Example sentences of "[noun] could [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , detinue was open to the very serious objection from the plaintiff 's point of view that the defendant could insist on the method of trial known as wager of law , i.e . |
| 2 | And science itself might be seen as an instrument of religious union in that all parties could agree on the existence of a Creator whose power was visible in nature . |
| 3 | Individual authors could write on the decline of national intelligence but public debate did not necessarily lead to action . |
| 4 | Manufacturers could play on the excitement of a commentary to sell their sets . |
| 5 | Prior to COGSA unseaworthiness was determinative of liability ; after COGSA a carrier could rely on the Harter Act derived exemptions for errors in navigation or management , even though the vessel was unseaworthy as long as the unseaworthiness was not the cause of the loss . |
| 6 | –Bach was well aware of the effects that the mind could exert on the body , realizing that an inharmonious , negative state of mind could impair the body 's vitality and reduce its ability to withstand environmental stress and insults . |
| 7 | The court found that the authority was an emanation of the state and referred to the European Court of Justice the questions of whether the dismissal of the applicant after reaching normal retirement age for a woman constituted discrimination prohibited by Council Directive ( 76/207/EEC ) and whether the applicant could rely on the directive in national courts notwithstanding any inconsistency between it and s. 6(4) of the Act of 1975 . |
| 8 | They liked to check on the weather situation after briefing — they knew very well their lives could depend on the forecast . |
| 9 | A radical pluralism could build on the common ground emerging between these two traditions . |
| 10 | Come the warm weather , all Ray could find on the pond walls was a fine , powdery , dark green algae which was easily vacuumed away . |
| 11 | The pile of the arrow could catch on the inside of the bow . |
| 12 | Once upon a time book-buying parents could rely on the classics to keep the kids quiet . |
| 13 | ‘ No footprints could show on the grass , ’ said Mortimer . |
| 14 | The House of Lords , while accepting that some elements of natural justice could apply to investigations and preliminary determinations , held that an opportunity to see the counter-statement was not required : no final decision was being made and if the taxpayer could comment on the counter-statement the Commissioners would wish to comment on those comments , thereby producing an endless succession of exchanges , bringing the administration to a standstill . |
| 15 | Muslim deputies here said they were optimistic that a working group of senior deputies could agree on the reforms , which give the Muslims equal representation in parliament and transfer executive powers from the Christian president to a cabinet led by a Sunni Muslim prime minister . |
| 16 | Two by-elections at the Wrekin and one at Dover showed the threat that independents could pose on the anti-spending tack , and Lord Salisbury tried to guide the agitation into respectable channels through a People 's Union for Economy . |
| 17 | How well she knew — and who better ? — the devastating effect that this man 's presence could have on the female population . |
| 18 | He hoped Great Britain would support Austria-Hungary against Russia and that Germany could remain on the fence . |
| 19 | The CEGB could rely on the Treasury to oppose the expenditure to reduce pollution which did most damage in remote Welsh hills , Scottish lochs and other countries . |
| 20 | Although the two canoeists who were ashore had been barely 200 yards inland they had gathered sufficient information to confirm that LACs could land on the beach at Houlgate . |
| 21 | However , later David did come and see me to ask if his group could play on the school steps at the PTA fête which was to be held in the summer , so I suppose that was one of his first public engagements with his group . |
| 22 | The House of Lords held that the plaintiff could succeed on the ground that the defendant had materially increased the risk of the plaintiff contracting the disease . |
| 23 | Two thirds of these , however , have a range of less than 160 km ; so the weapons could drop on the alliance 's own territory if it ever had to retreat in the face of an attack by the Warsaw Pact . |
| 24 | Once rid of the tasks of allotting routes and setting fares , governments could concentrate on the function that rightly belongs to them : expanding the capacities of airports and air-traffic-control systems . |
| 25 | Black could operate on the right for there is no challenge now from Robbie Dennison ( Wolverhampton Wanderers ) who did not sign his new contract until earlier this week and has not played a first team game this season — missing out also on the club 's Scandinavian tour . |
| 26 | In any attempt to estimate the effects which population changes could have on the economy as a whole , the crucial matter is , however , not the absolute numbers of Englishmen at any particular date but the broader demographic trend . |
| 27 | Lola Hahn-Warburg could call on the services of a neurologist ‘ who is at our disposal every second Thursday for a whole afternoon ’ , a psychologist and two psychiatric workers . |
| 28 | I do n't know whether it would be helpful , sir , if Mrs could indicate on the plan recently handed in to you |
| 29 | The king could intrude on the local scene by bringing in an outsider ( perhaps with some local associations ) but he also had the option of picking a talented man from a local family to endow with countships or abbacies . |
| 30 | However , the new Phoenix King could call on the mighty Dragon-riders of Caledor and the legions of the Phoenix Guard . |