Example sentences of "[noun] may [not/n't] be [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Closure of the USM may prompt a rush of restructuring by USM companies that decide that this is the opportunity for an MBO or a delisting , or even to maximise shareholder value by break-up or sale , but the current recession may not be the ideal timing for any of these options , ’ says PW 's Nigel Crockford .
2 Guidelines for acute severe asthma based on hospital experience may not be an appropriate yardstick by which to judge how asthma attacks are measured in the community .
3 In the end , the failure to offer an entitlement curriculum may not be a failure of the National Curriculum , but of the market-led sections of the Reform Act .
4 The right of the fetus may not be the only — or even the main — consideration in the abortion issue , as anti-abortionists insist .
5 If there remains an insistent voice that keeps telling you there is something ‘ wrong ’ with sleeping twelve hours a day , or reminding you of how much there is to do , turning into a vegetable may not be an effective technique , and something more explosive or cathartic may be required .
6 Although nutrition may not be a responsibility of a care assistant , you may find it helpful to read more about diet as part of each resident 's personal care plan .
7 In both games it was the only goal , though for Berwick Rangers the end of 90 minutes may not be the end of 111 years .
8 Structures of management and finance devised to maintain environments and institutions may not be the same as are needed to oversee renewal .
9 In meteorological studies , the information for a comparison is unlikely to exist , and indeed U O may not be a well-defined quantity whilst u τ is . )
10 In other words , the relationship between the application of orthofunction and functional improvements may not be a causal one .
11 Since the civil law options are not open to the English courts , it is likely that by the application of the doctrines of offer and acceptance , they will , in the end , find in each case one winner and one loser for each particular battle of the forms , even though that winner may not be the one who fires the last shot .
12 Choral evensong may not be the most popular pastime but it is a traditional and universal way of creating a linked worshipping community .
13 Tandem may not be the first commercial box-shifter out with a Chorus-based system , though it may yet find itself in a race to be first to deliver in volume .
14 Johnes ' main conclusion was that raising the academic requirements for entry into university may not be the most appropriate method for reducing wastage rates , since the academic ability required to succeed at university is clearly imperfectly reflected by the results of school examinations .
15 While this tonic may not be a cure for male-pattern baldness , if used regularly , following the scalp massage instructions in Chapter 6 , it may halt the process .
16 What these modifications indicate however is that this decisional paradigm may not be the most appropriate .
17 Swindon may not be the centre of the galaxy , but it 's been the satellite centre for women 's tennis this week .
18 Gossip may not be a female prerogative , but it certainly is so in the social stereotype of women .
19 Children go through various stages of obedience and disobedience as they develop and parents need to be aware that direct confrontation may not be the best method of handling the situation .
20 This indicates that the stimulation of cell proliferation may not be the only factor in ulcer healing by sucralfate .
21 An extra 10 hp a side may not be a mind-blowing power increase but it does represent 330,000 foot lbs per minute and , at its increased maximum weight of 3800 lbs , the new model would , with one engine out , climb at 180 ft/min , or almost 300 ft/min at lighter weights .
22 While maintenance may not be a large contributor to running costs , it is still significant and such increases can account for an extra £2–3 per hour .
23 The small effect of adjustment for case mix may not be the same throughout Britain .
24 Using online databases may not be the best method for assessing research activity .
25 The other aspect is of course catering facilities here on a Saturday may not be the same as what they are during the week .
26 The experience of changing one 's classroom practice may not be a comfortable one .
27 This laughter may not be a safety valve reducing tension , but a device to conceal an urge to violence .
28 BARRY WEHMILLER International 's particular manufacturing niche of specialist packaging equipment may not be the most easily understood business but it is a profitable one .
29 Some people still do not accept Einstein s Relativity ; many others refuse to accept that Relativity may not be the final explanation ( even though such an acquiescence to received ideas would have horrified Einstein himself ) .
30 Progress work may not be the most exciting job in advertising but it is a highly responsible and essential one .
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