Example sentences of "[noun] may be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | While it published scorching critiques of the diplomacy that had led Britain into war , MacDonald insisted that ‘ whatever our views may be on the origins of the war , we must go through with it . ’ |
| 2 | It is always a lie and never the truth , ’ Questionable though that judgement may be on the aphorism in general , it does seem to me to catch the half-formed nature of this observation — or perhaps , better speaking , its lack of a frame . |
| 3 | A more radical change may be on the way : a report by the UK Institute of Health Services Management concludes that ‘ General taxation must be reconsidered as the major funding of the National Health Service if it continues to fail to deliver adequate levels of resources ’ . |
| 4 | Part-timers may be on lower pay rates than full-time workers . |
| 5 | This includes the Installation , Process and Storage Directories ; the User accounts may be on any of the VAXs in the network . |
| 6 | There are some principles upon which the discretion whether or not to award a remedy is exercised , but no public law litigant can afford to ignore the fact that usually there is no right to the remedy sought however strong his or her case may be on its merits . |
| 7 | Examples of this are nowadays quoted in most of the newspapers — the 25–30 year-old trader who is earning £200 000–£400 000 whilst the person who runs the whole department may be on a salary of only half this . |
| 8 | The financial markets may be in retreat and the pound may be on a slippery slope , but it 's not just the insolvency practitioners and bailiffs that are doing well ; some companies in sectors as diverse as retailing , restaurants and medical equipment are also doing more than just make ends meet . |
| 9 | ‘ God knows , ’ he concluded softly , ‘ some of the Duke 's blood may be on my hands . ’ |
| 10 | N.B. Whilst our itineraries are presented for our main departures on Mondays and Fridays , travel by air , rail or car may be on any day of the week . |
| 11 | He has previously been linked with the Chargers and a move down the Calfornian coast may be on the cards . |
| 12 | So , the short-term effect may be on output as firms strive to meet the increased demand , but the eventual effect will be almost entirely on prices . |
| 13 | The parents of a young girl who died after being treated with steroids have welcomed the news that fresh warnings about the drug 's side effects may be on the way . |
| 14 | WHITECLIFF may be on the site of a Roman villa . |
| 15 | Such work may be on an individual or group project basis . |
| 16 | In many cases the buildings show the Nordic influence of the long house with farm buildings attached , sheltering man and his animals under the same roof , and the gallery may be on the house or barn . |
| 17 | In the second movement Allegro con grazia Koizumi may be on the slow side in the main 5/4 theme , but he is very persuasive , and then in the central section brings out an element of fantasy . |
| 18 | But in the eighteenth century McKeown 's criticisms may be on less secure ground ( Woodward 1974 ) . |
| 19 | Finally , wherever health-care reform may be on the stormy seas of the Clinton presidency , the public wants health-care reform . |
| 20 | Prospectuses issued by both power companies have admitted that environmental costs may be on the rise , but no figures have been given . |
| 21 | And if that seems an unfair comparison , think of Middlesbrough ICI 's works and gas storage towers may be on the horizon but at least there is Victoria Park with its lawns and flower beds in front of the town hall , and grassland in front of the new court complex . |
| 22 | Changes may be on the way however . |
| 23 | Although accountants may be on hand , the surveyor at partner level in a growing practice , or one of a substantial size , may find himself in the anomalous situation of spending the major part of his time on management for which he received no training rather than on technical matters , in which he is expert . |
| 24 | The problem arises because spurs were formerly allowed to supply two single sockets , so a socket with two cables may be on a ring circuit ; an intermediate socket on a radial circuit ; or the middle socket of a two-socket spur . |
| 25 | ‘ I think that the boot may be on the other leg ! ’ |
| 26 | A speechreader may be on top form and have no problems in understanding unimportant asides or trivial chatter , but at the vital interview panic sets in . |
| 27 | Alternatively if the process is highly complex the emphasis may be on the pattern of events as indicated by a network of blocks with a specialist symbol indicating the many points within the system for which information for the operator might appear and another symbol for points where he can interfere in the system dynamics ( Fig. 1.27 ) . |
| 28 | Beer production in the UK may be on the decline but , as previously stated in LINK , beer continues to be drunk in ever increasing quantities worldwide . |
| 29 | If you believe your name may be on such an agency 's list , you have the right to see a copy of your file , and to correct any mistakes you may find . |
| 30 | MOUTHFULS of metal may be on the way out . |