Example sentences of "may [be] [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be worse for any contact with water and when warm . |
| 2 | Expensive gestures may be good for political show ; they will also mean more waste dumped in the wrong places . |
| 3 | Electrical household goods may be unsuitable for many countries , for example , but the application of a creative marketing process may lead to alternative inexpensive , manually operated machinery being developed which can be both produced easily and suit the needs of the population . |
| 4 | This life style may be unsuitable for some women and boredom can lead to a couple 's failure to complete an assignment , even to breakdown of their marriage . |
| 5 | A general inverted-U function has been described which suggests that memory may be best for intermediate levels of subjective risk , being impaired in cases of either unusually high or low subjective risk . |
| 6 | Many psychiatric units now have no lockable wards at all and while this may be admirable for most in-patients , it has inevitably led to the rejection of mentally disordered offenders who require a modest degree of security and who could benefit from assessment and treatment in an ordinary hospital . |
| 7 | As to where a company resides which may be relevant for some purposes , a company or corporation resides where it carries on business and it can reside in more places than one ( Davies v British Geon Ltd [ 1956 ] 3 All ER 389 ) . |
| 8 | It is often associated with obesity and may be latent for some years before diagnosis . |
| 9 | Although centres generally have more control over what learning and assessment opportunities are offered , it may be preferable for some learning outcomes to be assessed in the workplace , if this opportunity exists ; eg. if a YT trainee carries out reception duties in the workplace it would be more realistic if the centre could arrange for the relevant module ( or learning outcomes ) to be assessed in the work environment . |
| 10 | Those I mention here are the most often talked about and may be helpful for some readers . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Some manufacturers now make thicker condoms that may be better for anal sex , but the very thick varieties are ‘ too thick ’ to pass the British Standard and are therefore not Kitemarked . |
| 13 | The other type , which may be better for smaller jobs , is mixed on the spot in a special truck , which has a mixer at the back . |
| 14 | Different scales of provision ( transport for locality or large city , community schools or further education ) may be better for different systems . |
| 15 | Life now may be better for some women , but there are still plenty who are helpless victims … |
| 16 | It may be impractical for all clubs to ‘ invest ’ in another replay in this manner earlier in the competition . |
| 17 | Thus gene therapy may be feasible for these patients . |
| 18 | Similarly , a photograph of the congressman with the president at his side may be invaluable for electoral purposes . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Therefore , OMT specimens may be suitable for future field studies of HIV vaccines in developing countries . |
| 21 | Dublin Docks companies operating in the International Financial Services Centre are similar to BCCs , but without the onerous turnover requirements , so they may be suitable for smaller multinationals . |
| 22 | Coelocentesis may be suitable for prenatal diagnosis in the first trimester . |
| 23 | — 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 . |
| 24 | Since it may not be possible for both sets of belief to be realised in action , if the courses of action are incompatible , it may be rational for one person to give up his/her autonomy . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Though the rich legacy of an extensive black presence on this continent suggests that it may be possible for many commentators , the terms ‘ black ’ and ‘ European ’ remain categories which mutually exclude each other . |
| 29 | The authority conferred by the resolution may be general for that purpose or limited to the purchase of shares of any particular class or description , and may be unconditional or subject to conditions ( s166(2) ) . |
| 30 | One explanation for this may be that for many jobs it is high productivity which leads to low job satisfaction . |