Example sentences of "[noun sg] may be of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These results are the first controlled data to syggest that cyclosporin may be of clinical benefit in patients with ulcerative colitis . |
| 2 | Soil mark sites are visible because of different coloured marks in the soil , usually just after ploughing For example , if a burial mound with a ditch around it has been flattened by ploughing , the material from which the mound was constructed , the soil filling the ditch , and the soil in the rest of the ploughed field may be of different colours . |
| 3 | That 's tru that 's the only part may be of traditional sales that you |
| 4 | The endoscopic Doppler ultrasound may be of diagnostic value in the evaluation of Dieulafoy 's disease when bleeding has stopped spontaneously . |
| 5 | If , for example , a provision may be of doubtful import , such resort would be perfectly legitimate … ( p145 ) Because Chalmers saw codification as an improvement in the form of the law , resurrection of old authorities is easy . |
| 6 | This finding may be of clinical importance in the few patients who have severe hypergastrinaemia as a result of long acting profound acid inhibition . |
| 7 | To the environmentally concerned , however , the origin and extraction method for capturing an essence may be of vital importance . |
| 8 | It now seems that the time of injection may be of crucial importance in determining the effects of melatonin . |
| 9 | These attributes would be expected to lead to new and better solutions to problems in the UK and it seems that the apparent anomaly may be of cultural origin . |
| 10 | We suggest that anti-lactoferrin may be of pathogenetic significance by counteracting the antiphlogistic properties of lactoferrin at mucosal surfaces , thereby aggravating and/or sustaining mucosal inflammation initiated by other factors . |
| 11 | Therefore , agents capable of reducing hypergastrinaemia may be of potential value in preventing the trophic effects of hypergastrinaemia on the gastric mucosa . |
| 12 | While the power of dismissal may be of limited use , where the government has been able to appoint a new rail chairman , it has the opportunity to shape a management team more in tune with its thinking . |
| 13 | The fact that one prophecy does not come true does not mean you are dealing with a false prophet : ‘ It is possible for a true prophet to prophesy from the flesh or in the excitement of a moment … . ’ says John Wimber.2 In addition , the prophecy may be of mixed value , having one part God 's truth and two parts human enthusiasm . |
| 14 | As luminal SCFA maintain normal colonic absorption in acute diarrhoea , the decrease seen in faecal SCFA output may be of clinical significance . |
| 15 | An arguably more compelling situation where a Commissioner may be of great use is in the area of unfair dismissal actions before an Industrial Tribunal . |
| 16 | Most of the debate on the validity and primacy of client self-determination has taken place within the casework context ( Bernstein , 1960 ; McDermott , 1975 ; Freedberg , 1989 ) where the elements of eligibility , statutory rights , social control and professional authority may be of central importance ( Rothman , 1989 ; Spicker , 1990 ) . |
| 17 | The main exclusions of the policy still operate and such a clause may be of limited use , but its existence is worth investigating . |
| 18 | The size of the sewer may be of insufficient capacity to take the additional effluent from the proposed development , or the capacity of the sewage works itself may be insufficient to cope . |
| 19 | Diction , rhythm , rhyme and syntax may be of special interest . |
| 20 | Firstly , clients suffering from senile dementia , and their carers , are deliberately excluded from investigation , the argument being that ‘ Issues of choice and participation may be of limited relevance to elderly people with mental impairment ’ . |
| 21 | The other side of the reactivity coin is that change induced in respondents by evaluation may be of positive benefit . |
| 22 | Second , the relationship of the ‘ persuader ’ to the patient may be of crucial importance . |
| 23 | As domatia are found on crops like coffee , the phenomenon may be of agricultural significance . |
| 24 | With printed material the font may be unknown to the system or the copy may be of poor printed quality . |
| 25 | Work itself may be a pleasure and the monetary reward may be of limited importance after a minimum income is gained . |