Example sentences of "in theory it " in BNC.
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| 1 | In theory it could be both : since any number of copies could be made there might be a surplus of ‘ resurrected ’ people . |
| 2 | In theory it may sound radical to interfere with a doctor 's right to prescribe , although it was not the drug that was being withdrawn , only the branded version . |
| 3 | In theory it would be possible to significantly reduce the incidence of Down 's Syndrome , remembering that women aged 38 years or over account for only 3% of births , but 23% of Down 's births . |
| 4 | In theory it should be an idyllic experience sleeping out on a still starlit night at the height of the summer . |
| 5 | In theory it is the chairperson , who sits in the middle , who is the most crucial member of the interview panel , but in practice one of the others may have the real power to make decisions or the personality to override the others . |
| 6 | In theory it would be possible to rely simply on the professional background and training of corporate managers to act as a self-imposed limit on their discretion . |
| 7 | In theory it is conceivable for any increase in aggregate demand to raise output and employment levels as long as full employment of the labour force has not been reached . |
| 8 | In theory it says that there 's only one ground for divorce — the marriage has irretrievably broken down . |
| 9 | In theory it should afford a text-book instance of the Executive , in the form of the Home Secretary , bringing before Parliament a set of legislative proposals which have been painstakingly prepared by experienced officials in his Department , normally after testing opinion in advance by way of discussion documents and a White Paper . |
| 10 | Although before the Courts Act 1971 in theory it could be claimed that government was ultimately responsible for the running of the courts , in practice responsibility was so diffused between local authorities , the High Sheriffs and Under Sheriffs of counties , and the judiciary , that there was no real way in which Parliament could call anyone to account . |
| 11 | In theory it is possible to raise new points not dealt with in the pleadings or argument in the trial , but the Court of Appeal is reluctant to exercise the power to admit them , since it smacks of allowing the running of alternative arguments where those run at trial have failed . |
| 12 | and she 's doing other things through work that you know , I 'm I mean it in theory it 's sort of giving some support to . |
| 13 | Parliament is sovereign and in theory it can give the task of determining the legal meaning of whatsoever it chooses to whomsoever it likes . |
| 14 | In theory it 's a lovely idea , a whole day just relaxing and listening to God etc , but actually Dad was rather ‘ down ’ this morning before they left — I think he was worried he 'd have more of the Virgin Mary rammed down his throat , and , quite frankly , would rather be playing golf with Mark , or going for a gentle walk with all of us . |
| 15 | In theory it was mainly a public relations job . |
| 16 | In theory it is typically assumed that we are concerned with the distribution of taxes and benefits among individuals according to their ability to pay ( the normative basis for this is not discussed here — see Lecture 11 ) ; in empirical work , this is typically taken to mean measured money income . |
| 17 | ‘ One of the things that has been said is that it 's actually very difficult to get a purchaser for your shares on the USM even though in theory it 's an open market . |
| 18 | In theory it is possible to obtain insurance against warranty liability ( e.g. Directors and officers ) but in practice the insurers are normally so demanding in the kind of confirmations they require and so restrictive as to what they will insure ( eg not taxation ) that this is rarely practicable or worthwhile . |
| 19 | If a driveage your main driveage is found to be above the legal limit after a series of checks , in theory it should be shut until it 's sorted out . |
| 20 | In theory it sounded plausible enough . |
| 21 | In theory it was a very simple way of keeping money supply within limits : within a corset . |
| 22 | So in theory it 's possible for the county solution at the end of the day to be not completely in line with what its constituent districts think . |
| 23 | In theory it should never need attention again . |
| 24 | Erm people tend to relate back er and think that in theory it 's a nice welfare thing , and it 's nice for the community , and they do sterling work , do n't get me wrong , because I think they are a vital part of a community but , how much of a deterrent they are er , we are , we are unable to measure . |