Example sentences of "may be [vb pp] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Alternatively , production arrangements may be designed to be flexible enough to supply target markets in a large number of relatively small and specialised niches , such as in the market for industrial or aviation control systems . |
| 32 | Its task is the Defence of the Realm as a whole , from external and internal dangers arising from attempts of espionage and sabotage , or from actions of persons and organisations whether directed from within or without the country , which may be judged to be subversive of the State . |
| 33 | Its task is the Defence of the Realm as a whole , from external and internal dangers arising from attempts at espionage and sabotage , or from actions of persons and organizations whether directed from within or without the country , which may be judged to be subversive of the State . |
| 34 | assists the Security Service [ M15 , M16 ] in defending the realm against attempts at espionage and sabotage or from the actions of persons and organisations whether directed from within or without the country which may be judged to be subversive to the State . |
| 35 | Consolidation and centralisation have been effected to a much greater degree than here , and so a reaction to their effects may be expected to be stronger . |
| 36 | ( 3 ) A sale by auction may be notified to be subject to a reserve or upset price , and a right to bid may also be reserved expressly by or on behalf of the seller . |
| 37 | Although a court will generally strive to resolve uncertainties and ambiguities so as to give effect to a commercial contract wherever possible ( especially where the agreement is already partly executed ) , uncertainty or ambiguity may lead a court to conclude that the term is too uncertain to be enforceable , and in extreme cases the whole contract may be held to be void . |
| 38 | While people may be held to be responsible for an action they may not always be asked to account for it . |
| 39 | These are given by ( 8.7 ) where ε may be taken to be 0 on null geodesics and 1 on time-like geodesics . |
| 40 | The repercussions of this maleness of the concept of Christ may be thought to be incalculable . |
| 41 | Simon Brown J. cited no authority for this dictum , so far as it related to the possibility of supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court over the visitors to the Inns of Court , but it was cited to us as an example of a suggested parallel with the supervisory jurisdiction which the High Court undoubtedly exercises in other contexts which in some respects may be thought to be comparable . |
| 42 | Thus , in order to distance the law from the many preconceived cultural notions about rape , rapists and rape victims , a new terminology may be thought to be desirable . |
| 43 | Since neither House can by its own declaration create a new privilege , privilege may be considered to be capable of being ascertained and thus judicially known to the courts . |
| 44 | There is no cut-off point above which ‘ churning ’ may be considered to be unacceptable , so clients have to watch their portfolios carefully . |
| 45 | The relevant indifference curve may be considered to be that of a ‘ representative voter ’ . |
| 46 | This account of the functioning of the family in modern industrial society may be considered to be defective in a variety of respects . |
| 47 | The gyroscopes associated with Artifical Horizons are subject to errors both in turns and during fore-and-aft acceleration , but for all practical purposes may be considered to be unaffected by the normal manoeuvres experienced in airline operations . |
| 48 | Time and resources spent on music , therefore , may be considered to be disproportionate to its importance in the life of the community . |
| 49 | Even drinking in a public bar may be considered to be solitary if the principal reason for doing so is the consumption of alcohol rather than for specific social contact . |
| 50 | In effect , since energy is the capacity for doing work , all energy may be considered to be stored energy . |