Example sentences of "may [vb infin] the [noun] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus fully anticipated changes in the rate of growth of aggregate demand may affect the level of real output even where expectations are rational . |
| 2 | This may sharply affect the price of this resource and , as a further result , may affect the prices of other resources and products , as well as the entire pattern of production . |
| 3 | Pelvic infection It is particularly important to tell your doctor about any pelvic infections , ‘ salpingitis ’ or sexually transmitted disease you have had in the past , as this may affect the choice of contraceptive method for you . |
| 4 | This is released by macrophages and neutrophils that infiltrate the colonic mucosa in large numbers during active ulcerative colitis and may affect the function of underlying smooth muscle . |
| 5 | These cytokines may affect the functions of immunocompetent cells to induce colonic injury or induce the lysis of colonic epithelial cells directly . |
| 6 | For instance , monsoons may disrupt transport and power supplies and may affect the conduct of normal day-to-day business . |
| 7 | Hot bands , as mentioned earlier , show the effects of anharmonicity in the formation of sequences of bands ; as they are already formally allowed transitions there is no enhancement in intensity due to Fermi resonance , though mixing of upper-state levels may affect the regularity of hot-band sequences . |
| 8 | Education policy may affect the degree of assortative mating . |
| 9 | They can be judiciously appraised , with an open eye for trends which may affect the relation between recorded and unrecorded crime , in combination with broader consideration of historical and theoretical issues which may affect their validity . |
| 10 | The slightly stronger staining of labelled cells in the case of BrdU compared with PCNA may facilitate the identification of labelled nuclei . |
| 11 | Some people may think the examples of usable answers too trivial for a family with such great problems . |
| 12 | This may explain the kind of contradictory evidence about Minor schools highlighted by another DCSL 's comment that " some Minors were chosen because they needed support but could n't cope with a Major " . |
| 13 | In addition , these correlations between individual lipid and lipoprotein concentrations and platelet-specific proteins may explain the changes of platelet-specific proteins with instigation of diabetic therapy ( Preston et al , 1978 ) , as lipid levels would be expected to be elevated in uncontrolled diabetes and to fall with improved control ( Paisey et al , 1978 ; Simpson et al , 1979 ) . |
| 14 | This may explain the finding of normal anal motor function in many incontinent patients . |
| 15 | Pollution from car exhausts may explain the rise in allergic conditions such as hayfever over the last 20 years , according to Professor Robert Davies of Bartholemew 's Hospital , London . |
| 16 | Third , in some cases the defendant acts instinctively in response to an unexpected situation , completely misjudging the proper reactions in the heat of the moment : this is a similar reason to the second , but adds the element of emotional disturbance , which may explain the over-reaction in certain cases . |
| 17 | This may explain the predominance of rectosigmoid cancers detected by faecal occult blood testing . |
| 18 | Exchange in such a commodity with Spain may explain the amount of Anglo-Saxon metalwork in the Bordeaux region of south-west France ( Leeds 1953 ) , as at Herpes-en-Charente , as well as the Frankish interest in the area expressed by the campaigns of Clovis from the late fifth century onwards ( James 1977 ) . |
| 19 | Even in contemporary Western democracies , a government so powerfully entrenched that it may not feel troubled by the agitation of its enemies , detractors or of its powerless minorities , may court the danger of violent reaction . |
| 20 | At the very least , their existence in the home may create a climate of familiarity and acceptance in schools and this may influence the shape of educational commitments to multimedia when they eventually come . |
| 21 | Money has a dynamic function in that a government , by controlling its supply , may influence the level of economic activity — employment , output and prices . |
| 22 | They concluded that the mother 's diet ‘ may influence the likelihood of infantile colic in breast-fed children , but that the source of the colic can not be attributed to a single dietary component [ ie milk ] . |
| 23 | The type of diet we eat may influence the activity of brown fat , and thus our metabolic rate . |
| 24 | An altered expression of such adhesion molecules may influence the aggressiveness of local infiltrative growth and metastasis in human cancers . |
| 25 | Another factor which may influence the chances of conventional videodisc players is that in the 1990s , the collection of high quality , permanent recordings of movies and other programming might appeal in a way it never could in the early 1980s . |
| 26 | Therefore , the quantity , composition , and diurnal distribution of the amino acid supplements used in treatment may influence the effects of raised plasma phenylalanine concentrations , especially if these are not too far above the normal range . |
| 27 | Thirdly , certain vitamins and mineral may influence the production of thyroid hormones . |
| 28 | The pulmonary epithelium itself produces growth factors that may influence the proliferation of underlying mesenchymal cells in the alveolar wall . |
| 29 | ( 1983 ) have noted the colours of the species they collected and how it may aid the identification of certain species . |
| 30 | Treatment may eliminate the organism without symptomatic response , and the failure of our patients to improve is not against H pylori infection . |