Example sentences of "[pn reflx] may be [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Hamilton also points out that the replacement of forest by well-maintained agricultural terraces may actually reduce the amount of soil erosion , and Ives ( 1987 ) provides a timely reminder that the Himalaya are undergoing tectonic uplift which itself may be of sufficient magnitude a account for much of the increased sediment load of the major drainage systems .
2 Does it indeed apply to a local government in a different country , where the body itself may be of a completely different kind ?
3 However circumstances may arise when the public interest or the reputation of the profession itself may be at variance with the narrower interests of an employer .
4 However circumstances may arise when the public interest or the reputation of the profession itself may be at variance with the narrower interests of an employer .
5 Divided élite leading the assault upon itself may be in no position to withstand the pressures of a restless population .
6 ‘ My deepest concern is that the future of the ferry service itself may be in jeopardy , particularly as a result of the way in which £6 million was invested in the operation in 1990 . ’
7 ‘ My deepest concern is that the future of the ferry service itself may be in jeopardy , particularly as a result of the way in which £6 million was invested in the operation in 1990 . ’
8 Apart from risks to patients related to medications , nurses themselves may be at risk , for example , when handling cytotoxic drugs which are being used increasingly in the treatment of cancer .
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