Example sentences of "may not [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Basically this provides that controlling persons who ‘ knowingly or recklessly ’ fail to supervise their employees properly , with a view to preventing insider dealing violations , can be made liable for three times the profit made or loss avoided ( this may not exceed a $1m fine ) for violations committed by their employees or other controlled persons . |
| 2 | ‘ Two wrongs may not make a right , Doctor , but sometimes the second wrong helps the first rest easier . ’ |
| 3 | The newly-appointed C E O , Gary who took over at the end of the year when Gill retired has been very involved in these restructuring efforts and has been working very effectively and is on top of the situation , and although three swallows may not make a summer , I can at least tell you that Camco has traded profitably in each of the first three months of nineteen ninety three and now I 'd like to hand you over to Frank , who will talk about the rest of our business . |
| 4 | Kenneth Branagh may or may not make a convincing Hamlet , or Henry V , but his interpretation is unlikely to be dissected by an audience of Scandinavian princelings or British monarchs : when it comes to imagining how such exotic beasts behave , the performer has a head start on his audience . |
| 5 | For another , the overall effect depends on the relative importance of income and other motives as determinants of management behaviour : a positive relationship between income and profitability may not counteract a growth motive inspired by a quest for prestige or security . |
| 6 | An individual may not acquire a specific attitude — on how to vote , about race or trade unions — from the mass media , but he/she will derive information from the media which will contribute something to each of these individual areas . |
| 7 | Walking out on your partner may not be the answer to midlife change and you may not want a divorce , but you are likely to find that you need to update your relationship if the marriage is to be sound and mutually satisfying for another twenty or thirty years . |
| 8 | President Milosevic of Serbia may not want a fight in Kosovo , since the current campaign of slow ethnic cleansing is doing quite well . |
| 9 | This interaction may or may not achieve a successful conclusion for both sides depending on their level of skill . |
| 10 | But if the gist of the article is genuinely to demolish the rumour , or to demolish the credibility of its mongers rather than its victim , the article as a whole may not bear a defamatory meaning . |
| 11 | For instance , departure timings may change , a hotel may close down or overbook , we may have to amend an itinerary , or sales of that holiday may not reach a level which would be economical for us to operate . |
| 12 | For instance , our own three-centre holidays may not visit a place you want to see , or stay long enough for all you want to do . |
| 13 | Taking into account need for doctors ' services does not get round the problem that ‘ many of those with restricted activity may not visit a G.P. whereas others may visit a G.P. for reasons other than restricted activity . ’ |
| 14 | It may not appoint a legal guardian for the child or consent to an adoption order or an order freeing the child for adoption or providing for his adoption abroad ( s33(6) ( b ) ) . |
| 15 | If an agent decides to invest in an act for the first year of its career , this band may not sign a record deal . |
| 16 | A congressman 's support for the president on a particular issue may not represent a straightforward quid pro quo ; it could well be a mark of his gratitude for favours bestowed upon him in the past . |
| 17 | Therefore , it may not represent a hiatal hernia as reported by Lauren and Cauthorne , who showed that these mucosal rings occur near the upper margin of the lower oesophageal sphincter . |
| 18 | You may not register a mark for services , such as consultancies , banking , engine tuning or education . |
| 19 | I applaud the impartial stance of the General Medical Council , mirrored in the ‘ Alaska law , ’ which states : ‘ the Board may not base a finding of professional incompetence solely on the basis that a licensee 's practice is unconventional or experimental , in the absence of demonstrable physical harm to the patient . ’ |
| 20 | Individuals may not have access to private transport to substitute for inadequate public provision ; they may not be able to obtain a lift when necessary and they may not possess a telephone or the resources to obtain a car or phone . |
| 21 | In relation to the example of the headship issue , it would follow that although a woman may not hold a position of authority in the church , she may be prime minister . |
| 22 | This may not prevent a GATT deal , though it does make one less likely . |
| 23 | If you use an equaliser during your video editing sessions , carefully check the effect of each adjustment as you go , by monitoring the sound over a loudspeaker ( headphones may not give a true impression of how the tone corrections will sound when played back in the normal way ) . |
| 24 | Although ED 65 does not give detailed guidance on the circumstances in which it is considered that the measure of comprehensive income is incomplete , the discussion paper on ED 65 acknowledges that , under the modified historical cost system , the proposed SCFW may not give a complete reflection of the real change in financial wealth . |
| 25 | And it has been well established that some animals , such as pigs , are capable of completely consuming animal bones , along with other kitchen waste , so that even the sample of animal bones from a site may not give a true picture of diet . |
| 26 | However this may not give a learner as much help as they can get from seeing the actions , people , objects and settings location footage will contain . |
| 27 | Members can present petitions at the close of business of the House each day , but in future should we disregard them because people have merely put their signatures to something which , according to the Minister , they may not give a damn about ? |
| 28 | While this may not present a problem if the child 's difficulty is perceived as one of understanding syntax , it does emphasise the point that , although LARSP is very detailed , it is not necessarily the best assessment for every child . |
| 29 | All such kinsmen are , from a girl 's point of view , either " brothers " or " cross-cousins " and she may not marry a " brother " . |
| 30 | I may not wear a mob cap , but I rake our coal-fired Rayburn daily and ‘ clouds of ash ’ is an understatement of the result . |