Example sentences of "[adv] such a [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only such a school would provide a truly democratic education , and thus assert the values for which the world war was being fought . |
| 2 | The statutory criteria ( in section 1 ) state that a custodial sentence must not be passed unless either ( a ) the current offence is ‘ so serious that only such a sentence can be justified for the offence ’ or ( b ) , in the case of violent or sexual offences only , only a custodial sentence ‘ would be adequate to protect the public from serious harm ’ . |
| 3 | Assad had urged recognition that " the only beneficiary of the present crisis is Israel " , promising that Syrian forces would fight alongside Iraqis if they were attacked after a withdrawal from Kuwait , and arguing that only such a withdrawal would avoid giving the " enemies of our Arab nation … the golden opportunity which they were dreaming of one day having , and which today is present " . |
| 4 | Only such a leap could have spawned the dynamic activity of the Bank staffers in the field in the early and mid 1970s . |
| 5 | Only such a theory can generate rules which can be accepted as having the sort of ethical authority that is required for international law to be taken seriously as the ultimate arbiter of international relations . |
| 6 | Introducing the budget yesterday , Finance Minister Mr Laszlo Bekesi said that only such a regime could prevent economic collapse . ‘ |
| 7 | I thought how much such a prescription would help in Northern Ireland . |
| 8 | ‘ In respect of all the applicants , a declaration that in carrying out his announced policy under and in relation to section 61(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 in respect of persons serving sentences of life imprisonment imposed in the discretion of the trial judge , the Secretary of State for the Home Department , in determining for how long such a person ought to be detained for punitive purposes should fix the date of the first review by the local review committee and the Parole Board strictly in accordance with a period of detention ( that is to say , the notional determinate sentence less one-third remission ) recommended by the judiciary as necessary to meet the requirements of retribution and deterrence . |
| 9 | So such a child might say to a carer or someone they trust , ‘ Look after my Mummy and Daddy , please , because they are very upset . |
| 10 | Furthermore all heavy trucks and a growing number of vans are diesel-powered , so such a move would have the additional benefit of giving the road transport industry a boost at a time of recession . |
| 11 | However , there are 20 pieces ( eight corners and 12 edges ) to restore and a piece may be in many different positions with respect to its home position , so such a method will involve solving many subproblems ( 239 to be exact ) and this is not a very human strategy , though it is perhaps the easiest for a computer . |
| 12 | Thirdly , speakers of a language do not always comport themselves in the manner recommended by the prevailing mores-they can be outrageous , and otherwise " inappropriate " , So such a definition would make the data of pragmatics stand in quite an abstract relation to what is actually observable in language usage , whereas for many linguists one of the major contributions of pragmatics has been to direct attention once again to actual language usage . |
| 13 | Eventually such a differential will be found at which buying the existing bills yields a rate of return similar to that available on new ones . |
| 14 | Superficially such a resolution might appear to have been no more than a minimum concession by the Federation in response to the seamen 's involvement in a wave of strikes by transport workers which had reverberated around the ports of Britain in the previous summer — an undertaking that it would withdraw its " ticket " if the union would do the same , so that neither side would attempt to control the supply of seamen and free labour disputes would cease . |
| 15 | Thus such a complex can be described as a d 8 complex . |
| 16 | I had hoped that somehow such a thing would happen . |
| 17 | The traditional dependence on a literal version of written sources is absent , although elsewhere such a dependence can still be found , particularly in discussion of the origin of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms ( Biddle 1976 ; Hope-Taylor 1977 , 276–324 ) . |
| 18 | Just such a sentry must have been the first to die , the night the Welsh came . |
| 19 | Nevertheless such a contract may be frustrated at common law . |
| 20 | Usually such a statement will be in the form of a chairman 's report , but the requirement might be interpreted to include notes in support of the financial figures as well . |
| 21 | Frequ ently such a provision will require claims to be notified in a particular manner — in writing , or to a particular person . |
| 22 | Clearly such a point will have come if the child is seeking to refuse treatment in circumstances which will in all probability lead to the death of the child or to severe permanent injury . |
| 23 | Thus the gist of Spinoza 's argument , for example , is that whereas in ordinary circumstances we may indeed find it useful and necessary to distinguish between essential and accidental properties , metaphysically such a distinction can not be upheld . |
| 24 | It seems fairly obvious that often such a decision will not be possible either because no clear decision procedures are available , or because of certain fundamental difficulties involved in applying such procedures . |
| 25 | Very often such a team will achieve the unachievable and will overcome even the problem of what , in hindsight , might appear to be the wrong strategic direction . |
| 26 | Opposite the fire-place was a table , which I should call a Pembroke , only that it was made of deal , and I can not tell how far such a name may be applied to such humble material . |
| 27 | You kindly reminded the House , Mr. Speaker , that the Consolidated Fund Bill may provide an opportunity to debate the MGN pension fund , but I wonder how far such a debate could go — particularly in respect of references to Mirror Group Newspapers , the Daily Mirror , payments to the Labour party , advertising in Labour party journals , and so on . |
| 28 | Now such a mechanism must be identified which connects content and form inside the aesthetic realm . |
| 29 | ( Askwith also mentions ‘ some 100 million birds and small rodents estimated to have fallen prey to domestic cats , although surely such a statistic could hardly be arrived at with any confidence . ) |
| 30 | Surely such a creature can not be of use to us ? ’ |