Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trying to prevent boredom and contain deviance by making the curriculum ‘ relevant ’ to pupils ' cultures may elicit sexism ; yet sexist curricula may exacerbate deviance . |
| 2 | Poorly consolidated sediments and porous sandstones may require impregnation with resin under vacuum . |
| 3 | Other invertebrates may collect light with natural mirrors , while some crustaceans scan the scene in front of them , extracting a picture in a similar way to the moving dot in a television camera . |
| 4 | Fixed-term contracts may make provision for employees on leave to have their passage(s) to and from home paid for by the employer . |
| 5 | These reflections upon the character of the new vision of contracts may assist teachers in organizing their teaching of the modern doctrine . |
| 6 | Engineer 's ability to control costs during construction Larger contracts may include terms under which a person named as " the Engineer " , " the Architect " , or " the Supervising Officer " has powers and duties to supervise and instruct a contractor . |
| 7 | It can , however , help to identify aspects of family life where clashes of values or attitudes may raise difficulties — whether in child care practices or gender issues , arranged marriages or disagreements between parents and adolescents . |
| 8 | Although public sector entities may experience difficulties with the recognition and measurement of certain assets , the example the audited Crown financial statements have set shows that verifiable valuations can be placed on most public sector assets . |
| 9 | Four age groups will be investigated : young children aged 4-6 ; pre pubertal school children aged 9-11 ; young adults aged 18-28 : and elderly skills may shed light upon scholastic abilities and disabilities and occupational choice . |
| 10 | But radiation from VDUs at very low frequencies may give cause for concern , say scientists at the Ginadian Centre for Occupational Health and safety . |
| 11 | From his headquarters in Weston-super-Mare , Burniston tells me , ‘ Although one of two privately owned clubs may have ideas about taking over the pro 's shop , I believe that a good shop run by the professional and his staff is essential at a club . ’ |
| 12 | Compared to states or executives , governments tend to be of short duration — state institutions often remain in existence for long periods and officials in the executive may have lifelong careers , while governments come and go ( although some of their personnel may hold office in more than one government ) . |
| 13 | Articles may reveal diversification plans which may mean a company suddenly becomes a potential customer ; advertisements for personnel may reveal plans for expansion , again suggesting potential new business . |
| 14 | Multi-dimensional products may hold data in as many as 12 dimensions |
| 15 | A firm must , therefore , be aware that its products may face obsolescence in overseas markets , not necessarily because of any technical advance , but because of cultural change . |
| 16 | It should be remembered that agricultural products may require consideration of special competition rules ( in particular , the rules on restrictive agreements and state subsidies may not automatically apply ) . |
| 17 | Because of this some of the early cases may require consideration . |
| 18 | It has been suggested that similar reactions may take place on background sulphate aerosols in the Antarctic stratosphere , but as yet there has been no unambiguous evidence for these reactions in the absence of polar stratospheric clouds ( although there have been observations of ozone loss attributed to volcanic aerosols ) . |
| 19 | In addition , side reactions may produce by-products . |
| 20 | Legal institutions may employ force but , so it is said , they only use force to combat and overcome those who disrupt order by the use of their own force . |
| 21 | The second part clarifies when employers may obtain tax relief for the costs of providing childcare assistance for their employees . |
| 22 | Employees aggrieved by the actions of their employers may seek redress through the courts or at an industrial tribunal . |
| 23 | Not all expatriates receive company cars and so employers may provide car loans or make payment towards the cost of shipping an employee 's car from home . |
| 24 | Equity , however , stepped in , and said that if there had been a variation of a deed by a simple contract ( which in the case of a lease required to be in writing would have to be evidenced by writing ) , the courts may give effect to it as is shown in Berry v. Berry [ 1929 ] 2 K.B . |
| 25 | Courts may grant injunctions to stop defamatory publications which would prejudice pending criminal trials . |
| 26 | Probably the best example of this is the use of the royal prerogative , and the extent to which the courts may pass judgment on any particular use . |
| 27 | In seeking to interpret the Constitution , the courts may have recourse to works by constitutional experts . |
| 28 | OPTIONS : Any Mobs of spider riders may carry shields at an additional cost of +1 points per model . |
| 29 | Only users which were specified during the configuration of LIFESPAN RDBI may view LIFESPAN information within the relational database , and they may only view the same information as they have access to in LIFESPAN . |
| 30 | Opponents may draw comfort from the fact that they are described officially as ‘ a temporary obstruction on the highway ’ . |