Example sentences of "that they may [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their function is not known , but it is suggested that they may be used to pin a patch of mucosa in position during feeding , or that they may prevent the entry of foreign matter into the buccal capsule when the worm has detached from the mucosa . |
| 2 | we go on hoping and fighting and imagining , despite whatever goes wrong with anybody but the Tory Party is diverting itself with internal feuds and in focusing attention on whether Mr Major will remain Prime Minister or not and this is presumably so that they may ignore the real issues of how to the get the country onto some shared basis of consensus , trust and pragmatic politics which would give our society a chance of facing up to questions of economics , politics , pollution and living together in community in the sort of world we 've actually got . |
| 3 | As these relaxations require energy , and are associated with a characteristic activation energy , it has been suggested that they may improve the impact resistance of some materials . |
| 4 | At the same time , some people also said that although they were aware that they may face an early death , they also felt fortunate to have lived as long as they had . |
| 5 | Llanelli and Neath , to name but two , are in such vibrant health that they may present the tourists with a respectable challenge . |
| 6 | Though no one seems certain , it has been suggested that they may represent the saints . |
| 7 | In fact , if the social sciences are really to explain the social world , would it not be wiser to retreat from the demand that they must conform to a single standard of explanation , and allow instead that they may encompass a variety of projects ? |
| 8 | It is useful for would-be choreographers to study the historical development of classical style so that they may stage a ballet in a traditional way when it has a story firmly linked to a particular time and place . |
| 9 | Help those who seek to communicate the gospel , in words , in pictures , in books , on radio , television and films ; give them the help of your Holy Spirit , so that they may convey the message of hope and new life to the hearts and the minds of those who hear , who read , who watch . |
| 10 | There is nothing new in the idea of population cycles , or in the suggestion that they may influence the business cycle ( Losch 1937 ) . |
| 11 | Lord , we know that you guide the ways of all your servants , but we want especially to commend these people to you , that they may experience a special measure of your support and may know that the Holy Spirit is building the unity of the church in the places to which you have called them . |
| 12 | This being the case , provided patients realise that they may experience a bowel frequency of seven in 24 hours ( usually five stools in the day and one night time evacuation ) , the operation has unquestionably improved the wellbeing of most patients . |
| 13 | Recognising that a lot of women are taking to the hills , and that they may feel a little intimidated by such a male-orientated sport , especially since they all dress in the same fluffy things as us now , I have come up with a startling new innovation . |
| 14 | The purpose of this document is to give sufficient information to potential suppliers so that they may estimate the cost to Oxford University Press of acquiring and using systems and services . |
| 15 | Johnny , Ponyboy 's best friend , hopes his parents will stop arguing and fighting , so that they may lead a normal life together . |
| 16 | I say this with scorn , because the leader of the Labour party can no longer hold out to his people the prospect that they may change the law through this place . |
| 17 | Given that these insider/fiduciaries occupy a privileged position of trust in relation to the affairs of the company , it is conceivable that they may inflict a hurt upon it . |
| 18 | A number of organisations require employees to submit receipts and VAT invoices so that they may reclaim the VAT paid as a business expense . |
| 19 | What is important from a pedagogic point of view is that we should , as early as possible , alert students to different discourse types , so that they may classify the interaction they are involved in , and make as productive a use of that classification as we do ourselves . |
| 20 | But there may be reasons to think that they may reject the null hypothesis of speculative efficiency even when the latter is in fact true . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's the Iti 's turn to have a go at us tonight , Hitler has said that they may have a good go at us , as a reward for their help to him . ’ |
| 22 | Meanwhile , DEC is supposed to have Alpha boxes running on the floor at DECWorld ‘ 92 in Boston this week : expectations are that they may have a deskside Flamingo , and one to four processor Laser there . |
| 23 | We pray for the leaders of the government throughout the world that they may have a desire and be unselfish . |
| 24 | However , these same life cycles also suggest that they may have a different nature from the larger ovals . |
| 25 | The strong release of gastrin stimulated by these beverages is clearly an important mediator of this response but it is possible that they may have a direct effect on the parietal cell as well . |
| 26 | The Millmoor club were due to give Ford a free transfer but have now indicated that they may have a change of heart following the keeper 's fine run at Scarborough . |
| 27 | In marital therapy it is often noticeable that although a couple are asking for help to sort out their problem , so that they may have the closeness and intimacy for which they yearn , fear overcomes hope , and whenever things start to improve one of them can be relied upon to start up the next quarrel . |
| 28 | We ask , Lord , that they may have the grace and humility which their work requires , and that they may be able to walk closely with you , day by day . |
| 29 | We ask that they may have the wisdom to know and the courage to do what is right . |
| 30 | They make their decisions on the basis of two pieces of information : the level of output Q and the associated tax liability T. This means that they may have an idea of the average tax price Q/T of such services . |