Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 These views may well apply to the centre of the empire but require modification for the northwest provinces .
2 She considers whether it is true to claim that there is a sex-related divergence of views , and the possible reasons for any such divergence , and goes on to suggest that there are areas in which women 's views may typically differ from those of men .
3 In the field of archiving , low cost digitising scanners for both text and illustrations may soon make possible practical , on-site multimedia archiving .
4 Pupils with less severe hearing impairments may also need modifications to the requirements , but of a less far-reaching nature .
5 In other sandstones , quartz overgrowth cements do not form until after considerable solution compaction ; here the solution compaction can be the major source of silica , although reactions between clay minerals in immature sandstones may also contribute silica ( Fig. 5.28 ) ( Bjørlykke , 1983 ) .
6 If the post office is correct , then Elizabeth II on coins may well confuse future historians .
7 In some cells , there are suggestions that these inositol phosphates may directly activate specific channels in the plasma membrane .
8 The loss of key staff can be expensive in other ways too — their contracts may well provide for more costly redundancy provisions than for junior employees .
9 In addition to the elements of a Type II system identified above , the provisions for cost-per-case contracts may also have Type II elements ( DoH , 1989c ) .
10 The reliance on government contracts may also have contributed directly to the decline in competitive potential of the American economy .
11 Material consents relate to those contracts , normally the vendor 's customer contracts , which the purchaser would like to receive formal consent for and if such contracts are not transferred failure to take over such contracts may materially reduce the value of the business acquired .
12 Attitudes may not have changed as quickly as some of the tools with which we do the job but there are plenty of examples of progress which deserve credit .
13 Clients ' attitudes may also have a bearing on which alternative is chosen .
14 Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd itself is also something of a corporate trompe l'oeil : its bonnets may still accommodate itinerant royal bottoms , but its equity — 75% of it — has , since September 1987 , been owned by ( of all things ) Ford .
15 At the centre of the discussion is the question of whether the Chinese Wall is an appropriate , valid , and effective regulatory mechanism for neutralizing the increased potential for conflict abuse in conglomerates and one in which these corporate entities may generally place reliance upon .
16 This set-up can indeed create a moral problem for the audience , for our awareness of the hypocrite 's skills may easily pass over into admiration of his performance .
17 Individuals who possess certain skills may also find their power diminished if those skills are made redundant by developments in new technology .
18 Such contacts may also explain similarities between aspects of 18C BC China and the Olmec , the first great American civilization , notably in the use of jade .
19 Others , convinced by Dr Blum , Dr Noble and subsequent work , have suggested that A1 frequencies may actually explain differences in alcoholism between ethnic groups , though this is far from certain .
20 Youth clubs may now use them in an AIDS campaign to show how to put on condoms .
21 Turnover in personnel may also pose problems .
22 Vertical differentiation in mineralogy in weathering profiles may also reflect the stage-by-stage alteration of primary rock minerals .
23 In the future the development of specialised products may well become more important on family units .
24 A bored or lonely horse may become so neurotic , that it chases itself around in circles , and in extreme cases may even bite its own legs and savage its own sides until they are raw and bleeding .
25 Sugar addicts gain weight , rot their teeth , and in extreme cases may even develop diabetes .
26 The rash in such cases may not look at all like simple uncomplicated scabies .
27 Actions start in the High Court and cases may also go to the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords .
28 Cell-matrix interactions may also play a part through signal transduction mechanisms .
29 Conversely , a very high rate of short interactions may sometimes reflect a poor level of control or a lack of structure in the tasks set .
30 For television , Nunn has pruned 40 minutes off its four-hour plus length and he says a further twenty minutes may still come out .
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