Example sentences of "what [modal v] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , reviewing the Zande material in the light of our widening experience , we can again detect what may be seen as a main morality religion ( the ancestor cult ) co-existing with a subsidiary , or ancillary , marginal witchcraft cult . |
| 2 | Perhaps we are more on our guard against the possibility of over-attachment by or to the adolescent or prepubertal child — or what may be seen as over-attachment . |
| 3 | After discussing various loopholes in the law of theft the committee proceeded in what may be seen as a key paragraph . |
| 4 | There have been some dramatic prosecutions of commercial fraud , or what may be seen as criminal negligence . |
| 5 | ‘ A man is honoured in that country , ’ he continues , ‘ according to what may be seen of his actions , conduct and zeal , since no one in India knows anything of family or lineage . ’ |
| 6 | Yet preparation is not always a case of in-depth research so much as systematically thinking through what may be faced in the real life negotiating position . |
| 7 | I agree that this scheme is significant not only because of what may be achieved for good in the north-west , but because it can act as a model for planning for other areas and for other denominations . |
| 8 | developing teachers ' skills in consultation and negotiation , on behalf of the pupil , with colleagues across departmental and managerial boundaries ; with parents as partners in their children 's learning ; and , where indicated , with members of other professions across institutional and professional boundaries ( cf DHSS guidelines 1988 , which , ironically , suggest more awareness of what may be achieved through the personal and social education aspects of the school curriculum than their DES counterparts with regard to the forthcoming national curriculum ) . |
| 9 | Even if all informed people could agree concerning what animal welfare is , and how well various animals are faring — and these are large assumptions — the animal welfarist 's position would remain controversial because of how it answers the question ‘ What may be done in the name of , or in pursuit of , animal welfare ? ’ |
| 10 | I think that very often where Bentham and Beccaria differ in detail this is traceable to Beccaria 's conviction that what may be done in the name of utility should be limited by consideration of what befits the dignity of man . |
| 11 | Because of the exemptions provided by the DTI and the SIB respectively , these restrictions in practice normally do not apply to what may be called in general terms business investors , typically persons who are ordinary business investors on the size test ( see page 36 above ) . |
| 12 | If this is how her work is to be read , then we are of course back with all the problems of the kairos approach : why has history been what it has been and given what history has been what may be said of God 's intention in relation to women ? |
| 13 | If such be the case , what may be said about the Muftiliks of Molla Yegan and Molla Fenari ? |
| 14 | We should remember that he does not claim definitely to be refuting the Aristotelians , but merely to be pointing out what may be said against them . |
| 15 | Lady Antonia 's biography is the most substantial example of what may be regarded as the new and sober school of historians of Mary Queen of Scots . |
| 16 | Thus , for example , left-wing authorities go out of their way to ban what seems to be racist matter , and right-wing authorities tend to be careful to exclude what may be regarded as homosexual literature . |
| 17 | So much then for what may be regarded as general principles , applicable to all . |
| 18 | What may be regarded as a great bureaucracy has in fact great achievements to its credit . |
| 19 | All these examples provide clear evidence of very rapid sedimentation of a " catastrophic " kind in what may be regarded as exceptional deposits in areas of tectonic instability . |
| 20 | The following indicates what may be regarded as evidence for each performance criterion . |
| 21 | It is alleged by the fourth plea , that the defendant 's testator never requested the plaintiff to enter into the engagement to marry , or to marry , and that there never was any consideration for the testator 's promise , except what may be collected from the letter itself set out in the declaration . |
| 22 | Let us not pause to envisage , let alone to attempt to solve , what may be comprehended within that phrase of comforting generally , a ‘ service charge ’ . |
| 23 | What may be referred to as ‘ presence ’ is just as important as excellent paper qualifications . |
| 24 | One is the formal , departmental structure ( see Figure 5.1 ) which recognizes the various specialisms within the business and leads to what may be thought of as an ‘ orthodox ’ , function-based management structure . |
| 25 | A great many professionals are actively moving into microcomputer use as specialised software is written for what may be considered to be the more esoteric applications . |
| 26 | 7.7.4 not to store or bring onto the Premises any article substance or liquid of a specifically combustible inflammable or explosive nature and to comply with the requirements and recommendations of the fire authority [ and the [ reasonable ] requirements of the Landlord ] as to fire precautions relating to the Premises Some tenants sell inflammable or what may be considered to be otherwise dangerous substances in the normal course of their business . |
| 27 | What may be included in the term ‘ mass media ’ is thus not a precisely defined set of products and technologies , but a rather loose and variable collection . |
| 28 | However , it should be emphasised that the Family Fellowships exist for the benefit of the family member , regardless of what may be happening to the primary sufferer . |
| 29 | This immediate post-war shortage ushered in what may be identified as the first phase of the emergence of headhunting . |
| 30 | Consequently , recent developments have concentrated upon what may be described as systems of ‘ clinical budgeting ’ . |