Example sentences of "would [verb] [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | At present the evidence suggests that society would prefer to tolerate the adverse consequences of ready consumption than curtail the enjoyment of the majority . |
2 | ‘ I would prefer to see the medical charities emphasizing the large amount of research they sponsor into alternatives to the use of animals , rather than making a big fuss out of this ’ , says Michael Balls , chairman of the trustees of the Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments , and until recently professor of medical cell biology at the University of Nottingham . |
3 | The British answer was that they would prefer to view the present difficulty in the wider context of the general European refugee situation , but that they might be prepared to consider possible subsequent entry of the Jews to Britain after their return to Germany . |
4 | We understand that we do not satisfy stringent criteria laid down by the Charity Commission for formal registration , and in the event we would prefer to avoid the substantial cost of registration and the administrative burden that would accompany it . |
5 | Personally though I do n't mind hefty boots and would prefer to feel the greater support around my ankles offered by other boots in the High Country range . |
6 | That 's right but I think j I think just the fact that you 're doing psychology and then psychology again in a way I think that 's the pr I agree with you , what you 're really saying is , I mean how many people would object , or how many people would prefer to have the straight two hours rather than the two single hours ? |
7 | Andrew Holden , joint secretary of the Northern Examining Association , said : ‘ We will be looking at the position and seeing whether we think it is worthwhile to offer a similar scheme or whether we would prefer to cut the general level of fees so that we are competing on even terms . ’ |
8 | No one would want to swap the full-length Blue Velvet , Raging Bull or Dead Ringers for the three-minute version . |
9 | Yet no one would want to describe the Third Reich as a democracy . |
10 | Several of the teachers used ‘ group building ’ activities to help children to feel good about one another and about themselves , so that they would want to enjoy the social benefits of working together , as well as the benefits of sharing ideas . |
11 | She knew that in spite of his words Felipe would want to inspect the adventurous horse closely , and she was n't going to hang about and burst into tears again . |
12 | No one , of course , would want to compare the first week of school term with the outbreak of a world war , but we are at the beginning of a New Year and a gateway to the future . |
13 | No amount of pouting by Marlene Dietrich or posturing by Robert Donat could reveal why anyone thought the audience would want to watch the dull account of the Russian Revolution offered in Knight Without Armour ( 1937 ) . |
14 | The simple truth is that if the British withdrew this country would become an economic wasteland and whether there is a Catholic voting majority at some point in the future or not there will not be a united Ireland as no one would want to pay the enormous costs involved . |
15 | He said : ‘ We would want to discourage the needless use of big gas guzzlers . |
16 | If a child has been made the subject of a supervision requirement following a referral to a children 's hearing on an offence ground , and that supervision requirement has been terminated and the child reappears before another children 's hearing , the main factors that the later hearing will need to consider to perform their statutory functions are why the child appeared before a children 's hearing , the reasons for that hearing 's disposal and , most particularly , the child 's response to the disposal ; in short , a children 's hearing would want to know the very things section 4 appears to prevent it ascertaining . |
17 | Higher management qualification ( members would need to assess the technical content of such courses to determine what could be considered relevant CPE ) |
18 | The republics would need to create the legal framework and conditions for market economies . |
19 | Before making more of this , however , one would need to see the original page to ascertain exactly what Molla Yegan says in his note . |
20 | But Bevin indicated that the Labour Ministers would need to consult the National Executive of the party and the General Council of the Trades Union Congress before finally committing themselves . |
21 | In terms of the A sixty four south , although it is a a dual carriageway , again it is operating at capacity in in in the stretch which you would need to serve the new settlement . |
22 | To help endow our cities and regions with facilities to enhance the celebration of United Kingdom 2000 , such as the sporting facilities Manchester would need to host the 2000 Olympics . |
23 | In the simple type of quantification that we used , it is clear that we would need to quantify the long-vowel environments separately from the short-vowel ones , as the potential for variation is different in each case . |
24 | In the context of a management buy-out , Newco would need to satisfy the holding company test , namely its business must consist of the holding of shares or securities of its 75% subsidiaries . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | Before the heaviest snowfalls he would need to read the advance signals in the weather and move the sheep down into groups round the storage points , making them more accessible for feeding and , he hoped , cutting down losses in drifts . |
27 | We could put primary legislation before Parliament to change that , of course , but we would need to consider the substantial cost to the taxpayer . |
28 | The Prussian government 's minister of finance , Peter Beuth , had been forced to offer subsidy to encourage industry in the years 1818–45 , when it was realised that the kind of large-scale enterprise that Prussia would need to enter the international market was already beyond the pocket of most individuals , and beyond the imagination of the Junkers , who might have supplied finance if their estates had been more productive . |
29 | If unit one is earlier , we would need to postulate the complete removal of any earthworks In the north-west corner of unit two , although this could have happened . |
30 | The classroom development suggested in this paper assumes that to reach such a stage the finished unit would need to have the following . |