Example sentences of "[noun] would [be] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , he ordered parliament to be summoned for a special session on Nov. 7 at which V. P. Singh would be given the opportunity to prove his government 's viability . |
| 2 | So vivid was his description that I suggested the only kindness would be to put the nag down before the race . |
| 3 | He said Labour would be denied the opportunity to re-erect the interventionist policies promised in the policy review . |
| 4 | It was assumed that schools would be using the materials and theme for about twelve periods a week for six weeks , as Miss Garnett noted : " This is probably as long as the steam stays in a theme for this age , and nobody should feel embarrassed about pulling out of it quicker if it seems right to do so " ( Leicester/Leicestershire Curriculum Development Project 1970 : I ) . |
| 5 | Ultimately , Harris conceded that if this was the Air Ministry 's will , the addition to the Command would be called the Pathfinder Force and demanded Bennett would be the first Commandant . |
| 6 | One project for the future would be to investigate the necessary social conditions for social representations . |
| 7 | The main job of the agent would be to assist the band in moving up through various grades of gig . |
| 8 | It was agreed , therefore , that the main focus of the study would be to investigate the information provision and access requirements of the Highways and planning departments … , with a view to improving the level and quality of the service , within current resource constraints . |
| 9 | In a shares-for-shares takeover , the likely result would be to strengthen the hand of the bidder at the expense of its ‘ victim ’ … |
| 10 | The Treasury never likes to get involved in considerations of which aspects of departmental policy are more or less desirable , as the only result would be to commit the Treasury to the financial consequences . |
| 11 | But , indeed , the whole general effect is to divorce Resident Tutors from the WEA ; the Resident Tutor would be excluded from urban areas , while on the other hand the WEA would be to say the least of it extremely circumscribed in rural areas . |
| 12 | One way out of the dilemma would be to change the composition of the second chamber by having it elected in some form . |
| 13 | Scottish Secretary Ian Lang would be reviewing the use of secure accommodation based on an analysis of demand and use . |
| 14 | If rectification were refused , the public purse would be saved the burden of paying an indemnity . |
| 15 | It was also rumoured that the carrier would be delivering the aircraft into the Mediterranean Sea . |
| 16 | An easier and much cheaper alternative would be to let the earth 's upper atmosphere serve as a detector . |
| 17 | The alternative would be to show the cash outflows under investing activities on the grounds that the provisions relate to the acquisition of a subsidiary . |
| 18 | The only alternative would be to require the new unitary councils to club together to carry out this and other strategic functions , but that begs the question : Why abolish the counties in the first place , only to recreate them in a less accountable form ? |
| 19 | And the other one er the alternative would be to narrow the section of causeway . |
| 20 | For use limited to a shorter period , the alternative would be to rent the machines . |
| 21 | An alternative would be to subtract the proportion of optimists from the proportion of pessimists . |
| 22 | He warned that the overall effect would be to drive the public back on to overcrowded roads . |
| 23 | In general Republicans supported the measure because its likely effect would be to undermine the long-lasting Democratic domination of the state legislature . |
| 24 | on savings income would almost certainly deter individuals from saving and that the knock-on effect would be to reduce the resources available for investment in industry ? |
| 25 | Answer guide : As the cost of the goods sold , especially with a small business , is often calculated by taking the opening stock plus purchases less closing stock , the effect would be to reduce the cost of sales figure and thereby increase profit . |
| 26 | The effect would be to lower the reflectance and thus enhance the discrepancy between shale velocity and vitrinite reflectance estimates . |
| 27 | Some missiles would be likely to leak through each layer but the cumulative effect would be to limit the damage greatly . |
| 28 | Fujitsu Ltd is having to cast around feverishly for ways to cut its costs , and says it will scale back its planned development projects on semiconductors to cut costs for new production facilities : ‘ We will more carefully choose which development projects to work on so that we will sell only profitable products , ’ a spokesman told Reuters in Tokyo , adding that the effect would be to trim the number of different chip products in its line by some 20% . |
| 29 | Georgian federation president Nukri Kakilashvili said on Saturday the club would be contesting the allegations that officials bribed the referee and linesmen prior to the first leg game between Tbilisi and Linfield in Georgia nearly three weeks ago . |
| 30 | This doctrine is currently under review but if an alteration is proposed it is thought unlikely that the proposal would be to scrap the doctrine altogether . |