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EXAMPLES OF SUBJUNCTIVE

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  1. I did not dictate to the President how he go about ...
    Robert Ray, on This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts (US television) (2001-01-21)
    Lord help us.
    Sign in the inaugural procession for George Walker Bush (2001-01-20)
    – Dr. Clive, this is hardly helpful.
    – Helpful be damned !
    From the miniseries Horatio Hornblower, episode “Mutiny” or “Retribution” (US television) (2001)
    – I wish it were enough.
    – If it were, then you wouldn't be the man I feel in love with.
    From the series “Andromeda”, episode #108 “The Banks of the Lethe” (US television) (2000-11-20)
    This would be wise advice, if only the situation were like that – if the job were done and it were time to relax. If only that were true! But challenges abound, and this is no time to take the future for granted.
    — —
    If “the job” really were done, if there were nothing at stake except credit, perhaps it would be wiser to let the matter drop. But we are not in that position.
    Richard Stallman, “By any other name...”, commentary on AnchorDesk (2000-10-13)

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  2. The Gore campaign is eager that their candidate step out of the shadows.
    Anthony Brooks (correspondent), All Things Considered, National Public Radio (USA) (2000-08-15)
    [“Their”, “its”, same difference ...]
    If that had failed, he would have urged that the matter be resolved in a family court. [approximate quotation]
    Anthony Brooks (correspondent), All Things Considered, National Public Radio (USA) (2000-04-25)
    It is imperative that everyone play pianissimo during the spoken monologue.
    From the series “Frasier” (US television) (2000-04-13)
    We are adamant that that not happen.
    Conversation (2000-04-04)
    Last year, North Carolina became the first to mandate its police collect such data, and after being threatened with federal investigations, New Jersey and Maryland reached agreements with the federal government ensuring that state troopers would no longer pull over cars based on the driver's skin color.
    Cheryl Corley (correspondent), All Things Considered, National Public Radio (USA) (2000-03-30)
    It is in the interest of the United States that Russia be a democracy. That is [essentially] a good thing.
    Strobe Talbot, US Deputy Secretary of State, interviewed on Morning Edition, National Public Radio (USA) (2000-03-29)

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  3. They recommend he remain in jail for another six months until the next review.
    Barbara Bradley (correspondent), All Things Considered, National Public Radio (USA) (2000-03-27)
    And that should put you to rest on any terrain, be it off road or on.
    Jeep advertisement (US television) (2000-03-27)
    He wishes he were us now.
    Conan O'Brien, Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2000-02-15)
    Apartment Sen. William Lambeth II presented a bill that the SGA request the university add the official abbreviation of campus buildings – what students see in the timetable - to each building sign.
    “Useless bills”, lead editorial in The Daily Beacon (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) (2000-01-27)
    [Note that “request the university add” also is an instance of the mandative subjunctive.]

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  4. Mendoza called the junta's action an effort to “prevent a bloodbath” amid the Indians' revolt and asked that the military officers who backed the uprising not be punished.
    “Vice president takes over power in Ecuador”, article on cnn.com (2000-01-22)
    It is extremely urgent that we talk with you right now, sir.
    From the series “The X-Files” (US television) (2000-01-16)
    The court blocked an Immigration and Naturalization Service order that the boy be returned to his father in Cuba.
    News reader, All Things Considered, National Public Radio (USA) (2000-01-10)
    But if you were a scientist, I think you should ask yourself the same question.
    Marilyn vos Savant, “Ask Marilyn” (weekly column), Parade Magazine (2000-01-09)
    [Emphasis on “were” added by vos Savant.]
    It's essential that my kids pitch in.
    Marie Osmond, quoted in “Life is a matter of choices”, Parade Magazine (2000-01-09)
    According to a separate lawsuit, another Nichiei employee demanded a debtor sell his daughter into prostitution.
    — —
    Twenty-eight of Warsaw(Poland)'s 42 prime-location restrooms were leased in early 1999 to private companies on the condition that they renovate and maintain the toilets.
    — —
    A group of Albanians demanded that the U.N. Mission in Kosovo put its mascot stray dog, Unmik, to sleep because he is “Serbian”.
    Chuck Shepherd, “News of the weird” (weekly syndicated column), Metro Pulse (Knoxville, Tennessee), p. 35 (2000-01-06)
    Installing the server requires that an intruder first compromise a machine by different means.
    CERT Advisory CA-99-17 Denial-of-Service Tools (1999-12-28)

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  5. YTcracker, a 17-year-old from Colorado Springs, Colo., said he routinely sends messages to government Web site administrators insisting that they address vulnerabilities and adopt Unix or other more secure systems, but the messages largely go ignored.
    “Feds leave doors open for hackers”, article on cnn.com (1999-12-22)
    The deal requires that teachers join the union.
    Claudio Sanchez (correspondent), All Things Considered, National Public Radio (USA) (1999-12-20)
    My holiday wish is that nobody go to Lou's Burritos.
    Conan O'Brien, Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1999-12)

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  6. It is very important that the charge nurse and the attending physician work together throughout the shift.
    Unknown (interview), “On the Inside”, on The Discovery Channel (US television) (1999-12-01)
    I was going to request that they [television sets] be turned down.
    Conversation with Allison Miller (1999-12-01)
    I requested that I stay near Knoxville.
    Conversation with Allison Miller (1999-12-01)
    At that time, he also set these parameters: that the obverse design be of one or more women, that it not depict a living person, and that the design maintain a dignity befitting the nation's coinage.
    The Golden Dollar Coin: Frequently Asked Questions, on-line document from the U.S. Mint (www.usmint.gov) (1999-11-24)
    I would respectfully suggest that you keep to your cabin.
    From the miniseries Horatio Hornblower, episode “The Duchess and the Devil” (US television) (1999)
    She said company lawyers also have demanded the Web site be transferred to their authority.
    Associated Press, printed in The News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee), p. D4 (1999-11-21

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  7. I took all of the necessary information, but because of her attitude I did not insist that we call for a police officer.
    Letter to the syndicated column Smart Money, printed in The News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee), p. D2 (1999-11-21)
    The car is programmed to respond sluggishly, the way it might if the driver were indeed intoxicated.
    Newscaster, WBIR-TV (Knoxville, Tennessee) (1999-11-20)
    Albright was an attorney, but more importantly, he was a conservationist, and a man who advocated that national parks be spread all across the county to preserve and interpret natural and cultural features and serve people.
    Coggins A (1999). Place Names of the Smokies, ISBN 0-937207-23-3, p. 23.
    To deal with these problems of redundant and dual place names, the National Park Service and the U.S. Board of Geographic Names requested that a nomenclature committee be established in each state.
    Coggins A (1999). Place Names of the Smokies, ISBN 0-937207-23-3, p. 13.
    But if it weren't so big, it wouldn't be nearly so fun.
    Commentator, ESPN (US television) (1999-11-20)

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  8. I was going to recommend that you buy a second-hand pickup truck, a beater.
    Click (or Clack), Car Talk, National Public Radio (USA) (1999-11-20)
    However, for your safety, we do require that you keep your seat belt fastened at all times while seated.
    Flight attendant, Delta Airlines (1999-11-19)
    I think it is very critical that Bill Bradley address those issues which politicians have avoided.
    Unknown (interview), Morning Edition, National Public Radio (USA) (1999-11-15)
    But Parks, upset over the group's “vulgarity and profanity,” is suing for $25,000 and has asked that her name be removed from all OutKast products.
    “Rosa Parks sues OutKast”, article on cnn.com (1999-11-05)
    Husbands, especially if there were a lot of property involved, needed to know that their heirs were legitimate.
    Unknown (interview), “The History of Sex”, on The History Channel (US television) (1999-11-03)
    Hadrian decreed that a new temple be built in the honor of Jupiter.
    Unknown (interview), “The Great Empire: Rome”, on The History Channel (US television) (1999-11-03)
    The FAA has since mandated that [this early-warning radar system] never be disabled. [approximate quotation]
    Correspondent, All Things Considered, National Public Radio (USA) (1999-11-02)
    However this plays in Knoxville, it seems calculated to play well in Nashville where additional state funding is essential lest the name of the game at UT become Stop the Music.
    Joe Sullivan, Metro Pulse (Knoxville, Tennessee), p. 4 (1999-10-28).

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  9. Well, she has said that the top priority of the tribunal is that Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic and that the Bosnian Serb leaders [names unspellable] be arrested and brought to the Hague.
    Sylvia Poggioli, Morning Edition, National Public Radio (USA) (1999-10-27)
    I just wish it were easier to use !
    Clorox advertisement (US television) (1999-10-26)
    [Why cannot Toyota and Kodak follow Clorox's example ? See below.]
    I am rather anxious that she discuss this with me soon.
    Conversation (1999-10-25)
    That would have been a huge win, if they were able to pull it off.
    Commentator, ESPN (US television) (1999-10-23)
    [Compare the common usage, “if they had been able”.]

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  10. It is important that he tell the truth now, lest he be doubted later.
    Conversation (1999-10-19)
    It is imperative that we eat soon.
    Conversation with Allison Miller (1999-10-16)
    The ability to find loopholes in a system, be they mathematical, systematical, or procedural, is vital to a cryptographer.
    Bruce Schneier, “CRYPTO-GRAM” (monthly email newsletter) (1999-10-15)
    We would prefer, I'm sure, some form of representative government be installed in the next couple of days.
    Howard Schaffer of Georgetown University, All Things Considered, National Public Radio (USA) (1999-10-13)
    Political correctness is a threat to free speech because special interest groups are not content just to put forth their views, but demand that the opposing view be silenced.
    John Sopinka, Canadian Supreme Court Justice, cited on WWW (1999-10-13)
    If modern business people weren't able to hold a drink, grab a bite, shake hands and extract a business card all at the same time, the commercial world would grind to a halt.
    Judith Martin, Miss Manners column (1999-10-10)
    A sniper would be almost immediately killed if he were captured.
    Unknown (interview), “Suicide Missions: Sniper”, on The History Channel (US television) (1999-10-05)
    Any transform, be it monotonic or nonmonotonic, of a Fourier-transform surrogate should be [temporally] reversible.
    Conversation (1999-10-05)
    I was suggesting that we sit down for a while and discuss this.
    Conversation (1999-10-05)
    My concern is that we make sure we're consistent, so that we can use each other's libraries.
    Conversation (1999-10-05)
    Arafat asked that Palestinian police chief Ghazi Jabali be allowed to travel from Gaza to the West Bank town of Ramallah to attend his father's funeral.
    Linda Gradstein, Morning Edition, National Public Radio (USA) (1999-10-04)

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