Example sentences of "but [vb mod] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In freshly felled wood the moisture content varies but may be over 100 per cent of the weight of the dry wood substance . |
| 2 | The expectation that such people will normally be female is self-fulfilling , but may be neither equitable nor efficient . |
| 3 | The CD3 , which is Ariston 's third CD player in roughly the same number of years ( they all remain available by the way ) heralds no revolution in technology or features , but may be just what you are looking for if the brief is for a medium-price player which will offer musical excellence without frills or complication . |
| 4 | A claim of a moral right to the asset does not fall within s.2(1) ( a ) , but may be not dishonest within the principles to be discussed shortly . |
| 5 | For example , some variables ( or variants of them ) may be markers of gender-difference in the close communities , whereas others may not show fine-grained internal differentiation , but may be best interpreted as variables that mark Belfast vernacular as a whole as different from other varieties . |
| 6 | The business culture of the large , international headhunting firms working at the top of the market plus a number of leading UK companies varies considerably but may be broadly defined . |
| 7 | Uranium and other prescribed minerals relating to the production of atomic energy belong to the mineral rights owner , but may be compulsorily purchased by the Secretary of State for Energy with compensation under powers granted in the Atomic Energy Act 1946 . |
| 8 | Free fatty acids , which are bound to albumin , are quantitatively less important than the lipoproteins but may be very significant in the context of poorly controlled diabetes with accumulation and production of ketone bodies . |
| 9 | Both Pry and the seller could normally exercise a right to withdraw , but may be personally barred from doing so . |
| 10 | These changes in emphasis are welcome but may be too late to reinstate Morrison and Boyd as the brand leader . |
| 11 | The method is aimed at large scale tap water treatment , but may be too expensive for current use . |
| 12 | We should have gone there this coming Saturday , but may be as much as a week late . |
| 13 | The incubation period is not accurately known , but may be as much as two months . |
| 14 | The distance has been given as 4500 light-years , but may be as much as 7000 , in which case it must be more than a million times as luminous as the Sun . |
| 15 | Not known if present in Graecopithecus , but may be so if it is associated with increased brow ridge development . |
| 16 | The use of secondary material is cheaper than developing primary data , but may be less relevant or up-to-date . |
| 17 | We must ensure we have money and people to cover those stories that are significant , but may be less dramatic . |
| 18 | The proportion of crystalline material in natural cellulose varies a good deal but may be about thirty or forty per cent of the whole . |
| 19 | This seldom adds up to a coherent investment plan , but may be more simply described as a way of keeping things going until better days arrive . |
| 20 | A baby which cries when left alone is not satisfied when any other member of the species comes along to comfort it , but may be more upset by seeing a strange person . |
| 21 | One arrangement ( e.g. vertical integration ) may involve less competition in some sense but may be socially more desirable than another . |
| 22 | Since , throughout our lives , we seek a balance which is comfortable for us , it will be no different for old people but may be much more difficult to achieve . |
| 23 | With regard to the latter , it is apparent that the problem of poverty is not one that affects the household considered as a unit but may be differentially experienced by members of the family . |
| 24 | The chamber is large enough for most d-i-y tasks and is easy to empty , but should be regularly cleaned |
| 25 | Standards should not be hidden away for internal use only , but should be clearly displayed at the point of service delivery . |
| 26 | Histological proof may be difficult to obtain but should be vigorously pursued . |
| 27 | The discussions themselves should vary widely in topic , but should be so planned as to involve the display of evidence , and the development and probing of both argument and evidence . |
| 28 | Fig 1 is a printout direct from the Creation 6 screen , but should be much too large to transfer direct to the console as its total number of bits is 180 × 176 = 31,680 , twice as large as the number of bits available in stitch pattern area memory . |
| 29 | It costs about £16 per sq m and comes with a 20-year wear guarantee but must be professionally fitted Accessories : Jade green bag , about £72.95 ; towels , £12.95 each . |
| 30 | As already in the UK , it will render unlawful ( although not necessarily in terms of criminal law : the penalties may only be civil but must be sufficiently dissuasive ) the misuse or improper disclosure of unpublished price-sensitive information , either by insiders or by those who obtain the information from them . |