Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [prep] a much " in BNC.

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1 The Climbers Club guidebook setup has been undergoing changes that should result in a much smoother flow of up to date guides without the huge time-lags that have recently featured between one volume selling out and the next one being published .
2 Therefore , if these non-word strings are eliminated from consideration , the output will consist of a much smaller list of genuine English words , rather then a large list of candidate letter strings .
3 But a majority of Community governments , particularly among the poorer countries , will insist on a much broader definition of economic union and one which involves a huge increase in resources for the less productive and competitive regions of the EC .
4 Some measure of agreement with the chairman and officers will meet with a much greater chance of success than a bold demand in committee for more open spaces .
5 That decline , when coupled with the abolition of Labour party strongholds in local government in London and the metropolitan counties , reduced employment in the nationalized industries and public sector ( down from 29.4 per cent of the workforce in 1979 to 26.9 per cent in 1985 ) and a lower number of trade unionists and council tenants , means that a future Labour government will start from a much weaker position in terms of promoting its traditional objectives of public ownership , trade union bargaining rights , and collectivism .
6 Bank loans and , particularly , credit cards may account for a much greater volume of spending than the total debt outstanding on them might suggest .
7 And presumably there 's virtually no end to what these devices can do in a much more reliable way than perhaps human beings can do ?
8 But the authorities of the cat world do seem to have their eyes firmly fixed on possible dangers , and we can hope for a much greater restraint than has existed in the case of a number of breeds of dog .
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