Example sentences of "[noun pl] may need to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with external assessment in the primary phase , we believe that new methods of testing pupils ' reading skills may need to be devised , building on the best of GCSE practice . |
| 2 | Old unresolved conflicts may need to be exposed rather than hidden or disguised . |
| 3 | But theoretical analysis suggests that credible punishment strategies may need to be quite subtle and sophisticated , which leads to the conclusion that so-called ‘ tacit ’ collusion may in practice turn out to be ‘ secret ’ collusion . |
| 4 | Members of the project envisage that up to 50 more birds may need to be introduced over the next two years before a self-supporting sea eagle population can be established . |
| 5 | If this is not the case then the purchaser may face arguments from the vendor by way of defence relating to completely different matters ( eg a bad debt provision is in fact excessive as a defence to a claim relating to non-payment of PAYE ) and detailed accounts may need to be drawn up every time there is a breach of warranty ( ie in order to see if there is some surplus which compensates ) . |
| 6 | Third , clients may need to be prepared to wait until the start of the next course , which might not be for up to two months . |
| 7 | Specific steps may need to be taken . |
| 8 | Particular attention will be paid to whether the markets serve the needs of industry , how they influence industrial location and what practical steps may need to be taken to improve market performance . |
| 9 | After the menopause the vagina becomes drier and less elastic , so husbands may need to be a bit more gentle , especially at first , and a little more persevering . |
| 10 | Statements between these delimiters may need to be assembled twice in order to resolve any forward references . |
| 11 | As crime is related to the pattern and outlook of the society in which it occurs , so penal methods may need to be adapted to the society in which they must operate . |
| 12 | However , if the Institute is going to plan for the needs of 2001 AD , the whole idea of space occupied by books may need to be revised . |
| 13 | Notation which is to be inscribed on the spine of books may need to be shorter than that used in catalogues , indexes , databases and bibliographies . |
| 14 | Now , if the children have grown up and the wife wishes to embark on a career , or return to her former one , or if an elderly relative needs to receive full-time care , the roles may need to be redefined . |
| 15 | The child and parents may need to be exposed to intensive care and contact with each other ( Iwaniec and Herbert 1982 ) . |
| 16 | The child needs to learn how and why to use a potty and parents may need to be encouraged to take their child to the lavatory with them so that the child can imitate what happens , have a potty around , tell the child what it is for , and encourage him or her to get used to it by sitting on it . |
| 17 | Parents may need to be empowered to insist that the patient accept the treatment that they know is necessary . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , it has no effect on the larval stage in the eggs and further applications may need to be given to cope with the larvae as they hatch . |
| 19 | the extent of reliance which can be placed on the information to be included in the report : to avoid misunderstandings the client should be made aware that suitable caveats may need to be included in the report . |
| 20 | Some plants may need to be moved to more suitable winter quarters . |
| 21 | Further resources may need to be accumulated , and this should be regarded as an on-going process , with useful material being added whenever opportunities arise . |
| 22 | Further resources may need to be developed , perhaps by a team of local teachers . |
| 23 | No agreement can thus be reached about the use of that space and its correct functioning ; the interfacing geometry can not be finalized and changes may need to be made in order to remove violation once construction has taken place within the black box . |
| 24 | Treatments may need to be repeated over months . |
| 25 | Old Rottweilers may need to be let out more frequently to answer the call of nature , but for shorter periods . |
| 26 | The worker 's personal feelings may need to be acknowledged first , before it is possible to embark on the kind of work in which a couple of the generation of the worker 's parents or grandparents are encouraged to express their sexuality and personal needs . |
| 27 | In trying to regulate insider dealing within conglomerates by means of a Chinese Wall , obligations owed by conglomerates to customers may need to be modified . |
| 28 | A number of important tactical questions may need to be answered . |
| 29 | Reassurances may need to be given on continuity of employment . |
| 30 | The design process is recognised as being one of refinement , in which a number of iterations may need to be made before all the design goals are achievable . |