Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] may [be] [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 4.7 ) unc The sequential composition of a pair of assignments to different lists of variables may be reduced to a single assignment using this law with 3.2 and 3.3 . |
| 2 | no amendment which would be to the advantage of participants may be made to the following without the prior consent of the Company in General Meeting : |
| 3 | This sad state of affairs may be attributed to feckless parents or to a society which projects its standards and values in such an ambivalent way . |
| 4 | Decisions of tribunals may be appealed to the Social Security Commissioners on a point of law . |
| 5 | While the details of negotiations may be left to a representative in Japan , the managing director of the foreign firm ( or some other high official in the company ) should establish an initial contact with his equal in the Japanese firm . |
| 6 | Pets which are kept in school can reinforce this interest and there are many incidental mathematical experiences involved in their care — water containers may be filled and emptied , more water may be needed , or a certain number of leaves may be fed to the pet and so on . |
| 7 | With the exception of genuinely unforeseen circumstances , changes in conditions may be attributed to imprecise or inadequate contract documents |
| 8 | Respondents to Newsflashes may be directed to any partner or manager in the firm . |
| 9 | The determination of Δ can also provide useful structural information , by showing what the ligand atoms are ; in cases such as ligands may be bound to metals through either nitrogen or sulfur . |