .
28 Macari will bring at least two of his Stoke City backroom staff to Parkhead , but he has said that Frank Connor will be retained .
29 Smyth will miss at least two All Ireland league games at a crucial stage of the season .
30 Martin Clark looked a little green , though he forced down 20 points , and they missed Joel Moore , whose ligament injury will take at least two more weeks to heal .
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