Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] that a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effect in essence must be that a Transfer Notice constitutes the Company the agent for the sale of the shares . |
| 2 | The effect in essence must be that a Transfer Notice constitutes the Company the agent for the sale of the shares . |
| 3 | The implication must be that a lot of bids are being planned but never see the light of day . |
| 4 | We must , in , be constantly aware that correlation , a systematic relationship between two variables X and Y , does not imply causation ; it may be that a change in a characteristic or variable X causes a change in another variable Y , it might be that a change in Y causes a change in X , it might be that they both affect each other , or it might be that neither affects the other , but that a change in a further variable , Z , is responsible for the changes in both X and Y. |
| 5 | For example , it might be that a driver was deliberately altering his records in some way . |
| 6 | It might be that a friend says to the young man who is thinking of living in Bali ‘ You do n't really believe that nonsense , you 're playing at being Gauguin' . |
| 7 | It could be that a firm may only be able to say with any certainty that it expects the rate of return on an investment project to be within a particular range , say 10 to 15 per cent . |
| 8 | For our purposes , the distinction could be that a diary is written at the time of the event , memoirs are a writer 's recollections of a particular period ( perhaps aided by diaries ) in which he was not necessarily the central character , while an autobiography is an attempt to give a systematic and chronological record of the author 's life , with himself at the centre of the story . |
| 9 | Our fondness each for the other is pure and innocent , a union of two happy souls — it could be that a way will be found for us . ’ |
| 10 | It could be that a researcher 's first paper takes longer to be accepted and published than do papers by established scientists who have had access to the research data of their more junior colleagues . |
| 11 | It could be that a lack of support in the community also contributes to postnatal depression — it certainly increases anxiety and unhappiness . |
| 12 | It could be that a record of achievement which has been validated by the business community will carry greater credibility with business people inside and outside Sheffield than an examination award from one of the national examination boards . |
| 13 | Purely on a psychological level , it may be that a culture such as ours that has grown up out of a Judaic-Christian background finds cremation difficult to accept . |
| 14 | It may be that a prerequisite for obtaining reversals in the effects of risk on recognition is that there is a reasonable amount of peripheral information available in the situation . |
| 15 | Rather than sending the children out when the adults want to talk , it may be that a neighbour could make sure to include them in an outing to give the child time to talk to them . |
| 16 | Following this , it may be that a plan of action emerges . |
| 17 | It may be that a court of equity will regard the bank as affected by equities arising out of the manner in which the husband persuades his wife to agree to the proposed transaction . |
| 18 | However it may be that a problem remains at the point of delivery of the curriculum — the interface between pupil and teacher — and that gender bias and stereotyping are being reinforced period by period . |
| 19 | For example , in considering the efficiency and effectiveness of a regional airport it may be that a specialist transport economist could assist the auditor in assessing the effectiveness of the airport 's operations . |
| 20 | It may be that a judge is well qualified to conduct enquiries to establish what took place on particular occasions . |
| 21 | The problems are not all one-sided , however , as it may be that a supplier of equipment or software has to fall back on contractual remedies . |
| 22 | We must , in , be constantly aware that correlation , a systematic relationship between two variables X and Y , does not imply causation ; it may be that a change in a characteristic or variable X causes a change in another variable Y , it might be that a change in Y causes a change in X , it might be that they both affect each other , or it might be that neither affects the other , but that a change in a further variable , Z , is responsible for the changes in both X and Y. |
| 23 | The seller may also wish to stipulate whose knowledge will be imputed to it ; it may be that a company could have knowledge through a person who knows nothing of the existence of the warranties . |
| 24 | It may be that a trait of general carelessness ( apparently associated with anxiety ) manifests as poor quality diary entry , as well as erratic usage of medication resulting in greater maximal variation of peak expiratory flow . |
| 25 | It may be that a vaccination programme is required — Rotavirus or E-coli . |
| 26 | It may be that a variety of different approaches is considered appropriate . |
| 27 | It may be that a variety of non-Northumbrian factors also played a part here — not least the early Viking raids , the likely disruption of shipping routes and Anglo-Frankish trading disputes — but the cessation of minting during Aethelred 's second reign is in such striking contrast to what happened in southern England that essentially it remains a mystery . |
| 28 | That Aethelbald 's position in southern England at the end of his reign was still a dominant one is suggested by the description of him in the record of this grant as ‘ king not only of the Mercians but also of the surrounding peoples ’ , but it may be that a diminution of power in the early 750s played a part in exposing him to assassination in Mercia a few years later . |
| 29 | Indeed , the lesson of 1979 may be that a government which can not be certain of winning a vote of confidence in the Commons would be well advised to call an election . |
| 30 | Under s2(5) , it may be that a defendant has " no reasonable cause to suspect " the obscenity of a book which he has not personally examined because books with similar or identical titles or themes have been acquitted , to his knowledge , in previous proceedings . |