Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [verb] [prep] a considerable " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bishop believed that change was essential and reported on his return to Washington that there was undue complacency in Tokyo ; the vested interests in the occupation bureaucracy believed that American dominance in Japan must be continued for a considerable period and Bishop held that tough action would be required in order to transform attitudes and to terminate the occupation . |
| 2 | There was no damage to the contents of the imperial treasury , but behind the scenes , the water has destroyed the complex new security and the air conditioning systems , so it will be closed for a considerable time ’ . |
| 3 | However , the outcome will be interpreted as a considerable victory for WPP in its attempt to stop the movement of staff and advertising clients from its subsidiary to the rival shop . |
| 4 | Under a black layer of grime was another report of a visit to London of Signor Marconi , ‘ the inventor of the system of telegraphy by which messages can be transmitted over a considerable distance without wires ’ . |
| 5 | A fox earth can be located from a considerable distance downwind by the pungent smell given off . |