Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] [be] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Grappling with this problem has led us to reject a sharp either/or dichotomy in terms of innate versus cultural , and instead to posit the existence in human beings of innate potentialities and capacities — as well as innate constraints — that may be turned to peaceful as much as to warlike ends , potentialities and capacities that are necessarily set within the particularity of a moral and semantic universe .
2 That may be expressed in simple terms , but it is the reality .
3 ‘ Sometimes a decision has to be made to offer no evidence during the course of the trial ; and similarly pleas of guilty may be tendered to lesser counts .
4 Each should be ranked against key criteria and a profile prepared .
5 Each should be ranked against key criteria and a profile prepared .
6 Some may be tempted by old dogmas , but most are identifying deeper hungers within themselves .
7 At first sight this may be seen as careless farming with so much seed being wasted .
8 A similar biochemical picture to this may be seen with severe heart failure .
9 This may be done for rhetorical reasons and is a common ploy in politics .
10 This may be done by grazing calves on new grass leys , although it is doubtful if this should be recommended for replacement dairy heifers , as it would result in a pool of susceptible adult animals .
11 This may be done by tight twisting , using small crocodile clips , or by soldering .
12 This may be done in various ways , but one simple and useful device is to adopt two auxiliary variables : unc and to write the equations in the form unc Then if we now write unc and unc proportional to exp unc and again seek the complementary function , the four equations may be written , with a little rearrangement , unc This equation can clearly be written in partitioned form as unc or unc where unc The quartic determinantal equation obtained from this first-order set of equations may be seen by inspection to be identical with that obtained from the quadratic formulation .
13 Writeable control store is attractive in tailoring a computer for a particular application , but there are major problems , in potential loss of compatibility with the manufacturer 's standard software or even between problem programs ; this may be compounded by multi-programming , and errors in microprogramming ( particularly as the latter is usually more complicated than conventional programming ) .
14 This may be achieved with careful allocation of charge codes to users for reserving module names ( there is no harm in having many as opposed to few charge codes ) , and use of the LIFESPAN database management facilities like offline and module version deletion .
15 Certain categories of staff have more chance of being offered accommodation , but this may be limited to single applicants living a reasonable distance from the parental home .
16 A needs-led approach should begin from but not be restricted to the user 's definition , as this may be limited by low expectations or lack of knowledge about resources ( Fisher , 1991 ) .
17 This may be renewed at regular intervals , or when the person responsible points out that it is getting low .
18 It is most unlikely for an odour per se to cause actual physical damage , but where it causes a diminution in the selling value of the property or injures the plaintiff 's business by , for example , causing potential customers to be lost , this may be regarded as sufficient invasion of the plaintiff 's interest to be tortious .
19 A significant proportion of dietary carbohydrate and starch remains unabsorbed in the small intestine , and this may be increased in acute diarrhoea .
20 This may be associated with disturbed sleep and irritability and so the scratching may not be noticed .
21 This may be associated with financial or housing problems , loneliness , problems with relationships , or difficulties coping with the responsibility of having a tiny baby .
22 This may be described in three-dimensional space by defects in crystalline order , by a para-crystalline array , by micro-crystals or clusters in an otherwise amorphous matrix , by " composite " models ( see Chap .
23 This may be contributing to current depression of desire and loss of human potency .
24 Thirdly is knowledge of the processes operating in the landscape and this may be gleaned from historical records or by analogy with situations elsewhere .
25 This may be linked to functional activities , like lifting a cup to the mouth .
26 This may be removed for cramped working conditions
27 In reaching this conclusion the court argued that freedom of contract was a fundamental right , and that if parliament intended to empower a third party to make conditions which affected the provisions of a contract between others then this should be expressed in clear terms .
28 This should be distinguished from mere repetition of the same concept in different words to an unnecessary and confusing extent .
29 If the latter , this should be done in late summer or early autumn , when the main summer growth has flowered and is beginning to wither , but new shoots are just appearing at the base of the plant .
30 This should be checked at regular intervals and especially on commencing work for the day .
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