Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] not be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The obese diabetic ( Ideal body weight > 120 per cent : Metropolitan Life Insurance Company , 1959 ) must be encouraged to lose weight as this has been found to have a blood-pressure-lowering effect which may or may not be related to concomitant reduction of dietary sodium ( Reisin et al , 1978 ; Tuck et al , 1981 ; Fagerberg et al , 1984 ) . |
| 2 | In all four clustered contractions were reported , which may or may not be related to swallowing , which may be peristaltic in nature , or which develop simultaneously at different levels of the oesophagus . |
| 3 | As we have seen in Lecture 7 , equilibrium in the factor or output markets may not be achieved , and we have to examine in the context of a fully specified disequilibrium model whether the economy converges to an equilibrium path , which in turn may or may not be tending to a steady state . |
| 4 | Every good game defines the parameters of what may or may not be seen as a legitimate action . |
| 5 | It is of course true that the work they carried out may or may not be done by a small part of some other organization but this in itself is a startling example of fragility . |
| 6 | Generally unschooled in the scientific method , judges have the legal duty of deciding what may or may not be presented to a jury . |
| 7 | The 5000-word critical analysis , which may or may not be supported by graphical evidence , has also been criticised as being a test more of the candidate 's authorship than of his professional ability , and an exercise more easily tackled by the ex-full-time student than by the part-time candidate . |
| 8 | Cruelty often has a hidden sexual element which may or may not be evinced in the actual nature of the offence . |
| 9 | This may or may not be joined with the rhythmic designs described in the previous section . |
| 10 | Notes can be made at this stage and possibly some rough diagrams drawn which may or may not be incorporated into the final document . |
| 11 | Consenting to have one 's mail opened by another , to be visited without prior arrangement , and to have another arrange aspects of one 's plans or activities without prior consultation ( e.g. accepting invitations in one 's name ) may or may not be justified by their instrumental value , but in any case they are taken in our culture as expressing the existence of certain attitudes , as in part constituting those attitudes . |
| 12 | In this chapter , we will take a brief look at the variety of grammatical categories which may or may not be expressed in different languages and the way this area of language structure affects decisions in the course of translation . |
| 13 | Non-financial ratios indicate the relationship between quantifiable pieces of information , and may or may not be expressed in percentages . |
| 14 | According to the type of enterprise chosen , certain formalities may or may not have to be carried out , those participating in the finance of the company may or may not be protected by limited liability , and the potential growth and financial resources of the enterprise may also be determined . |
| 15 | Slogans , quotations and catch-phrases , which may or may not be indexed under a controlled indexing language ; for example interracial adoption . |
| 16 | In either case , relationships may or may not be specified across the boundaries or entities defined in the intersecting zones . |
| 17 | my Lord , er , er , in , in my submission the , the , the highest really could put their case is that if the matter were referred your Lordship simply did n't stay proceedings or permitted them for example to apply for interim payment or permitted them to take some procedural steps to pursue their action so that they were n't unduly delayed should they succeed at the end of the day and that would be a major concession because it would run against a normal rule cos on a reference the entire proceedings are stayed , that 's not a case just saying even if that is done , er that anybody is saying that particular measure is or is good is not good or may not be forced in the interim |
| 18 | The views expressed may or may not be shared by their readerships , but they are invested with a special status by virtue of numbers . |
| 19 | Sea levels are rising by about 15 cm per century — due to temperature increases that have already occurred and which may or may not be linked with the greenhouse effect . |
| 20 | Suddenly a mechanism was provided by which the brain ( which may or may not be considered in some way related to the mind ) could intrude on the elementary processes of message reception and transmission . |
| 21 | Such ability may or may not be accompanied by an understanding of the theory that lies behind the skill . |
| 22 | This may or may not be accompanied by feelings of affection ; the analysis by Graham ( 1983 ) that ‘ Feeling concern and taking charge have both psychological and material connotations ’ has helped to distinguish these two elements . |
| 23 | It may or may not be deducted from the room charge . |
| 24 | When phrases of the text are repeated or thrown from voice to voice , they may or may not be set to the same or similar melodic phrase ; imitation is free and texturally loose ; metrical symmetry is at a discount . |
| 25 | They may or may not be articulated in formal jargon or ‘ in languages ’ which restrict their currency and mark off the professional status or their practitioners , as in medicine and the law . |
| 26 | These officers have the power to inspect the electoral registration register , and electoral registration officers have a similar power to compare names on their list with those that may or may not be appearing on the poll tax register . |
| 27 | In this they may or may not be correct , empirically , and they may or may not be theorizing in the most fruitful manner , but the very structure of the approach suggests an ambiguity about this key issue . |
| 28 | Whatever else may or may not be happening in your life , the seeds of success are being planted in 1993 and , if at no other time , between November 13-15 you may get a hint of what they are . |
| 29 | In the embryo , each body segment may bear a pair of outgrowths or appendages which may or may not be retained in postembryonic life . |
| 30 | This agent , who may or may not be affiliated with a freight forwarder , prepares the charter party bill of lading and gives it to the captain for his signature , subject to charter party conditions . |