Example sentences of "it could [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It raised the more general and important question whether the determination of a statutory tribunal with a limited jurisdiction could give rise to issue estoppel at all , or only to cause of action estoppel ; in other words , whether it could give rise to an estoppel for all purposes or only for the limited purpose for which the jurisdiction to make the determination was conferred . |
2 | The kind of questions that might be asked in the context are whether the proposal could have wide effects beyond the immediate locality , whether it could give rise to regional or national controversy and whether it could conflict with national policy . |
3 | ‘ The tree was destroyed before it could bear fruit ! ’ shouted Surere , gripping the edge of the table and half rising from his seat . |
4 | It could mean students developing a flexibility of mind and attitude that is appropriate to their future careers in the worlds of commerce , industry and the professions . |
5 | He says it could mean treatment is of an inferior quality in hospitals outside the county . |
6 | But he said it could mean duties of managers/owners — such as keeping a hotel plan or ensuring staff are trained to use the fire fighting equipment — implicit in UK laws — would have to be spelt out . |
7 | It could mean legislation to prevent discrimination , dismissal , and also help with housing in the event of illness . |
8 | Highlands and Islands Enterprise estimated yesterday it could mean £20 million a year until 1999 . |
9 | THE unholy tangle that is the Second Division promotion and relegation saga will be resolved today and it could mean heartbreak for three of football 's biggest names . |
10 | Cos I I can understand if we did n't handle it carefully , it could mean people would be more demanding and say , I 'm entitled to go on this training . |
11 | But until then , she concedes gloomily : ‘ It could mean people going without help . |
12 | ‘ It could mean negotiations , but it could mean closure . ’ |
13 | If he does it , Edward , it could mean collapse . |
14 | ‘ If we can increase our air contact with Europe , it could mean jobs will be created in the district . ’ |
15 | ‘ It could mean negotiations , but it could mean closure . ’ |
16 | It would be a treat if it could enhance Cricket ! for the next couple of months . |
17 | A call by the Netherlands , Germany and Denmark for more generous fiscal incentives for cleaner cars to cut emissions faster was resisted by other EC countries , including the UK , on grounds that it could distort competition . |
18 | The Sunday Times had always been a special paper , particularly in the Harold Evans days , when , with stories like Thalidomide and the Insight coverage of Northern Ireland , it could lay claim to being the greatest in the world . |
19 | A base like this could not resist the authority of the host government but it could protect merchants against local hostility or the attacks of other traders . |
20 | Before you tackle the bully , however , evaluate whether it could make matters worse for you . |
21 | They were people who thought It was important — and that it could make money . |
22 | So I mean it it was it was represented to me er and I felt that there was some logic in it that that this company would not be discussing this deal unless it felt it could make money out of it and that money in the end would have to come out of the local people here . |
23 | Clearly , it could make sense to seal many sites and leave them until better treatments have been developed . |
24 | Hitler did n't like Jews and it could make trouble for me . |
25 | The yen 's rise could help trim the trade surplus in the long run as it could make U.S. exporters more competitive , although in the short-term that could help lift the amount of exports in dollar terms from Japan . |
26 | If HaL meets its promised dates , it could beat Sun to market with a 64-bit system — but it is Sun that expects to create a high-volume 64-bit market supplying both its own needs and those of its cloners . |
27 | If HaL meets its reported dates , it could beat Sun to market with a 64-bit system — but it is Sun which expects to create a high-volume 64-bit market supplying both its own needs and those of its cloners . |
28 | It could place players and spectators in 1995 at great risk of violence . |
29 | If another launch attempt is not made in the next ten days , then it could face cancellation . |
30 | President Bush has told the United Nations that if Iraq pulls out of Kuwait , it could end conflict between the Arabs and the Israelis . |