Example sentences of "[conj] may be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously , what is or may be of importance to an employer 's business is a question of fact ; and it was no doubt significant in Swain that S was the general manager , the wrongful employee was the managing director , his conduct was dishonest and it could have had a material effect on the defendant 's business ( labelling meat as " Empire Products " when it was not ) . |
| 2 | Such comparisons may involve other individuals or may be between one group and another . |
| 3 | According to the position of the court in the hierarchy other courts may be bound by the ratio of the case or may be in a position to overrule or amend it . |
| 4 | We should park a little of our funds in those societies either tipped to convert to a public company or ripe for takeover to benefit from any freebies that may be on offer . |
| 5 | And so therefore if anybody has amendments that they wish to make to the deliverance as it is , we will take them if necessary one by one and vote for them as they are presented to us , and then we 'll come to any other counter motions that may be on hand . |
| 6 | If our legal system allows companies the ability to make profits and trade unions to bargain collectively for wage increases , then we should not be surprised that companies will wish to exploit profit opportunities and trade unions secure higher wages whenever possible , however inconvenient at times that may be to the government . |
| 7 | Where politics forces one identification , it also dissolves others — prior social groupings that may be of much greater age . |
| 8 | The application of regional geochemical maps for land use planning was demonstrated as they indicate areas characterised by major and trace element excesses and deficiencies that may be of importance to the health of crops , animals and directly to humans . |
| 9 | Also Mama would like to speak with your guardian about something that may be of benefit to you . |
| 10 | She looked from Aggie to Ben , and it was Aggie who said , ‘ Something that may be of benefit to you . |
| 11 | We have asked your embassy to see if she has any connections that may be of interest to us . |
| 12 | She argues that while the research provides clues about the types of preventive programmes that may be of help we also know what a complex problem child abuse is : The implication seems clear . |
| 13 | Siliceous spicules of demosponges occur in strata in Iran that may be of Ediacaran age , and claims for Precambrian sponge spicules need re-examination , especially as protistan biomineralization , possibly of silica , is known from the preceding Riphean Period ( Fig. 1 ) . |
| 14 | Now I wanted to tell you a little bit too before we leave about one of the ARC publications that may be of interest to those of you who are self-propelled . |
| 15 | Two institutional reforms that may be of particular importance in the explanation of the growth of foreign portfolio investment are the abolition of foreign exchange controls and the reduction of transactions costs in securities markets . |
| 16 | Can I give you a bit of something that we picked up last week that may be of some benefit to you ? |
| 17 | CCG people is YOUR newspaper , so if you think you have got something that may be of interest , please write to us . |
| 18 | Nor is it the knowledge that Foxton , a haunt of foxes even in Saxon times , is a meeting place among others of one of the great Leicestershire Hunts , the Fernie , however important a cause that may be for assemblies of motorists in the county . |
| 19 | Unfortunately , there are other , newer sources never suspected of contributing to eutrophication that may be beyond the political if not the scientific , reach of conservationists . |
| 20 | Columbus-America investors spent more than $ 12 million , in large part to develop a sophisticated unmanned submersible , called Nemo , for a return that may be worth as much as $ 1 billion . |
| 21 | The GEP is aimed at individuals with a viable business project that may be at the planning stage or in the early stages of trading . |
| 22 | Whatever happens , Tendulkar is no doubt resting easily at night safe in the knowledge that Geoffrey Boycott has already emerged as a sort of godfather figure , willing to be called on to help at any time , to be party to any photo opportunity that may be at hand . |
| 23 | Any bacteria that may be in the food will have a field day and grow . |
| 24 | I have been asked to enquire about any road works that may be in the pipeline for Scorton and the surrounding area . |
| 25 | If there is any iron law of bureaucracy it must be that such organizations will not willingly do anything that may be against the organization 's perceived long-term interests and that , on occasions , this will lead the organization to ignore its nominal masters . |
| 26 | Except may be in the pitch . |
| 27 | ‘ Interesting parallels and differences emerge from the analysis ’ , states the preface , ‘ and may be of value to those involved in implementing the various elements of the Education Reform Act ’ . |
| 28 | They will be different sizes ( length , width , height ) and may be of different colours or patterns . |
| 29 | artwork is discussed in Part 3 of ‘ Making Your Own Printed Circuit Boards ’ and may be of interest to the constructor . |
| 30 | I think that the study of two languages concurrently is quite academically acceptable and may be of benefit to students with a strong linguistic interest . |