Example sentences of "may be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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61 | This area , which approximates to the traditional concept of a desert , may be compared with western Arabia adjacent to the Red Sea rift , where in Yemen rugged mountains rise to well above 2 000 m ( 7 000 ft ) and north of Medina extensive flows of lava are found . |
62 | Free quotes are also provided by our department on request and costings may be compared with external rates before work is undertaken . |
63 | The first criteria are the number , positions and intensities of bands ; these may be compared with calculated parameters or semi-empirical predictions , and with the spectra of related species for which assignments are firmly established . |
64 | one letter introducing the firm and its services may be sent to other professional advisers . |
65 | Sometimes , the mortgage advance will be sent by cheque and on other occasions it may be sent by telegraphic transfer . |
66 | Some aspects of our environment may be prized above economic development , while others may be less highly valued and reasonably the subject of trade-offs . |
67 | 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) ) . |
68 | The central issues which require resolution are the criteria to be used to determine whether a capital instrument represents debt or equity and the treatment of instruments like convertible debt which will or may be exchanged for other instruments . |
69 | Finally , there are other potentially important ways in which the polar ozone destruction mechanism may be perturbed in future but which have not been considered here . |
70 | With appropriate sieves , particles varying between 0·002 and 250 mm may be separated into regular size class intervals . |
71 | Land in Bismark Street , Leeman Road , York , may be earmarked for sheltered housing under plans by the city council . |
72 | The OAU stated publicly what has been the worry among many developing countries : it welcomed rapprochement between East and West but warned that funds which might have helped alleviate poverty in Africa may be diverted to central Europe . |
73 | If a country is under threat from aggressive neighbours , scarce financial resources may be diverted from economic development programmes to defence needs , e.g. the importation of military equipment . |
74 | Visitors may be diverted from sensitive areas by reorganising car parking , picnicking facilities and footpaths . |
75 | Services of notices under the Law of Property Act 1925 eg " s 146 notices " may be served by registered letter post ( s 196(3) and ( 4 ) ) and also by recorded delivery ( Recorded Delivery Service Act 1962 ) . |
76 | Later in marriage a particularly keen sense of commitment may be felt towards aged or ailing parents . |
77 | Duty free goods will be available for purchase though the choice may be limited on certain flights . |
78 | Your personal recollection of evaluation may be limited to semi-formal evaluation ‘ sessions ’ tacked onto the end of a study block or course , when you were invited to give your personal views and answer preset questions on the strengths and weaknesses of the work or study methods , quality of lectures , usefulness of discussions and so on . |
79 | Thus even in a situation where Creole is permitted , none may in fact be spoken — or if it is , it may be limited to ritualised tokens such as the tags man , guy and star , which , though they lie within the boundaries of the folk concept " Patois " are best seen as part of the language of black-influenced youth culture . |
80 | Certain categories of staff have more chance of being offered accommodation , but this may be limited to single applicants living a reasonable distance from the parental home . |
81 | Lots of different sports are available , although some sports may be limited during low season and are subject to weather conditions . |
82 | A needs-led approach should begin from but not be restricted to the user 's definition , as this may be limited by low expectations or lack of knowledge about resources ( Fisher , 1991 ) . |
83 | N.B. All facilities are subject to weather conditions and may be limited in early and late season . |
84 | Heavy-metal cations , such as cadmium , nickel , lead , manganese and mercury , may be bound to colloidal particles in the soil . |
85 | The professional officer relies upon professional expertise when tendering advice and may be bound by formal or informal codes of ethics or professional practice . |
86 | two ice axe loops with top straps which may be adjusted to varying heights ; two compression straps at each side ; d-ring positioned on each shoulder harness strap . |
87 | Other physical factors may be implicated in mass strandings . |
88 | A final complication is recent evidence that bitches may be reinfected during late pregnancy or lactation , leading directly to transmammary infection of the suckling pups , and , once patency is established in the bitch , to contamination of the environment with eggs . |
89 | We may write this equation as unc Equation ( 5 ) is known as a parametric solution : since we have only n — s independent relations we can determine only n — s unknowns ( y ) in terms of the remaining s quantities ( z ) , which may be regarded as arbitrary parameters in the problem . |
90 | These chain structures may be regarded as one-dimensional macromolecules . |