Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] may [not/n't] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emphasize the difficulty of saying anything at all with regard to religion which may not be received by someone in a misleading way . |
| 2 | The gin trap has been replaced by other traps which may not be as effective but which are more humane . |
| 3 | Drama training is under constant review through the accreditation system , so that standards are maintained and new developments assessed , and schools which may not be in the accredited list today may well be there soon . |
| 4 | In practice , this is unlikely to prove a problem for directors of private companies who are probably also the shareholders , but directors of public companies do have to consider whether it is in the interests of the company and the shareholders to agree to a lock-out clause at a figure which may not be the highest obtainable . |
| 5 | The employees in such departments are often out of touch with changes in public opinion , relying instead on research data which may not be framed in a context most likely to discover what changes of attitude are occurring in consumer habits . |
| 6 | What lies behind these conceptions of content and object is the true idea that the nature of consciousness itself may not be different at all between the times when we think truly and when we think falsely , or when we want what exists and when we want what does not exist . |
| 7 | For a 13-year-old who may not be too hot on writing at all , it 's asking a great deal . |
| 8 | You may need to make an advance payment ( the difference between the total cost of the three year hire for the vehicle selected and the amount of finance available from mobility supplement ) , but for smaller cars there may not be anything to pay . |
| 9 | On the other hand , in large organizations it may not be so obvious what schemas people at different locations hold . |
| 10 | The entrance to one at the east end of Loch Gorm , which can be seen when the water level is low , is rather puzzling and could as easily be the remains of a wall as a path to the island , particularly as when seen in those conditions there appear to be the walls of a square building on the south side about halfway to the island , and if the water level has been raised to improve the fishing it may not be a true crannog . |
| 11 | For some branches it may not be possible to offer vacancies in the immediate future but the enquiry process will include advice about suitable Navy career options and timescales . |
| 12 | First commissions could be obtained through political interest , and this would appear to have been the situation of Philip Hay , whom Admiral Lord Keith managed to place in the 11th Foot as an ensign on the strength of imaginary past service , though his patron remarked that ‘ if his father can not get at old General Grant or Lady Sutherland he may not be confirmed . |
| 13 | The dilemma of whether to improve ( or not ) an old building which may not be needed in a few years ' time can last for decades . |
| 14 | The LFA Directive differs from other CAP provisions in that its broad objective is to support an area of agriculture which may not be best suited for production . |
| 15 | The study of variation within a bilingual community introduces complexities which may not be apparent in what is construed to be a single monolingual " speech community " like Labov 's New York City . |
| 16 | Other examples of rules which may not be congruent with the requirements of fiduciary law are SIB Core Rule 2 , which states that where a firm has a material interest it must not knowingly act for the customer unless it takes steps to ensure his " fair treatment " ( this may not be sufficient under fiduciary law ) , and SIB Core Rule 25 which in conjunction with SFA Conduct of Business Rule 5 — 36(2) permits " front running " . |
| 17 | Nowadays botanists divide the cycad-like plants into two major groups which may not be particularly closely related : the Cycadales , which include the living species , and the Bennettitales , an important Mesozoic group of plants which have smaller fructifications scattered among the bases of the leaves . |
| 18 | The inverted commas are used to emphasize that such statements contain estimates and personal decisions that are sometimes arbitrary and refer to specific accounting periods which may not be representative of the operational situation . |
| 19 | The inverted commas are used to emphasize that such statements contain estimates and personal decisions that are sometimes arbitrary and refer to specific accounting periods which may not be representative of the operational situation . |
| 20 | Such a statement implies that there are aspects of poetry which may not be so easily teachable . |
| 21 | This involves responsible self-knowledge ; not a striving after a spirituality which may not be appropriate to one 's particular capacity , but a creative inner process . |
| 22 | A significant proportion of the population ( mainly males ) is also affected with ‘ colour-blindness ’ of one kind or another , often to a subtle degree which may not be apparent in normal life . |
| 23 | Just as with the rates , when people in receipt of social security benefit had living with them someone who was not in receipt of benefit , there was a system known as non-dependent deductions — the hon. Member for Brightside will be well aware of that system — so , too , under the council tax it will be possible for the claimant — the person liable to the tax — simply to let us know , through a single declaration , about the other people in the household who may not be eligible for income support and who may be eligible to make a contribution to the council tax bill . |
| 24 | If you are not disciplined enough to arrive at the agency as though dressed for work you may not be taken on to the books . |
| 25 | Preparing yourself for a visit to an elderly parent who may not be exactly on your list of favourite people is quite another matter . |
| 26 | So , even though the waiting lists in the North continue to decline from January 's 462 people waiting more than two years for treatment to just 207 in February they may not be an accurate reflection of the numbers waiting to see a consultant . |
| 27 | A further possibility which is suggested by Lord Denning 's judgment is that in such circumstances it may not be a case for injunction but only for damages . |
| 28 | In all such cases you may not be satisfied to receive even large damages for the wrong done ; and what the amount of damages is to be may be very uncertain . |
| 29 | If the bereaved is your mother-in-law you have the problem of trying to help someone with whose personality and reactions you may not be entirely familiar ; but you will have the advantage of being able to remain a little more detached from the throbbing centre of her pain and therefore freer to be objective in the help you give her , without in any way reducing the flow of sympathy and affection she will hope to receive from you . |
| 30 | As a novice user you may not be aware of the graphics quality your P.C. is capable of . |