Example sentences of "may be [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Expensive gestures may be good for political show ; they will also mean more waste dumped in the wrong places . |
| 2 | In practice , this means that mortgage loans may be available for small-scale workshops , derelict but sound houses which would otherwise be abandoned , houses with energy-saving features and organic smallholdings . |
| 3 | Similarly , a photograph of the congressman with the president at his side may be invaluable for electoral purposes . |
| 4 | While this may be suitable for certain types of business customer and private individuals transferring money into other bank accounts or investments , it is clearly unsuited to small purchases . |
| 5 | Therefore , OMT specimens may be suitable for future field studies of HIV vaccines in developing countries . |
| 6 | Coelocentesis may be suitable for prenatal diagnosis in the first trimester . |
| 7 | — there are a number of local/community newspapers , e.g. Tollcross , Times , Old Town & South Side News , which may be suitable for particular publicity exercise . |
| 8 | It may be boring for nuclear experts to have to worry about plumbing , albeit sophisticated plumbing , but they must prove that they can get the simple bits right before Mr Lawson gives them a new reactor to play with . |
| 9 | Whilst it may be possible for certain hoists and lifts to be provided with dual controls and to be relied upon to assist in the initial stages of smouldering fire or even the last stages of salvage and reinstatement , and whilst the provision of a portable extinguisher could be regarded as standard , the dangers involved in aligning the confines of a lift or cage to a developing fire in the only manner by which it could be used effectively are sufficiently great to warrant special mention when consideration is being given to emergency planning . |
| 10 | They have suggested that the carcasses of animals which have died of either disease should not be buried in farm fields , as it is now thought that it may be possible for other livestock to become infected . |
| 11 | Given that different users may have different perspectives on the same subject , it is clear that different indexing languages and systems may be appropriate for different subjects and environments , and even for the same subject in a different environment . |
| 12 | A job description may be necessary for administrative reasons but its relevance to R&D work is questionable . |
| 13 | Although there is no requirement to notify the Society of the name and address of a newly formed MNP , it may be necessary for separate reasons , such as the need to keep the Law Society informed of a solicitor 's practising address . |
| 14 | So in that context the argument would n't arise , therefore any sale of the shares would take place after you 've got hold of the grant and it may be necessary for other reasons like you 've got bills to pay or a mortgage to discharge , whatever the reasons . |
| 15 | The practical implication of these facts is that careful preparation may be necessary for industrial salespeople , either when selling to new companies or when selling to existing customers where the nature of the product is different . |
| 16 | If large fluctuations in exchange rates are to be expected under free-floating , such a system may be undesirable for international trade and payments since the uncertainty caused by price fluctuations could inhibit world trade , output , and employment . |
| 17 | At higher packing densities a separate overflow area may be useful for small bucket sizes , while chained overflow in the prime data area remains best for large bucket sizes . |
| 18 | Diary techniques may be useful for longer-term studies provided they do not alter the respondent 's habits . |
| 19 | To see essentialism and social constructionism as polarized opposites may be useful for rhetorical purposes , but any fully-sensitive analysis of culture and sexuality must constantly negotiate between the two . |
| 20 | Agencies other than the state produce statistics that may be useful for sociological research . |
| 21 | Again , conditions in which calcium is leached from the soil may be beneficial for brown trout . |
| 22 | In these circumstances it may be hard for other people to believe that the governors ' proceedings can be as fair as they should be . |
| 23 | This may be hard for western activists to take , but it is our highest purpose : to know God and to enjoy him forever . |
| 24 | Although it may be advantageous for specific purposes to examine individual pebbles , under most circumstances the sedimentologist seeks to establish the character of an entire deposit , not simply the coarser fractions . |
| 25 | A dividend paid outside the election will generate ACT in the subsidiary company ( and FII in the parent ) , which may be desirable for certain planning strategies . |
| 26 | In addition , economic costs may not be the only criteria on which education policy is based : in rural areas a very small school may be desirable for social reasons , while in an inner city high unit costs may be accepted to help children overcome living in a disadvantaged area . |
| 27 | Consider now to what extent changes in a country 's monetary variables may be responsible for cyclical variations in real output . |
| 28 | This blood-sucking abomasal nematode may be responsible for extensive losses in sheep and cattle , especially in tropical areas . |
| 29 | Only one member of this genus , Syngamus trachea , is of veterinary significance and parasitises the upper respiratory tract of non-aquatic birds ; it is commonly known as the " gapeworm " and may be responsible for respiratory distress and death . |
| 30 | Match this with your income ( remember , you may be eligible for various family and welfare benefits ) and look at where your problems lie . |