Example sentences of "[noun] may [not/n't] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will even take account of the fact that some relevant objects may not be described as ‘ wooden ’ at all , but as being made of ‘ beech ’ , ‘ mahogany ’ , ‘ deal ’ or the like . |
| 2 | The industry may be run down to 12 or 14 pits , and there may be no interest from the private sector , because long-term contracts may not be negotiated , especially in view of the amount of imported coal . |
| 3 | Such attitudes may not be shared by everyone , but are accepted by most people without question . |
| 4 | A subpoena may not be issued where the proposed witness is out of the United Kingdom . |
| 5 | Ingleston ( 1986 ) , discussing an updated surgical dressings technique , declares that masks are not needed , while Ayton ( 1985 ) questions the use of masks even in theatre and says , ‘ if there is good ventilation , the levels of airborne contamination may not be altered whether masks are used or not ’ . ] |
| 6 | It may be true that ‘ an uncompromised normal fetus may not be harmed by intense maternal exercise in the first and second trimesters ’ . |
| 7 | This is , of course , no indication that strenuous aerobic exercise during pregnancy is not harmful , but an uncompromised normal fetus may not be harmed by intense maternal exercise in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy . |
| 8 | The transfer may become null and void , as here , or the certificate may not be renewed , as in Miller , but nothing that can happen to the transfer or transferee will ever revive the right of a man who , ex hypothesi , has removed or yielded up possession of the premises to which the certificate relates . " |
| 9 | Teachers may do project work for reasons more concerned with class management than skill development , and the use of project work as a means of advancing skills may not be exploited . |
| 10 | Deliberately broken clubs may not be replaced . |
| 11 | Ranges in ‘ pure ’ cash and carry 's tend to be limited to fast moving items so specialist products may not be stocked . |
| 12 | For example , taxes may not be levied and public money may not be expended without the authority of an Act of Parliament ; an individual may not be deprived of personal liberty without positive legal authority ; private property may not be seized or searched by government except with legal authority . |
| 13 | THESE BACKGROUND NOTES MAY NOT BE COPIED |
| 14 | For instance , if an employer moves to premises only a short distance from the old ones , the contract may not be breached . |
| 15 | However , even if the covenantee would not have entered the agreement without the covenant , the contract may not be invalidated as a whole if there is consideration independent of the covenant : see Vancouver Malt & Sake Brewing Co Ltd v Vancouver Breweries Ltd [ 1934 ] AC 181 and Amoco Australia Pty Ltd v Rocca Bros Motor Engineering Co Pty Ltd [ 1975 ] AC 561 . |
| 16 | Judges of the superior courts may not be sued for anything done or said while acting in their judicial capacity even if they act from some malicious or corrupt motive . |
| 17 | Twenty-five watts may not be regarded as knockout stuff , but as Fender are quick to point out , ‘ Tube watts sound a lot louder than solid state watts . ’ |
| 18 | For example , taxes may not be levied and public money may not be expended without the authority of an Act of Parliament ; an individual may not be deprived of personal liberty without positive legal authority ; private property may not be seized or searched by government except with legal authority . |
| 19 | Since clerics had been essentially servants of the Crown rather than of the Church , the change may not be thought to have made much difference . |
| 20 | This misleading term tends to conceal the fact that dolphins are intentionally located , chased , harassed and encircled with a fishing net , from which attempts may not be made to release them . |
| 21 | The field ‘ Simultaneous media copies ’ allows you to specify that Primary and Secondary copies may not be mounted simultaneously . |
| 22 | The parameter ‘ Simultaneous media copies ’ allows the user to specify that Primary and Secondary copies may not be mounted simultaneously . |
| 23 | These values may not be agreed between the political parties and may be subject to emotional fluctuations among the general public . |
| 24 | But Carl Prean may not be accommodated on one issue , the exclusion of German Bundesliga results , which account for most of his successes . |
| 25 | Although the substance of a decision may not be altered materially , it may be trimmed with the timing of its announcement , or the explanations offered , being geared to the anticipated reception by populist opinion , especially as evidenced by the press . |
| 26 | Given the legal complexities and the likelihood of an appeal to the High Court , his decision may not be announced this year . |
| 27 | He may be not qualified for a number of reasons , including that in the above paragraph , save that if a returning officer has decided that the nomination is valid , that decision may not be questioned ( 1983 Act , sch.1 , para.12(5) , ( 6 ) ) . |
| 28 | Solicitors are not permitted to enter into an agreement with their clients that purports to exclude their liability for professional misconduct ( which extends to professional negligence ) though subject to the following rules liability can be limited by contract : ( 1 ) liability may not be limited below the minimum level of cover afforded under the Indemnity Fund ; ( 2 ) liability can not be limited at all for fraud or reckless disregard of professional obligations ; ( 3 ) s60(5) of the Solicitors Act avoids any provision in a contentious business agreement purporting to exclude the liability of a solicitor for negligence or to relieve him of his professional responsibilities ; ( 4 ) ss2(2) and 11(4) of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 will apply to agreements between solicitors and their clients to ensure that limited liability provisions which do not fall foul of any other rule comply with the essential requirement of reasonableness . |
| 29 | Independence — solicitors may not be tied agents or appointed representatives of , for example , a life assurance company . |
| 30 | If the body is a small one , the younger hunters may not be given a share . |