Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] [coord] may [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence , these regulations penalise those unemployed who use successful , but the least observable , job search strategies and may discourage them from using those strategies . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The dam project has been criticized by conservationists , who claim that it will ruin the area 's rice production , devastate fish stocks and may introduce dangerous diseases such as schistosomiasis or bilharzia ( as yet unknown in Thailand ) . |
| 6 | Natural-fibres enthusiasts will warm to the experience of pure silk thermals and may like to try the range from Silking ( £20 ) . |
| 7 | ABOVE Greyhounds are lively , affectionate dogs , but are best muzzled when off the lead , as they retain their coursing instincts and may chase smaller dogs . |
| 8 | There 's the milkman who , hurricane or high-water , always gets the pintas through , the postman ditto , and the chap at the other end of the village addicted to bottled beer who has collected a ton of metal tops and may get into the Guinness Book of Records . |
| 9 | Interring the rubbish in pits where there is suitable ground is probably the best solution but sites must be carefully selected to avoid contamination of water supplies and may require mechanical diggers in view of the huge volume of rubbish . |
| 10 | Coherent can run System V binaries and may provide a viable , inexpensive basis for VAR 's who sell vertical applications . |
| 11 | They will be less available than previously to sit on appointment panels and may have to limit themselves to advising on senior posts only . |
| 12 | This trend threatens to overwhelm local government development control sections and may jeopardise the government 's drive to reduce delay in the planning system . |
| 13 | SPOTTING Spotters may advise shooters of sight corrections but may touch the shooter or his equipment after he or she has started shooting |
| 14 | However , the UK mining group plans to sell off Nerco 's oil and gas interests and may get rid of its gold and silver operations as well . |
| 15 | While the short-term effects of hazardous chemicals are relatively easy to identify , monitor and control , some chemicals enter food chains and may accumulate in living organisms , including human beings . |
| 16 | The emergence of effective multimedia capabilities will provide a new dimension of utility for electronic information products and may hasten the growth and development of their markets . |
| 17 | It affects digestion , exacerbates stomach problems and may join with adrenaline in insidiously damaging the circulation . |
| 18 | This means that the bidder will lose some control over the secrecy arrangements and may face a premature announcement by the target . |
| 19 | But if there is no molecular symmetry other than the plane , the x and y axes are not uniquely determined by the symmetry and in-plane vibrations and may give a/b-hybrid bands depending on the relative directions of the A and B axes and the dipole change . |
| 20 | He is understood to have head and chest injuries and may have shrapnel in his brain . |
| 21 | Next week brings three more London premieres and may tell us more . |
| 22 | Assessment of the extent to which the widespread , geologically correlated occurrences of mat deposits ( Fig. 1 ) represent synchronous deposition will depend on continuing refinement of Leg 138 time scales but may have major implications for chemical budgets and the rates of biogeochemical cycling . |
| 23 | He may not be authorized to make changes to other components ; these may be owned by other design teams or may have become " fixed once production has commenced . |
| 24 | In fear of this possibility , many women choose to have pregnancy screenings and may opt for abortion if evidence of handicap is revealed . |
| 25 | For instance , monsoons may disrupt transport and power supplies and may affect the conduct of normal day-to-day business . |