Example sentences of "may be [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Sometimes , if on the right side , the abdominal pain associated with LGV may be mistaken for acute appendicitis . |
| 32 | A person may be nominated for direct entry to fellowship if , by reason of public standing and professional experience , they appear to the council to be able and willing to personally advance the objectives of the Association . |
| 33 | Sensibly , exemptions may be permitted for essential uses , such as medical aerosols and some fire extinguishers . |
| 34 | Certain common linking topics or themes may be chosen for humanities-driven work . |
| 35 | In order to overcome territorial differences , quotas may be established for individual regions , areas or salespeople . |
| 36 | , President Bush has set up a President 's Commission on Environmental Quality , whose brief is to report within two years on ways in which the marketplace may be tapped for environmental protection . |
| 37 | Dated , or even outdated knowledge about children and learning processes may need to be supplemented ; and the teacher 's own untapped resources may be tapped for effective use in promoting the pupil 's progress . |
| 38 | Cassettes and other things may be purchased for multiple reasons — perhaps usually they are . |
| 39 | For example , a ball point pen may be purchased for personal use or by a company for use in its business . |
| 40 | The flowers , appearing in late summer , are long lasting and may be dried for indoor display . |
| 41 | We indicate several places where modifications may be required for alternative underlying semantics . |
| 42 | In addition , some nerve cells have a special secretory role ( p. 273 ) and the integrity of the nervous system may be required for normal development and regeneration of other tissues ( Finlayson , 1960 ; Nuesch , 1968 ) . |
| 43 | Statistics may be required for future reference concerning such aspects as the response to different forms of advertising and a profile of those rejected 5 . |
| 44 | Analytical techniques such as atomic absorption spectrophotometry and neutron activation analysis may be required for quantitative determination at such low levels . |
| 45 | For example , an exponential ramp may be required for optimum acceleration , but its implementation is expensive and so the designer may compromise with a linear ramp , which is available at very low cost . |
| 46 | This risk will also be lessened where the firms involved produce complementary products rather than substitutes , where there are several R&D joint ventures in the industry , and where joint marketing arrangements are not part of the agreements ( joint production may be required for productive efficiency in exploiting the R&D results ) . |
| 47 | There are also handouts , which may be photocopied for personal use . |
| 48 | They may be used for simple emphasis , as in ( 5 ) ( c ) , or to highlight some property , implied by the noun but still in some way surprising as in ( 5 ) ( a ) , or for the sake of a contrast , as in ( 5 ) ( b ) . |
| 49 | The remaining choices , if the applicant wishes , may be used for alternative courses without prejudice to their commitment to medicine |
| 50 | To demonstrate that not all biomaterials are used in direct tissue replacement , but may be used for other functions , Pankaj Vadgama discusses some of the special problems encountered when using invasive biosensors to detect changes in physiological parameters such as blood-gas levels and pH levels , at specific sites . |
| 51 | One advantage is that if for any reason the storage system becomes unused the building may be used for other purposes . |
| 52 | With this system the aftermath grazing available after cropping may be used for weaned calves and weaned lambs . |
| 53 | Ultrasonic signals may be used for short-range control purposes . |
| 54 | This system may be used for two-way conversation . |
| 55 | Audio cassettes may be used for small micro computers , diskettes for medium sized systems and magnetic tape and large disks for big machines . |
| 56 | An intensive course for executives , designed to fit into a four-week period of full-time study , although it may be used for different study periods . |
| 57 | This investigation may be used for different modules . |
| 58 | It is because of this that observations in shear flows may be used for experimental investigations of the Kolmogorov law , eqn ( 20.11 ) . |
| 59 | The technique of flutter-tonguing , where the player rolls the tongue instead of precisely articulating individual notes , may be used for particular effect in quiet passages ; now quite commonly used , it was introduced at the beginning of this century by R. Strauss and Mahler . |
| 60 | Intravenous lignocaine ( 50–100 mg as a bolus ) may be used for ventricular arrhythmias . |