Example sentences of "may [not/n't] [be] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main concern , however , is an overriding apprehension that what 's good for Netware may not be good for Unix . |
| 2 | He said , ‘ What 's good for NetWare may not be good for Unix … ( and ) Novell has no compelling reason to keep paying for the fuel that burns in the Unix flame . ’ |
| 3 | Finally , women who are actively anorectic and weigh 85% or less of average expected body weight may not be suitable for referral to a group as they often experience physiological urges to binge as a result of emaciation . |
| 4 | While it may not be suitable for all charities , it makes sense for small charities to go into a common investment fund . ’ |
| 5 | This idea may not be suitable for a real beginner , but if anyone is really enthusiastic about cake decorating it should not take long to acquire the necessary skills , enabling them to create some lovely and different effects . |
| 6 | Try to establish the background of any dog , however , because if it has been aggressive to children , for example it may not be suitable for your circumstances . |
| 7 | Walling may have one or two faces , so a one-face finish may not be suitable for using as the edge of a tread instead of a paving slab , but would be for use underneath the slab . |
| 8 | The information in the annual accounts may not be suitable for the decision to be made in respect of planning , control , investment etc . |
| 9 | It may also be prudent to advise the client that the standard terms may not be suitable for all transactions and that , if it has any regular business partners , or long-term contracts , it may be better to have a specially negotiated contract for that customer/transaction . |
| 10 | and although things may not be brilliant for , in the workplace at the moment , but we 're we 're making a move , we 're getting a , a foot in there . |
| 11 | It may not be necessary for all cars always to stop at a red light at a crossroads , but to have any other rule , such as ‘ stop when reasonable to do so ’ , or ‘ stop unless the road is clear ’ , invites chaos . |
| 12 | Later , the presence , or even the existence , of the people we care about may not be necessary for their influence to apply , for we may retain the desire to be the kind of person who would have won their affection and approval . |
| 13 | In today 's economic climate it may not be feasible for bureaux to purchase extra experimental microfilm information systems but the ambivalence over the wider spread of the NACAB system is most evident in sales of the system to outside agencies . |
| 14 | It is important to try to contain the scope of the costs that may be recoverable , eg whereas a surveyor 's fees may be reasonable to seek to recover , it is arguable that it may not be reasonable for the landlord to instruct an architect in respect of the matters contemplated by this clause . |
| 15 | It may not be effective for low permeability soils ; |
| 16 | Years of experience tell us that standard beds may not be right for every human body . |
| 17 | What suits you may not be right for others . |
| 18 | It may not be right for you at all . ’ |
| 19 | The linker that separates the POU-specific domain from the POU-homeodomain is poorly conserved , of variable length , and may not be critical for functions such as DNA binding ( 8 ) . |
| 20 | But every site is different in soil type , degree and nature of the contamination — a solution suitable for a disused gasworks may not be appropriate for a leaking landfill . |
| 21 | A ‘ liveable ’ street must not have fast or heavy traffic , or else it will be abandoned to transport , even though its design may not be appropriate for this use . |
| 22 | You must be aware that such labels may not be appropriate for the whole of the period that you are studying . |
| 23 | Over ninety percent of the world 's data is indeed not held in a relational database , and it may not be appropriate for all forms of information . |
| 24 | I do not want over-regulation or road traffic engineers simply toeing the line and following regulations as they are laid down where they may not be appropriate for their particular locality . |
| 25 | As evidence of funds availability it may not be appropriate for actual funds to be deposited to the firm 's account . |
| 26 | The ICAEW recognises that many of the detailed provisions , designed with the individual private investor in mind , may not be appropriate for the experienced or corporate client ( referred to under the regulations as ‘ corporate finance clients ’ ) . |
| 27 | These findings , with the clinical risk study , might form a reasonable explanation for our 5 positive samples , and raise new insights that the CSF AChE-AD may not be specific for AD and may participate in the long biochemical and pathological abnormality of not only AD but also organic dementia . |
| 28 | Since it may not be possible for both sets of belief to be realised in action , if the courses of action are incompatible , it may be rational for one person to give up his/her autonomy . |
| 29 | Thus , in Hanson v. Church Commissioners it was held that where the matter was one in which there was a wider public interest it may not be possible for one party to withdraw without the assent of the other once the proceedings were begun . |
| 30 | Given the increasing difficulty which the local authorities are experiencing in offering financial help to their institutions , especially to those polytechnics in urban areas where their parent authorities are under greater pressure from the Department of the Environment to keep rate increases down , it may not be possible for the public sector institutions , try as they may , to keep up their student numbers . |