Example sentences of "may be [vb pp] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Understandably , governments have difficulty reconciling their macro-policies towards foreigners with the need for discriminatory policies among sectors , and still more with the specific bargains they may be tempted to make with particular firms . |
| 2 | An analysis node may be tailored to operate on large matrix structures , specifically for the finite element analysis of stresses . |
| 3 | Or others may be asked to participate in lengthy discussions about what information needs they have — if this is RMI where is the computer ? |
| 4 | Other database features which I consider important are : i ) a proper data function ( in order to calculate age and length of service ) ; ii ) good sort facilities ( so that staffing information can be presented in a variety of different sequences ) ; ( iii ) good selection facilities ( so that staff may be selected according to complicated " if … or … and … " criteria ) ; iv ) a " look up table " facility ( so that coded data may be entered to save data entry time but full descriptions/interpretations will appear on reports ) The provision of a really sophisticated system , comparable to the best mainframe personnel record/manpower information systems , is quite demanding . |
| 5 | As regards architectural conceptions of the " rational household " some of these roots may be seen to lie in Victorian domestic ideology . |
| 6 | RADNORSHIRE District Council 's dog warden service may be extended to deal with stray dogs , and members of the public exercising their dogs on the playing fields at Llandrindod High School . |
| 7 | ‘ If by ‘ ability ’ we mean ‘ measured intelligence ’ and by ‘ opportunity ’ access to grammar schools , then opportunity may be said to stand in close relationship with ability in both these areas to-day . ’ |
| 8 | You may be invited to write for professional journals if you have a book published related to your career area . |
| 9 | But it then goes on to criticise the Draft Directive because it ‘ fails to recognise that a different mix of measures including water treatment or blending may be required depending on local factors , such as geology , rainfall and farming practice . ’ |
| 10 | A worker may be required to live in tied accommodation as a condition of employment or he may make his own decision to do so . |
| 11 | It is worth extending the search for quality further along the crag however , where one or two hidden gems may be found lurking in relative isolation . |
| 12 | I can not find any reference to them having bred in captivity , except one paragraph , which says ‘ they may be induced to spawn by frequent water changes , which would represent the onset of the rainy season when their breeding takes place . ’ |
| 13 | His team may be ordered to play behind closed doors if they are found guilty of failing to control their fans . |
| 14 | A prolonged colonic transit time may be expected to result in increased bacterial metabolism of bile acids , and the observation that an increased proportion of secondary bile acids was strongly correlated with a prolonged bowel transit time is therefore of interest . |
| 15 | Note:If appropriate an estimate of fees may be provided couched with suitable caveats , and the person who is to settle the fees specified . |
| 16 | The recent collapse in the producer price of Brazil nuts has threatening implications for swathes of the Amazon forest , since local people whose livelihoods depend on gathering the nuts may be forced to resort to slash-and-burn agriculture . |
| 17 | Customers may be forced to borrow from inefficient banks or other financial institutions , probably charging higher interest rates . |
| 18 | If all else fails , you may be forced to squat in unoccupied property . |