Example sentences of "may [not/n't] [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus there is generally a presumption that business agreements are intended to be legally binding , and the courts generally accept an element of imprecision in business agreements so that " the dealings of men may so far as possible be treated as effective and that the law may not incur the reproach of being the destroyer of bargains " ( per Lord Tomlin in Hillas v Arcos [ 1932 ] All ER Rep 494 , at p499 ) . |
| 2 | First of all , the total amount of damages imposed under ns.20A(a) may not exceed the profit gained or the loss avoided in the transaction(s) in question . |
| 3 | Answer guide : In this case the future benefit to be obtained is difficult to judge and may not exceed the rental . |
| 4 | Thus , if we operate on traditional assumptions about the nature of law we are left with a political strategy in relation to international law which assumes either that law is effective ( by definition ) or that it is potentially effective ( so that while it may not deserve the name ‘ law ’ it is at least potentially deserving of that description ) . |
| 5 | Such indications that young people may not view the CAB as being in touch with their attitudes and problems has prompted many bureaux to devise special outreach projects . |
| 6 | ANALYSTS AND THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT Analysts may not view the annual report as the best source of information about a company , but they do prefer the cash flow statement to the funds flow statement |
| 7 | If this happens , the student may not form the habit of checking the situation after every turn and of making his own decision about when to turn back . |
| 8 | It 's hard to accept that the people we care for may not feel the same way about us . |
| 9 | Although the players may not welcome the switch it should prove an attractive proposition for spectators and one which will almost certainly lead to increased television coverage for the women 's game . |
| 10 | As in so many other matters , the judge should be given the discretion to tell the press that they may not publicise the name of a person , because to do so would be in contempt of court . |
| 11 | Once set up , you may not change the value given to LIFESPAN as the Storage Directory for a particular Charge Code . |
| 12 | When , in 1594 , John Parker obtained a grant of a new office for keeping pleadings in Chancery , two of the Six Clerks , who had done his work previously , wrote that ‘ the King by his letters patents may not oust the common people of their rights and inheritance which they have in the common law of this land ’ . |
| 13 | Alas , Mr Shevardnadze speaks almost no English or French and may not want the job . |
| 14 | Though you may not want the negative situation to arise and though you may do your best to avoid it , once you know what the worst possible outcome would be and that you could cope with it , a great deal of the anxiety is removed . |
| 15 | For example , it may not want the same sweets as , as the little kid , you know little kids like little kids ' sweets , and grown up kids like more grown up sweets , they may like bubble-gum and things you would n't give to a little baby . |
| 16 | To have committed the heresy of being uncommitted to the right political dogma — or worse still being a political atheist may not mean the death penalty , but it sure is a heinous crime in the times we live in . |
| 17 | Regrettably no , the safety standards and regulations in operation overseas are those of the country in question and may not reach the same level as those we enjoy in the UK . |
| 18 | Although such fractures may not reach the surface , their effect is to reduce the pressure of incoming magma from magmastatic towards atmospheric . |
| 19 | In such circumstances the copy certificates for processing through the cost and financial accounts may not reach the accounts department until after the date of the monthly close down and may therefore be costed to the following month . |
| 20 | But the question is where will it do the greatest good … in Bosnia where it may not reach the people it 's meant for , or in Croatia where it probably will . |
| 21 | A goal may or may not be scored ; the abbot may or may not admit the refugee from justice . |
| 22 | Garrison Savannah who almost won the National two years ago appears to have returned to his old form if you take his Gold Cup run on board for he was always in touch before blundering and losing his chance late in the race , but he may not stay the trip as happened two years ago when he was beaten by Seagram . |
| 23 | The issue may or may not be underwritten and the issuing company may or may not engage the services of a broker for advice and/or to organize the insurance of the issue . |
| 24 | It is estimated that about 40% of children below the age of 10 years are infected with threadworms , but many may not show the ‘ itching ’ symptoms . |
| 25 | Consequently , recognition systems may not show the speed , adaptability and flexibility of the human system until they do . |
| 26 | They may not stop the wife 's contribution to the household economy . |
| 27 | There is an immediate paradox here though : attempted murder may not involve the infliction of any harm at all , since a person who shoots at another and misses may still be held guilty of attempted murder . |
| 28 | The latter may not involve the two antagonistic classes of the sphere of production , but can involve struggle within such economic classes , reflecting the particular divisions of the social formation , such as generation , gender , race , religion , region , nation and so forth . |
| 29 | While they may not alter the actual risks that something will happen , they at least inspire the feeling that such events are not entirely outside the hunter 's control . |
| 30 | Old people who are not in frequent contact with younger people may lose confidence in their ability to give as well as to receive : Younger people , anxious to please , to give and , often , ‘ not to worry mother ’ may not realise the part which they play in creating a one-way traffic . |