Example sentences of "which would [vb infin] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should it reveal areas which would fail to meet the standard , then alternative sets of options for emission control can be considered . |
| 2 | Surely someone can meaningfully say ‘ I ought to do this , because I promised , even though better consequences would ensue from my doing something else which would involve breaking the promise . ’ |
| 3 | Our idea — which would involve wheeling a building large enough to cover London 's Tower Bridge over the damaged reactor — gained us a $ prize and , more importantly , an automatic place on the short list for bidding for the 3 million ECU feasibility contract . |
| 4 | This larger group would then choose an observer group of given countries to perform a peace-keeping role in Afghanistan , which would involve defusing the insurgency and supervising general elections . |
| 5 | Then we would prepare breakfast , which would mean fetching the water and collecting wood for the fire , which the men usually did , while two women would be in charge of making the tortillas . |
| 6 | The government is currently discussing severe changes to the funding of the associations which would appear to threaten the universal right of Stirling students to free membership of SUSA and all the accompanying benefits and rights . |
| 7 | It should be noted that the definition of credit broker under the SGA 1979 , SOGIT 1973 and the SGSA 1982 refers to a person acting in the course of a business of credit brokerage and effecting introductions of " individuals " which would appear to exclude a registered company as a single consumer ( see s189(1) of CCA 1974 ) . |
| 8 | In all cases where substituted service is effected , the creditor must have taken all those steps which would suffice to justify the court making an order for substituted service of a petition ( see Section 10 below ) . |
| 9 | The traditional association of the Democrats with minority interests was seen by many Republicans as an issue which would continue to erode the former party 's support in the South , a crucial common factor in the Democratic candidate 's defeat in five of the six presidential elections since 1968 . |
| 10 | But , whatever their knowledge , of far greater importance in official thinking was the strategic value of a power source which lent itself naturally to centralized control , which was operated by a well paid , reliable work-force and which would continue to keep the miners at bay . |
| 11 | The star would , however , continue to exert the same gravitational force on the spaceship , which would continue to orbit the black hole . |
| 12 | Above all , actions must be avoided which would serve to solidify the disintegrating Unionist ranks — all irresponsible adventures , anything which could be construed as provocation . |
| 13 | A new electoral code and a new constitution , which would need to address the critical question of the future role of the armed forces , were both expected . |
| 14 | Chairman Bill Dixon ( Lab ) , said he was delighted to be involved in a scheme which would help ease the town 's critical housing shortage . |
| 15 | In March 1991 , the Regional Council 's Planning and Development Committee cleared for public consultation a range of Discussion Papers which would help to describe the issues and establish an agenda for consultation . |
| 16 | After Katharine had experienced some problems with the half-pass , Jennie suggested that Katharine try some travers , which would help to improve the half-pass . |
| 17 | Negotiations are still underway between the National Rivers Authority and the Harwich Haven Authority ( HHA ) for a dredging project which would help protect The Naze . |
| 18 | On March 13 the EC Commission approved structural assistance for the five eastern Länder during 1991-93 worth 3,000 million European currency units ( approximately US$3,900 million ) , which would help modernize the infrastructure and industry and reduce environmental damage . |
| 19 | ‘ Would like to develop training areas which would help offset the problems of lack of mobility of staff … regretfully none of our posts are supernumerary and hence the problems of removing staff from their work to attend training is a real difficulty ’ … |
| 20 | Although the scrutiny programme has received most publicity , Rayner also emphasized the need for ‘ lasting reforms ’ which would help remove the underlying causes of Whitehall inefficiency . |
| 21 | Morgan ( 1975 : 442 ) asks ‘ What can we infer about the speaker 's intentions from the fact that he has chosen this particular description , rather than any of the others which would call to mind the same referent ? ’ |
| 22 | A compromise agreement reached on Jan. 8 , negotiated under the auspices of the special mission of the Organization of American States ( OAS ) , which would have paved the way for the return from exile of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide , was later rejected by military and parliamentary leaders in Haiti , leaving the country 's political crisis unresolved . |
| 23 | It is highly likely that there was no possible adjustment to the gold price in the 1960s which would have ensured an adequate flow of gold into the reserves of the USA and other countries . |
| 24 | There was a time when Charles was coasting at school and if I had been working , I would have told him to buckle down — which would have done no good at all . |
| 25 | The ‘ impressive and general ’ wording of Article 23 was seen as demonstrating that the Convention would not have been a proper vehicle for a treaty which would have done the barely conceivable by giving other countries control over American litigation . |
| 26 | was given leave by an overwhelming majority of the House of Commons ( 228 votes to 17 ) to introduce a Bill which would have imposed a requirement of reasonableness where a mistaken belief in consent was alleged . |
| 27 | Guillaume was also disturbed by Modi 's unpredictable and unbusinesslike behaviour : ‘ the mere idea of asking him for a signature , which would have legalized a relationship , seemed ridiculous to me ’ . |
| 28 | Both chambers of the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly — the Chamber of the People and the Chamber of Nations — rejected a constitutional reform bill on Oct. 1 which would have legalized the ending of the Federation [ see p. 39105 ] . |
| 29 | The collapse in confidence was prompted by proposals by the US Senate to limit credit card borrowing [ see also p. 38566 ] , a move which would have damaged the revival of retail markets ; markets calmed , however , following Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady " s dismissal of the idea , and the index ended the month 6 per cent down from the 3,075 level recorded at the end of October . |
| 30 | The DTI said it wanted to avoid the risk of a ‘ disorderly collapse ’ which would have threatened the savings of those people who had already put money into the funds . |