Example sentences of "it would [vb infin] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The CDP has hitherto resisted such a proposal on the grounds that it would represent direct competition with university applicants who might thereby fail to see the polytechnics as a clear alternative and because it would restrict student choice to a limited number of institutions . |
| 2 | The introduction of grant-maintained schools was perhaps the most controversial proposal in the Education Reforms Act 1988 , and one which was justified primarily on the grounds that it would extend parental choice in education . |
| 3 | Mr Major bragged about his opt-out from the social chapter , saying that it would attract foreign investment from Britain 's neighbours . |
| 4 | It would spell financial ruin and possibly the end . |
| 5 | If the Loyalists are so determined to live under British rule , it would make economic sense for them to be assisted to move to the mainland . |
| 6 | It would make good sense to increase that cadre of coaches to five . |
| 7 | Obviously , if all security interests were possessory it would make secured borrowing virtually impossible as a debtor would be deprived of the ability to use the assets subject to the security in the course of business ( but English law has for long recognised non-possessory security interests ) . |
| 8 | If you distilled something more interesting — a Riesling or a Sauvignon Blanc — it would make dreadful brandy . |
| 9 | He could n't know how tempting the thought of laying down her burden was , but it would mean admitting guilt where there was none — to a man who would as soon see her sink as swim . |
| 10 | It would mean devastating expense in terms of new software and the reprogramming of computers . |
| 11 | It should be remembered that the decision several years ago to continue membership of CERN was taken largely at the behest of the scientific community in full knowledge that , if it was combined with a zero-growth science budget , it would mean increasing pressure on the rest of nuclear physics . |
| 12 | I think our view is that if that provision was to be any greater , then we would have significant difficulty in accommodating that provision within our part of Greater York , primarily for for greenbelt considerations , not reasons , erm any additional provision would require a rolling back of the greenbelt , er significant provision would have two implications , erm either it would mean peripheral expansion er of York into the greenbelt around York and into our district , we feel that would adversely affect the special character of York , lead to outward sprawl of the York urban area , encroachment into open countryside , and coalescence of the urban area with the villages in our district , er and we we would n't want to support that . |
| 13 | On the Maidenhead side , it would mean considerable expense and demolition of properties — it would be much more expensive . |
| 14 | Overall , it appeared by the middle of March that the Gulf environment was proving more resilient than had been feared , but environmentalists cautioned that the full extent of the damage would not be apparent for some time , particularly as the oil sank to the bed of the shallow Gulf , where it would damage vital food plants . |
| 15 | I do n't accept the assertions that it would achieve limited traffic benefits or indeed would would be unlikely to bring significant environmental relief . |
| 16 | It would incapacitate German submarine bases in the west ; restore to Belgium her occupied territory , thereby depriving Germany of a prime bargaining asset at a future peace conference ; and disrupt German communications to the Western Front from their depots in the lower Rhineland . |
| 17 | The issues to be considered by the inquiry will include whether the scheme is needed at all , what its visual impact would be , health and safety matters , its affect on local amenities , its impact on agriculture , road transport , aviation , radio and TV reception , whether it would create extra noise , and whether it would conflict with existing planning policies . |
| 18 | It would create major polarisation in the community . |
| 19 | It would create unfair trading as some buyers may already have reached their 90-claim limit . |
| 20 | Researchers at Edinburgh University 's Centre for Speech Technology yesterday announced the development of software to convert text into speech electronically in all nine official European Community languages , and said it would create quality-controlled pronunciation dictionaries of all Community city , town , street , family and product names in machine-readable form . |
| 21 | This year , the second on from the Festival is still proving to be a bumper one for individual membership ; we are now well in to the 900 's and it would give great satisfaction and joy to all if the magic figures ‘ 1000 ’ could appear in the membership book lovingly kept by the Treasurer and Secretary . |
| 22 | ‘ It would give great pleasure , signora , if you would allow me . ’ |
| 23 | The government said that it would consider lifting the state of emergency still in force in Natal , and that it would give immediate consideration to repealing the Internal Security Act . |
| 24 | It would give legal force to these Advance Directives . |
| 25 | The ANC was strongly opposed to such a meeting on the grounds that it would give undeserved legitimacy to Buthelezi by treating him as a leader of equivalent standing . |
| 26 | It would give designated emergency crews the chance to achieve pay parity with firemen . |
| 27 | It would give designated emergency crews the chance to achieve pay parity with firemen . |
| 28 | It would give designated emergency crews the chance to achieve their goal of pay parity with firefighters . |
| 29 | It would give designated emergency crews the chance to achieve their goal of pay parity with firefighters . |
| 30 | These measures would involve society in exercising directive intelligence through some appropriate organ of action over many of the intricacies of private business , yet it would leave private initiative and enterprise unhindered ’ ( quoted Estrin and Holmes , 1983 , p. 8 ) . |