Example sentences of "should not [be] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Of these a hundred and sixty eight contain expressions of opposition to fox hunting and thirty eight contain either expressions of support for fox hunting or that the county council should not be considering the matter for one reason or another .
2 It should not be beyond the wit of woman ( and man ) to devise more adequate forms of compensation .
3 Although chain hotels are often constrained by bulk purchasing agreements and central decision making , it should not be beyond the imagination of those involved to make each property memorable through small design details such as prints or lighting .
4 Lastly , it should not be beyond the capacity of the SNBTS ( undoubtedly the most efficient in Britain and , therefore , quite possibly the world ) to devise a system whereby those who wish their blood to stay with the NHS can be satisfied .
5 Why , in other words , should perception be of the perceived object rather than any other object in the causal chain further back in the causal chain ; why every perception should not be of the Big Bang that started off the Universe .
6 Such a negative criterion could be that the parties should not be of the same sex , as could be the notion that one party should not be an animal .
7 It is also important to ensure that the tenant should not have to redecorate more than once in any one year and that while there is no objection to paints and materials being of " good quality " they should not be of the " best " quality .
8 It is quite natural for all human beings to seek the company of their peers , but surely this should not be to the exclusion of contact with people of all ages .
9 Boys and girls should not be on the road after dark .
10 The argument is clear : anti-insider dealing law is unenforceable ; an unenforceable law is a bad law ; bad law should not be on the statute books .
11 A Sky spokesman added : ‘ We agreed to a police request that Bobby Gould should not be at the ground , even though he worked for us in the same capacity at the first match between the two sides . ’
12 The overriding aim is to increase the value of the reports by providing more information , but this should not be at the expense of clarity .
13 ‘ But weeding out false claims should not be at the expense of prejudicing genuine claims . ’
14 But this policy of buying time should not be at the expense of those young people who are currently losing out at school .
15 The use of sponsors ' logos should not be at the expense of the prominence of the HCIMA logo ;
16 Membership of tribunals should not be within the patronage of the Minister , the decisions of whose officials are under review .
17 Professor Williams defends the man 's right to utter such threats and considers that he should not be within the section 's scope :
18 His main argument is that , without the guarantee of admissibility , there is no obvious reason why the first answer should not be amongst the least probable .
19 They should not be in the first rank of share prices to be marked down , but would nevertheless be most unlikely to buck the market trend .
20 Therefore the actual payments are similar in Cantal and Powys , though the effect of the Sheepmeat Regime in the UK gave the Powys hill farmer an extra £2.08 per ewe ( on 1.34 million sheep ) in 1982 , though it could be argued that if an upland farmer in the UK can make use of the Sheepmeat Regime and claims its payments plus HLCAs , his farm should not be in the LFA at all .
21 ‘ Firstly , the child should not be in the forest at this time .
22 Well , that last statement is not exactly true as I agree with the sentiments of those who have argued that the Exile clubs should not be in the Courage Leagues , which are meant to be for English players .
23 The work reported on in section 3.3 suggested that there may be economic efficiency ( as well as taxation efficiency ) reasons for the introduction of share options , and in general it suggested that managerial emolument packages should not be in the form of a straight salary but should involve some performance-improving subtleties .
24 Despite frequent classically economic liberal claims that government should not be in the business of picking winners , the institutional arrangements for achieving this do seem to work smoothly enough in some countries .
25 You should not be in the same place as your mother .
26 It should not be in the political arena ; it should be something on which we are all working together . ’
27 It is suggested that this should not be from the treating surgeon .
28 The Troon man , who declared early in the tournament that the lack of atmosphere in the absence of players such as Nick Faldo , Fred Couples and Greg Norman did nothing for his game , went on to denounce the event as ‘ a bit of an amateur sham ’ and suggested it should not be among the counting tournaments for Ryder Cup selection .
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