Example sentences of "be [adj] [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 2.4.2 as may be [ reasonably ] required by the Architect provided that no modification shall be made pursuant to this clause 2.4.2 which would substantially alter the design layout nature capacity or standard of construction of the Premises as provided for in the Building Documents or substantially prejudice the use of the Premises for the purpose specified in the Lease It may be preferable to substitute the word " materially " for the word " substantially " in clause 2.4.2 as the latter suggests that some alteration less than substantial may be permitted but which could result in not inconsequential prejudice occurring to the design or use of the premises . |
| 2 | However , it is likely to be preferable to limit the range of choices facing the teacher at any moment and to group them in a natural way from a teaching point of view . |
| 3 | It may be preferable to keep the puppy in a suitable pen while it is teething when you are away from home . |
| 4 | Would it not be preferable to broaden the defence of diminished responsibility so as to convert it into a defence of extreme emotional disturbance , applicable to both sexes ? |
| 5 | Because of the detailed nature of the work I wish to do , it would not be practicable to apply the lead subsequent to the painting . |
| 6 | None of this means that Thatcher would be right to oppose the modernisation of Europe 's political institutions , if that is what political union finally turns out to mean . |
| 7 | I shall show why I do not think — it is not what my officials think , but what I think — that I would be right to use the discretion which he correctly said lies with me . |
| 8 | Editor , — John R Hampton may be right to lament the decline in doctors ' abilities to elicit and interpret physical signs , but I believe that he is wrong to conclude that training in the setting of general practice will sound the deathknell of these skills . |
| 9 | This is clearly so and it would not be right to approach the issue in this case without recognising that the result for which the health authority contends is one capable of resulting in substantial injustice . |
| 10 | As long as no individual is forced to work and no shop is forced to open , it must be right to change the law so people can do their shopping when they wish . |
| 11 | ‘ Would you be sorry to leave the party ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I will be sorry to leave the health authority , ’ he said . |
| 13 | He would be sorry to see the service close . |
| 14 | Since it would be absurd to regard the organisation as a stranger to such a treaty , this third party relationship must be regarded as an exceptional one . |
| 15 | It would be absurd to maintain the ban beyond the ICC meeting in July , for all other cricket ‘ rebel ’ around the world have been forgiven and ‘ freed ’ . |
| 16 | One important lesson which one can draw from this historical analysis is that it may not be possible to predetermine the nature of the proper relationship between politics and the press : each era spawns different sets of relationships which are closely linked to particular configurations of social , political and economic forces . |
| 17 | In your situation , as both employees work in the kitchen , it might be possible to monitor the situation , eg checking on stock after each shift , etc . |
| 18 | If we reject the naive application of the sensitive period concept and accept that familiarity of a certain kind does reduce sexual attractiveness , then it may be possible to reconcile the thinking of Freud with that of Westermarck . |
| 19 | Invited the Home Secretary to ascertain whether it would be possible to draft the title of the Criminal Justice Bill in such a way as to exclude any amendment for the abolition of capital punishment ; |
| 20 | There may be alternative rules that are not so problematic ; in particular it should be possible to eliminate the need to transform every program to normal form . |
| 21 | To be really sure that one is dealing with a fossil fern it should be possible to see the spore cases , because other kinds of plants can produce fern-like foliage . |
| 22 | It will then be possible to see the loco disposal taking place at the shed . |
| 23 | We 've been trying for some time to employ as many players as possible during the winter , and this sponsorship means that it should be possible to take the worry of finding winter employment away from virtually all of them . |
| 24 | It would be possible to take the view that clause 12 covered all costs , charges and expenses whether or not improperly incurred . |
| 25 | Without functioning gallery premises it will not be possible to represent the majority of our artists . |
| 26 | Unfortunately it would not be possible to ask the victim if he or she enjoyed it . |
| 27 | An award winning model railway layout from the Taunton Model Railway Club will be operating at Bishops Lydeard , and it will be possible to view the restoration of a GWR First Class sleeping coach built in the Victorian era . |
| 28 | I 'm writing to ask if it would be possible to repeat the exercise this year . |
| 29 | I 'm writing to ask if it would be possible to repeat the exercise in 1993 . |
| 30 | In a small garden it may even be possible to divide the area into a series of small paved ‘ rooms ’ , using low raised beds to create a strong visual element without dominating or casting much shade . |