Example sentences of "could have [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is mentioned at all to medical students it is in a derogatory fashion , being described as a method of treating patients with incredibly dilute or immeasurable quantities of materials that could have no possible effect on the body . |
| 2 | Declaration of a republic , by the monarch or by Ministers , could have no legal effect upon legislation recognising the monarchy and would be revolutionary thus depending for its constitutionality upon acquiescence and effectiveness . |
| 3 | He could still ask for benevolences , but the request could have no legal force , however much moral pressure might lie behind it . |
| 4 | A Soviet presidential spokesman said on Nov. 6 that the decision could have no legal force as it was a unilateral measure . |
| 5 | Maybe the big buck was a rabbit from outside the Grounds , some wild beast come into the warren from beyond , to terrorise the locals and make itself boss , only to die in an encounter with a superior being it could have no real comprehension of . |
| 6 | … it could have no real importance after the visit to Osborne in the course of which Napoleon III having tightened the alliance with England had nothing much to say to the Emperor of Russia , his enemy of the day before yesterday , his friend of yesterday — but not his ally of today , which he might have become had it not been for the recent drawing together of the Courts of the Tuileries and St James . |
| 7 | Ireland considered that in view of the involvement of the vessels of the applicants in the main proceedings in the quota hopping exercise , on the one hand , and of the measures taken by the United Kingdom going back to 1983 , on the other , the owners of those vessels could have no legitimate expectation with regard to the continuation of their activities . |
| 8 | It seemed to me you could have no other name . |
| 9 | It said that where a dominant enterprise charged prices below the average variable cost , those prices must necessarily be considered predatory , because the enterprise could have no other interest in charging loss-making prices besides the elimination of its competitors . |
| 10 | Wanting to protect him , she took charge of the conversation then , turning it to subjects that could have no personal connotations for him , subjects like the efficient way that the British government had persuaded the Americans to take over responsibility for Greece and its defence against Communism , which they could no longer afford , and their less effective attempts to involve the Americans in the Palestine troubles . |
| 11 | It was many years since he 'd had anything in common with his foster family and she would have expected him to use his sojourn in America as a tactful method of ending the association , of breaking ties that could have no conceivable advantage for him . |
| 12 | So erm , cos downstairs , we had it all extended , so we could have a disabled bathroom and that sort of thing and , |
| 13 | In most areas , the votes of mentally handicapped people may make little difference but in very marginal constituencies , such as Brecon and Radnor , where there are approximately 250 people with a severe mental handicap and where the majority was only 56 at the last election , the voting patterns of even small populations could have a crucial effect . |
| 14 | They have loads of fillings and you just choose what you want and there was curried chicken , prawns , could have salad with them or you could have a baked potato with your own filling , I had a baked potato with tuna fish and coleslaw , coleslaw was made with mayonnaise , it was gorgeous . |
| 15 | He could have a baked potato , I do n't think he would have had very much all day knowing . |
| 16 | If just one of them had sent one of their grandmothers , and I could come out of the sun , and if I could have a silenced chain-saw , then maybe it would be fair . |
| 17 | With Kosovo and Vojvodina under his belt and Montenegro to come ( perhaps after a referendum there leading to that republic 's formal incorporation into Serbia ) , he could have a respectable country to run . |
| 18 | By accurate and sensible reporting , mirrored by intelligent coverage in the press and on the radio , the public could become much better informed about mental handicap and this increased awareness could have a tremendous impact on the ways that our mentally handicapped population are perceived in modern society . |
| 19 | High earning possibilities could have a compensating effect , for if they increased the " idleness " of those already employed , they also drew in new hands . |
| 20 | When I answered it , the hotel manager was there and he asked if he could have a discreet word with me . |
| 21 | The migration from Pannonia , for instance , could have a symbolic significance , in that St Martin of Tours also came from there . |
| 22 | The latter could have a global impact , pushing up grain prices substantially . |
| 23 | Our idea was that at last we could have a real go at it , make sure things worked out . |
| 24 | We could have a real hippie parade could n't we ? |
| 25 | Or you could have a Milky Bar ? |
| 26 | I mean you could have a negative number to the minus eight . |
| 27 | The Bank is also concerned that disclosure of such information , where the matters at issue are not yet proved , could have a negative effect upon the [ defendants ] . |
| 28 | Observers say that in today 's social climate both the charges and story could have a negative impact on SCO . |
| 29 | Chimango predicted a gross domestic product ( GDP ) growth rate of 4.7 per cent for the forthcoming year , but noted that poor rainfall in March could have a negative impact on the growth rate . |
| 30 | In fact rural telephone experience could have a beneficial effect , if carefully applied , in a busy city bureau . |