Example sentences of "may be [adj] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , it may be spatial in that prices are set to reflect demand conditions in different geographical markets , those prices not reflecting different costs of supply . |
| 2 | Some of the following may be repetitive to some extent , and the reader is asked to excuse this as the writer finds it difficult to avoid repeating some of his thoughts in a subject so fraught with difficulties of explanation , and covering such a wide field . |
| 3 | Contrary to first impressions , it may be disadvantageous in these circumstances for firms to have ‘ home country ’ control of conduct of business rules , if the firm is authorised by a member state with a higher standard of regulation than that of the member state where the branch is established . |
| 4 | If these channels are not pursued , adoptees may be vulnerable to commercial offers of tracing at inflated charges . |
| 5 | WP True , it may be cheap by European standards but not by those of the Far East . |
| 6 | You should report any vaginal discharge , pain after intercourse or abdominal pain , especially if accompanied by fever , as these symptoms may be due to pelvic infection which requires prompt treatment . |
| 7 | This may be due to parental management techniques but may also be due to the temperamental state of the child . |
| 8 | This may be due to financial restrictions on travel but also because of the prevalence today of nationwide state societies in even ‘ primitive ’ areas so that one can no longer study ‘ simple ’ societies in isolation . |
| 9 | With the exception of Romania ( where the extremely high maternal mortality caused by abortions may be due to illegal interruption of pregnancies as a consequence of abrupt termination of a previously free induced abortion system ) , maternal mortality due to obstetric causes is much higher than those caused by abortion . |
| 10 | Residual transactivation of the control reporter may be due to two CACXATG boxes in the CYC1 promoter . |
| 11 | This may be due to greater familiarity with the cost of lower priced letters or to the greater difficulty of keeping in mind which band of prices the weight related to in the body of the table . |
| 12 | The reason for the higher figure is not clear , but may be due to environmental variations . |
| 13 | But the dynamics of root length and root biomass production and mortality are similar within both forests ( R.L.H. and K.S.P. , manuscript in preparation ) and our results suggest that temporal differences in biomass ‘ turnover ’ may be due to temporal variation in root production , not in root mortality , in ecosystems like those we studied . |
| 14 | Failure to act may be due to reactive inhibition which results from pain or fatigue and acts either as a barrier to repetition of the act or as a drive strengthening any activity associated with its reduction , such as rest ( Rivers 1964 pp 171–2 ) . |
| 15 | This may be due to competing demands for ( limited ) attention . |
| 16 | The observed effect may be due to increased formation of such compounds as temperature increases . |
| 17 | This may be due to demographic distortion , low educational levels or to the impact of income subsidisation measures adopted by governments . |
| 18 | This may be due to inadequate learning but recent research suggests there is a severe disjunction between what is learned in formal science lessons and what is used in more social and affective situations . |
| 19 | This may be due to managerial incompetence , in which case the state ( having taken over the investment side of the financial institutions ' business ) could exercise its prerogative as ‘ trustee of the people 's savings ’ to force managerial changes . |
| 20 | This may be due to poor analysis — the analyst may not have understood fully the present system or the users ’ requirements . |
| 21 | Susan , Carol and Joan use the basilectal [ i ] / [ ] , while Stephen uses [ e : ] / [ o : ] — though this may be due to Eastern Caribbean ( St Vincentian ) influence . |
| 22 | O. opercularis is very similar to O. bairdi suggesting that any differences may be due to infraspecific variation . |
| 23 | Because a squint may be due to serious disease , its sudden appearance should always be taken seriously . |
| 24 | There was some variation between the practices , but only three fundholders reduced their rates , which may be due to normal year on year differences . |
| 25 | A diminished receptor expression may be due to reduced membrane insertion or increased degradation of the receptor in inhibitor treated cells . |
| 26 | This may be due to different mutations within the APC gene causing variations from a total absence of gene product through to protein only partially reduced in function . |
| 27 | Presently , we do not know the reason for this , but it may be due to different conformations of the fusion protein or to dimerization . |
| 28 | Respiratory signs may be due to larval damage in the lungs or to the anoxic effects of anaemia . |
| 29 | Familial aggregation may be due to shared genes as well as to shared environments — for example common customs , dietary habits , or exposures to viruses , toxins , or chemicals . |
| 30 | Expensive gestures may be good for political show ; they will also mean more waste dumped in the wrong places . |