could be

The money could be more usefully spent on new equipment.

这笔钱用来购置新设备可能会更有价值。

The Parachute Regiment could be forced to admit women.

伞兵团可能会被迫招收女性。

The space underneath could be used as a storage area.

底下的空间可用作储藏区。

The extra money could be spent on improving public transport.

多余的资金可以用于改善公共交通系统。

They expected a reciprocal gesture before more hostages could be freed.

在更多人质获得自由之前他们期望看到对方也有相应的表示。

Nothing other than an immediate custodial sentence could be justified.

只有判决即时监禁才算合理。

He was jailed in February 1992 and could be released next year.

他于1992年2月入狱，可能明年获释。

It could be argued that laws are made by and for men.

法律由人并为人制定的这一点颇有道理。

The tab for the meeting could be$ 3 000.

这次会议的费用可能是3000元。

I'd be glad if you could help me.

你若能帮助我，我会非常感激。

This could be the start of something big.

这或许是要有大事的苗头。

Things could be looking up in the computer industry.

计算机行业的情况可能会好转。

This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for.

这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。

The database could be used as a teaching resource in colleges.

数据库可以用作大学里的一种教学辅助手段。

Within criminal law almost anything could be defined as "crime".

在刑法中，几乎任何行为都可以被界定为“犯罪”。

This could be the feel-good movie of the autumn.

这可以称得上是今秋令人赏心悦目的影片了。

Once its impurities had settled, the oil could be graded.

一旦杂质沉淀下去，油就可以分级了。

Criminals could at one time be sentenced to penal servitude.

曾经有个时期，罪犯可以被判服劳役刑。

If she ever fancies a job swap, I could be interested.

如果她想和别人互换工作，我会很感兴趣的。

The money saved could be used for more deserving causes.

省下来的钱可以用于更有意义的事业。

So this could be the perfect time to buy a home.

所以这可能是买房子的绝佳时机。

That's my vision of how the world could be

那是我对未来世界的想象。

It saddened her that people could be so cruel.

人竟能如此残忍，这让她痛心。

The money could be better spent on more urgent cases.

这笔钱用于较紧迫的事情也许会好些。

This energy could be much better spent taking some positive action.

这些精力若用于采取某些积极行动的话，可能会更值得。

The results could simply be due to chance.

这结果可能纯属意外。

When angry or excited, however, he could be wild, profane, and terrifying.

但愤怒或激动的时候，他也会发狂、会骂人、令人生畏。

Though he had a temper and could be nasty, it never lasted.

虽然他爱发脾气，而且有时还很讨厌，但向来都只是一阵儿。

Do you think she could be prevailed upon to do those things?

你觉得有可能说服她去做那些事情吗？

The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered.

我之前建议成人服用的剂量可以降到1/2或者1/4。