Example sentences of "could be [verb] with the " in BNC.

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1 Thus , for example , rather than barring production above current levels of , say , asbestos at each plant throughout the nation , a ceiling on national production could be imposed with the rights to manufacture within the total being auctioned off to the highest bidders .
2 If we do n't challenge this group then we could be faced with the most unpaletteable thought of having an AC Milan type situation in the UK .
3 It will probably be directed against Bulgaria , but there is also the possibility of an attack upon the Dodecanese , if such an expedition could be undertaken with the small fleet that Turkey possesses .
4 If the birds do peck through the foil bottle tops , doctors warn against drinking the milk as it could be contaminated with the bug .
5 It could be worn with the sword belt on the outside ; and the either the forage or the field headgear .
6 But this shirt could be worn with the skirt , could n't it ?
7 An area in England could be contrasted with the experience in Wales or Scotland .
8 Anthony Bradley , emeritus professor of constitutional law at Edinburgh University , said there was a case for a double-stage inquiry which first examined the principle or case for change and the second to study how changes could be made with the minimum dislocation or waste of expenditure .
9 These could be connected with the telegraph wires alongside the track , so that communication could be established as necessary with the nearest signal-box or with central control .
10 If trusses were duplicated , however , spans up to 105ft could be erected with the light unit construction equipment .
11 Our efforts were therefore directed towards putting wind power into perspective as one element of a comprehensive solution based on energy conservation and efficiency , and assessing how and where wind turbines could be erected with the least damage to cherished landscapes .
12 Given Labour 's espousal of the goal of a united Ireland , albeit by the consent of the people , it is hard to believe any accommodation could be reached with the Ulster Unionists .
13 He also announced the possibility of further large cuts if an agreement could be reached with the Commonwealth of Independent States [ see also pp. 38744-45 ] .
14 Unfortunately , it would not be an easy matter to construct a home-made optical system using digital signals so that this technique could be compared with the analogue one .
15 The same questions as those in the mental test were also given to some pupils as a standard written test so that performance on it could be compared with the two mental test versions .
16 In Wasim and Waqar , Pakistan had a pair of superb fast bowlers who could be compared with the best in any era of cricket .
17 For him Childebert I could be compared with the Old Testament monarch , Melchisedek — and doubtless , having come from Ravenna , Fortunatus 's image of Melchisedek would have been similar to that which was set up in San Vitale , where the patriarch provided an analogue to the emperor Justinian .
18 It could be charged with the task of determining priorities for primary care funding .
19 Nevertheless , in one significant respect an important modification to the common law rule could be seen with the proposal for a new s15A of SGA 1979 .
20 Whether it could be done with the thought-bubble …
21 Striped shirt tapped a gold pencil thoughtfully against his teeth and said that of course one had every respect for someone wishing to take such a stand and that in that case we must see what could be done with the portfolio as it was .
22 Museums like the Science Museum now built up collections of enormous value to the historian of science , for the provenance of the pieces is known , and we can only judge past science when we know what could be done with the tools available .
23 The length of these lines , measured in squares , represented the number of carriages or wagons that could be built with the material available .
24 Health union officials say as many as a hundred and fifty jobs could be lost with the closure of the hospital which was confirmed last week after months of speculation .
25 But Blumlein invented a completely different microphone technique , the ‘ coincident ’ technique ( 17 ) , and showed how compatible mono recordings and ‘ 45/45 ’ stereo discs ( eventually adopted as the world standard in 1958 ) could be obtained with the technique .
26 He believed that the two operations could be run with the staff of about ten employed by Pittencrieff at its office in Abilene , Texas , after closing Aberdeen 's office in Denver , Colorado , which has between ten and 15 staff .
27 They fervently believed that social phenomena could be analysed with the methods of the natural sciences , which enjoyed great prestige in the last decades of the nineteenth century .
28 Equally , what kind of bargain could be struck with the Conservatives if the dominant tendency in the party remained Thatcherite Right wing ?
29 If Brian sued John for negligence he could be met with the defences of volenti non fit injuria and contributory negligence .
30 Up to four hundred jobs could be created with the development of a new holiday village .
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