Example sentences of "an [noun sg] may [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If not , the fairness of an election may be suspect ; but to use the senatorial rules is to add a further complication to a system whose misguided ingenuity can in any case scarcely fail to give rise to misunderstandings and doubts about the way in which it works . |
| 2 | Alternatively , an SBU may be following a product-differentiation policy , in which case , depending on the type of industry , progress in product development and field tests , success in taking out patents , the results of early market-research tests and various other indicators provide early signals of whether the investment policy is likely to be successful . |
| 3 | The subtle , instinctive mind pattern of an insect may be looking for the particular infrared , pheromone emission which signifies the presence of his lady-love . |
| 4 | The reasons for structuring a deal around an earnout may be summarised as follows : |
| 5 | Having said the above , I believe that the annexed offer letters demonstrate that the total price of £ [ ] million including , as we suggested to you , the need for an earnout may be obtainable . |
| 6 | It is then up to the teacher or therapist to help the parents accept that an assessment may be useful as a way of helping the child without necessarily providing a diagnostic label or a clear statement regarding the child 's future . |
| 7 | The standards acceptable during such an assessment may be considerably different from those required of the final system , so adjust your assessment to the fitness for purpose of the results . |
| 8 | Such an experience may be demoralising if you 're unlucky to get caught up in the tangle . |
| 9 | In this respect the role of an auditor may be likened to that of a watchdog rather than a bloodhound . |
| 10 | Environmentalists have welcomed the new scheme , but expressed concern that receipt of an award may be misinterpreted as an overall endorsement of a company . |
| 11 | It is recommended that entries for this field be taken from a restricted set defined by the Project Manager ; e.g. an entry may be the computer , the operating system and the version of the operating system in use ( for example , VAX 11/785 VMS V5.2 ) . |
| 12 | Although the practice appears to vary , an entry may be entered on the proprietorship register , however , in the following form : Note : The land having been acquired under a voluntary conveyance dated made by [ donor ] the registered title is subject to the provisions of section 339 Insolvency Act 1986 if there is a purchase at an undervalue of unregistered land in a compulsory registration area . |
| 13 | It characterises capital instruments as a means of raising finance : an instrument may be within the definition whether or not the consideration given for its issue takes the form of cash . |
| 14 | Sometimes , for example , a factor which is identified as the causal antecedent of an effect may be so interlinked with numerous other conditions that , while it is true that if that factor had not been present the effect would not have existed either , it is hardly illuminating . |
| 15 | The merits of an approach allowing the company to seek civil redress are essentially twofold : first , no victim need be identified ; and secondly , an action may be brought in the context of anonymous stock market trades . |
| 16 | The appropriate regulation for our purposes is SI 1991 No 489 , regulation 3 of which outlines the circumstances where an action may be brought at the suit of a person other than a private investor . |
| 17 | ‘ As my Lord said , there may be particular kinds of libel which can not affect a corporation , but in respect of such libels as are injurious to it an action may be maintained . |
| 18 | An action may be commenced : ( 1 ) in the court for the district in which the defendant or one of the defendants resides or carries on business ; ( 2 ) in the court for the district in which the cause of action wholly or in part arose or ; ( 3 ) in the case of a default action , in any court ( Ord 4 , r 2(1) ) . |
| 19 | ( An analogy may be made with the discussion of a vortex street in Section 19.1 . |
| 20 | In such a situation an investment may be more in the nature of an insurance policy to protect existing business : a step to reduce uncertainty . |
| 21 | Remember Proverbs 27:6 , which says , ‘ The kisses of an enemy may be profuse , but faithful are the wounds of a friend . ’ |
| 22 | Since the nature of the taboos varies between one society and another and even as between one situation and another within the same society , there is no particular action which is universally considered to be sinful in all circumstances : to kill a neighbour is a crime , to kill an enemy may be a duty . |
| 23 | But a body may be subject to judicial review even if the powers it exercises have no identifiable legal source ; so , for example , a refusal by a non-governmental , non-statutory licensing body , such as a horse-racing or boxing control body , to grant a licence to an applicant may be subject to judicial review even though it seems to be the case that before a licence is granted , no contract exists between the applicant and the licensing body . |
| 24 | However , an attempt may be made to allocate particular bits or groups of bits in the operation code field to particular features of the instruction ; one bit , for example , might specify whether the result of an operation is to be placed in the accumulator , and another whether the fixed-point arithmetic unit is to be used by the operation . |
| 25 | Firstly , an emotion may be expressed involuntarily or voluntarily ; if I say something in a ‘ happy ’ way , this may be because I feel happy , or because I want to convey to you the impression that I am happy . |
| 26 | In it an employee may be required to analyse a given situation , comment on progress made to date , provide advice and possibly to make recommendations . |
| 27 | Subject to the conditions of the scheme , an employee may be paid up to an approved maximum for loss or damage to personal effects . |
| 28 | An alternative may be two slalom series , the modern , as now , and the classic , as at some point in the past ( poles assumed to reach the bottom of river ) . |
| 29 | A cash alternative may be offered at a lower price than the share offer but such an alternative may be safer if this is likely to happen . |
| 30 | Although an agent may be very impressed by the talent he sees , there are practical difficulties which affect how much agents can do for young actors . |