Example sentences of "[noun pl] may be the [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inequality in one of these areas may be the root cause of inequality in the other spheres — caste society , as we shall see , appears to be based on status differences . |
| 2 | It is conceivable , too , that the Sihtric dux who witnesses three of Cnut 's charters may be the Dublin monarch Sihtric Silkbeard , who used dies evidently made for him in the mint at Chester to strike pennies naming him king of the Irish and modelled on Cnut 's Quatrefoil type . |
| 3 | The market which is envisaged as capable of disciplining managers may be the product market ; the market for corporate control ; or the market for managerial talent . |
| 4 | A complicating factor in recruitment for church choirs may be the boy/girl issue . |
| 5 | Whatever the facts may be the Crabb affair , even after more than 30 years , remains intensely embarrassing and many important documents relating to the incident are still withheld from public scrutiny . |