Example sentences of "that may be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is sometimes quite hard for a person to do the unconventional , but that may be the only safe option . |
| 2 | That may be the norm , but , of course , there is also the abnorm when things go wrong , when the fire gets out of control , when , perhaps , the fire brigade has been over worked , or could n't find their way for cigarette smoke , or for all that saturated fat that clogged up the wheels of their tenders . |
| 3 | There must be money in it and that may be the reason for an attempt to fool the laboratory in its work with thermoluminescence . |
| 4 | That may be the case if you want a full four-seater with a decent avionics fit , but if you primarily fly for the sheer thrill of flying and are happy with map and eyeball navigation , it is more than possible to fly for well under half of that sum . |
| 5 | Gibson once used ‘ Limed Mahogany ’ as a finish on some Les Paul Juniors , and that may be the desired effect here , but the translucent mushroom colour of the Carlton certainly hides a lot of the mahogany 's natural colour and grain characteristics . |
| 6 | ‘ But public opinion will be taken into consideration and that may be the deciding factor . |
| 7 | That may be the constitutional position — though no one knows for sure as the situation has not arisen since Henry VIII created the C of E for this purpose — but it is certainly not one which is acceptable . |
| 8 | It would be tempting to assume that we have evidence here of some direct relationship with the Thynne family , Marquesses of Bath , at nearby Longleat ; that may be the case , but an equally likely explanation could be that the family was involved in nothing more than a slightly sycophantic attempt to ingratiate itself in some way with the local aristocracy . |
| 9 | That may be the way the world does its business , but it is not to be the way the Lord 's people should do theirs . |
| 10 | Some of the justification for that may be the recent argument of Y.-K . |
| 11 | Well that may be the answer That may be the answer . |
| 12 | Well that may be the answer That may be the answer . |
| 13 | Indeed , that may be the case , even if the applicant has simply been wrongly advised by his lawyer . |
| 14 | Erm and that may be the reason . |
| 15 | Well , that may be the proper way to nurse genius ; but it is also the way to suffocate talent . |
| 16 | And if you are mildly anaemic , or short of iron , that may be the clue to why this has happened now , rather than happening before . |
| 17 | And that may be the answer |
| 18 | That may be the view of the hon. Gentleman . |
| 19 | If it can be made to work — and time will show whether it can become a reality — that may be the moment to return to subjects such as political and economic union and the benefits of a different defence structure . |
| 20 | That may be the competitive advantage that the hon. Gentleman wants for his constituents , but I do not want it for mine . |
| 21 | That may be the major contribution of the CNAA in this field ’ . |
| 22 | Er yeah it is Stefan but because you know it 's the first one to come into leaf and the first one to shed , then possibly it will flower at a different time as well I would think and that may be the clue . |
| 23 | ‘ Funnily enough , that may be the clue . |
| 24 | ‘ That may be the only way fans will see the type of skills shown by Brazilians at Wembley on Sunday . |
| 25 | But I , I mean I use it as a , that may be the psychology behind it , but I use it as a bad example of , for obvious reasons , and there 's a real bad example , and there may be some politics behind it , there 's What I think is a good example : ‘ Southeast Arts ’ sorry , ‘ Southeast Tourist Board , South of England Board . ’ |
| 26 | The Bush administration has undertaken a national energy review which will report by the end of the year , and that may be the first step towards the national action to end dependence on Gulf oil , and to start what 's always eluded this country — an Energy Policy . |