Example sentences of "may be [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ while the relation of a husband to his wife is not one of influence , and no presumption exists of undue influence , it has never been divested completely of what may be called equitable presumptions of an invalidating tendency . |
| 32 | This process may be called expanded negative reproduction . |
| 33 | This process may be called expanded negative reproduction . ’ |
| 34 | The only element that may be called modern , or contemporary , is the training , the direction , the motive . |
| 35 | It may involve three or more subjects studied separately but in parallel , as in the Scottish general degree or some polytechnic/college ‘ combined studies ’ degrees ; or it may integrate several subjects in relation to some area , period , theme or problem , in which case it may be called interdisciplinary ; or it may consist of a more open , modular system of requirements and options . |
| 36 | Next I proceed to what may be called conservative Christologies , Christologies in which the maleness of Christ is said to be of the very essence of Christology . |
| 37 | The focus of his concerns seem to have lain close to tradition , and although what he wrote may be called natural history and social history , such definitions trammel him . |
| 38 | He stated the position at p617 as follows : There is no question here of what may be called sentimental damage bereavement or pain and suffering . |
| 39 | In the Mesozoic , stratigraphical subdivision has reached its greatest precision and it should be possible to construct what may be called isotachic maps ( Greek : isos = same tachos = speed ) . |
| 40 | Occasionally , flights may be delayed due to circumstances beyond our control . |
| 41 | ‘ ( 1 ) The register may be rectified pursuant to an order of the court or by the registrar , subject to an appeal to the court , in any of the following cases , but subject to the provisions of this section : — ( a ) Subject to any express provisions of this Act to the contrary , where a court of competent jurisdiction has decided that any person is entitled to any estate right or interest in or to any registered land or charge , and as a consequence of such decision such court is of opinion that a rectification of the register is required , and makes an order to that effect ; ( b ) Subject to any express provision of this Act to the contrary , where the court , on the application in the prescribed manner of any person who is aggrieved by any entry made in , or by the omission of any entry from , the register , or by any default being made , or unnecessary delay taking place , in the making of any entry in the register , makes an order for the rectification of the register ; ( c ) In any case and at any time with the consent of all persons interested ; ( d ) Where the court or the registrar is satisfied that any entry in the register has been obtained by fraud ; ( e ) Where two or more persons are , by mistake , registered as proprietors of the same registered estate or of the same charge ; ( f ) Where a mortgagee has been registered as proprietor of the land instead of as proprietor of a charge and a right of redemption is subsisting ; ( g ) Where a legal estate has been registered in the name of a person who if the land had not been registered would not have been the estate owner ; and ( h ) In any other case where , by reason of any error or omission in the register , or by reason of any entry made under a mistake , it may be deemed just to rectify the register . |
| 42 | This appointment may be terminated prior to by you or by the Board and in any such case you will be entitled to receive and required to give notice in writing as described in the schedule . |
| 43 | For some children they are more socially deprived , and yet they may be getting considerable ‘ education ’ in inverted commas within their home environment . |
| 44 | For some children they are more socially deprived , and yet they may be getting considerable ‘ education ’ in inverted commas within their home environment . |
| 45 | And talking of news , Alice , you might be interested to hear that Madeleine may be getting engaged to an army officer called Lionel Dunbar . |
| 46 | Why do n't England give him another chance he may be getting old , but oh boy , he can still play . |
| 47 | Bar-Belle 's Len Perry says that it may be converted to an L-4 Grasshopper , or it may be painted pink and called Tinker-Belle ! |
| 48 | Families may be placed high in these hierarchies for a variety of reasons — because they have brought with them the high status they had in their villages , because they have acquired status by helping new families settle here in the fifties and sixties and kept them in a state of perennial obligation , because they have gone up in class and ( as a Sikh woman in Newham told me ) ‘ claim status by pretending to be ultra-devout and criticising others who are less so . ’ |
| 49 | To the CBI 's worries about the future of the inner city is added a very real concern that business services may be placed high on the list for cuts by budget-chopping local authorities . |
| 50 | The interviewer may be expecting certain answers and qualifications from the person she/he is interviewing but the overall impression of yourself which you create in the interview is equally important . |
| 51 | The more senior the employee the harder it may be to define clear performance standards . |
| 52 | As Lord McNair explains , a number of diverse situations may be made subject to guarantee , including a permanent state of neutrality or demilitarisation , the observance of a peace settlement , or the territorial integrity of a certain territory . |
| 53 | Top up insurance can not be obtained with unlimited cover , and may be made subject to certain other conditions , eg the exclusion of indemnity in respect of claims brought in courts in the USA . |
| 54 | The effect of the restraint of trade doctrine on the first type of provision is to place limits on the type of information which may be made subject to the confidentiality provision . |
| 55 | Unsolicited information gives rise to difficulties for it is not clearly established whether this may be made subject to an obligation of confidence . |
| 56 | But the Manx courts have now agreed that copies may be made available to defendants in a criminal case to be heard next year against eight people involved in the Savings&Investment collapse . |
| 57 | In addition , parts of two Mondays and two Wednesdays in the session may be made available . |
| 58 | While purpose made wheels may be made available , a set from a Class 40 diesel are on standby for its use if necessary . |
| 59 | A third printer , normally reserved for use by the Computer Group , may be made available to lexicographers in the event of the breakdown of one or other of these units . |
| 60 | Copies of these conventions may be made available for inspection at our officer or those of the carrier concerned . |