Example sentences of "would be [vb pp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The code proposed the creation of a two-tier administrative system to allow for the easier processing of non-controversial mergers and takeovers , the referring of important or unusual cases to a full Takeovers Committee ( which would be renamed the Takeover and Mergers Panel ) , the right of appeal to a new independent Takeovers Appeal Panel , and the retention of 5 per cent as the maximum amount of shares which a person controlling between 35 and 50 per cent of shares in a company could further purchase in any 12-month period . |
| 2 | Under the terms of the agreement ( reached in principle in May — see pp. 38221-22 ) , the 17,000 Inuit in the region ( who constituted some 80 per cent of the area 's total population ) would be granted the right to hunt , fish and trap within Nunavut . |
| 3 | Such components have a value of zero : all other components have positive values , for example , section num would be assigned the value 6 in the heading of the sixth section of an act . |
| 4 | Under the scheme , which could become a draft directive by the end of the year , motorists would be denied the choice of purchasing parts from the largely cheaper independent suppliers . |
| 5 | He said Labour would be denied the opportunity to re-erect the interventionist policies promised in the policy review . |
| 6 | Labour 's suspicions were immediately aroused that Asquith 's speech at the National Liberal Club was part of an ‘ Establishment ’ plot to deny Labour fair play , and that a Labour government defeated in the Commons would be denied the right which other governments had enjoyed , of an immediate dissolution . |
| 7 | Ultimately , Harris conceded that if this was the Air Ministry 's will , the addition to the Command would be called the Pathfinder Force and demanded Bennett would be the first Commandant . |
| 8 | Edmund would be killed the instant they appeared at the castle gates . |
| 9 | He had keyed up all the radar stations and they would be alerted the moment anything significant was plotted . |
| 10 | To manufacture a garnet disc brooch a two-piece mould would be made in day from a model , in which would be cast the skeleton of the brooch in silver . |
| 11 | If rectification were refused , the public purse would be saved the burden of paying an indemnity . |
| 12 | Playing the offside game would become a riskier business , especially against forwards with the pace of Lineker or Rush , who would be given the benefit of the doubt which at present goes to defenders . |
| 13 | These hospitals would remain as part of the NHS , but would be given the freedom to run themselves . |
| 14 | Then the other bowlers , brought back feeling fresh , would be given the chance to force a collapse . |
| 15 | Romanians would be given the chance to take up an ownership stake in a POF — a kind of embryonic mutual fund — by registering the privatization vouchers which were to be issued to all eligible citizens . |
| 16 | I even began to enjoy my weekly visits to Whitechapel , where I would be given the chance to show off my new-found skills . |
| 17 | The people would be given the opportunity to choose between a single-party or multiparty system , he added , although he argued in favour of the former : " Creating national unity is a fundamental task for our people . |
| 18 | Instead , he ordered parliament to be summoned for a special session on Nov. 7 at which V. P. Singh would be given the opportunity to prove his government 's viability . |
| 19 | This would consist of a group of employees each of whom would be given the responsibility of monitoring the evacuation of a designated part of the building , checking that all rooms , toilets , cloakrooms , etc. in that area were clear of personnel and then reporting to the ‘ Senior Fire Steward ’ at a pre-determined reporting position outside the premises . |
| 20 | Mr Jones was out but would most certainly be in touch when he came back , and yes , the police had phoned and Mr Jones would be given the message as soon as he came in . |
| 21 | I was told that I would be given the money when I got to Singapore . |
| 22 | As a matter of procedure , it was agreed that all the monitoring and control components of the model would be given the suffix ‘ .1 ’ , whereas all other components would be numbered in a convenient order , ie depending on their place in the diagram , rather than annotated to indicate a logical sequence of events . |
| 23 | Employees would be given the right to belong to a union and to take industrial action , and strikers would be protected from dismissal . |
| 24 | It was made easier for companies to set up their own schemes and for the first time everyone would be given the right of a personal pension of their own . |
| 25 | Although the very name of the province derives from the promise of Emperor Leopold I that the immigrant Serbs would be given the right to elect their own vojvoda , or duke , the Habsburgs did not honour this pledge , and the area was incorporated into the military frontier under direct Habsburg control . |
| 26 | Sunday was bath-night , so my big sister Etty would be given the task of looking for my younger brother Jerry , Anna , the youngest of our family , and myself . |
| 27 | Do n't forget , the paper prominently said , that the first of the two Celebration of Canadian Racing meetings would be held the evening with the regular post time of 7 p.m. , while the second meeting , including the running of the Jockey Club Race Train Stakes would be tomorrow afternoon , post time 1.30 . |
| 28 | Finally , from the 40p would be deducted the cost of the telephone call or postage stamp to make the complaint . |
| 29 | Theologians and others should have no special influence , except that , from them would be expected the contribution of those ‘ pearls of wisdom ’ which they , by virtue of their training and studies , are best equipped to extract from the religions and scriptural writings of the past . |
| 30 | Staff would be offered the chance to choose the hours they worked . |