Example sentences of "[pron] may [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | In understanding the effects which may be observed of subjective risk in everyday driving the most important studies are likely to be those using moderate levels of arousal . |
2 | Such human needs will range from the basic ones for security , which are threatened when other members of an organization wish to close part of the operation down or attempt to perform the same operations with fewer personnel , to the need for self-realization , which may be threatened by extreme specialization and limited capabilities within the division of labour perceived by those in authority to be necessary for the maximization of their objectives ( which will invariably be presented as the goals of ‘ the organization ’ ) . |
3 | This also means that it is not possible to compare the dissociation from isolated GC sites with that from clusters of such sites which may be stabilised by cooperative interaction . |
4 | They will have fluctuating motivation which may be influenced by outside factors such as a court appearance , loss of drug supply , or family breakdown . |
5 | Common to them all is the fact that they are acted and are therefore simulations of reality , which may be done with varying degrees of realism or fantasy . |
6 | There are three basic books which may be studied to good effect : A Complete Guide to Heraldry by A.C. Fox-Davies , revised in 1969 by John Brooke-Little , the present Norroy and Ulster King of Arms ; Boutell 's Heraldry , also revised by Brook-Little ( 1983 ) ; and A New Dictionary of Heraldry ( 1987 ) edited by Stephen Friar . |
7 | An upperplate margin is formed by crust lying above the detachment fault while a lower-plate margin is developed on deeper crustal rocks lying below the detachment zone and which may be overlain by faulted fragments of the upper plate . |
8 | Think of the male statues which are even now being exposed at Sydenham without adequate covering and which may be viewed by innocent girls ! " |
9 | Suspended sentence — activation — whether activation of a suspended sentence is subject to restrictions on the maximum aggregate term of imprisonment which may be imposed in particular circumstances |
10 | Labial or Lip Sounds Sounds which may be sub-divided into bilabial : sounds articulated by the two lips , eg/p , m/and labio-dental : sounds articulated by the lower lip against the upper teeth , eg/f/ . |
11 | We are left with n — s rows which may be written in partitioned matrix form as unc where A1 is a non-singular submatrix of A of order ( n — s ) ( some reordering of the elements of x may be necessary to obtain the non-singular minor ) , unc is of the order unc and c is the reduced vector b ; x has been partitioned conformably into n — s elements ( y ) and s elements ( z ) . |
12 | Diseases which may be transmitted during natural mating are avoided by AI , and it does offer the possibility of being able to get a goat which is not CAE-negative put in kid if this is really necessary . |
13 | We may write this equation as unc Equation ( 5 ) is known as a parametric solution : since we have only n — s independent relations we can determine only n — s unknowns ( y ) in terms of the remaining s quantities ( z ) , which may be regarded as arbitrary parameters in the problem . |
14 | using microviewdata/viewdata to compile , synthesize ( and therefore re-create ) in-house databases , which may be based on original research or other forms of information , including information from viewdata sources . |
15 | Lakoff and Turner distinguish between " conceptual " metaphors , which are part of the language system , and original or " image " metaphors , ( which may be based upon conceptual metaphors ) . |
16 | Lists Terms often contain lists : for instance , of rights which may be exercised in certain situations , or of facilities to be provided . |
17 | Epidemiological studies have implicated dietary fat of animal origin as an important aetiological factor in the development of colorectal cancer which may be related to altered faecal bile acids . |
18 | Many of the variables which may be related to subjective risk may also be related to subsequent recall of situations . |
19 | Counselling is concerned with coping mechanisms which may be related to physical health problems , or may be personal and linked to relationships , or sociocultural issues including spiritual beliefs , or may be linked to economic difficulties . |
20 | The mutual understanding and growth of confidence which may be engendered by co-operative working can have valuable implications for family and home/ school relationships . |
21 | The spinelets are crowded with 9 or more points which may be subdivided into secondary points giving the crown a very irregular appearance . |
22 | two ice axe loops with top straps which may be adjusted to varying heights ; two compression straps at each side ; d-ring positioned on each shoulder harness strap . |
23 | The precise characterisation of this agent awaits further study but it is clear that most patients with NSAID enteropathy have normal 1 4 C glyocholate breath tests , urinary indicans , and vitamin B 1 2 absorption , all of which may be affected in non-specific intestinal bacterial overgrowth syndromes . |
24 | It is known to pick up tortoises , birds eggs and carrion , which may be stolen from other predators . |
25 | Second , whilst waiver of past breaches of contract can never be revoked , the effect of estoppel is to suspend obligation which may be revoked with reasonable notice . |
26 | The aim of this book is to describe the physical laws governing the behaviour of molecular chains in solution which may be obeyed in common by actual polymer solutions . |
27 | There are also handouts , which may be photocopied for personal use . |
28 | The focus of this work , as also of Adrian Oldfield 's forthcoming Citizenship and Community , is an interest in the lessons which may be derived for modern society from the Classical-Renaissance-Enlightenment emphasis on civic virtue . |
29 | The orthodox sociological position , which may be derived from various different theoretical perspectives , is that rising unemployment leads to more crime . |
30 | The isoenzymes , which may be derived from alternative gene sets provided by polyploidy , in effect increase membrane permeability and allow water to pass out of the cells , concentrating cell solutions and lowering their freezing points . |