Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [conj] may [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oct-3/4 is expressed in primordial germ cells , unfertilized oocytes and in the inner cell mass and may play a role in early developmental decisions ( 47 ) . |
| 2 | Hence , these regulations penalise those unemployed who use successful , but the least observable , job search strategies and may discourage them from using those strategies . |
| 3 | Firstly , the amount of DMS required to achieve a suitable extent of methylation is a function of the concentration of DNA and protein present and may have to be substantially increased when probing complexes formed in the presence of large excesses of competitor DNA or protein . |
| 4 | Because the menstrual disturbance often precedes severe weight loss and may persist after weight is regained , other factors must also be involved . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , universities and equivalent institutions are becoming increasingly autonomous , working closely with the private sector , or even generating spin-off companies that may develop into important sectors in their own right , as with biotechnology . |
| 6 | Several areas with anomalously high levels of trace elements that may indicate the presence of mineralisation are evident in the multielement regional geochemical dataset . |
| 7 | It was opposed , on the French side , by virtually the same principle which , for all the emotional resurgence of Jacobin principles that may have suffused France at the end of the war , had faded by comparison with the raw and remorseless nationalism that was waiting to engulf the French from one end of Vietnam to the other . |
| 8 | Alcohol in conjunction with sugar increases the release of insulin , a hormone which may cause a lowering of blood sugar and may lead to obesity . |
| 9 | This feature provides the student with the opportunity to pursue supervised research in a chosen accounting area and may involve the use of software packages and the design of computer-based models . |
| 10 | The continuing partners will also regard themselves as under a moral obligation ( quite apart from any annuity arrangements that may come into operation ) to the spouse and dependent children of their deceased colleague to ensure that such cash as may be due to his estate is paid over without undue delay . |
| 11 | Police believe the unit wandered openly in the Deal area and may have visited local pubs . |
| 12 | The latter is thought to cause a reduction in blood flow and may predispose to perforation . |
| 13 | Frozen solid in winter , they warm quickly in spring sunshine and may reach temperatures of 15–16°C by high summer , but are the first to slow down and freeze in autumn . |
| 14 | Yet it is now becoming well recognised that pathogens may exist in forms without cell walls and may generate ‘ slow bacterial infections ’ in which the organism will not be easily cultured . |
| 15 | The M r approximately 36.5 K myelomonocytic L1 protein complex belongs to the S-100 protein family and may play a part in the regulation of cellular proliferation and differentiation . |
| 16 | The potential pathogenicity of free radicals has been emphasised by recent work which suggests that reactive oxygen metabolities are not just one of a number of mediators and cytokines involved in the inflammatory process in inflammatory bowel disease but may have a pivotal role by initiating the expression of genes controlling may other aspects of the inflammatory , immune , and acute phase response , by activation of the transcription factor NF-kΒ . |
| 17 | This mucosal barrier is disrupted by the inflammation and ulceration of inflammatory bowel disease and may permit the absorption of toxic bacterial products . |
| 18 | He can not alter a departmental decision or award compensation but may suggest an appropriate remedy to the appropriate Minister . |
| 19 | The effects are more severe than oxygen depletion and may result in prolonged poor health in your fish . |
| 20 | Thus , NCp7 may be present in the HIV-1 preintegration complex and may bind to the newly made DNA , adopting a chromatin-like structure which could protect the provirus from cellular nucleases during its transport to the nucleus . |
| 21 | Dr McKenzie fills out a prescription and explains that chlorambucil is a mild chemotherapy tablet that may cause nausea . |
| 22 | It can be argued that such mothers may not develop protective IgG antibodies and may continue to carry the same strain of group B streptococcus . |
| 23 | For example , non users may value the emergency cover provided in the event of a car breakdown ; may appreciate the availability of services for other household members and may benefit from the use made of services by others , for example , friends and relatives visiting them . |
| 24 | This makes difficult the maintenance of a uniform high quality within the textile works and may necessitate careful watch on the raw water to anticipate the effect of changes in composition . |
| 25 | As a result , any error-handling and estimation procedures should be sufficiently general as to be able to incorporate any new error model that may emerge at a later date . |
| 26 | In T.acidophilum , stretches of oligo-T preceded by a relatively stable stem and loop structure that may serve as a termination signal was found downstream from the 3' of the 16S rRNA coding region ( 3 ) . |
| 27 | Striker Tony Cascarino , Townsend 's former clubmate at Stamford Bridge , also has a hamstring problem and may have to forego his usual place on the substitutes ' bench . |
| 28 | Steve Bull , Wolverhampton 's England striker , has a hamstring injury and may miss tonight 's Littlewoods Cup tie with Aston Villa at Molineux . |
| 29 | Many people who have no hearing loss at all , people who have very acute hearing , experience tinnitus and may find it hard to tolerate . |
| 30 | Consider a patient with pain , diarrhoea , and malaise — raised CRP is a clear indication that there is active inflammation present that may reflect the intrinsic inflammatory processes of Crohn 's disease ; a low CRP implies the absence of an active inflammatory process . |