Example sentences of "[adj] may not be [verb] " in BNC.

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1 SALESPERSON : I can understand your concern that a newspaper which is free may not be read .
2 Of course some pound notes may be used more frequently than others , and some may not be used at all , but the velocity of circulation measures the average number of times a unit of currency is used .
3 This may not be covered in the initial simple descriptions of the portfolio grids , but one would expect the underlying risk analysis to include such matters .
4 Reasons for wanting to do this may not be restricted to cost , although for many this will be the most important factor .
5 There is always the risk that you will be treated as a spokesperson on behalf of lawyers generally and this may not be taken too kindly by your colleagues .
6 Sufficient funds for this may not be allocated if the allocation is based on the medium deprivation of the larger area .
7 But because exploration costs represent barely a fifth the total North Sea spending of about £10 billion , this may not be considered too heavy a price to pay for an attempt to switch activity towards developing some of the finds already made or maximising the returns from fields already in production .
8 Living in community in 1700 may not be living in the kingdom , but there is a world of common commitments , understandings and religious belief .
9 However , despite contact with patients between one and three times per week , the unmet needs in groups C and D suggest that certain community nurses either may not be carrying out the assessment tasks effectively or may not be reassessing clients adequately .
10 Valuable interpretive ideas may be found in journals of psychology , aesthetics , philosophy , history , religion , sociology , anthropology , even medicine and biology , although these may not be matched up with descriptions and evaluations of art .
11 These may not be recognized as symptoms of stress — that is , until the stress is reduced and the symptoms disappear .
12 There may be central computers but even these may not be required if each salesman ( or a group ) hall a micro-computer and printer at home .
13 However , these studies employ the modal and spectral matrices , and in practice these may not be known .
14 For some religious convictions will dictate the manner of disposal , but again these may not be shared by everyone involved .
15 As a result , the government 's own modest target of stabilizing the emissions of carbon dioxide by the year 2005 may not be met .
16 But if you simply do n't have room for two or more bushes or trees , all may not be lost .
17 So if your debtor has insufficient assets to pay you when judgement is given , all may not be lost .
18 Existing members of pension schemes set up prior to the 1989 Budget or who joined established schemes before 1 June 1989 may not be affected by the rule and may be entitled to a higher tax-free lump sum .
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