Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] may be of " in BNC.

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1 As luminal SCFA maintain normal colonic absorption in acute diarrhoea , the decrease seen in faecal SCFA output may be of clinical significance .
2 The changes in n3 and n6 polyunsaturated fatty acid profile found in inflammatory bowel disease may be of relevance in the pathogenesis of the disease because they influence either tissue eicosanoid synthesis and the membrane lipid composition of the immunocompetent cells .
3 ( b ) Demand for specialist work may be of an intermittent nature and the builder may have difficulty in providing the operatives with continuity of work .
4 Allowing then that Handel must have owned several harpsichords , though perhaps not all at one time , the identity of the harpsichord in the Mercier portrait may be of some interest .
5 It is argued , furthermore , that while incentive pay may be of value at all levels in an organisation , it is particularly beneficial at the highest level .
6 The products of the repression trade may be of two types : equipment for torture , execution of those which result in ‘ cruel inhuman or degrading treatment ’ such as leg irons ; or equipment which can have an every day use , such as computers and telecommunications ( this category also includes items such as tear-gas and hand guns which can be used legitimately for law-enforcement or crime prevention ) .
7 The wire connecting the main unit to the solenoid valve may be of a light-duty twin type of any reasonable length .
8 The Battle Standard Bearer may be of any of the Orc or Goblin races indicated .
9 Compare now the vastly more plausible second way in which the new composite sentence token may be of a type that is to acquire constant significance .
10 The endoscopic Doppler ultrasound may be of diagnostic value in the evaluation of Dieulafoy 's disease when bleeding has stopped spontaneously .
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