(i) It is important that she be reinstated immediately.
[subjunctive]
(ii) It is important that she should be
reinstated immediately. [tensed]
(The Cambridge Grammar of the
English Language)What is the semantic difference between the two?
Answer
Per Oxford English Dictionary “should” firstly expresses advisability (as opposed to obligation), so I would think that the second sentence is weaker.
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