Example sentences of "[noun] should [verb] at least [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the cost of subsistence and accommodation for a student unaccompanied by his or her family is unlikely to be less than £60 per week , it is recommended that an overseas student embarking on a course should have at least this amount available . |
| 2 | As the cost of subsistence and accommodation for a student unaccompanied by his or her family is unlikely to be less than £65 per week , it is recommended that an overseas student embarking on a course should have at least this amount available . |
| 3 | Mr Waddington said prisoners should serve at least half their sentences rather than the present minimum of one-third . |
| 4 | To get the most out of the census marketers should pursue at least one of three strategies . |
| 5 | If for a general purpose need , then the board should have at least two independent analogue I/O channels , which means two separate A-to-Ds and D-to-As . |
| 6 | And since even a polygonal story should have at least two sides in all international farewell orgies , how about packing it in and having a bash at normal behaviour eh , so as to get bashed again as whipping boy despite my morseled-out attempts to break free or go shiating on , turning the other cheek to sheer cheek as sitting target for the unclear missiles of affreux dizzy acts or as wailing wall of blame beyond the demarcation line or bowstring frontier that will boomerang back and much joy may it give me. ( 102 ) |
| 7 | They can provide the makings of a common framework for a critical understanding of knowledge which any student on any programme of study should have at least some acquaintance with . |
| 8 | And , sixth , each further education college should have at least one professional tutor who would normally be a member of the full-time staff . |
| 9 | It is convenient that , in addition to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence , the Cabinet should include at least one , and preferably two , Ministers without Departmental duties who can act as Chairman of Standing Committees . |
| 10 | Lord Winster , the new Minister of Civil Aviation , wrote in an annex to Addison 's paper that the government should retain at least some private investment in the airlines to profit from their interest and experience . |
| 11 | The raised bed should provide at least 12 inches of soil . |
| 12 | Every glider pilot should make at least one downwind landing during training in order to realise that there is no particular problem in making a safe landing as long as the wind is not very strong . |
| 13 | Two years later the so-called sub-committee bill of rights In 1974 the Democratic caucus further decided that all standing committees with more than 20 members should have at least 4 sub-committees . |
| 14 | The Helblaster volley gun is a special case , and every Imperial army should have at least one of these weapons . |
| 15 | Monsignor Garlato , chairman of the body which advises the Vatican on its artistic patrimony , has told a conference in Perugia that the Church should sell at least ten percent of the 95,000 ecclesiastical buildings in Italy rather than see these redundant places of worship fall down . |
| 16 | Despite last-minute manoeuvring by both sides , no compromise could be found between the mayor 's reported willingness to plead guilty to one or more of the 11 misdemeanour charges in return for a non-custodial sentence , and the US Attorney 's Office 's insistence that any plea bargain should include at least one of the three felony charges of lying to the grand jury . |
| 17 | It says the Department of Industry ( DoI ) and Department of Education and Science should earmark at least six universities as bodies especially suitable for doing industrial R&D . |
| 18 | The Curriculum says that as part of the programme 11–14 year olds should experience at least two outdoor activities . |
| 19 | In the remaining three compulsory areas , i.e. science , social studies and creative arts , it proposed that pupils should study at least one subject which falls under these headings . |
| 20 | The Committee recommended that bursaries should be provided for pupils who had attended maintained primary schools and that any independent schools participating in the scheme should admit at least 25 per cent of its pupils in this way . |
| 21 | However , a well looked after culture should last at least three to four months , at which time it is probably best to dump ninety percent of the medium and to then add fresh medium . |
| 22 | A screening programme is a public health measure , and any balanced discussion should make at least some reference to its overall impact on the use of health care resources . |
| 23 | Once a vacancy has been offered , in authorities where there are guidelines for good practice , the social worker should have at least two weeks to make use of the vacancy for the client . |
| 24 | St Bartholomew 's Hospital Medical College , London , now insists that all new appointees should attend at least one approved teaching course in the year after taking up a post . |
| 25 | I think women should have at least four months with their baby without any other demands . |
| 26 | The musical material should include at least three of the following : Jewish cantillation , Catholic plainsong , Tibetan chanting , Aboriginal drumming , whalesong . |
| 27 | The undergravel filter should cover at least three quarters of the aquarium base to give adequate performance . |
| 28 | Certainly it will be disappointing if the number of deaths due to paracetamol overdosage continues at the current level , but it would be wise to recognise that in 1990 in England and Wales there were a further 1593 deaths due to overdosage of medicines other than paracetamol and that the prevention of such deaths should receive at least equal attention . |