Example sentences of "which may [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It lumps together subjects which are in some ways profoundly dissimilar , and erodes distinctions which may in themselves be significant not only conceptually but in terms of policy . |
| 2 | In that last respect , however , they were like practically everyone else on the island , which may in itself be a reason why we should not be quick to decide that their behaviour lacked political significance , and consisted of antics . |
| 3 | It should also be noted that breaches tend to have a ‘ ripple effect ’ and that a practitioner who does not fully understand his obligations has only to proffer one piece of investment advice ( which may in itself be perfectly sound ) and he will almost certainly have breached several regulations in the process . |
| 4 | Secondly , the estimated number of children in lone-parent families is subject to considerable error , through under-counting in the Census and through the large sampling errors involved in grossing up ( at the national level , which may in itself be inappropriate for individual Authorities ) from the General Household Survey . |
| 5 | A conciliatory statement by Eisenhower on 20 January 1960 ( which may in itself have given the Soviet leadership the impression that a little meddling in Cuba would not incur serious repercussions ) was vociferously denounced by the PSP , creating an additional source of pressure on the Kremlin to make at least some show of solidarity with Castro 's ‘ small country struggling alone ’ . |
| 6 | Furthermore , they may have to accept work further away from home than they are accustomed to travelling , which may in itself present child care problems . |
| 7 | By the time we conclude our comparison of fabliau and exemplum at the end of this book we shall face a very similar formulation of the difference between the two as lying in the fabliau 's divergence from the normal modes of exemplum , which may in itself be funny , rather than in an all-preceding intention to be funny . |
| 8 | The rules of court require the guardian to bring to the court 's attention all social work records and documents which may in his opinion assist the court ( FPCR , r11(9) ( b ) ; FPR , r4.11(9) ( b ) ) . |