Example sentences of "[subord] [modal v] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Except may be in the pitch . |
| 2 | This could lead the promoter into spending more money on advertising than may be necessary because only 10 per cent of these expenses are his or her costs . |
| 3 | Demand more than may be demanded by the compromising elements that exist among the Catholic leadership . |
| 4 | A university based institute offers the possibility for greater objectivity and a greater preoccupation with overall purposes than may be possible in a hard pressed Ministry , together with the potential ( and it remains a potential ) for linking research findings with the practical problems of curriculum design . |
| 5 | Similarly , a very restricted comparison — perhaps of only two or three cases — permits a more intensive analysis than may be possible with multi-country studies and if the cases are dealt with in a consistent and systematic way minimises ‘ the danger of lapsing into either vacuous description or superficial comparison ’ ( Shalev , 1980a , p. 40 ) . |
| 6 | A timetable for an orderly sale with a longer period for developing relationships with purchasers than may be necessary in a rushed sale is included in Section 1102.5 . |
| 7 | As we saw , this is the result of the fact that in human beings clearly-focused , specific sexual instincts have undergone a process of diffusion , displacement and generalization and have become associated rather more widely with the body and mind than may be true of other animals in whom these instincts still maintain a narrow and specialized role solely adapted to reproduction . |
| 8 | Keyman insurance , for example , can often take longer than may be expected to organise , particularly in view of the now obligatory AIDS test . |
| 9 | 5.13.2 If called upon to do so to furnish to the Landlord the Surveyor or any person acting as the third party determining the rent in default of agreement between the parties under any provisions for rent review contained in this Lease such information as may [ reasonably ] be requested in writing in relation to any pending or intended step under the 1954 Act or the implementation of any provisions for rent review This seems quite innocuous but an unreasonable landlord could become a nuisance and apart from ensuring that " reasonably " is included , the tenant should also begin each subclause as follows : If called upon to do so ( but not more frequently than may be reasonable ) |
| 10 | Size of establishment would be expected to be related to amount of training undertaken though in practice many libraries ( and not only small libraries ) appeared to undertake both less training and far less systematic training than must be considered ideal given that all staff in any size library will have training needs : |
| 11 | Although the inclination angle can not be determined , the a priori probability that it is less than must be at least and has 95% probability of being less than . |
| 12 | I am , however , reluctant to use , which suggests a stronger vowel than should be pronounced ( like the final vowel in ‘ evacuee ’ , ‘ Tennessee ’ ) . |
| 13 | The progress of sport as a ‘ commodity ’ either to be sold to the media in its own right or to be used in order to sell other products was slower and more halting than might be imagined . |
| 14 | The performance of cast iron in fire is better than might be expected by those who have some knowledge of the dramatic reaction of steel structures to fire . |
| 15 | During the 1930s , then , in the years when his popularity was soaring to dizzy heights , Hitler 's public pronouncements on the ‘ Jewish Question ’ were less numerous than might be imagined , and , while certainly hate-filled , were usually couched in abstract generalities in association with western plutocracy or Bolshevism . |
| 16 | Hostility towards a second election is less widespread than might be supposed . |
| 17 | A publicity photograph had shown one of the Doonettes , the electrifying step-dancing duo which performs with the band , caught with skirt raised at the back to reveal considerably less than might be observed on Whitley Bay sands , let alone the Riviera . |
| 18 | AUGUSTA may indeed be august , though less snooty than might be imagined , but somebody there has a sense of humour and mischief at least . |
| 19 | Some ponds and lakes , too , are richer in life than might be expected ; and sometimes , indeed — when polluted — become too rich for their own good ( this is known as eutrophication ; see p.117 ) . |
| 20 | When we recognise that for the three Near Eastern traditions there is a clear emphasis upon God 's presence as well as His transcendence , their approach is seen to be closer than might be imagined to that of the Indian religious traditions . |
| 21 | There is also evidence to suggest that , in research work at least , delays in supply cause less concern than might be expected . |
| 22 | ‘ That the architect of the ‘ cheerful ’ Cemetery Chapel at Woking [ Tite ] should bear a grudge against the architect of St. Giles 's , Camberwell , [ Scott ] is , perhaps , no more than might be expected from a spirit of professional rivalry degenerated into envy . ’ |
| 23 | Research done in Liverpool — albeit before the Partnerships — ( Nabarro and McDonald , 1978 ) , indicates that the inner areas received less than might be expected considering their total population . |
| 24 | Actual refusals to answer questions are always , in practice , fewer than might be expected . |
| 25 | These results show how common it is for small mammals to become trapped in pitfalls , and although there is some selection in species trapped , depending on local circumstances , the degree of bias is less than might be expected . |
| 26 | For some reason , however , the pachyderms do not fit this picture — both elephants and rhinos exhibit far more complex personalities with much higher intelligence than might be expected for animals with their style of feeding . |
| 27 | At another level all three chapters here demonstrate that the notion of private investment following public is far from simple ; in both London 's Docklands at the grand scale , and in Pittsburgh , in finer detail , urban policy initiatives amplified social polarisation and benefited the local communities , which had provided the rationale for policy intervention , far less than might be expected . |
| 28 | John Keane opted to convey through ironic allegory the greater message of the human race , of only through waiting , with the army , in the Saudi Arabian desert , or with the RAF in the bar of the five star Sheraton Hotel in Bahrain ; a more telling topic than might be imagined , since alcohol is forbidden in Saudi Arabia . |
| 29 | This is an additional reason for management to create an even more elaborate division of labour than might be warranted from mere technical considerations of the tasks to be done . |
| 30 | Moody and high-strung though Anne was by nature , the girls ' brief quarrels were no more than might be expected between any siblings . |