Example sentences of "could [be] [vb pp] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The carrier Bulwark had to be sailed hastily north from Mombasa with an infantry battalion embarked to establish a forward base at Aqaba on the Red Sea , through which supplies could be despatched to Amman by road . |
| 2 | Personally , I think that the trouble in Manchester could be traced to inadequacies regarding the stewarding arrangements . |
| 3 | Indeed , the dilemmas for professionals in their ‘ multi-professional approach ’ could be traced to paradoxes within their different understandings of the meaning of ‘ disability ’ . |
| 4 | Princess could be dragged to court as libel witness |
| 5 | Some of the chimpanzees could be transferred to zoos , but the chimpanzees infected with AIDS must be cared for in special facilities until their deaths . |
| 6 | The intention was to produce a quality system and procedure which could be accredited to BS 5750 . |
| 7 | Pupils could be asked to sequence two or more pictures , to say which came first . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , I do not believe for one moment — I made this point on enough occasions to the hon. Member for Antrim , East ( Mr. Beggs ) — that , if we had not given potential investors the opportunity to buy a power station that could be converted to gas , there would have been much hope of bringing a gas pipeline to Northern Ireland . |
| 9 | Other studies have shown that much more land could be converted to forestry , to give a possible 30 per cent cover to produce ( ITE , 1978 , 31 ) : ‘ a dramatic landscape change ’ and a landscape : ‘ similar to that of Sweden ’ . |
| 10 | It was estimated that 50–60% of the change in fluid transport caused by the parasite could be ascribed to activation of intramural nervous reflexes . |
| 11 | This reasoning could be applied to claims by or against the United States with respect to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea . |
| 12 | No history of the ‘ peculiarities of the English ’ can be generalised to other bourgeoisies elsewhere , but a detailed account of this class will show the kind of analysis which could be applied to others . |
| 13 | This second interpretation of the originally American concept of search , and how it could be applied to Britain , sees the business more from the client 's point of view than that of the would-be consultant . |
| 14 | Prison security has become an issue , especially since the troubles in Northern Ireland , and it is worth noting that the 1983 report of the Chief Inspector of Prisons suggested that the lessons of the 38-prisoner-escape from the Maze could be applied to England and Wales . |
| 15 | This interpretation could be applied to computer records , although some commentators have noted that where a document has undergone processing , as well as recording , it will not apply . |
| 16 | His comparison between the Norwegian city of Tromso and the Skye Bridge row in Scotland was meant to emphasise how the Norwegian way of linking the city 's islands with tunnels could be applied to Skye . |
| 17 | Much of this statement could be applied to Aquitaine . |
| 18 | And Skillbase markets their skills to other organisations as well , calling it ‘ executive leasing ’ ( or for highest positions ‘ interim management ’ — perhaps a term that could be applied to Sir Len Peach 's stint at the NHS ) . |
| 19 | That the similar material produced under Æthelred may reflect badly , rather than well , upon his administration is a conclusion that could be applied to Cnut too . |
| 20 | The report proposed that a progressive element could be applied to contributions . |
| 21 | Even fresh sea fish , the most perishable of commodities , could be rushed to markets , although only the prime varieties , turbot and sole , justified the cost . |
| 22 | As for its Alpha plans , BCO hinted that the new kit could be upgraded to Alpha technology in a year 's time but it will not commit to any definite Alpha policy . |
| 23 | In this case Mr Kelly made it clear to Dixons that his client needed a PC which could be upgraded to 4Mb of RAM and could take a dongle plugged into Com1 . |
| 24 | No loans could be made to countries at war , and American citizens were forbidden to travel on their ships . |
| 25 | And the nearest relative 's right to call for an assessment by the local authority could be extended to guardianship , forcing authorities to give reasons for not exercising their power . |
| 26 | The idea could be extended to adopters of older children with appropriate input on managing behaviour problems or coping with racism if it is a transracial adoption . |
| 27 | Thus , Egenhofer and Frank ( 1988 ) suggested a way in which the WYSIWYG principle of ‘ what you see is what you get ’ could be extended to GIS and outlined the components of their own system which included a study of the selection of objects and areas , legends and query specification . |
| 28 | He asked if , in the circumstances , the South Metropolitan service could be extended to Tooting Broadway , only half a mile beyond the Tooting Junction terminus . |
| 29 | But Graham Steward , director of Hambros treasury and capital markets division , said that the principle could be extended to currencies and small companies , and perhaps even to individuals , for example to hedge mortgages . |
| 30 | Tyndale 's main problem for the rest of his life was to find a base on the Continent where there was a printing press , where its use by him would be tolerated by the authorities , and from which his translations and publications could be sent to England , either through sales at the great annual book fair at Frankfurt or by river and sea , hidden among the goods of friendly merchants . |