Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 In many if not most cases the suitability of particular accommodation for a particular applicant is a matter on which differing views may honestly and reasonably be held .
2 These views may well apply to the centre of the empire but require modification for the northwest provinces .
3 She considers whether it is true to claim that there is a sex-related divergence of views , and the possible reasons for any such divergence , and goes on to suggest that there are areas in which women 's views may typically differ from those of men .
4 When the subject enters the political arena and becomes politically controversial , we assume an elective silence on the political issues and confine ourselves , if we intervene at all , to constitutional or legal questions or views on practical matters affecting the law and its administration where our views may naturally be expected and sought .
5 The aim is to produce more economists who can handle practical affairs seriously ; more generalists--aware in a rough way of what non economists think--by making it easier to concentrate on particular problems , so that their views may more easily be sought and comprehended ; and more theorists who plan their work in an economic manner .
6 In the field of archiving , low cost digitising scanners for both text and illustrations may soon make possible practical , on-site multimedia archiving .
7 As external forms , however , objects may also be independent of the interpretation of any one particular group , and their consistency as a material presence may belie the actual variety of meanings they evoke .
8 Pupils with less severe hearing impairments may also need modifications to the requirements , but of a less far-reaching nature .
9 These languages and their related cultures may also be studied as components of the MA(General) .
10 Some societies and cultures may indeed be more pleasant to live in , just as some seem more exciting and others nastier .
11 In other sandstones , quartz overgrowth cements do not form until after considerable solution compaction ; here the solution compaction can be the major source of silica , although reactions between clay minerals in immature sandstones may also contribute silica ( Fig. 5.28 ) ( Bjørlykke , 1983 ) .
12 Coins may also be acquired from various sources ; local finds or gifts of collectors may give very different pictures .
13 Coins may also be found and reported on a casual basis by interested members of the public or systematically searched out by treasure hunters with metal detectors .
14 If the post office is correct , then Elizabeth II on coins may well confuse future historians .
15 In some cells , there are suggestions that these inositol phosphates may directly activate specific channels in the plasma membrane .
16 The loss of key staff can be expensive in other ways too — their contracts may well provide for more costly redundancy provisions than for junior employees .
17 While the bidding for contracts may nominally be through international competitive bidding arrangements between suppliers and members of a government , the award may in practice be carried out in ways which make it impossible for the Bank and other donors to police it .
18 In addition to the elements of a Type II system identified above , the provisions for cost-per-case contracts may also have Type II elements ( DoH , 1989c ) .
19 The reliance on government contracts may also have contributed directly to the decline in competitive potential of the American economy .
20 However , as explained at page 32 below , dealings on exchanges which are not recognised investment exchanges ( RIEs ) or designated investment exchanges ( DIEs ) may in fact be treated as " off-exchange " for the purposes of the COB Rules ; moreover , qualifying futures contracts may still be within the money market exemption ( see page 24 below ) provided that they are not bought or sold , or expressed to be as bought or sold , on an RIE .
21 Material consents relate to those contracts , normally the vendor 's customer contracts , which the purchaser would like to receive formal consent for and if such contracts are not transferred failure to take over such contracts may materially reduce the value of the business acquired .
22 Clients ' attitudes may also have a bearing on which alternative is chosen .
23 Attitudes may well be negative if employees have cause to believe that after moving to a strange area , they may face redundancy .
24 Helping the patient to modify such attitudes may sometimes be necessary before he is able to change his behaviour or effectively pursue tasks necessary to achieve his chosen goals .
25 Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd itself is also something of a corporate trompe l'oeil : its bonnets may still accommodate itinerant royal bottoms , but its equity — 75% of it — has , since September 1987 , been owned by ( of all things ) Ford .
26 At the centre of the discussion is the question of whether the Chinese Wall is an appropriate , valid , and effective regulatory mechanism for neutralizing the increased potential for conflict abuse in conglomerates and one in which these corporate entities may generally place reliance upon .
27 Shortages of skilled manpower and management skills may well be immediately traceable to these developments but they are not , by any means , wholly attributable to them .
28 This set-up can indeed create a moral problem for the audience , for our awareness of the hypocrite 's skills may easily pass over into admiration of his performance .
29 Individuals who possess certain skills may also find their power diminished if those skills are made redundant by developments in new technology .
30 Such contacts may also explain similarities between aspects of 18C BC China and the Olmec , the first great American civilization , notably in the use of jade .
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