Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] may [be] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | This case is illustrated in Fig. 7–2 , where it may be checked that the excess of revenue over variable costs ( the shaded area ) is equal to the fixed cost C , and that a rise in C would shift the equilibrium horizontally . |
| 2 | Or it may be argued that the documents contained the forged additions , but Ralph was silent because he knew they were forgeries . |
| 3 | A few patients who are admitted may be found to be unfit for anaesthesia , or it may be decided that their condition is unlikely to respond to surgery . |
| 4 | Although it may be contended that it is the process of collective bargaining as an ongoing activity which is at the heart of industrial relations , the negotiating process itself has received little attention in international studies ( an exception is Smith and Turkington , 1981 ) . |
| 5 | The DES Further Education Unit 's report notes that events such as workshops , seminars and courses are the most common form of provision , although it may be argued that , overall , more learning takes place in other ways . |
| 6 | Although it may be argued that the effectiveness of local social pressures not to take the crime to court declined as a consequence of colonial rule , this change was gradual , and therefore does not explain why the rate of criminal litigation was highest in the first half of the nineteenth century . |
| 7 | Although it may be argued that a meaningful measure of comprehensive income can not be provided unless a full system of current value accounting is employed , the introduction of the SCFW is likely to encourage the preparers of financial statements to move away from the historical cost system and to value relevant assets at current values . |
| 8 | Again , neither these comments nor what was described as the least desirable eventuality ‘ the establishment of a Communist-dominated , Moscow-oriented state in Indo-China ’ , seem inaccurate or unreasonable : although it may be argued that the inherent fault was to assume that this represented the limit of Ho 's power and appeal . |
| 9 | Indeed , it may be that it goes further , and effectively means that the seller has not undertaken to deliver the goods at all , so that it may be argued that the seller has undertaken no obligation and , prior to delivery , there is only a unilateral contract under which the buyer is committed to pay if the seller delivers . |
| 10 | I am not ignoring that it may be said that this in one sense is proving idem per idem , but none the less I do not think the fact can be ignored . |
| 11 | I understand , however , that it may be suggested that the Bank issued the notice not because it required the documents for the performance of its functions under the Act but simply to provide a conduit for information to the Board and without regard to the Bank 's own functions . |
| 12 | Friends may refrain from expressing any sympathy because they feel that it might be inappropriate and embarrassing for her , and she may be feeling that people will regard her as a hypocrite if she gives way and weeps , although she may need to do this for a variety of reasons , one of them being not so much for what she has lost , but for what she never had . |
| 13 | We now form v , unc as in ( 9 ) , ( 10 ) , and solve ( 11 ) for M. To sufficient accuracy , we find unc and then a new Yo is , with d chosen appropriately , unc and it may be checked that these two columns are , sufficiently nearly , orthogonal . |
| 14 | They did not — and it was admittedly no part of their business to do so — inform us for which purposes the existing social services are ‘ excessive ’ ; and it may be observed that other commentators , political and non-political , though they are frequently willing to indicate social services which in their opinion are ‘ inadequate ’ , are extremely taciturn when it comes to illustrating the more obvious half of the truism with specific examples . |
| 15 | Despite the fact that contemporary comment was no stronger than it had been in the nineteenth century , World War I had a dramatic effect on the marriage expectations of women , and it may be hypothesised that there were concomitant changes in attitudes towards the desirability of careers for daughters of middle class parents . |
| 16 | The problem of fume cupboards is a sensitive area and it may be argued that health and safety considerations are in conflict with energy efficiency . |
| 17 | From the later Republic onwards there is no period of Roman history lacking fine portraits , and it may be argued that the lack of earlier survivals is merely due to chance . |
| 18 | The predicted expansion never came and it may be argued that Kielder , and the flooding of the valley , was a disastrous example of the worst kind of crystal-ball gazing so frequently employed to force unwelcome developments on an unwilling population ; and once again , the experts got it wrong . |
| 19 | And it may be argued that centralist solutions are dangerous , not only because in any particular administration they may be used to bad effect , but because in principle they inhibit freedom . |
| 20 | These external pressures have worked through to the universities , and it may be argued that the current problems universities face in regard to research funding in the earth sciences are the result of the rapid , uncontrolled increases in the 1970's . |
| 21 | Physical abuse is not known to be extensive and it may be felt that it has been excessively discussed in the context of ‘ dependence and independence ’ . |
| 22 | It is perhaps disappointing to note that over a quarter of the total sample fell into this latter category , and it may be emphasized that staff in libraries of all sizes have training needs . |
| 23 | And it may be noted that Holman draws on psychological research to emphasise the adverse effects on children of separation from their parents , of the failure to develop relationships at all , and of disruptive family relationships . |
| 24 | The extent of the duty to state reasons thus varies according to the nature and context of the measure in question , and it may be said that it is not required to go into matters of detail to a disproportionate extent . |
| 25 | Our public houses vary in terms of individual design and construction , but the plans provided are typical of the two types of unit distinguished in the Preliminary Report , and it may be assumed that appropriate proposals will be suitable for other units falling within the same category . |
| 26 | These characters are highly experienced , and it may be assumed that they can equip themselves with pretty much anything they want ( subject to GM approval ) . |
| 27 | On the vertical axis is plotted the recorded rate of increase of money wage rates , and it may be assumed that the rate of inflation can be closely associated with these rates of wage change because wages are usually the largest component of costs . |
| 28 | Values will tend to follow the development plans , and land which acquires a high development value will normally be land on which development will be permitted ; but there will be exceptions and it may be thought that to limit compensation in these cases will inflict hardship on owners who are refused permission to develop or whose land is bought compulsorily . |
| 29 | The meanings of these expressions was considered in the previous chapter , and it may be expected that they will be interpreted in essentially the same way in this context . |
| 30 | The point of a demonstration may be nullified if the target of the protest is not within the sight or hearing of the demonstrators , and it may be expected that it would only be in exceptional circumstances that conditions would be imposed preventing such a gathering . |