Example sentences of "[noun] may [not/n't] [be] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But two small marmosets need much attention , and insect hunting with two babies clinging to her fur may not be easy for the mother . |
| 2 | There may also be good reason for deleting reference to the contemplation of proceedings under ss 146 or 147 of the Law of Property Act 1925 , as the costs recoverable under such a provision may not be easy for the tenant to assess and counter . |
| 3 | Thus , a microprogram may have a wait for a store read to be completed , or the result from a test function may not be available for the micro-instruction sequence until several micro-instruction cycles after the function was initiated . |
| 4 | The information in the annual accounts may not be suitable for the decision to be made in respect of planning , control , investment etc . |
| 5 | Therefore training a connected speech recognition system with isolated words may not be satisfactory for a connected word recognition system ( McInnes & Jack , 1988 ) . |
| 6 | But every site is different in soil type , degree and nature of the contamination — a solution suitable for a disused gasworks may not be appropriate for a leaking landfill . |
| 7 | Finally , women who are actively anorectic and weigh 85% or less of average expected body weight may not be suitable for referral to a group as they often experience physiological urges to binge as a result of emaciation . |
| 8 | ‘ You know what mothers are , ’ he shrugged , then , looking at Rachel searchingly , he added , ‘ The future may not be easy for us . ’ |
| 9 | You must be aware that such labels may not be appropriate for the whole of the period that you are studying . |
| 10 | If , for example , a hotelier contracts for a window cleaner to clean all the outside windows of the hotel and , while undertaking this job , the person contracted falls and is injured , although the hotelier owes the window cleaner a duty of care under s. 2(1) OLA 1957 , the extent of this duty is modified by the fact that window cleaners will themselves guard against the ordinary risks of carrying out the job and thus the hotelier may not be liable for their injuries . |
| 11 | Like many animals which only produce one young at a time and may not breed every year , individuals are potentially very long lived , fifty or sixty years may not be unusual for some . |
| 12 | Alternatively the precise positioning of the IE-3 site with respect to the mRNA start site may not be correct for downregulation of this promoter by the 140k protein , as a close correlation has been observed between Vmw175 mediated autorepression and the stereo-specific or distance-dependent placement of the IE-3 binding site and the TATA box ( discussion of reference 40 ) . |
| 13 | Years of experience tell us that standard beds may not be right for every human body . |
| 14 | and although things may not be brilliant for , in the workplace at the moment , but we 're we 're making a move , we 're getting a , a foot in there . |
| 15 | Walling may have one or two faces , so a one-face finish may not be suitable for using as the edge of a tread instead of a paving slab , but would be for use underneath the slab . |
| 16 | The main concern , however , is an overriding apprehension that what 's good for Netware may not be good for Unix . |
| 17 | He said , ‘ What 's good for NetWare may not be good for Unix … ( and ) Novell has no compelling reason to keep paying for the fuel that burns in the Unix flame . ’ |
| 18 | These data suggest that the reforms may not be responsible for the improved performance observed . |
| 19 | The question whether there was ‘ dishonesty ’ by the prosecution may not be easy for magistrates to determine because it is not clear in what sense that word is used in the present context . |
| 20 | It may also be prudent to advise the client that the standard terms may not be suitable for all transactions and that , if it has any regular business partners , or long-term contracts , it may be better to have a specially negotiated contract for that customer/transaction . |
| 21 | Occupation of the centre ground may not be essential for success . |
| 22 | This means your ideal flight may not be available for your chosen holiday . |
| 23 | It may involve you in extra duties and worries at first : for instance , you may have to take the patient to his workplace by car , and collect him again , and the timing may not be convenient for you . |
| 24 | The investor may not be happy for the vendor to see the report for different reasons . |
| 25 | The need continually to monitor one 's standards of attainment may be new to some teachers , but is an essential part of self- evaluation : community language teachers may not be ready for the responsibilities placed on them in terms of analysing pupils ' needs and progress , or in terms of raising the status of a language . |
| 26 | The habitat that suits the male of the species may not be ideal for the female . |
| 27 | Such children are the ones who have considerable problems with distance vision , and indeed their sight may not be adequate for the use of print as their means of literacy . |
| 28 | Bacteriological tests are of little value as the results may not be available for some days . |
| 29 | On presentation of faeces to the proximal anal canal , the duration of the squeezing effort may not be sufficient for rectal adaptation . |
| 30 | COLLECTING NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS BY STERLING REMITTANCE IS AN EXPENSIVE PROCEDURE FOR US ; AND PAYING A LARGE LUMP SUM ONCE A YEAR MAY NOT BE CONVENIENT FOR YOU . |