Example sentences of "would have [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As for Williams and James , they would collaborate again on issues involving the West Indies , but this fundamental difference in their opinions would cause a rift between the two men which would have practical implications for the cause of the West Indian nationalist movement 25 years later .
2 Some miners would have regular places in the gang assured , whereas others were employed on a casual basis only , being recruited at the colliery gates at the start of a shift if more labour was required to meet the contract ( Krieger , 1983 , p. 92 ) .
3 It would meet twice a year , but working staff groups would have regular consultations .
4 Similarly , if the rate of interest were below re , people would have insufficient money balances .
5 The report estimated that 75 per cent of local authorities would have insufficient resources to implement the government 's community care proposals .
6 Any product or selling activity which offends the tenets of Hinduism would have small chance of success because such views are deep rooted in the Indian culture .
7 Thank God it was n't high summer , McLeish thought , stepping back almost on to Catherine 's toes and reaching for his handkerchief ; the cold , particularly at night , would have retarded decay .
8 An agreement announced on Nov. 5 confirmed that the Saudis would have ultimate command of fighting to defend the Kingdom , but that US forces based there could proceed independently in action outside Saudi territory .
9 When I woke once in the night I could feel the north wind blowing softly on my cheek , and knew we would have good sailing the next day .
10 " So you would have good reason for calling in your loan . "
11 " In all the circumstances , " I said , " it seems to me that the bank would have good grounds for putting in a receiver .
12 It follows that if a contractor can demonstrate that the resources available and those intended for use on site would enable the works to be finished early , the contractor would have good grounds for claiming reimbursement of additional costs if he or she was thwarted by the client 's delay .
13 A conviction for manslaughter would be sufficient to mark the gravity of those cases in which D was not aware of the risk of death , and the court would have ample discretion in sentencing to reflect the blameworthiness of D's conduct .
14 With rolling stacks in a Jarvis Foyer mezzanine , and t with the space allocated to the drawings , the library would have ample storage well into the next century .
15 Thus , some of the best examples of British painting could be seen in the National Gallery and the Modern Art Museum , while the less important , but , for some , equally interesting , would have ample space of their own .
16 ‘ I promise , ’ Katherine said in a small voice , not quite sure what it was she was pledging , though in later years she would have ample occasion to reflect on what he said .
17 Actually , the Governor would have ample reason to feel paranoid if he did but know the gist of the message Jaq intended to send .
18 Is n't it also true that the European union or community or whatever you like to call it , is also intending to introduce a compulsory identity card in the form of a smart card carrying details of the citizen 's health , but which would have ample room to put all sorts of other things on .
19 er , first of all I would put it to my divisional board to my colleagues to ask for their thoughts and their advice erm , if they rejected it then it would n't go any further , if they approved it then it , because it was a budgetary item rather than just we can go out and spend it tomorrow , it was going into the following years budget , it would then go to the P L C board and they would have final say in whether that element should go into the , into next years budget
20 Prior to the legislation this right could only be a moral one ; once enacted it would have legal standing as well .
21 The organisation would have legal autonomy in monitoring the application of EC health and safety legislation in member states — and helping to shape future legislation .
22 ‘ If the injunction did go through it would have serious consequences for the National Trust nationally .
23 Such events would have serious consequences for the world 's economy and banking system .
24 Any accident would have serious consequences .
25 Those policies would have serious consequences for job opportunities .
26 The riders are not strapped to the car in any way and it 's clear that falling off would have serious consequences .
27 Last week the head teachers association of Cambridgeshire wrote to the county council to say that because of critical shortages of books , equipment and facilities and because of oversized classes , it would have serious difficulty providing the national curriculum .
28 The official also said that Britain had failed to account for its decision to move the colony 's main naval base out of the centre of Hong Kong , a move which he believed would have serious repercussions for the stationing of the Chinese military in the territory after the 1997 transfer of power .
29 Public debt as a proportion of GDP is already rising steeply ; and if this is allowed to go unchecked , Britain would quickly change from being a low debt to a high debt country with a burden of interest payments which would have serious implications for future levels of taxation .
30 Public debt as a proportion of GDP is already rising steeply ; and if this is allowed to go unchecked , Britain would quickly change from being a low debt to a high debt country with a burden of interest payments which would have serious implications for future levels of taxation .
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