Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence , societies ' encouragement of early marriage as a step towards achievement of a large family may hinder rather than aid attainment of family size goals . |
| 2 | Finally , if the rise in real output per capita is caused by an expansion of investment goods industries and public sector expenditures on the civil service and defence , while at the same time there is a decline in consumer goods industries , then current economic welfare may fall rather than rise . |
| 3 | ‘ You ought to know better than to ask that . |
| 4 | A concentration may occur in one of two ways : first , two or more parties that were previously independent may merge so as to become one new independent business or secondly , one or more persons who already control one business may acquire direct or indirect control of another business . |
| 5 | All of this stresses the need to ensure that future development must enhance rather than damage the environment . |
| 6 | In other words , no one working with a computer should be forced into a straightjacket of usage : IT should liberate rather than restrict , and the best applications are those in which the uses are almost boundless . |
| 7 | Currently much effort is being directed at understanding the organizational processes of questioning and debate which such audits should stimulate rather than seeing the problem in terms of administrative techniques alone . |
| 8 | Scott , it declared , ‘ wants a tight rein , and we hope to see it in Lord Palmerston 's hand ’ , but he should resign rather than undertake work in any other than that in which he has distinguished himself . |
| 9 | ‘ You should know better than to ask such a question after all I 've tried to teach you . ’ |
| 10 | That infamous attire strangling his glorious body — really a pastiche of desirability — inspired battalions of people who should know better than to wear Lycra shorts . |
| 11 | You 're not a kid , you should know better than to sniff round other men 's wives . ’ |
| 12 | You should know better than to walk out into strange streets alone . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Henry should know better than to keep you cooped up with his books . |
| 14 | At your age you should know better than to bring rubbish into the house . |
| 15 | It should unite rather than divide , encourage rather than discourage . |
| 16 | A well-reared puppy should have a fair amount of bone and a strong , straight front , that is the forelegs should appear parallel when viewed from the front , the feet turning neither in nor out ( a certain allowance may be made for puppyish softness ) . |
| 17 | Quiss felt his eyes start to smart in the fume-laden atmosphere , and as he peered through the grey , yellow and brown clouds of rising steam and smoke , thought of suggesting to the seneschal — if he ever found him — that he somehow persuade the scullions powering these airwheels that they should run rather than walk . |
| 18 | The EEC should decide soon whether to raise the prices , and help Philips sell more European players . |
| 19 | She should perform well while running and reaching , but be docile enough for his family , including young children . |
| 20 | The size and position of this bolt and hole are as yet undeclared ; the only specification is that they must fit together when drawn , so a hole of the wrong size or in the wrong position will be automatically reported . |
| 21 | The private sector , however , must supplement rather than replace state involvement . ’ |
| 22 | His challengers — and especially Rudolph Giuliani , the Republican front-runner — must decide soon whether to try grabbing the issue as their own . |
| 23 | In so far as it is necessary to have new political institutions , the Community should cherish rather than threaten the rich diversity of nations and regions within it . |
| 24 | Despite the controversy it is becoming increasingly clear that there is no real ground for argument between hospital and community care and that they should complement rather than rival one another . |
| 25 | We should be doing all that we can to promote the revival of singing , and we should encourage rather than stifle the musical creativity of those who write and perform . |
| 26 | Some of the funds that are now flowing from the CAP — not always put to as good a use as we should like — should encourage rather than discourage environmentally friendly farming . |
| 27 | The Poles reluctantly asked the British to cancel the visit but the British insisted that the visit should go ahead as planned . |
| 28 | Undaunted by this tremendous loss , Chris Horsley , co-owner of the Spitfire with Nick , decided that the restoration should go ahead as planned and that MAPS should carry out the work . |
| 29 | It was accepted that the review should go ahead as proposed . |
| 30 | In the longer term they should go so as to create a real ‘ Europe without frontiers ’ . |