Example sentences of "may be [adj] to say " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it may be correct to say that when the Accounts were audited they ‘ gave ’ a true and fair view of the company 's financial position it is difficult to say whether or not they now ‘ give ’ a true and fair view . |
| 2 | To this extent it may be correct to say that there is a rule of law against the application of an exceptions clause to a particular type of breach … and in Photo Production v Securicor Lord Diplock recognised that the parties are free to modify their contractual obligations " within the limits that the agreement must retain the legal characteristics of a contract " . |
| 3 | It may be helpful to say , ‘ Sandy , look at me now , please ’ , and then give the desired command . |
| 4 | While it may be possible to say , on the basis of a diagnosis , that a child will continue to experience considerable difficulties with various aspects of language , it remains true that the course and speed of language development will depend , to a great extent , upon the kinds of experience to which the child is subsequently exposed . |
| 5 | For them it may be right to say that no conceivable circumstance in their lives would change the nature of their convictions . |
| 6 | It may be useful to say what is to be done if one party does not pay his share of the expert 's fees . |
| 7 | But since it suits ill with his vocation , and perhaps bodes no good to — the other one — neither of them may be anxious to say it openly for all to hear . |
| 8 | Epictetus said , ‘ This is what I wish to be engaged in when death finds me , so that I may be able to say to God , ‘ Have I in any respect transgressed Thy commands ? |
| 9 | The most you may be able to say at the end of it is that you ‘ gained understanding ’ ; to some of us that may be unsatisfactorily intangible , while to others it may be of profound significance . |
| 10 | You may be able to say a lot but you do n't get paid a lot for doing it as Marj has discovered to her cost . |
| 11 | ( Just occasionally I may be able to say with reasonable confidence that a particular advertisement or campaign is quantifiably better at generating sales than another . |
| 12 | You may be able to say a lot but you do n't get paid for doing it as Marj has discovered to her cost . |
| 13 | So , let us pray for each other and for ourselves , that each of us may be able to say : |
| 14 | In your case you may be able to say that your spouse has committed adultery and you find it intolerable to live with her ; or that you have lived apart for two years and you consent to the divorce . |
| 15 | After the event it may be difficult to say which path led to success ; it will always be possible , with hindsight , to rationalize to a purely logical path to the solution . |
| 16 | Although some may be quick to say that the vast majority of the book was actually written by Bullett , and not by Freud , no less than the actual intellectual framework of the book apparently seems to have been due to Freud 's input , er , Freud certainly was psychoanalytically trained , in any , in any sense of the word . |
| 17 | Even though the Government may be afraid to say what has been paid for the companies , we shall do so and will be able to compare the selling price with the asset stripping price when that process is engaged in . |
| 18 | It may be fair to say that this book , perhaps above any other , has generated a great deal of interest , world-wide , in the healing art of aromatherapy . |
| 19 | While it may be true to say that the one predominates in Christianity and the other in such Eastern religions as Buddhism and Hinduism , it would be a mistake to assume that Christianity is devoid of the principle of identity or that Buddhism and Hinduism are devoid of the principle of participation . |
| 20 | In the English appellate courts it may be true to say that change that can be based on reasoning by analogy and the evolutionary development of legal rules is the most that can be expected , and that major changes of direction require legislation which , to overcome the bias of judges in favour of the status quo , must be unequivocally expressed . |