Example sentences of "may [be] [vb pp] to be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the identity of one 's sexual partner may be assumed to be of fundamental significance , it is surely unjustified to give effect to this only where the mistake concerns whether the man is the woman 's husband ? |
| 2 | The difference between the two types of selection may be assumed to be of psycholinguistic importance . |
| 3 | This jealousy may be felt to be like Othello 's in having more to do with difference of race , and with the jealousies of race , than the jealous man , or than the work he belongs to , seems disposed to state . |
| 4 | To cooperate may be defined as to work together or to operate jointly-These terms are therefore not dissimilar , yet co-ordination may be seen to be of a higher level and a more difficult operation than co-operation . |
| 5 | It may be said to be on the right lines , but at best it provides materials for an answer to the logical question , materials which it does not combine properly . |
| 6 | Our simple macroeconomy may be said to be in equilibrium when aggregate demand ( i.e. the total demand for final goods and services in the economy ) is equal to national income ( i.e. the total value of all final goods and services produced ) : this is often referred to as equilibrium in the goods market . |
| 7 | At any one time , though , there are a number of relationships that may be said to be in a constitutional haze . |
| 8 | However , such a mental exercise may be found to be of more benefit to him than could any rules , and as such may not be such a bad thing . |
| 9 | It may be interpreted to be against the letter also . |
| 10 | The final effect of temperature on timing error may be expected to be in the region of 1000ppm per degree maximum which corresponds to approximately 1½ minutes per degree in the finished circuit . |
| 11 | The question which concerns the text is therefore not tracing , but valuing the property which may be held to be under trust . |
| 12 | The metric in this region may be taken to be of the form ( 6.20 ) , but with the metric functions U , V , W and M all depending on u only . |
| 13 | That the classical doctrine of the trinity has in this manner been departed from may be thought to be of no small consequence . |
| 14 | Their family reputation may be thought to be at stake ; the parents may fear lest care of the grandchild should become their responsibility ; the prospect of the girl 's becoming a " bad girl " may weigh heavily ; punishment — of the girl , the man concerned or both -may be a primary demand . |
| 15 | As long as one remains within a biblical and Christian tradition , the problem may be thought to be without solution . |
| 16 | The mining town at Charterhouse on the Mendips may be considered to be in a special category of its own , the sporadic nature of its growth has been demonstrated by Professor G. D. B. Jones through air reconnaissance and ground survey . |