Example sentences of "may [adv] be [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Angioplasty as a primary procedure has very limited application , and it may only be appropriate where the patient sustains an acute coronary occlusion when in close proximity to a centre with highly experienced and immediately available angioplasty expertise . |
| 2 | Detention of a whole class may technically still be lawful , although it is becoming increasingly likely that a judge would have doubts about the reasonableness of this course of action where it is known that there may only be one or two culprits . |
| 3 | Even where there may only be two or three partners , the case for incorporating a power of expulsion in the partnership agreement is strong . |
| 4 | The site may only be viable if adjoining land is included and in fact the planning authority may insist that only a comprehensive planning application will be considered . |
| 5 | As already in the UK , it will render unlawful ( although not necessarily in terms of criminal law : the penalties may only be civil but must be sufficiently dissuasive ) the misuse or improper disclosure of unpublished price-sensitive information , either by insiders or by those who obtain the information from them . |
| 6 | Therefore , rather than attempting to generate theories which hold good for all countries , generalisations may only be possible if ‘ types ’ can be established . |
| 7 | Clearly some legislation reflects temporary victories of one interest or allied interest groups over others , and none of these may necessarily be identical or coincide with the interests of the ruling class . |
| 8 | Not all of these subjects , however , may necessarily be acceptable as admission requirements for particular degree courses or particular faculties . |
| 9 | It may perhaps be true that 79 per cent of trees cut down are cleared by people needing to plant food or gather fuel , and that , if there were fewer people , there would be less need . |
| 10 | In other instances either the adverb or the adjective may apparently be ungrammatical although its counterpart is fully acceptable : ( 55 ) many cats seem intelligently ( 56 ) the old stationmaster winked outrageous |
| 11 | That may not be real but it was certainly my perception and it is the perception that counts . |
| 12 | It may not be coincidental that two of the long survivors with very low CD4 counts were also the oldest patients in the study , and it remains possible that the genetic background or immune changes responsible for AIDS related sclerosing cholangitis are , with increasing age , more likely to indicate a good prognosis independently of the CD4 count . |
| 13 | This may not be practical when dealing with foreign intermediaries . |
| 14 | Where the rivers have flowed transverse to the structure rias formed in them will have a much more irregular plan : the main arm of the ria may not be straight and it may possess branches developed along weaker beds followed by the courses of previous subsequent streams . |
| 15 | What Terri Hooley , Dave Sinton and Johnny Hero have discovered may not be new but it 's potentially revolutionary . |
| 16 | Okay , the plot of defeat the evil baddies ' may not be new but the release of a high quality platform game on the PC is . |
| 17 | In the simplest case , you may not be sure whether you should continue to turn up for work or not . |
| 18 | It follows , then , that in an exchange rate union , in contrast to a currency union , monetary integration may not be complete and the conditions for the creation of monetary union may not be satisfied because of the persistence of uncertainty regarding intra-union exchange rates . |
| 19 | May not be suitable where a substantial payment has been made for goodwill . |
| 20 | Whilst the geometric values may not be absolute or unchangeable , the concepts and functions they represent provide boundary conditions on the acceptable ranges . |
| 21 | If you allow the opponent to come too close , then a step forward may not be necessary but you will have to be very quick with your responses ! |
| 22 | Gibson 's ( 1969 ) account of these effects suggests that discrimination training may not be necessary but the same conclusion can be derived from more prosaic considerations — it might be argued , for instance , that the results described so far reflect no more than a disruption in control subjects confronted by novel stimuli at the start of the test discrimination . |
| 23 | But taking out your own cover may not be necessary if you belong to a trade association which offers its members the benefit of confidential advice if they run into difficulties at work . |
| 24 | Retraining may not be necessary if new outlets can be discovered for present skills . |
| 25 | Above that height an abbreviated circuit should always be possible , although it may not be necessary or desirable in very windy and turbulent conditions . |
| 26 | The menu at Manze 's , in London 's Tower Bridge Road , by Bermondsey Antiques Market , may not be extensive but at £1.20 for one pie , one mash - sloshed with parsley sauce — there is little reason for customers to argue . |
| 27 | This may not be feasible where there is a very large number of candidates , but if people have got through the original application forms stage of selection it will be worth making an effort to see them in person . |
| 28 | A contract for the sale of unascertained goods may or may not be void because of the fact that certain goods have perished or do not exist at the time of the contract . |
| 29 | That may or may not be applicable but I 'll just bring it in and dump it on you . |
| 30 | Certain of the concepts described in the body of this Guidance Document may not be applicable and proposals should be discussed in the initial stages with officers to the Greater London Council 's Building Regulation Division . |