Example sentences of "may [be] aware " in BNC.

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1 Some bad habits that horses acquire may be learnt ‘ passively ’ : they are caused by faulty training or poor riding , and no one may be aware of them until the horse changes hands or gets a new rider .
2 Even those who are acutely aware of these constraints have to be content with doing their job to the best of their ability , although they may be aware of the probable shortfall in impact of the whole project .
3 The local authority may be aware of the problem on that estate and be able to report a dozen other families who are suffering similarly .
4 Personality A may be aware of personality B , but not vice versa , Personality C may be aware of A and B , neither of which is aware of C.
5 Personality A may be aware of personality B , but not vice versa , Personality C may be aware of A and B , neither of which is aware of C.
6 A social studies programme must suggest the use of resources such as the market , the shop , the dispensary or the roadside , even though its makers may be aware that a very large number of deep rural schools have none of these resources at hand .
7 Perhaps humans may be aware that they enjoy themselves most when they feel that their pleasure is approved of by some overall authority .
8 To be fair , he did also point out that neither did Yorkshire 's Asian population flock in droves of more than three or four to see the hero from the subcontinent in action ; but then he may be aware , as so many apparently are not , that the prospect of seeing a Hindu lad from Bombay doing well for Yorkshire — as he assuredly will — is not exactly high on the agenda for the Pakistanis who form the greater part of the Asian population in those parts .
9 Though you may be aware of the distribution list , reports are often passed to people not on that list .
10 You may be aware that there is a blood test which can tell if you have been infected with HIV , the virus that can cause AIDS .
11 One may be aware of feelings , sexual ones for example , that one is not able to conceptualise as sexual at the time .
12 And as you may be aware that er in , in , in in the local elections this year , in May , the Conservative Party did dramatically well , much better than it did in the general election yeah ?
13 Some people can take or leave cigarettes just as they can take Or leave an alcoholic drink — Others find that however hard they try to stop smoking and however much they may be aware of the damaging consequences of continuing to do so , they simply can not stop but find themselves compelled to continue .
14 You may be aware that in the wake of last year 's Earth Summit the Government is preparing a National Sustainability Report for submission to the United Nation 's Commission for Sustainable Development .
15 Erm as far as certification of er th the of a system is concerned er we are still comm committed to getting office certificated and as many of you may be aware the Swindon office has actually overtaken us on the B E S side erm and they are er , but hopefully we will achieve certification for the whole of our group erm prior to Swindon achieving certification for their whole group .
16 AS YOU may be aware from the last issue of Wood News , Foster Wheeler Wood Group [ FWWG ] has been mourning the loss of Peter Cooper , personnel and administration manager , who died suddenly on 14 December 1992 .
17 As you may be aware , the Lothian Community Care Plan ( pp 53–56 ) includes a proposal to set criteria to form the basis of a quality audit of transport services provided by statutory voluntary and commercial organisations , which it is hoped will lead to the establishment of quality standards in the future .
18 The hon. Gentleman , who is always well informed , may be aware that I have an uncle who was a Labour Member of Parliament and in the Cabinet .
19 My hon. Friend may be aware that the prosecution of a number of military officers involved in the assassination of Jesuit priests was assisted by a team sent from Scotland Yard .
20 In addition , the hon. Gentleman may be aware that the Government are also spending very nearly £100 million over three years to provide accommodation for people who are homeless in London .
21 Secretaries and Research Assistants ; notes that the Register includes information on , amongst others provided with access passes , the proprietor of private psychiatric nursing and residential homes , employees of political and economic consultancies , international law firms , company directors , representatives of parliamentary lobbying organisations ( including Research and Information Services , Westminster Ltd. , Chelgate Public Relations Ltd. , Taylor Steingberg Associates , Westminster Communications , Decision Makers Ltd. , Charles Barker Public Affairs and others ) , a parliamentary researcher for parliamentary agents , a Lloyds underwriter and the Managing Director of Charles Barker Watney and Powell ; and urges the Leader of the House to place a Motion on the Order Paper to facilitate publication so that the public may be aware of who has such privileged access , and why . ]
22 Valuation work will be relied on by those instructing the firm for purposes agreed in the terms of engagement and , on occasions , the firm may be aware that it is to be relied on by third parties too .
23 As you may be aware , elements of the corporate financial services work we may do for you are regulated under the Financial Services Act ( ‘ FSA ’ ) by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ( ‘ ICAEW ’ ) as investment business ( ‘ regulated work ’ ) .
24 As you may be aware , doctors and dentists employed in the hospital and community health services are contractually obliged to subscribe to one of the three medical defence organisations ( MDOs ) : the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland , the Medical Defence Union or the Medical Protection Society .
25 As you may be aware the Scottish Sports Council 's printing department has recently undergone a comprehensive review in which the feasibility of all aspects of the service were assessed .
26 You may be aware that methyl bromide , which is to be used in fumigating the Herbarium , can have deleterious effects on leather bindings and other animal products .
27 As you may be aware the Inland Revenue is currently looking into the tax affairs of the Catholic Clergy in Scotland .
28 If the designer is working on a project where a food and beverage manager has been appointed , he should always be involved from the inception of the project , in order that he may be aware of the development of the facility .
29 The defence of volenti would fail as Brian may be aware that John is drunk but he did not consent to him driving negligently .
30 British English speakers accommodating to North American pronunciation may be aware of rhotic pronunciations , but they actually acquire the postvocalic /r/ rather late ( Trudgill 1986 : 15,20 ) .
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