Example sentences of "[noun pl] may [be] important " in BNC.
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| 1 | Courts may be important less for what they do than for what they are : their existence makes social workers pause before they apply for an order . |
| 2 | Clearly , resource factors can influence the balance of theory and practice in some subjects , but other responses indicated that ‘ internal ’ subject factors and student preferences may be important also : |
| 3 | The FAP gene has ras mutations may be important initiating events in colorectal cancer , but seem to have little independent prognostic importance . |
| 4 | The mechanisms behind these interactions are still waiting to be unravelled , but there are indications that small messenger molecules may be important . |
| 5 | In an increasingly cut-throat environment , purely political , or ideological , considerations may be important , albeit secondary . |
| 6 | Strategic considerations may be important here too . |
| 7 | Technological influences may be important where the plant or machinery is old , or where new technology is unsuccessful . |
| 8 | Second , externalities may be important . |
| 9 | Within a climatological belt , the spread of bryophytes with spores smaller than 25 –m is probably by wind though birds and insects may be important over short distances . |
| 10 | According to Professor Dick van Velzen , Royal Liverpool Children 's Hospital , UK , these changes may be important in the aetiology of SIDS because they occur in an area involved in the control of breathing , heart rate , and temperature . |
| 11 | Sub-cultures may be important to the marketer because of their effect on the type and brands of products and services demanded by those that adhere to the values of the sub-culture . |
| 12 | Thus , these two positions may be important for sequence specific DNA binding of CytR . |
| 13 | We are of course aware that educational levels may be important at some stage , but we do not pre-classify in this way because we do not assume beforehand that we know the sociolinguistic structure of the speech community : this is what we are trying to find out ! |
| 14 | Interestingly , James reported remission of Crohn 's colitis in a patient who developed HIV associated immunodeficiency , suggesting that CD4 + T lymphocytes may be important in the pathogenesis of Crohn 's disease . |
| 15 | * Personality — which is believed to be significant in the " trickle down " process ( or diffusion ) of new products In particular , opinion leaders may be important in increasing the level of recognition and acceptance of a new product , or in situations where innovatory behaviour is required of the consumer ( for example in purchasing a completely new car model as soon as it is launched ) . |
| 16 | Phonological contrasts and phonetic differences may be important factors affecting accommodation but they are not the whole story . |
| 17 | Internal price controls may be important for the former ( IFC , 1986 ) , but not for the latter . |
| 18 | The main European economies are of particular interest since the size of economies may be important to the issue of retaliation . |
| 19 | Severity of symptoms may be important but psychosocial factors must also affect the decision . |
| 20 | While an analysis of individual psychological traits may be important in treating an individual user , these can only help to explain why that given individual ‘ got hooked ’ . |
| 21 | Vitamin and mineral deficiencies ( see p 261 ) can affect the immune system , as can stress ( see p 140 ) , and these factors may be important in some people with candidiasis . |
| 22 | Nine of these 16 remaining children , however , had diarrhoea for over 21 days , indicating that host factors may be important in the continuation of their symptoms . |
| 23 | Again , it has been argued that colour contrast and other factors may be important because red contrasts well with green and many hummingbird plants with bluish leaves have yellow flowers , the complementary colour . |
| 24 | As indicated above , DC , LC and UDC are the classification schemes most widely used in libraries today , though special schemes may be important in other contexts . |
| 25 | The ability to fly and so escape predators may be important : among mammals , bats survive well both in nature and under optimal conditions , whereas among birds flightless species survive poorly in both situations . |
| 26 | Malabsorption of NaCl as a result of dysfunction of acid-base transport systems may be important in the pathogenesis of diarrhoeal disease . |
| 27 | These cells may be important modulators of platelet function in vivo through their ability to take up adenine nucleotides and synthesize and release regulatory prostaglandins ( Roos & Pfleger , 1972 ; Blackwell et al , 1978 ) . |
| 28 | Primary sclerosing cholangitis ( PSC ) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease that often progresses to cirrhosis and death from liver failure or cholangiocarcinoma.2 The aetiology is unknown but evidence suggests that immunological mechanisms may be important in the pathogenesis . |