Example sentences of "may [verb] [prep] be [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two disadvantages of such techniques are that each word has to have a tag field added to it ( and this may need to be quite long to hold a suitable range of values ) , and execution of each instruction becomes more complicated ( and therefore possibly slower ) . |
| 2 | But theoretical analysis suggests that credible punishment strategies may need to be quite subtle and sophisticated , which leads to the conclusion that so-called ‘ tacit ’ collusion may in practice turn out to be ‘ secret ’ collusion . |
| 3 | In places of special risk , such as hospital kitchens serving meals to the very old , the very young , or immuno-suppressive patients or the factory producing large quantities of cooked cold meats , disinfection may need to be more frequent . |
| 4 | Others may prefer to continue the addictive process rather than accept the need for personal change which they may perceive to be more painful than continuing the addiction . |
| 5 | The distalmost papillae may appear to be slightly curved . |
| 6 | This guidance may appear to be rather imprecise but one particular application of it has resulted in the following list of parameters in two different groups . |
| 7 | Although these encroachments may appear to be rather small , they could give your neighbour valid grounds for complaint , which could result in costly legal proceedings . |
| 8 | Harris , Heston claimed , may appear to be very strong , but he ‘ does seem to be one of those people who seemed to enjoy ill health . |
| 9 | Particular activities in the form of classroom tasks may appear to be very different and to represent quite distinct views of pedagogy but on closer consideration to be consistent with the same underlying principle of approach . |
| 10 | The truth is that learning new skills does take time , and progress may appear to be very slow . |
| 11 | This again may appear to be perfectly obvious , but I recall a case not long ago where the agent was induced to halt action on a proposed petition , and it transpired only subsequently ( and after the legislation had been enacted ) that the client had given these instructions on a mere general assurance which was not in fact implemented . |
| 12 | This difference of perspective and lack of immediate concern with definitions of power and with empiricist rigour result in research methods which may appear to be more approximate in their conclusions than are the pluralists , at least as far as the distribution of power is concerned . |
| 13 | Of course , prices may appear to be more sticky than they actually are , for there are many ways of changing the ‘ price ’ of a good without changing the amount of ‘ s printed on the good 's label . |
| 14 | The ability of the counsellor to be part of a group , fully involved and an interested party , but at the same time an ‘ observer ’ , may appear to be more difficult than it really is . |
| 15 | God is something which is always available , however much people in some ages , or some people in each age , may appear to be more aware of God . |
| 16 | They may appear to be sexually aware but they are just not prepared for the physical , emotional or sexual consequences . |
| 17 | A good feature of Market Hyde 's book , in comparison with other highly popular treatments of such matters , is its reiteration that certain problems which may appear to be fairly simple are in fact extremely difficult . |
| 18 | All of which may appear to be fairly straightforward , but to connect four musicians in such a short time with a combined objective and musical compatibility is no mean feat . |
| 19 | The pace of work on the surgical ward may appear to be extremely rapid . |
| 20 | The nests of ants , bees , wasps and other social insects may appear to be marvellously complex examples of animal technology , but they are not examples of tool use . |
| 21 | Gumperz discusses this in the following terms : the bilingual phenomena we are concerned with are usually accompanied by extensive convergence and structural overlap … sentences in language pairs which seem quite distinct from the monolingual perspective may appear to be almost identical on the surface … |
| 22 | There are many parameters associated with the performance of a system , and their relevance will vary according to the use of the system : some systems may be designed for single users with a particular style of writing ; others may attempt to be more generalised and therefore need training . |
| 23 | Should this be realised , then assessment on the course may have to be more rigorous . |
| 24 | For a start the required reduction in the price level may have to be very large indeed before it has a significant impact on aggregate spending . |
| 25 | We need to know much more about this , but until these ideas are developed more adequately for use in work with elders , the practitioner may have to be somewhat rough and ready in assessing the capacity of an elder to use both practical and verbal consciousness . |
| 26 | Although a statement need only indicate whether or not the value exceeds £25,000 , an applicant for transfer may wish to be more specific and bolster an application for transfer by a statement showing that the case also falls within the upper regions of county court jurisdiction . |
| 27 | Studies of working memory in animals may seem to be rather remote from the standard , acquired distinctiveness procedure . |
| 28 | I have described him as a literary concept and this , as applied to a man in a dirty trench-coat moving in and out of sleazy beds and corrupt gambling dens , may seem to be rather excessive . |
| 29 | From the point of view of the banker or shareholder these may seem to be not unreasonable or even undesirable limitations . |
| 30 | By either course we need a considerable background of information that may seem to be largely useless until the creative moment arrives . |