Example sentences of "[noun] may be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is because of this that observations in shear flows may be used for experimental investigations of the Kolmogorov law , eqn ( 20.11 ) . |
| 32 | A number of more specific indices may be calculated from aggregate death and population data . |
| 33 | The retailer may be cushioned from cut-throat competition from supermarkets but at the cost of their freedom to sell or price as they wish : like small subcontractors , being tied to a dominant parent company may be the cost of insuring against business failure . |
| 34 | The first Plan indicated that about 60% ( 800 casualties ) of the target reduction may be expected from local authority initiatives and 40% from changes in legislation , improved vehicle design and heightened public awareness . |
| 35 | What fuels may be used in thermal power stations ? |
| 36 | WHILE the Ministry of Defence may be looking at major cut-backs in all three forces , the RAF Museum ( RAFM ) has announced its own form of Options for Change that will see a welcome major change in the aircraft exhibits at Hendon . |
| 37 | The fiction may be spoken at different times by characters such as " Chaucer " , the Miller and the Reeve . |
| 38 | The same applies to line ( 3 ) assuming an adjacency matrix representation of G so that the test ( u , v ) is an edge of G may be performed in constant time . |
| 39 | These observations raised the possibility that additional isoforms of smooth muscle MHC may be expressed in smooth muscle cells . |
| 40 | Part 1 deals with the fundamentals , and begins by explaining how polymer molecules may be treated as spring-bead chains in which the molecules are treated as a sequence of spring-like beads . |
| 41 | Government 's most cherished social policies may be enforced against local opposition , whether through the courts , dismissal of authorities which fail to set budgets , or through the imposition of ‘ direct rule ’ over a recalcitrant agency . |
| 42 | It is important to raise questions about the ways in which policies are expressed , and the evidence required to establish the extent of implementation Policies may be conveyed to local implementers in a range of ways from , at one extreme , the explicit imposition of duties and responsibilities to , at the other end of the continuum , the very loose granting of powers which may or may not be used . |
| 43 | Bethpage , New York-based Grumman Corp may be looking for computer-related acquisitions , but in the meantime , it is to use up some of its cash pile by spending up to $100m buying in its own shares . |
| 44 | And , just as an effective fishing lure may be fabricated from cheap , shiny metal , it is generally possible to summarise a commercial movie 's hook in one sentence . |
| 45 | And , just as an effective fishing lure may be fabricated from cheap , shiny metal , it is generally possible to summarise a commercial movie 's hook in one sentence . |
| 46 | In patients without evidence of nephropathy a similar diet and drug regimen can be used and , if there are features of nephropathy , the inexorable decline of renal function may be slowed by good control of hypertension ( Mogensen , 1982 ; Parving et al , 1983 ) . |
| 47 | Please note that prices quoted by hotels and guest houses may be based on double occupancy of a room . |
| 48 | Any difference between the current year 's translation of opening balances and the amounts dealt with in the previous year 's consolidation may be taken to or from general reserve ; income and expenditure accounts may be translated at average rates for the financial year . |
| 49 | There is also evidence that bureaucratic advancement may be obtained by successful efforts to cut back on departmental expenditure . |
| 50 | The section allows a licensing board to grant an occasional permission to a representative of a voluntary organisation whereby liquor may be sold during specified hours in the course of catering for a function outwith licensed premises , which function arises from the activities of the organisation ( subs . |
| 51 | liquor may be ordered outwith permitted hours for consumption off the premises . |
| 52 | This may be used at a variety of levels of sophistication and economic generality , thus : 5.3 i ) Models at company level may be based on econometric equations for instance to analyse the relationship between price and demand , perhaps using the model . |
| 53 | At the start of a new production process , these plans may be altered at frequent intervals . |
| 54 | Although investment plans may be curtailed by high interest rates , current borrowing by many firms can not easily be curtailed . |
| 55 | The recent technical improvements in BR planning ( Allen and Williams 1985 : 92–6 ) are unlikely to eliminate political influences ; indeed , as already noted , the effectiveness of action plans may be undermined by subsequent government alteration of planning objectives . |
| 56 | Some weeds and herbs rich in nitrogen — notably nettles , fat hen , and comfrey — heat and break down very rapidly without the presence of animal waste , and an effective catalyst may be prepared from herbal extracts or bought ready made . |
| 57 | For example , Just and Carpenter [ 1987 ] showed that typically only 68% of the words may be fixated during normal reading , suggesting that higher level knowledge must contribute to the processing of remaining 32% . |
| 58 | Where a fixed date summons has not been served on every defendant before the return day , successive summonses may be reissued with fresh return days ( Ord 7 , r 19(1) ) . |
| 59 | Large nodules may be detected by lateral thoracic radiography . |
| 60 | Cages may be held on wall-mounted racks , allowing easy floor cleaning and the recapture of escaped animals , or on trolleys designed for the purpose . |