Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [verb] [prep] a considerable " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE Queen might last for a considerable time but people are going to be questioning the role of the monarchy more and more . |
| 2 | He suggested that the air campaign would continue for a considerable period before a ground attack would be considered . |
| 3 | The other point in this regard is that a requirement for the tenant to obtain the landlord 's consent prior to making an application for planning permission could result in a considerable delay in the application being made in circumstances where the tenant requires the planning permission rather urgently , eg in connection with its fascia or signage , hence the amendment suggested below . |
| 4 | Maintaining this configuration requires that the state apparatus should operate with a considerable degree of autonomy from the dominant class fraction , and that the leaders who assemble and co-ordinate the ruling ‘ power bloc ’ should appear on the political stage as independent actors . |
| 5 | In Romania the legacy of the late President Ceausescu 's National Stalinism' will persist for a considerable time and the directions of change can not easily be predicted . |
| 6 | The war was unlikely to become much more than a dispute over frontier posts , in which success would depend to a considerable extent on winning the support of the Indians who lived in the wide area between the colonies . |
| 7 | Innovation may occur after a considerable time interval from invention . |