Example sentences of "be that a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It may be that a variety of non-Northumbrian factors also played a part here — not least the early Viking raids , the likely disruption of shipping routes and Anglo-Frankish trading disputes — but the cessation of minting during Aethelred 's second reign is in such striking contrast to what happened in southern England that essentially it remains a mystery . |
| 32 | It could be that a firm may only be able to say with any certainty that it expects the rate of return on an investment project to be within a particular range , say 10 to 15 per cent . |
| 33 | As regards the present argument , the law seems to be that a parent or guardian can consent only to treatment which is in his charge 's interest . |
| 34 | It can not then be that a man was present on earth before a woman , and the woman formed from him . |
| 35 | The literal meaning seems to be that a man is so full of the Holy Spirit that he carries conviction when he speaks about Christ . |
| 36 | The true moral seems to be that a choice is difficult not because we can not decide which is the better but because we can not bear to give up the one that has not been chosen . |
| 37 | We must , in , be constantly aware that correlation , a systematic relationship between two variables X and Y , does not imply causation ; it may be that a change in a characteristic or variable X causes a change in another variable Y , it might be that a change in Y causes a change in X , it might be that they both affect each other , or it might be that neither affects the other , but that a change in a further variable , Z , is responsible for the changes in both X and Y. |
| 38 | We must , in , be constantly aware that correlation , a systematic relationship between two variables X and Y , does not imply causation ; it may be that a change in a characteristic or variable X causes a change in another variable Y , it might be that a change in Y causes a change in X , it might be that they both affect each other , or it might be that neither affects the other , but that a change in a further variable , Z , is responsible for the changes in both X and Y. |
| 39 | It may therefore be that a clause which wholly negates one party 's promise will never be given effect ; even if this is not the case , the court will be extremely reluctant to interpret the clause in that way and clear words will be needed to have that effect . |
| 40 | The effect in essence must be that a Transfer Notice constitutes the Company the agent for the sale of the shares . |
| 41 | The effect in essence must be that a Transfer Notice constitutes the Company the agent for the sale of the shares . |
| 42 | It could be that a lack of support in the community also contributes to postnatal depression — it certainly increases anxiety and unhappiness . |
| 43 | The general idea underlying this discretion seems to be that a court should not award a judicial review remedy if to do so would cause ( query , serious ) damage to the ‘ public interest ’ such as would outweigh the injury which the applicant would suffer as a result of refusal of a remedy . |
| 44 | It may be that a court of equity will regard the bank as affected by equities arising out of the manner in which the husband persuades his wife to agree to the proposed transaction . |
| 45 | In this case I would think that , if the minister does not act in good faith , or if he acts on extraneous considerations which ought not to influence him , or if he plainly misdirects himself in fact or in law , it may well be that a court would interfere ; but when he honestly takes a view of the facts or the law which could reasonably be entertained , then his decision is not to be set aside simply because thereafter someone thinks that his view was wrong … |
| 46 | However it may be that a problem remains at the point of delivery of the curriculum — the interface between pupil and teacher — and that gender bias and stereotyping are being reinforced period by period . |
| 47 | Probably the most accurate statement would be that a person intends to kill if it is his or her purpose to kill by the act or omission charged , or if he or she foresees that death is practically certain to follow from that act or omission . |
| 48 | That Aethelbald 's position in southern England at the end of his reign was still a dominant one is suggested by the description of him in the record of this grant as ‘ king not only of the Mercians but also of the surrounding peoples ’ , but it may be that a diminution of power in the early 750s played a part in exposing him to assassination in Mercia a few years later . |
| 49 | Indeed , the lesson of 1979 may be that a government which can not be certain of winning a vote of confidence in the Commons would be well advised to call an election . |
| 50 | Our fondness each for the other is pure and innocent , a union of two happy souls — it could be that a way will be found for us . ’ |
| 51 | Following this , it may be that a plan of action emerges . |
| 52 | It could be that a researcher 's first paper takes longer to be accepted and published than do papers by established scientists who have had access to the research data of their more junior colleagues . |
| 53 | It may be that a trait of general carelessness ( apparently associated with anxiety ) manifests as poor quality diary entry , as well as erratic usage of medication resulting in greater maximal variation of peak expiratory flow . |
| 54 | The argument would now tend to be that a child refusing to be toilet trained is not simply enjoying the experience for its own sake . |
| 55 | It may be that a judge is well qualified to conduct enquiries to establish what took place on particular occasions . |
| 56 | Hopefully the new home which you are now considering as a prospective purchase will be suitable for your needs in every way , but it may well be that a need for some renovation or refurbishment is indicated from the surveyor 's report or that you will wish to make improvements or alterations of your own . |
| 57 | Any player who scores regularly will have a high mark — be that a defender , or midfielder ( or a GK ) . |
| 58 | Indeed it may well be that a claim for contribution in respect of exemplary damages is not within section 1(1) on the facts of this case , so that one never gets to section 2 in relation to such a claim . |
| 59 | It could be that a record of achievement which has been validated by the business community will carry greater credibility with business people inside and outside Sheffield than an examination award from one of the national examination boards . |
| 60 | The lesson seems to be that a plaintiff has a better chance of attacking the exercise of ministerial power if he can show that in some general way , especially procedural and not substantive , the minister has not played the game according to the newly enlarged rules of natural justice . |