Example sentences of "may [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consequently , not only may inadvertent delay or failure to implement decisions go undetected but officers may attempt to ‘ amend ’ or ‘ shelve ’ decisions which they dislike ( see Greenwood and Wilson , 1982 ) . |
| 2 | It may misrepresent English and Irish experience to draw analogies between Spenser and current perspectives , but it equally is misplaced to deny that past and present discourses about Ireland possess noticeable similarities which have larger cultural consequences . |
| 3 | By contrast , in a literary passage , especially when using verbatim scoring ( see Harrison , 1980 , for a discussion of different cloze scoring methods ) , a cloze score may misrepresent understanding by being artificially low . |
| 4 | So , for what purposes may parliamentary material be admitted where a legislative text is ambiguous or obscure ? |
| 5 | The paper suppliers mentioned , and may good art shops , keep stocks of this . |
| 6 | Why may environmental degradation be an issue of particular concern to women ? |
| 7 | A broad position would be to hold that any threat may negative consent , and this might include a threat to send a compromising photograph to someone , a threat to report a driver for exceeding the speed limit , and so on . |
| 8 | They may repeat operations at certain levels , ( a second interview or a re-offer ) ; they may double back , as when the company regrets them and later decides to re-establish contact ; and they may change vacancy . |
| 9 | In general , regular exercise helps to lessen period pains as may vigorous exercise during the painful time especially if it mobilises the pelvic area . |
| 10 | Different considerations press forward , however , when we move on to the various situations in which known risks ought to be guarded against : bad driving of a motor vehicle may carry an obvious risk of causing death or serious injury , as may bad navigation of a ship or an aircraft , bad driving of a train , setting fire to a residential building , and the handling of firearms . |
| 11 | Not only may local employment and production be beneficial for the reasons mentioned , but the parent company can offer the subsidiary the wealth of its business experience and resources . |