Example sentences of "may have made [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using the word ‘ postpone ’ instead of abandon may have made all the difference to that client 's reaction . |
| 2 | The Brundtland Commission may have made sustainable development the end-of-century watchword , defining it as ‘ development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs ’ , but even Tolba has wondered aloud whether it amounts to much more than a shibboleth . |
| 3 | By contrast , seemingly secure elders may have made inauthentic adaptations to life which are disguised by the routines and objects of daily living . |
| 4 | Moreover , Purefoy may have made unreasonable demands on those who worked for him . |
| 5 | The high level of the stock market in the last six months may have made certain bids , for underperforming companies , uneconomic . |
| 6 | Disco said ‘ We may have made some mistakes in our business plan when we chose to go for growth . |
| 7 | Observation in other schools suggests that the DCSL would normally be more active earlier in the project and indeed would provide some inservice sessions for staff in the school , although her confidence in the training and expertise of the teacher-librarian may have made this inappropriate here . |
| 8 | Some government leaders may have made foolish and irresponsible decisions in wading deeper into debt — there is certainly no shortage of idiocy and corruption in Third World governments , any more than there is in those of the rich world ( look at the current catalogue of woe in Japan 's ruling circles ) . |
| 9 | Frequent house moves caused by a partner 's promotion may have made any long-term employment unviable . |
| 10 | What I 'm trying to establish in in a fairly simplified form actually , are the areas of difference and whether some of those are still capable of being reconciled , because of the way in which you a you know the the the different parties may have made different approaches but in fact you might come to an agreement about that . |
| 11 | Mr Balladur and his ministers may have made soothing noises abroad over GATT , but they show no signs at home of abandoning the previous government 's intransigence . |