Example sentences of "and [noun pl] may be " in BNC.

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1 Second , if much of local authority revenue comes from central government , the levels of spending and taxes may be insensitive to the wishes of local residents .
2 One strategy for understanding the cultural divide between women ar.d men in the Arab Middle East is to focus , first or those people — such as women and men of urban elites or upper middle classes for whom changing domestic roles is an explicit issue ; and , second , on a topic — such as marriage and marriage ceremonial where women and men are equally involved and their beliefs and activities may be treated together , not separately .
3 Any one of these may be highlighted and then located in the database to display a full summary of its present rating with regard to the nature of the substance , its source and effect on man , and notes may be added to expand on this .
4 Once again , although an impression of youth united by universal licence is not given , practices and attitudes may be considered more generally advanced or permissive than among the bulk of the population — especially its older members — in Gorer 's study .
5 Drawings and sketches may be produced ( a picture paints a thousand words ) with a pen , but not easily by voice .
6 Enemas and suppositories may be of use but habitual use of these can create an unhappy and strained parent-child relationship .
7 Motivation is heightened , factual knowledge increased , and opinions may be modified .
8 The student can not stop the programme and ask questions and discussions may be difficult to organize ; the instruction tends to place the student in a rather passive situation .
9 Cos that seems to be the day when the arguments and discussions may be er set
10 Many such objects are quickly generated , and copies may be held offline , as security backups , microfiche , etc .
11 These various levels of legal right , interest , and values may be illustrated by reference to treaties and third parties .
12 The successful reader is one who can transcend her social background to make a sympathetic adjustment to a writer whose norms and values may be those of a different age .
13 Standard reference works and experts may be consulted , but their appropriate order will depend upon the nature of the subject and the perspectives of its users .
14 We have seen that decisions and acts may be subject to judicial review if they are made or done in the exercise of public functions , whether those functions are conferred by statute or common law or neither .
15 Butane gas and aerosols may be sniffed from bags , but are sometimes sprayed directly into the mouth .
16 Posters and signs may be placed anywhere they will catch the eye of potential customers : on hoardings , walls and windows , on boards outside the shop ; on vehicles and delivery vans ; inside and outside buses .
17 Or social activities and institutions may be an important adjunct of study — as with many professional courses .
18 Although MAP works specifically in the UK setting , its ideas and strategies may be relevant and useful to other national contexts .
19 If the climate of opinion is sympathetic and the Cabinet favourable , these tactics and strategies may be successful .
20 Impressions and patterns may be made in the wet sand , either by hand or with the tools available .
21 With regard to crimes that are known about , the police and courts may be more lenient with female offenders .
22 Thus investment spending by firms may be greater or less than the volume of saving , government spending may be greater or less than tax receipts , and exports may be greater or less than imports , but it must be the case that a deficit or surplus in one sector is exactly offset in one or more of the other sectors .
23 Some have their own built into them , although in large buildings further amplification and speakers may be required .
24 Letters and packets may be sent to dependants of HM Forces at both BFPO and non-BFPO addresses at the same rates and conditions applicable to members of HM Forces provided they are clearly addressed c/o the serving relative at his military/diplomatic address .
25 A lunch or conference may feature well-known personalities and speeches may be made which will be of interest to the media .
26 On the other hand , taking the issue costs of equity shares to the statement of total recognised gains and losses may be considered right as it reflects the nature of these costs as a permanent loss of capital .
27 Mountain rescue and medical treatment arrangements vary from country to country and walkers may be liable to pay all or a portion of costs .
28 It is necessary to be aware that future conditions and demands may be very different from those of the present .
29 Happily ( and daisy flowers always make me feel happy ) the same arrangement and connotations may be reproduced again and again in the garden by planting a selection of daisy relatives and look-alikes .
30 These hospitals and units may be of two kinds .
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