Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today , when even Catholic priests are prepared to advocate radical departures from conventional morality , Eliot 's views may appear nostalgically old-fashioned . |
| 2 | On both sides , however , these views may merge into others which are more starkly contrasted : the idea of a reformist path to socialism may be transformed into a total preoccupation with reforming the existing society and a virtual renunciation of socialism as the ultimate goal ; the revolutionary approach may develop into a rejection of every kind of struggle for reforms as being positively inimical to the growth of a revolutionary class consciousness , the adoption of a politique du pire and the expectation of a catastrophic breakdown of capitalism from which a band of dedicated revolutionaries will lead the masses into socialism . |
| 3 | With goodwill , even people with apparently ‘ extreme ’ views may find , sometimes to their surprise , that there is much common ground . |
| 4 | Views may differ as to whether the religious leaning of the school or parental preference should prevail . |
| 5 | Professor Stone 's views may differ greatly from Mr Irving 's , but one thing they ARE agreed on is that these diaries are genuine . |
| 6 | Clearly their views may have been different from those of the people who died , but respondents are likely to have taken into account the reactions of their relatives and friends , and how these respondents felt about the care in the homes is also of interest and concern . |
| 7 | Their views may have been coloured by the fact that they found evidence of significant misreporting of publication data in some areas , to the extent that they suggest automatically lowering research ratings as a penalty for discovered deliberate misreporting . |
| 8 | Their views may have been coloured by the fact that they found evidence of significant misreporting of publication data in some areas , to the extent that they suggest automatically lowering research ratings as a penalty for discovered deliberate misreporting . |
| 9 | Some photographs or illustrations may contain unwanted material and , if you do n't need it there 's nothing to stop you cutting it out ; cropping in art terminology . |
| 10 | It seems particularly useful in books of poetry where specific illustrations may intrude and come between the text and the reader 's mental imagery , as Brian Wildsmith 's do in the Oxford book of poetry for children . |
| 11 | Objects may move between departments , as new departments are formed either by evolving from existing ones or merging with others ( fig. 10.2 ) . |
| 12 | Different objects may serve different purposes in this regard . |
| 13 | Anthropologists , in turn , have attempted to argue that , for example , the transition from brideservice , in which labour is performed by the prospective groom , to bridewealth , where objects are given in exchange for the bride , marks a significant difference in the development of a phenomenon whereby objects may stand for human labour , with the implication that this is the first stage towards the conditions of property and alienation as we know them today ( Strathern 1985 ) . |
| 14 | Objects may appear at infrared wavelengths because they are cool , because they are obscured by dust that transmits only longer wavelengths , or because their intrinsic mechanism of radiation cuts off at wavelengths shorter than infrared . |
| 15 | Two objects may reflect the same wavelengths into our eyes yet be seen as having different colours . |
| 16 | These accounts may therefore imply that , as language strengthens its hold on consciousness and , through writing , on the explicit world of knowledge , objects may retain their place in the ordering of the unconscious world . |
| 17 | Material objects may become temporary substitutes for important relationships , like the mauled soft toy or ragged piece of blanket in childhood , but it is only when relationships with ‘ things ’ rather than people become an established pattern for ‘ shutting out ’ that there is cause for concern . |
| 18 | The fact that objects may become the source of actual struggles over conflicting interests will be discussed in chapter 9 as part of the general problem of ideology . |
| 19 | Just as objects may come to symbolize time , so time is the context in which the symbolism of the object must be understood . |
| 20 | Colour and shape have always been used as a basis for sorting , but objects may have many properties , and can be sorted , for example , according to size , weight or texture . |
| 21 | Decorated metalwork and pottery can , in addition , be studied by the measurement of elements in designs to determine which objects may have been made at the same source , using the same tools , or even by the same craftsman . |
| 22 | Trying to prevent boredom and contain deviance by making the curriculum ‘ relevant ’ to pupils ' cultures may elicit sexism ; yet sexist curricula may exacerbate deviance . |
| 23 | Each of the different cultures may express the roles that organisations perform . |
| 24 | Fashion and make-up have been with us for a very long time indeed — there are make-up palettes surviving from ancient Egypt — and although men in certain times and cultures may devote a lot of effort to their appearance , it has remained chiefly a feminine domain . |
| 25 | Finally , professional groups have distinct cultures , norms and values and these cultures may come into conflict . |
| 26 | People from some cultures may have special clothing needs . |
| 27 | Your college or lecturers may have provided you with a selected list . |
| 28 | Poorly consolidated sediments and porous sandstones may require impregnation with resin under vacuum . |
| 29 | Such coins may bear the name of a regime or king whose dates are known . |
| 30 | The fact that precious metals have so often been minted to serve as coins may serve to emphasize that precious substances are by no means confined to the summits of ecclesiastical or temporal power , even if their most prestigious manifestations were formerly concentrated on these . |