Example sentences of "and may [adv] be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , this matter can not be considered resolved and may well be central to future development of our understanding of wall flows . |
| 2 | Apart from the obvious point that it fails to produce uniformity its principal defect is that it leads to the application of a particular national law which is likely to have been devised for domestic transactions and may well be ill-suited to those which are international in character . |
| 3 | It is identical to the first carriages provided for the W.C.J.S. and may well be one of them . |
| 4 | However , Socata makes no twins and may well be interested in the big value commercial market . |
| 5 | This would seem to be most applicable to Quadrant 4 types of innovations , and may well be counterproductive in the other areas . |
| 6 | Where space beside the house or access past it do not exist , your last resort is to site a garage in your front garden , but this may spoil the appearance of the front of your house ( and may also be unacceptable to the local planning authorities — see RULES AND REGULATIONS ) . |
| 7 | Sexual behaviour and infection with human papillomavirus seem important in addition to smoking in the genesis of cervical cancer and may also be involved in the aetiology of anal cancer . |
| 8 | This is useful in understanding the problems experienced by some stroke patients , and may also be useful in understanding when eye witnesses ' reports can and can not be relied upon ; |
| 9 | The technique is relatively quick for coarse sediments and may also be relevant for silt sized particles , although time for completion of analyses increases greatly within the silt size range . |
| 10 | Typically there is a long latent period between radiation exposure and detection of a tumour , which is because of the time required for sufficient increase in the size of the tumour to make it detectable , and may also be due in part to a form of induction period before the initially affected cell or cells start to divide and form a tumour , or before the tumour assumes ‘ malignant ’ characteristics of growth and spreading . |
| 11 | A person who is a resident of a country with which the UK has a double taxation agreement may be entitled to exemption or partial relief from UK income tax on certain kinds of income from UK sources and may also be exempt from UK tax on the disposal of assets . |
| 12 | Applicants should note that ‘ AS ’ levels are also accepted as part of the general entry requirements for admission to first degree or DipHE courses ( see page 51 ) , and may also be acceptable in place of an ‘ A ’ level in a specified subject for the purpose of satisfying course requirements . |
| 13 | Because the laparoscope has enabled easy , safe , detailed , and repeatable visualisation of the pelvis we now know that endometriosis has various manifestations and may even be present in otherwise normal peritoneum . |
| 14 | If the theory that DNA and its copying machinery arose spontaneously is so improbable that it obliges us to assume that life is very rare in the universe , and may even be unique to Earth , our first resort is to try to find a more probable theory . |
| 15 | Where one particular elite ( or elite coalition ) has a stranglehold on political power , it is common to find increased governmental inertia , conservative leadership , networks of nepotism and patronage , and generally rising levels of corruption , as some observers suggested was true ofthe French Fifth Republic between 1958 and 1981 , and may still be true of contemporary Italy . |
| 16 | That next-door neighbour dabbler you are so concerned about is much more likely to be involved in the ‘ soft-occult ’ , and may still be open to a little reasoning . |
| 17 | The rash may be barely visible , and may only be present for a few days , or it may be widespread and obvious and persist for many weeks . |
| 18 | The distinctions between the three cell types are quite subtle and may only be obvious after quite extensive testing . |
| 19 | As far as grants are concerned , students who apply for a place are almost certain to have used at least three years ' worth of their local authority grant entitlement while studying at university or polytechnic , and may only be eligible for a further one-year entitlement if they have been accepted at a drama school . |
| 20 | Where tax-free reserves are so closely linked to capital investment , the small firm finds a greater proportion of profits subject to tax and may therefore be subject to a higher marginal rate of taxation . |
| 21 | It remains to a great extent subjective and may therefore be open to disagreement in analysis . |
| 22 | The judiciary are an estate of the Crown and the servants of statute , and may therefore be supposed to be under a duty to reflect the public will . |