Example sentences of "[noun pl] may be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this way , the stylized clay objects may be seen as early forerunners of the more recognizable goddess-idols of the Late Minoan period . |
| 2 | Similarly , contracts may be concluded on consistent terms at a number of outlets , over a period of time , and despite changes in personnel . |
| 3 | These two sets of attitudes may be combined in various ways . |
| 4 | These attitudes may be moulded by parental influence ( and hence positively — or negatively — correlated across generations ) and may be influenced by the social climate . |
| 5 | The seeds of herbs may be dispersed by large mammals , which eat and pass plant material in bulk : many such seeds have up until recently been considered to exhibit merely ‘ gravity ’ dispersal , when looked at in isolation from the rest of the plant . |
| 6 | Particular skills may be needed with elderly people if there are communication difficulties . |
| 7 | Youth clubs may be organized on authoritarian or democratic lines to see how the members enjoy different forms of leadership . |
| 8 | Within care centres public law cases may be heard by designated family judges or nominated care judges . |
| 9 | Those who are alleged to be unfit to practise by virtue of illness can be referred by the Investigating Committee , Professional Conduct Committee or any concerned citizen to a separate UKCC Health Committee , so that their cases may be considered with medical reports and advice available . |
| 10 | Finally , and perhaps most significantly of all , test cases may be used as political catalysts ‘ to spark off a process in the political arena , ( Prosser , 1983 , p. 5 ) in the hope of extending the rights of those concerned . |
| 11 | Any Mobs of wolf riders may be armed with short bows at an additional cost of +1 points per model . |
| 12 | Any Mobs of spider riders may be armed with short bows at an additional cost of +1 points per model . |
| 13 | Any Mobs of wolf riders may be equipped with light armour at an additional cost of +2 points per model . |
| 14 | Given the scale of such organisations , where an IM strategy does exist , the development of strategy and the completion of particular projects may be handled by different parts of the organisation , possibly with a co-ordinating or quality assurance role linking them . |
| 15 | Such breaks , which occur in deep mountain valleys more often than in lowland valleys , are not always easy to interpret , as similar forms may be caused by lithological differences or by glaciation . |
| 16 | Even so , it 's surprising to find the following comment in the work of a distinguished historical linguist : ‘ Nonstandard forms may be found among antisocial groups , such as criminals , or a rebellious younger generation , or among rustics ’ ( Lehmann , 1962 : 142 ) . |
| 17 | These physicochemical unit operations may be combined with conventional or in situ biological unit operations to create an overall effective system . |
| 18 | It is because of this that observations in shear flows may be used for experimental investigations of the Kolmogorov law , eqn ( 20.11 ) . |
| 19 | A number of more specific indices may be calculated from aggregate death and population data . |
| 20 | What fuels may be used in thermal power stations ? |
| 21 | Part 1 deals with the fundamentals , and begins by explaining how polymer molecules may be treated as spring-bead chains in which the molecules are treated as a sequence of spring-like beads . |
| 22 | Government 's most cherished social policies may be enforced against local opposition , whether through the courts , dismissal of authorities which fail to set budgets , or through the imposition of ‘ direct rule ’ over a recalcitrant agency . |
| 23 | It is important to raise questions about the ways in which policies are expressed , and the evidence required to establish the extent of implementation Policies may be conveyed to local implementers in a range of ways from , at one extreme , the explicit imposition of duties and responsibilities to , at the other end of the continuum , the very loose granting of powers which may or may not be used . |
| 24 | Please note that prices quoted by hotels and guest houses may be based on double occupancy of a room . |
| 25 | Any difference between the current year 's translation of opening balances and the amounts dealt with in the previous year 's consolidation may be taken to or from general reserve ; income and expenditure accounts may be translated at average rates for the financial year . |
| 26 | At the start of a new production process , these plans may be altered at frequent intervals . |
| 27 | Although investment plans may be curtailed by high interest rates , current borrowing by many firms can not easily be curtailed . |
| 28 | The recent technical improvements in BR planning ( Allen and Williams 1985 : 92–6 ) are unlikely to eliminate political influences ; indeed , as already noted , the effectiveness of action plans may be undermined by subsequent government alteration of planning objectives . |
| 29 | For example , Just and Carpenter [ 1987 ] showed that typically only 68% of the words may be fixated during normal reading , suggesting that higher level knowledge must contribute to the processing of remaining 32% . |
| 30 | Where a fixed date summons has not been served on every defendant before the return day , successive summonses may be reissued with fresh return days ( Ord 7 , r 19(1) ) . |