Example sentences of "[adj] may be [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drawn records consist of detailed plans , often at a scale of 1:20 or 1:10 , section drawings , usually at a scale of 1:10 , and any other drawings ( such as detailed drawings of skeletons ) , that may be considered necessary . |
| 2 | Unsolicited information gives rise to difficulties for it is not clearly established whether this may be made subject to an obligation of confidence . |
| 3 | The great grey owl assemblage has a deficit of isolated molars but an excess of incisors , and this may be considered significant . |
| 4 | Inside the ring of mountains Wordsworth was not as isolated from industrial activities as some people like to think : a valley forge , driven by water power , ‘ thumps ’ in the closing lines of An Evening Walk , among other ‘ natural ’ noises of Lakeland midnight — but this may be considered unusual , and the image may in fact be borrowed from Gray . |
| 5 | If a valid nomination is in force , this may be paid direct to the widow ( or widower ) without waiting for probate . |
| 6 | In these areas there are standards of achievement specified for all age levels and pupils who fail to achieve these may be given remedial help . |
| 7 | To these may be added other negative expressions such as insignificance , no sign , without a tremor . |
| 8 | To these may be added cheap food and tokens of improvement in our staple trade . |
| 9 | Furthermore , those with the most resources , the most bargaining counters , will be at an advantage ; the organized , the wealthy and the privileged are likely to gain while the problems of the unorganized , the poor and the underprivileged may be given insufficient attention . |
| 10 | The sort of oddness exhibited by 28 may be termed expressive paradox , since the expressive meaning carried by but is inappropriately deployed . |