Example sentences of "[adj] may be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 6 ) The licensing board , if in its opinion any objection to the renewal of a licence is frivolous or vexatious , may find the objector liable in the expenses caused by such objection to such extent as the board thinks fit , or , if in its Opinion any such objection is unauthorised , may find the agent of the objector liable in the expenses as aforesaid ; and the amount of any expenses so found due may be recovered in the sheriff court having jurisdiction , and a certified copy of the finding of the licensing board shall be sufficient evidence and authority for discerning for the said amount with expenses . |
| 2 | When acting on an acquisition , MAS may be asked by the prospective vendors to sign a confidentiality agreement . |
| 3 | Circumstances in which MAS may be acting as advisers in a disposal |
| 4 | 0501.2 Circumstances in which MAS may be acting as advisers in a disposal |
| 5 | Circumstances in which MAS may be acting as advisers in an acquisition |
| 6 | 0601.1 Circumstances in which MAS may be acting as advisers in an acquisition |
| 7 | Okun ( 1975 ) notes that high taxation of the rich may be interpreted as an adverse ethical judgement on economic success , altering attitudes ( preferences ) to it and its attractiveness as a goal . |
| 8 | That an appropriation was dishonest may be proved in a number of ways . |
| 9 | ‘ Sometimes a decision has to be made to offer no evidence during the course of the trial ; and similarly pleas of guilty may be tendered to lesser counts . |
| 10 | Even the would-be socially superior , the boastful , and the priggish may be found to be quite agreeable people once they have relaxed . |
| 11 | EMPLOYMENT Secretary Gillian Shephard is furious that the money she gets to help train or retrain the unemployed may be slashed in half . |
| 12 | 2 An additional may be added to the above areas to allow for circulation , ducts , services cupboards and internal wall thicknesses. 3 Since the accommodation will normally be free standing and at ground level , no further space is likely to be necessary for access and escape , ie communications . |
| 13 | The following may be regarded as the main factors for determining where the general administration of a trust is carried on : 1 . |
| 14 | All or any of the following may be brought into consideration : |
| 15 | ( a ) Grounds ( Clause 19.01 ) All or any of the following may be expected to be encountered , though in any given agreement the grounds may be more or less specific as the requirements of particular firms differ . |
| 16 | The amount of compensation payable may be reduced by reason of the fault of the plaintiff , ‘ but only if , and to the extent that , the causing of that injury or damage is attributable to the act of [ the plaintiff ] committed with the intention of causing harm to his person or property or with reckless disregard for the consequences of his act . ’ |
| 17 | The accused may be prosecuted under Criminal Law whereas a private individual may be sued under Civil Law . |
| 18 | If , however , " appropriation " in the definition of theft is a continuing act , the accused may be convicted of robbery if thee is a force during a struggle to escape : Hale , approved in Gregory ( 1983 ) 77 Cr App R 41 ( CA ) . |
| 19 | A final and sixth antecedent may be found in the investigation of magnitude and frequency of geomorphic processes ( Wolman and Miller , 1960 ) and subsequently of fluvial processes in general ( Leopold , Wolman and Miller , 1964 ) . |
| 20 | In this instance he need only be concerned that income actually paid out to the children during their minorities or unmarried may be taxed upon him under TA 1988 , s663 . |
| 21 | It is perfectly possible , however , that something useful may be learned from experiments which fall short of demonstrating human levels of linguistic competence in apes , and I believe this is true of the projects designed to teach chimpanzees sign-language . |
| 22 | Patients with uncontrolled bleeding may be referred for surgery after considerable blood loss and are then extremely difficult to assess . |
| 23 | The surface integral may be converted to a volume integral by Gauss 's theorem as was done ( p.42 ) in the infinitesimal theory . |
| 24 | To find out what effect all this burning may be having on the upper atmosphere , particularly upon global warming , the Brazilian space institute , in collaboration with NASA from the United States , has been carrying out a research programme . |
| 25 | ‘ Modest good may be done by signing on ; much damage would be done if we do not , ’ he argues . |
| 26 | The physically knowledgeable may be helped by the remark that it corresponds to a state of the particle 's spin . ) |
| 27 | In time Lawless may be confronted by an obvious dilemma , the possibility that his two heavyweights , Mason and Frank Bruno , will be tempted into profitable confrontation , the suggestion being that they could come together some time next summer . |
| 28 | the university departments concerned may be perceived by the journal 's referees to have higher status than others ; or , |
| 29 | the university departments concerned may be perceived by the journal 's referees to have higher status than others ; or , |
| 30 | Employees ' attitudes towards the country concerned may be based on false pre-conceptions . |