Example sentences of "of such a [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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1 | One example of such a structure might be a main verb-schema ( e.g. Rumelhart & Ortony 1977 ) , with the mappings representing cases . |
2 | While the short-term expediency of such a position may be understood in the light of the desperate state of access to inland waters in England and Wales , as paddlers we must never allow ourselves to give any solace to the polluters . |
3 | This is because the raising of such a defence may involve the necessity of a reference to the European Court of Justice under article 177 of the Treaty . |
4 | Although this is contemplated by the European Court of Justice in the San Giorgio case , it is evident from Air Canada v. British Columbia , 59 D.L.R. ( 4th ) 161 that the point is not without its difficulties ; and the availability of such a defence may depend upon the nature of the tax or other levy . |
5 | In response to the statement by the Birmingham city treasurer that he would have to keep a register to administer the council tax , the Minister asserted that the keeping of such a register would be unlawful . |
6 | The whole tenor of such a Christology would be other than what has often been the case in western theology , whereby Christ has been conceived as male ( and white ! ) so that women ( and earlier Blacks ) have seemed to be somehow less like Christ . |
7 | The meaning of such a history will always be determined through appeal to a transcendental signified , whereas a deconstructive analysis will demonstrate the simultaneous effects of the lack of such an authority . |
8 | However , convictions for rape are hard to obtain and defendants very often plead not guilty when charged , so that the symbolic advantages of such a change might be achieved at the expense of even fewer convictions for the conduct concerned . |
9 | The implications of such a change must be recognised by management and by the public . |
10 | The effects of such a change can be dramatic . |
11 | Whether or not the fruits of such a hybrid could be commercially exploited is not yet clear , however MacDonald and Wimpey feel that they are on to something very exciting . |
12 | A side effect of such a procedure would be to strengthen the position of the individual auditor both in relation to his clients and to his ‘ partner equivalents ’ ; in today 's highly competitive audit market , the auditor does encounter clients who exert considerable pressure to accept controversial accounting practices . |
13 | The risks of such a procedure would be far too high . |
14 | Though it is possible that the facts of such a case might show merely the legitimate compromise of a claim to damages , on the other hand , the facts might be such as to constitute extortion and blackmail of a serious type . |
15 | It was thought therefore that the increased use of such a system might lead to improvements in enforcement . |
16 | Quite apart from the drafting problems that would be encountered , the imposition of such a system might well be resented by sentencers who would probably not find it difficult to subvert the intended aims through a process of ‘ destructive interpretation ’ . |
17 | The requirements of such a system may lead to a number of outcomes , some of which are unlikely to be beneficial to the child . |
18 | An example of such a system would be the Tuareg of North Africa where a ruling class controls large numbers of slaves but where no centralized authority existed traditionally . |
19 | The benefits of such a system would be that the Consultation List would be available on all computer terminals , and therefore all personnel could be permitted to update/alter details , e.g. contact names , addresses , to ensure the records are as up–to–date as possible at any time . |
20 | The application of such a system must inevitably be arbitrary . |
21 | As this suggests , the appeal of such a tune could be seen as a ‘ leftover ’ , an ‘ echo ’ of a bygone era of craftsmanship ; and Adorno recognizes the possibility of this — indeed , he acknowledges that it is precisely in popular music that the category of the ‘ idea ’ ( a relatively independent , memorable element within a totality , a phenomenon more or less abandoned by ‘ serious ’ music ) lives on , and with it a sense of creative spontaneity ( Adorno 1976 : 34–7 ) . |
22 | An example of such a calculation would be one which compared the images on the two retinas , and searched for differences which would provide information about relative distances . |
23 | Yet the firstborn of such a semblance would be purestrain Stealer again . |
24 | A parallel computer is described in Section 1.8.3 , and it is easy to appreciate how the use of such a machine could speed up an important operation on digital remotely-sensed images . |
25 | The effect of such a provision may be to replace the normal absolute obligation to deliver on the agreed date with an obligation to use best endeavours . |
26 | But if a mortgage deed did expressly so provide , the enforceability of such a provision would , in our opinion , be open to serious question on public policy grounds . |
27 | In any event , the value of such a provision would depend upon the availability of distributable reserves following the breach . |
28 | If the chairman agrees to put an estimated minimum value of an unascertained debt , the claimant of such a debt can vote for that value ( r 6.93(3) ) . |
29 | We can not tell who the members of such a union might be . |
30 | Some critics of the Delors Plan have maintained that while the creation of a European currency union may reap net benefits for a number of EC member countries , for others membership of such a union will be positively harmful , at least for the foreseeable future . |