Example sentences of "may [adv] [be] [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , we 've got quite a long list , colleagues , of , er , members of the European Parliament and members of Parliament who will be with us during the course of the week for for short stays er Euro European MPs first , er Linden , Cheshire West secretary of the European P L P Steven , Durham , deputy leader of the European P L P Hugh , Strathclyde West Barry , Yorkshire West and from the G M B parliamentary group , er , these MPs may only be present for short periods Nicholas , Newcastle-upon-Tyne East Doug , Newcastle-upon-Tyne North Gerald , George , Hamilton Clive Hammersmith and Giles who 's drawn the short straw , who 's going to give us an address this morning . |
| 2 | If the brand name is standardised worldwide in English it may be found to have an unfavourable meaning in some countries , or it may not be pronounceable in other countries that lack certain letters of the alphabet . |
| 3 | For example , as noted previously , a market situation may not be conducive to economic efficiency , but the conduct of the firms that make up the market may be ‘ innocent ’ . |
| 4 | While this letter may not be similar to certain ones you 've had recently , I must say that the Morrissey saga has been somewhat overplayed , do n't you think ? |
| 5 | With regard to English , he suggests that what he sees as the limitations of ‘ metropolitan ’ use of the language may not be present in other registers : ‘ still an integration of thought and feeling in metaphor and imagery is what we seek to have recreated for us in the best literature ’ ( ibid. p. 78 ) . |
| 6 | Randomised trials of effective treatment may not be feasible in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as numbers of patients are small , event rates are low , and multiple initiating mechanisms requiring different treatments may be operating . |
| 7 | In general , however , the authors of the article point out that this type of method may not be applicable to other caves as many paintings of this type contain little if any datable pigment . |
| 8 | It may not be effective for low permeability soils ; |
| 9 | It should be added , though the authors do not mention this , that the highly solidaristic ideology of mining communities in the North-East of Britain may well be of great importance in sustaining these egalitarian working groups and that they may not be viable in other areas where a more individualistic ideology is adhered to . |
| 10 | In summary , such data as are at hand suggest that the optimal ages at childbearing may not be consistent among developed and developing countries or for that matter , among countries at different stages of mortality transition . |
| 11 | Records in all media are subject to the disruption or destruction of provenance that can result , but perhaps electronic records are particularly vulnerable as a change in organisation may result in automatic change of office systems which may or may not be compatible in differing ways with the system which created the record . |
| 12 | As evidence of funds availability it may not be appropriate for actual funds to be deposited to the firm 's account . |
| 13 | This expertise , based on past practice , may not be appropriate to new solutions . |
| 14 | I have great sympathy with the premise on which the hon. Gentleman bases his question , but such matters are best determined by individual employers and their work forces and not by the imposition of general blanket rules that may not be appropriate to individual countries or companies . |
| 15 | However , other subjects may not be immune from corresponding limitations . |
| 16 | A significant proportion of the population ( mainly males ) is also affected with ‘ colour-blindness ’ of one kind or another , often to a subtle degree which may not be apparent in normal life . |
| 17 | In professional practice it is the duty of the advocate to call the attention of the court to all decisions that are in any way against the submissions he makes ; but this may not be possible in moot conditions . |
| 18 | Solutions in one place may not be successful in other contexts , but the Church everywhere also offers some positive signs of hope . |
| 19 | Sign languages and their dialects exist in every country we have researched , though the word ‘ language ’ may not be available to deaf people to describe it . |
| 20 | I was delighted to see that th on the if you are now considering buying extra funds to see an encouragement residential home places There is however an important issue where you get shall we say a quality development in a rural area , and I mean a quality development , which would be probably has to be above the rates quoted here where talk a discussion with the owners because they may not be available to local people and that does concern me a bit in rural areas . |
| 21 | In many cases such measurements may not be available with spatial and temporal sampling frequencies that meet the demands of research programmes . |
| 22 | Performance of that order behind a BMW badge could shake a few prejudices , but these high-fliers may not be available in right-hand drive form until next year because of the demand for them on the Continent . |
| 23 | Its format is usually standard , though much of the information collected and reported at a particular time may not be relevant to current development issues . |
| 24 | It may not be easy for social work training to take account of this adequately but it is highly desirable that more attention should be paid , in the making of a social worker , to the sexual side of his or her personality and sexual adjustment . |
| 25 | Interestingly however , the data presented here suggest that activation of HPV gene expression may not be dependent on decreased expression of Oct-1 , which in any case is known to be expressed at enhanced levels in rapidly proliferating transformed cells ( 28 , 29 ) . |
| 26 | On presentation of faeces to the proximal anal canal , the duration of the squeezing effort may not be sufficient for rectal adaptation . |
| 27 | Other examples of rules which may not be congruent with the requirements of fiduciary law are SIB Core Rule 2 , which states that where a firm has a material interest it must not knowingly act for the customer unless it takes steps to ensure his " fair treatment " ( this may not be sufficient under fiduciary law ) , and SIB Core Rule 25 which in conjunction with SFA Conduct of Business Rule 5 — 36(2) permits " front running " . |
| 28 | It is above all a crisis of and for British capitalism , but it is one in which the working class and its organisations have been unable to mount an effective resistance , let alone develop an effective struggle for a socialist solution : Conservative ideas and values may not be pervasive amongst working-class people , but they were sufficiently popular in 1983 to deliver 32 per cent of trade unionists ' votes to the Conservative Party . |
| 29 | Likewise , in that same world , where financial probity may not be widespread in general but is strictly enforced within the sport , Copersucar 's interminable financial difficulties , its frequently delayed payments , its general insecurity and inability to meet its commitments , took their toll of most people 's tolerance . |
| 30 | Using the wider kin group as the basis for organizing social and economic life may not be characteristic of contemporary Britain , but some of the groups who have migrated to this country since the Second World War have brought with them , and retained , a pattern of kin relationships which differs from the white British norm and which in some cases includes a preference for cousin marriage . |