Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] may be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Introductory handling sessions followed by work in the galleries generally allow pupils to get far more benefit from a museum visit than use of the exhibition galleries alone , where objects may be displayed behind glass . |
| 2 | Safe grips can be used and the appropriate sized roller used for each length of hair ; dolls or wigs may be used for this . |
| 3 | Annotations or labels may be attached to the clones and probes . |
| 4 | Variety is added by using different pattern scales , so that large florals can be combined with striped patterns , for instance ; or colourways may be co-ordinated across a range so that mixtures of patterns and plains can be used . |
| 5 | Pinch points or gateways may be formed by the placement of vertical elements such as trees at a point where the carriageway is artificially narrowed ( Figure 5.8 ) . |
| 6 | Words or phrases may be defined by reference to other documents . |
| 7 | Smaller objects such as shells , buttons or bobbins may be provided to be used on any models produced , or as ‘ print ’ makers to make impressions in the dough , providing experience of space and shape . |
| 8 | As an exception to this rule , secured or unsecured loans or credits may be granted to a customer by the firm to fund a margin requirement provided that a credit assessment is made of the customer by an employee of the firm who is independent of the trading or marketing functions of the firm ( eg the compliance officer ) , and the maximum amount of the loan or credit to be granted has been notified to the customer and , in respect of a private customer , has been set out in writing and agreed by the customer in accordance with Rule 5 – 27 ( customer borrowing ) . |
| 9 | Whatever excuses or explanations may be offered in mitigation of the numerous indictments that may be levelled against the organised religions , surely nothing can vindicate their apparent widespread abandonment of responsibility to denounce the decline of standards on all moral fronts . |
| 10 | Instead claims by and against third party organisations or individuals may be made in a variety of domestic and regional , formal and informal arenas . |
| 11 | It is housed in a lovely old wheelwright 's house which has been tastefully converted to provide a large workshop downstairs , where potters may be watched at their wheels , and a large showroom in the upper loft area . |
| 12 | Full transparent face shields or visors may be specified as an alternative and are sometimes an integral part of a safety helmet . |
| 13 | Certain common linking topics or themes may be chosen for humanities-driven work . |
| 14 | The occasional row of repeated birds or quadrupeds may be substituted for abstract designs in one of the zones ; but much more interesting is the introduction of complicated scenes of human activity . |
| 15 | Mood-altering substances or behaviours may be discovered by the individual sufferer specifically to alleviate the disorder of mood or to provide a sense of elation . |
| 16 | In compensation , pictures or sculptures may be accompanied by comments from the artists . |
| 17 | No necklaces or bracelets may be worn at all , which includes all JS employees whether they work in high risk areas or in the office . |
| 18 | The table includes all the regular winter localities , although birds may be reported from many other suitable sites . |
| 19 | Although warranties may be implied by statute , not only may they be inadequate , but the vendor will want the purchaser to acknowledge it has not relied on any warranty , representation or undertaking unless expressly set out in the sale agreement . |
| 20 | The British Library Act state quite clearly that books may be disposed of if they are duplicates , though this raises the question of what exactly a duplicate is . |
| 21 | The possibility that books may be needed at some future date tends to encourage a defensive strategy of retention . |
| 22 | A central element in the charge that companies are ‘ short-termist ’ is that the stock market undervalues projects with a long-term pay off , and therefore that companies may be deterred from investing to the extent that is socially desirable for fear of an adverse effect on the market value of their shares . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | A second technique is deconcentration — although functions may be departmentalised in a single central government department , it may nevertheless be desirable for administration to be dispersed from the geographical centre and into the regions and localities where it takes actual effect ‘ on the ground ’ . |
| 25 | How may we change those conditions so that the book may be written , or , more importantly , that lives may be changed through that same Spirit of power ? |
| 26 | Although individuals may be grouped on the basis of various variable scores , this is almost always without regard for their position within the social structure . |
| 27 | These ways are often referred to as vehicles or methods in public relations practice , because it is through them that messages may be sent to consumers . |
| 28 | 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 ) . |
| 29 | It is well established that individuals may be pursued in tort even though the allegedly negligent act or piece of advice itself was in name performed by a company . |
| 30 | Although ideas may be mooted by paid staff , it is elected bureaux representatives who will vote them in or out ( see Chapter 1 ) . |