Example sentences of "[noun] [that] [noun] may be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A ribbed shell of this kind is often stronger than one without ribs ( for the same reason that corrugated iron is used for roofing ) , and it is probably no coincidence that ribs may be developed on bivalves too . |
| 2 | The introduction makes a perfunctory bow to linguistics when Genette puts forward the hypothesis that narrative may be regarded as ‘ the development — monstrous , if you will — given to a verbal form , in the grammatical sense of the term : the expansion of a verb … |
| 3 | All that is needed is to specify clearly those occasions when there is a strong danger that directors may be tempted to act in their own self-interest and then to make the shareholders ' consent necessary in those circumstances . |
| 4 | There is a danger that projects may be undertaken not because they are likely to lead to academically interesting results , but simply because they are susceptible to computerisation . |
| 5 | Goals are often too readily set and aims too ambitiously expressed and unless a systematic ( scientific ) examination is made of the methods utilised to achieve these ends , there is the danger that progress may be slowed or even upset … . ’ |
| 6 | However , let us assume for the moment that representatives may be accorded standing in some cases at least . |
| 7 | A final complication is recent evidence that bitches may be reinfected during late pregnancy or lactation , leading directly to transmammary infection of the suckling pups , and , once patency is established in the bitch , to contamination of the environment with eggs . |
| 8 | As a result of verbal directive from Macmillan to Corps Comd at recent meeting we have undertaken to return all Soviet Nationals in proviso about use of force and we have issued instructions that force may be used if absolutely necessary . |
| 9 | However , it is possible in both instances that efficiency may be improved , notwithstanding the reservations listed above , as a result of improved managerial decision making ( see ‘ Managerial Efficiency ’ below ) . |
| 10 | But in the light of the recent IRA attack in nearby Oxford city centre , there 's concern that terrorists may be based somewhere in the Thames Valley . |
| 11 | With modernism , the strongest assertion of the value of utility is found in the assumption that aesthetics may be subordinated to function . |
| 12 | Pupils should gain increasing understanding that texts may be related to the interests of different groups — such as women or men , adolescents or minorities of different kinds — and that critical thinking about existing stereotypes and values can be stimulated by studying literature which expresses alternative points of view : for example , on the family , nature and industrialisation , the nation or literature itself . |
| 13 | Table 5.10 Commissions on eurodollar fixed rate bonds by supranationals ( percent ) Margins or spreads , for example over domestic government bonds , are typically influenced by a wide variety of factors , including default risk of the issuer , call risk that bonds may be liquidated early , tax exemption , maturity , and expected market liquidity . |
| 14 | A slow-minded or busy person can be thankful that the Bible ‘ contains so perfect a body of ethics that reason may be excused from the enquiry ’ , but the position of those to whom it is unavailable is not entirely happy . |
| 15 | Another way that firms may be characterised is by their use of research consultants . |
| 16 | It is possible , therefore , to integrate modules in such a way that Outcomes may be overtaken in less time than the total notional time for the programme . |
| 17 | " But , my dear , there is no way that danger may be avoided whilst this dreadful siege lasts . " |
| 18 | Mr Justice Jowitt told the jury that previously it had been shown in cases of alleged sexual misconduct that women may be tempted to exaggerate or fabricate . |
| 19 | We are led to believe that ‘ lack of finance ’ is to blame yet we are told we are all paying an extra premium on the basic community charge in order that standards may be kept up . |
| 20 | Business laid before the full cabinet has often been the subject of previous informal agreement between the Prime Minister and certain colleagues in order that opposition may be outmanoeuvred … |
| 21 | But in the public goods case , it may be fruitful to allow for the possibility that individuals may be motivated by commitment ( Johansen , 1977 ; Sen , 1979 ; Margolis , 1982 ) . |
| 22 | The possibility that books may be needed at some future date tends to encourage a defensive strategy of retention . |
| 23 | For teachers who feel uncomfortable about imposing ‘ group work ’ on children , it recognises the possibility that collaboration may be promoted by indirect means . |
| 24 | Going a step further , the idea that conflict may be hidden in this way suggests that those who are relatively powerless may be unwilling or unable to translate their interests into claims on public policy . |
| 25 | All of which lends circumstantial weight to the idea that oncogenes may be activated by stripping them of their methyl groups — and also explains the common observation that tumour cells may sometimes express inappropriately characteristics of other tissue cells . |
| 26 | Here was the germ of the idea that fusion may be aided by deuterium being compressed within solid materials . |
| 27 | The perception of urban problems changed ; in due time the nature of planning response changed with it , and it is in this context that explanations may be sought as to how and why the tempo and style of the public regulation of the urban environment changed so markedly at this time . |
| 28 | Similarly , the fact that mothers may be associated with certain types of abuse may reflect the position of women within the family and the wider society more generally ( Parton , C. , 1989 ) . |
| 29 | But what is more troubling than the initial rigid fixed term is the fact that warrants may be renewed for longer periods still . |