Example sentences of "[verb] may be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In arid and semi-arid regions leaching may be minimal and solutions in the weathering mantle can attain high concentrations of dissolved constituents . |
| 2 | A 200 per cent increase looks huge but the base on which it is calculated may be small . |
| 3 | Sympathetic handling and understanding of behaviour problems that may arise may be necessary . |
| 4 | But while rightsizing may be good news for end-users , it is bad news for many of the established giants of the IT industry . |
| 5 | The basic characteristic feature is still the lamellar-like crystallite with amorphous surfaces or interfaces , but the way these are formed may be different based on the careful investigation of melt crystallized polymers using neutron scattering techniques . |
| 6 | If you are not satisfied with the reply , the trade union or professional association to which your parent belongs may be able to go into the matter further . |
| 7 | Contracting may be effective because it makes evasion difficult , facilitates communication , and offers rewards to the patient . |
| 8 | There is also the possibility that the high motivation to acquire information that project work ideally involves may be sufficient to overcome problems due to text difficulty , or poor comprehension ability . |
| 9 | The seller can only obtain a limited profit margin on the goods or services that he supplies , while the economic loss suffered by the buyer for his failure to perform may be unknown to the seller , not easily forecast , and far greater than the profit margin the seller enj oys on the transaction . |
| 10 | Because of this the training given may be spasmodic and may follow no organised pattern , the trainee only being taught items as and when the need occurs , whilst some areas of the work may be neglected altogether , and never be officially taught to the trainee . |
| 11 | Questions to determine whether he had taken any steps to prevent him driving may be necessary , such as ‘ Where are the ignition keys ? ’ or ‘ Is anybody else in charge of this vehicle ? ’ |
| 12 | One incidental advantage of personality pieces is that the magazines in which they appear may be able to afford good-quality colour reproductions . |
| 13 | Detectives are warning the public not to approach the man who they say may be dangerous . |
| 14 | ‘ What you say may be true . |
| 15 | ‘ What you say may be true . ’ |
| 16 | The poor physical conditions under which many teachers have to work may be difficult enough , but their problems are compounded by the gulf which has developed in many schools between teachers and pupils , and the low regard in which teachers are held . |
| 17 | But whereas other recent Lotus DOS products such as 1-2-3 Go and 1-2-3 Release 2.4 come with Wysiwyg already attached and invoked so that the spreadsheet is automatically in graphics mode , when you install Symphony you have the option of using separate text and graphics mode or of combining them which the installation routine warns may be slow . |
| 18 | Determination of total organic content by ashing may be useful to identify problem areas but the best way to obtain a representative sample is by overburden drilling to bedrock . |
| 19 | Signals such as smiling or frowning may be common across all cultures . |
| 20 | What his faith assumes may be correct , but it is unsupported . |
| 21 | ‘ The men we are seeking may be wet and bedraggled and possibly injured and we are fairly confident they are still in the area . ’ |
| 22 | The quality of the decisions thus made may be good or bad . |
| 23 | The changes that have been made may be small but they are significant . |
| 24 | The number of links needed to complete referral may be few or many ; the speed at which connections are made may be swift or protracted ; and the order may be sequential to concurrent . |
| 25 | Consequently , the perceived disruptive effect of ageing may be minimal , or even non-existent . |
| 26 | The duty imposed may be strict or fault based . |
| 27 | Staff at the RP Headquarters considered that contraventions sometimes occurred so the level of sanction applied may be minimal . |
| 28 | yes , discounting merchandise is something we do all the time it 's just that the discounts are different in January and the merchandise to which they 're applied may be different . |
| 29 | ( In the event of a party having no overall majority , the monarch summons whoever he or she believed may be able to form an administration ) . |
| 30 | One other possible objection is that the difference which we are describing may be real but should not be regarded as part of syntax , rather as a variation that comes into play only when we focus on the correlation between linguistic expressions and external non-linguistic phenomena . |