Example sentences of "may be [verb] up to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , employees may be granted up to a maximum of three days ' special leave . |
| 2 | The operative principle should therefore be one of a ‘ retributive maximum , as advocated by Norval Morris ( 1974 : 75 ) : while an individual offender may be punished up to the level indicated by the tariff , there is no obligation to do so if other valid considerations indicate that a more lenient course will be more constructive or humane . |
| 3 | Consumers may be poisoned in their beds by improperly tested medical drugs , they may be killed over their dinner tables by unhygienically prepared food , they may be blown up to God knows where by the neighbourhood chemical complex exploding , and they may become fatally diseased in their living rooms by industrial pollution . |
| 4 | The USER_ACCESS keyword may be repeated up to 10 times allowing specification of up to 100 users . |
| 5 | The MODULE_ACCESS keyword may be repeated up to 10 times allowing specification of up to 100 users . |
| 6 | The DC_ACCESS keyword may be repeated up to 10 times allowing specification of up to 100 users . |
| 7 | The INDEX keyword may be repeated up to 30 times . |
| 8 | The levels of these may be increased up to a thousandfold over basal . |
| 9 | Some large sewage works are sampled every day ; major discharges may be sampled up to thirty times a year , while some minor ones are sampled only twice a year . |
| 10 | Preference shares may be issued up to one half of the registered capital . |
| 11 | Subject to the conditions of the scheme , an employee may be paid up to an approved maximum for loss or damage to personal effects . |
| 12 | A full rack should be taken and ice axes and crampons may be needed up to about August . |
| 13 | It is advisable to apply as early as possible , and preferably before 31 January of the proposed year of entry to the University , though application may be considered up to the date when a course begins , subject to the availability of places . |
| 14 | However applications may be considered up to the date when a course begins , subject to the availability of places . |
| 15 | While agents may be fined up to £5,000 for misleading descriptions , in setting out only the basic details of a property much is lost . |
| 16 | Maximum fines for the wastage or pollution of water supplies have been raised from 250 francs to 6,000 francs , and repeat offenders may be fined up to 1 million francs . |