Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] base on a " in BNC.

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1 They should be based on a realistic assessment of expenditure requirements , for the period to which they apply , neither too high nor too low .
2 Moreover the national system should be based on a combination of SATs and moderated teacher ratings .
3 A guide to the use of the literature in any given subject should be based on a logical concept and thereby facilitate understanding by providing the opportunity to relate new information to previous knowledge .
4 However , the Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) has told New Scientist that these figures are likely to be underestimates , and so the survey should be based on a population size that is ‘ nearer 12 000 ’ .
5 Specific screening campaigns , however , should be based on a logical , not purely emotional , response to tragic cases .
6 That the mutability of a text should be based on a cybernetic paradigm as opposed to a print paradigm in no way threatens to affect the characteristics specific to its status as a written text .
7 Q19 " Successful marketing of goods and services of all kinds should be based on a fundamental appreciation of motivation . "
8 Both parties accept the central principle — no matter how it is dressed up — that local government finance should be based on a property tax .
9 The programme for the next 10 years should be based on a clear recognition of the need for an early enlargement to include the aspiring EFTA countries , to which the hon. Member for Inverness , Nairn and Lochaber ( Sir R. Johnston ) referred , and the three central European countries — Poland , Hungary and Czechoslovakia — to the east of the Community .
10 The initial long list should be based on a few key criteria .
11 The initial long list should be based on a few key criteria .
12 Such support would be based on the following principles : adjustment should be economically viable as well as socially and politically bearable ; it should conform with long-term development objectives ; it should be based on a joint assessment by the EC and the country concerned ; and it should be undertaken in close co-operation with the international financial institutions ( primarily the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and the World Bank ) .
13 The opposition stated that this was tantamount to " legitimizing the coup " and on May 28 set conditions for future dialogue , stating that it should be based on a commitment to convene a " free , sovereign constituent congress without restriction " .
14 All our respondents agreed that the new qualifications should be based on a structure of mandatory and optional units , though the strong view was expressed that this should be done in a way that allowed plenty of flexibility .
15 In such a situation , control should be based on a combination of grazing management and anthelmintic prophylaxis .
16 Budget arguments should be based on a review of requirements with the ability to demonstrate efficient compliance .
17 Mrs Thatcher has emphasised that to avoid the troubles which have afflicted other African countries , a majority-ruled South Africa must be based on a sound economy .
18 The latter camp took heart yesterday from Mr Rocard 's insistence that any decision must be based on a consensus , but realise that they have a tough fight ahead persuading others of the logic of their arguments .
19 The study of any building shown on coins , however , must be based on a full collection of the available coins .
20 17.24 If proposals for assessment are to have coherence , they must be based on a theory of difficulty .
21 There are two basic criteria : firstly an invention must be based on a wholly new idea or involve an ‘ inventive step ’ ; secondly an invention must be capable of industrial ( including agricultural , etc. ) application .
22 The goals and objectives for a successful programme of library user education must be based on a synthesis of the needs of students , academic staff and library staff .
23 The message is : — The giving of help to ‘ backward ’ peoples must be based on a genuine desire to share the quality of life enjoyed by the givers , and not on an intention to indoctrinate with some orthodox religion .
24 However , the understanding of significance within the individual believer must be based on a scriptural footing , rather than the visible indicators .
25 Recognising that consent must be based on a true appreciation of contents , this proposal reveals a strange inability to grasp the extent to which a work of art can rarely if ever be described or paraphrased with perfect accuracy .
26 The largest companies have drawn up a criteria which demand inter alia that new book purchases must be based on a stock turn of one year ( in other words , the whole print run has to sell out within one year of US publication ) and that the projected gross margin must not be less than 50% .
27 In Fig 6.7 for example , the selection of the target ( sew a ) from the four possibilities so a , so I , sew a , sew I , must be based on a knowledge of the third word seam ( i .
28 This might be based on a psychiatric clinic or a voluntary agency such as the Samaritans .
29 This implies a local tradition already current in the twelfth century and might be based on a lost source .
30 Well , actually and it might be based on a true story , do n't know if it
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