Example sentences of "which [modal v] [not/n't] be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This involves responsible self-knowledge ; not a striving after a spirituality which may not be appropriate to one 's particular capacity , but a creative inner process .
2 In formulating the plan " it is important to recognise the benefits of developing packages of services appropriate to the assessed needs of individual children and their families , rather than directing them to existing services which may not be appropriate " ( para 2.11 ) .
3 5.20 Keyholders To ensure that at all times the Landlord has [ and the local Police force has ] written notice of the name home address and home telephone number of at least [ 2 ] key holder[s] of the Premises While this is not necessarily objectionable it is a provision that is easily overlooked and imposes an obligation on the tenant which may not be appropriate in the circumstances .
4 The effect will be as if fraudulent conversion were widened to include the whole of larceny and embezzlement ; the new offence will indeed include conduct which may not be criminal under the present law such as the dishonest appropriation by a parent of things taken and brought home by a child under the age of criminal responsibility ( cf.
5 This avoids copious memos which may not be easy to trace in the future .
6 The inverted commas are used to emphasize that such statements contain estimates and personal decisions that are sometimes arbitrary and refer to specific accounting periods which may not be representative of the operational situation .
7 The inverted commas are used to emphasize that such statements contain estimates and personal decisions that are sometimes arbitrary and refer to specific accounting periods which may not be representative of the operational situation .
8 This does n't mean that you have to spend a fortune on tools , but beware of cheap spanners and screwdrivers which may not be strong enough for the job or of cheap hammers which may lose their heads .
9 An alternative approach , which will be adopted in this chapter , is to concentrate rather on the possibility of identifying divisions which pertain to particular object domains and which may not be consistent with any cohesive representation or society .
10 Where there are significant family interests in the target , a cash offer ( or a cash alternative ) may be preferred to enable the family members to utilise retirement relief , which may not be available if roll-over relief on a share for share exchange applies ( see para 23.2.1.5 below ) .
11 A significant proportion of the population ( mainly males ) is also affected with ‘ colour-blindness ’ of one kind or another , often to a subtle degree which may not be apparent in normal life .
12 The study of variation within a bilingual community introduces complexities which may not be apparent in what is construed to be a single monolingual " speech community " like Labov 's New York City .
13 Does my hon. Friend agree that it is not the specific element , but the general targeting of young people , which may not be explicit , that causes the most difficulty ?
14 Other examples of rules which may not be congruent with the requirements of fiduciary law are SIB Core Rule 2 , which states that where a firm has a material interest it must not knowingly act for the customer unless it takes steps to ensure his " fair treatment " ( this may not be sufficient under fiduciary law ) , and SIB Core Rule 25 which in conjunction with SFA Conduct of Business Rule 5 — 36(2) permits " front running " .
15 Right One of the things that er we try to pass on is that you 'll pick up a lot of information which may not be relevant to you but may be relevant to members of your family or friends .
16 The specimen is drafted as an outline to cover circumstances applicable generally which may not be relevant to all engagements .
17 Ours would appear to be an academic qualification , which may not be able to be adapted to suit NVQ .
18 Be sure to alert the local planning authority , which may not be aware of the subtleties of the legislation .
19 There are also opportunities for the insurer to take positive steps in the handling of a claim which may not be open to him before litigation , for example , recovery of his medical records .
20 More seriously , its calculation assumes that surplus cash can be invested to yield a return equal to the IRR , which may not be realistic .
21 The felt acts as a membrane which isolates movement in the boards from the asphalt , the natural elasticity of which may not be sufficient to absorb such movement .
22 As the hon. Member for Londonderry , East has recognised , one of the constraints on private sector investment in high-temperature incineration in the Province must be the relatively small volume of such waste which may not be sufficient to warrant large-scale investment .
23 And the story that I heard which may not be true that he had he did n't have the wig and gown .
24 Most records of movement have been to the west , which may not be significant .
25 Justin came from Nablus in Palestine to Ephesus where , according to his own account ( which may not be plain prose ) , he studied with teachers of several different schools — Stoic , Aristotelian , Pythagorean , Platonist — expecting from the last named not only clarity for his mind but light for his soul .
26 First , there are the needs which individuals have for self-actualization , development of capabilities and other sources of job satisfaction and motivation which may not be satisfied by the organization .
27 In this expansion of the policy side of regionalism , it resembles the policy aspects of planning , which should not be surprising since where regionalism as policy has had most impetus , it has originated from central planning concerns .
28 The suppression of vice is therefore , Lord Devlin argues , just as important as the suppression of subversive activities , and just as it is impossible to point to an area of morality which should not be subject to the law , so there is no area of morality which can be described as ‘ private ’ .
29 Having examined the practice in different common law jurisdictions , their Lordships consider that the principles endorsed by the Jamaican Court of Appeal , particularly with regard to inconsistent previous statements , represent what will normally be an acceptable way of achieving fairness to the accused and they take the opportunity of saying that in a civilised community the most suitable ways of achieving such fairness ( which should not be immutable and require to be reconsidered from time to time ) are best left to , and devised by , the legislature , the executive and the judiciary which serve that community and are familiar with its problems .
30 Mitac International Corp , Taipei , Taiwan is to merge its US units in order to strengthen its operations there : Compac Electronics Inc , American Mitac Corp , Mitac Research Corp and Microelectronics Inc will be merged under the Compac name : Mitac bought an 80% stake in Compac , which should not be confused with to Compaq Computer Corp but no doubt will , in 1991 ; it says it has no current plans to buy the remaining 20% from independent investors ; the merged company is expected to have turnover of $240m in 1993 , rising to $500m in 1996 , Mitac said .
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