Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [conj] may [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Freud seems to give too much weight to the belief in Christ , and too little to the actual people in the church structures and the emotional ties that may build up between the ‘ secondary leader ’ and the believers . |
| 2 | Second , it sets arbitrary amounts on the income needs of people of different ages and may underestimate the needs of children by comparison with adults ( Berthoud 1985 ) . |
| 3 | There are certainly general characteristics of the parties ' approach to social policies that may help people to decide between them ; and at particular elections ( such as , for example , the general election of 1945 ) one 's social policy commitments may be particularly clear . |
| 4 | They point out : ‘ During the first year or so , you will have to work long and unsociable hours and may have to go without a holiday or make other sacrifices . ’ |
| 5 | For in common with all extensional definitions , it provides no criteria for the inclusion or exclusion of further phenomena that may come to our attention ; at best one can say that what warrants pragmatic treatment for some new topic is simply linguists ' consensus based on intuitive " family resemblance " to more familiar pragmatic topics . |
| 6 | In some cases that may involve the abolition of councils . |
| 7 | This means that a patio of ample size will be needed , which could use a combination of pre-cast slabs and new brick paving , or , of you are lucky , some old bricks that may have been in the garden already . |
| 8 | For people with long-standing difficult social circumstances that may throw up a crisis at any time , intervention might best combine practical help with a scheme to foster the person 's sense of control over his or her life , to reduce their sense of hopelessness . |
| 9 | This technique may also provide valuable information on the pathogenesis of cerebral embolism , and our case shows the large number of apparently symptomless emboli that may arise in such patients . |
| 10 | The public good defence for performances which were proved to be ‘ in the interests of drama , opera , ballet or any other art , or of literature or learning ’ omitted the words ‘ or other objects of general concern ’ , thereby rejecting the so-called ‘ therapeutic defence ’ according to which pornography was claimed to be ‘ psychologically beneficial ’ to some persons ‘ in that it relieves their sexual tensions and may divert them from anti-social activities ’ . |
| 11 | The drafter should therefore consider a wide range of precedents , to consider the different matters that may need to be dealt with , and the different ways in which individual problems can be overcome . |
| 12 | The shape of a sand pit is usually decided by the space and materials available , but if planning a new one , here are some ideas that may help to make it even more exciting . |
| 13 | Here are some questions that may help you further define the values of your department and/or organisation : |
| 14 | Tourism is also of particular importance in some regions and may dominate the local economy . |
| 15 | One has to try and explain what it is we are about and why we 're doing it and , if necessary , perhaps point out a few distinctions that may exist , for instance , between the professional and the amateur scene , not that I like using those words because I think they 're fraught with all sort of potential misunderstandings . |
| 16 | Banks in Cannigione are as accessible as those in an English country town , so bring enough Lire to survive the weekend and any public holidays that may spring up . |
| 17 | Before continuing with our main theme there are a few points that may need clarifying . |
| 18 | Equally it may depend on the social factors that may have determined the decoration used ; the earlier brooches may be designed to satisfy a society in which there is less variation in social identity than later . |
| 19 | But it is not only education but all the social services that may help to improve the quality of labour in varying ways and degrees . |
| 20 | As in criminal law , look for all the possible torts that may have been committed , and consider whether their essentials have been satisfied . |
| 21 | The number of players varies ( around 35 at the last count ) , and the strategic implications of such rules as may exist have not been fully worked out . |
| 22 | In no way , however , does this invalidate the need for microscale studies — for instance , while global data sets may indicate the extent of algal blooms and may suggest causes of them , only detailed study of the algae themselves can provide understanding of why the bloom is occurring . |
| 23 | The energy you use in the process of exercising burns up extra calories and may help to increase your resting metabolic rate . |
| 24 | They influence the pituitary gland , promote male characteristics and may affect menstruation . |
| 25 | Among such factions as may exist in a constituency party one is likely to be dominant , and to imagine that it would consent to the nomination of candidates not numbered among its adherents is scarcely realistic . |
| 26 | The headmaster may if he think proper read each day on the opening of school such prayers as may have been previously approved of by the Governors , but no sectarian comments nor any doctrinal teaching may be allowed in the school . " |
| 27 | Social benefits are not solely restricted to cash returns but include any favourable effects that may affect members of the community at large ; for example , the time saved in travelling because a hospital is sited at a particular location . |
| 28 | Cyclosporin concentrations are checked only in those patients who are receiving additional treatments that may have an appreciable interaction with the immunosuppressant . |
| 29 | Professionals engaged in pre-school and early childhood education are likely to come from separate traditions and may have different perceptions as well as common goals . |
| 30 | House officers should have named educational supervisors , usually their consultants , who ensure that the educational objectives of the year are met and help with any personal problems that may arise . |