Example sentences of "[noun pl] could [vb infin] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first time cash market traders could hedge interest rate sensitive investments with a near comparable futures equivalent . |
| 2 | Intel Corp is convinced by the research that suggests that half of all personal computers could include multimedia capability by 1996 , and according to PC Week , and as part of its campaign to keep the iAPX-86 clone fabricators at bay , the company is working on a new version of the 80486 that will incorporate its Digital Video Interactive technology on chip , enabling users to tap full-motion video capabilities without additional add-in chips or boards . |
| 3 | Harry , as he was known , left the local school at thirteen to become a gardener like his father , but , from the time he was seven , there had been a golf-links at Grouville , and the local lads could earn pocket money as caddies . |
| 4 | In neither case were there significant amounts of assistance , which was somewhat surprising when one considered how the use of contractors could keep capital investment in machinery to a minimum . |
| 5 | Intertel Communications Inc , currently legally a Canadian company , says from its Teleport Denver Inc base in Colorado that it plans to swear allegiance to the flag and become a naturalised American : it will reincorporate in the US to meet a condition set by the Federal Communications Commission , which gave plenty of ammunition to the Europeans that say that the US market is not as open as Uncle Sam likes to think , by insisting that only American companies could hold earth satellite station common carrier licences — there is no comparable restriction on US companies applying for licences in the UK . |
| 6 | And sales at one of the country 's biggest marts could create traffic chaos , with more than 1,000 steers having to be put through a race at Borderway mart to check ear tags , causing traffic to back up onto the motorway . |
| 7 | The authorities could restrict hire purchase credit by specifying minimum deposits or maximum repayment periods . |
| 8 | They wished to discourage anything which gave the superpowers reason to think that their homelands could acquire sanctuary status . |
| 9 | The universities could coordinate distance learning packages for their graduates in various hospitals , although this would have funding and manpower implications . |
| 10 | Xerox Corp says scientists at its Palo Alto Research Center have developed two flat-screen active matrix liquid crystal diode displays that offer image quality similar to a laser-printed document : the colour and black-and-white displays were originally designed for Xerox research and development and are not available as commercial products yet , but applications could affect office automation , desktop publishing , and engineering workstations , the company suggested . |
| 11 | The scope for military applications could include materials management , military intelligence , communications planning , maintenance planning , diagnostics and computer-based training . |
| 12 | New planes could pose ozone threat |
| 13 | In principle this could give some rational insight , in terms of an extended scientific model , into how conscious observers could produce wavepacket collapse . |
| 14 | It was built in 1903 with a façade in what the Italians could call Liberty style , but which we would call Art Nouveau . |
| 15 | The move follows a recent incident in which promenade chalets at the resort were damaged and concern has been voiced that the troublemakers could hit summer trade . |
| 16 | Finally , the report noted that the claim that only authoritarian governments could handle Third-World reform had been shown to be " patently false " . |
| 17 | Solicitors also fear the changes could reduce public access to legal aid and increase the likelihood of a miscarriage of justice . |
| 18 | Solicitors also fear the changes could reduce public access to legal aid and increase the likelihood of a miscarriage of justice . |
| 19 | Firstly , H pylori could increase gastrin release by production of ammonia through its enzyme urease . |
| 20 | Although there is disagreement in the City over whether recession is inevitable , there were warnings yesterday that high rates could reduce package holiday bookings by as much as 40 per cent next summer — something that would help to narrow the current account deficit . |
| 21 | A new compressor for fridges and air conditioners could reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the USA , where it was developed , by the equivalent of taking 2 million cars off the road . |
| 22 | Examples could include Hampshire County Council 's Coastal Strategy and Sefton Metropolitan Borough 's coastal planning and management policies . |
| 23 | In England older men could get contract work for hedging and ditching , maintaining public spaces , or minor building repairs , which allowed them to work at their own pace . |
| 24 | Measures could include land consolidation , drainage and others . |
| 25 | The introduction of strong energy efficiency measures could constrain consumption growth to about 28 per cent by 2020 , despite a 50 per cent increase in world population . |
| 26 | Related uses for pagers could include motorway service stations or perhaps breweries . |
| 27 | Observers believe that if the claims are upheld , the results could force council education departments throughout the United Kingdom to reassess their working practices with bilingual children with learning difficulties . |
| 28 | Observers believe that if the claims are upheld , the results could force council education departments throughout the United Kingdom to reassess their working practices with bilingual children with learning difficulties . |
| 29 | Fats are very high in calories and so eating too many fat-rich foods could cause weight gain . |
| 30 | A food supplement sold in health food stores could cause kidney damage , the Department of Health warned . |