Example sentences of "[modal v] be the thin end " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result , it is an established convention that the Scottish and Welsh Offices consult their Whitehall opposite numbers ( and vice versa ) before proposing any action which could be the thin end of an undesirable wedge for the other ministry . |
| 2 | I understand the intention — of wanting to try to make a conciliatory gesture — but this could be the thin end of a very dangerous wedge . |
| 3 | The supporters of the hunt believe today 's decision may be the thin end of the wedge |
| 4 | Essentially they retained the belief that nursery education should be free ( even if that meant there was little of it ) and that to charge for nursery classes would be the thin end of the wedge , soon leading to charges for ordinary schooling . |
| 5 | And our prediction that the USSR would be the most troubled nation of the 1980s was quite prescient — we said specifically in those pre-Gorbachev days that Poland would be the thin end of the wedge and that the resurgence of ethnic identity would cause a flashpoint , especially among Muslims . |
| 6 | He always felt that if he allowed his father to see that he could wheedle Georg , it would be the thin end of the wedge . |
| 7 | ’ I ca n't see how any democratic member of Parliament can vote for such a sloppy bill , which would be the thin end of a very dangerous web . |
| 8 | Opponants say legalisation would be the thin end of the wedge . |
| 9 | Mr Milburn said he thought plans for purchasing consortiums would be the thin end of the wedge . |