Example sentences of "may at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While anger may stimulate the courage to do something , it may at the same time cloud the perception of what to be courageous about . |
| 2 | But in the process of renewing their legitimacy they may at the same time uphold general labour rights . |
| 3 | A woman 's attitudes to the housewife role may be positive — she may feel herself to be a housewife , and agree with the idea that housewifery is an appropriate role for women , but she may at the same time dislike doing housework . |
| 4 | ‘ On sentencing any person convicted of murder to imprisonment for life the court may at the same time declare the period which it recommends to the Secretary of State as the minimum period which in its view should elapse before the Secretary of State orders the release of that person on licence under section 27 of the Prison Act 1952 … |
| 5 | Further , large waves of destructive type , although combing the beach down , may at the same time fling shingle up above high water mark and so form beach ridges . |
| 6 | We shall see that although the uncertainty principle places limitations on the accuracy of all our predictions , it may at the same time remove the fundamental unpredictability that occurs at a space-time singularity . |
| 7 | The discovery suggests that nature can absorb fresh genetic material — such as the products of biotechnology experiments — without harmful consequences , but may at the same time reinforce fears that " foreign " DNA can find its way into native species , a process known as transformation . |