Example sentences of "what may be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , by continual introduction of trees , shrubs , flowers and vegetables a gardener achieves what may be called contrived plant diversity , far higher than the area would support naturally , and rivalling even that of tropical rainforest . |
| 2 | ‘ while the relation of a husband to his wife is not one of influence , and no presumption exists of undue influence , it has never been divested completely of what may be called equitable presumptions of an invalidating tendency . |
| 3 | Although supplementary facts should not , in general , be added to a problem , the case is different with what may be called omitted facts . |
| 4 | In much of our reflection on this question , we shall also be dealing with a third , which will be as important , that of the nature of certain other necessary or nomic connections , which hold between what may be called nomic correlates . |
| 5 | In the Mesozoic , stratigraphical subdivision has reached its greatest precision and it should be possible to construct what may be called isotachic maps ( Greek : isos = same tachos = speed ) . |
| 6 | He stated the position at p617 as follows : There is no question here of what may be called sentimental damage bereavement or pain and suffering . |
| 7 | Next I proceed to what may be called conservative Christologies , Christologies in which the maleness of Christ is said to be of the very essence of Christology . |
| 8 | First , in what may be termed classic jurisdictional fact cases such as ‘ if a furnished tenancy , or resources , etc. , exist , you may … ’ the courts well presume that the term , if it is classified as a jurisdictional fact , has a meaning which will be determined by the judiciary and not by the public body . |
| 9 | This may in part be explained by one half of the reciprocity taking the form of labour services and trade in consumables ; a large proportion of the goods which may be considered of high value by reason of the distance over which the raw materials had been transported , and their resulting rarity , may have been given for services , gifts or payments for work , what may be termed institutional exchange . |
| 10 | First , there are what may be termed contractual techniques which are arrived at by agreement between the parties . |
| 11 | What may be thought surprising is the absence of Celtic deities which are so well represented in stone sculpture and reliefs , especially in the west . |
| 12 | By 1971 there had been a further reduction in this proportion , so that only 4.3 per cent of the population lived beyond what may be considered practical limits for commuting to metropolitan labour market centres . |
| 13 | If we move from the material world of technology and physical experience to the metaphysical world of moral ideas and the imagination we find that there is enormous discrepancy about what may be considered abnormal in different circumstances , but attitudes to the abnormal are always ambivalent . |
| 14 | The connection of inherent resources , often deepened by what may be shared rhythmic and perceptual qualities in our species , offers at least some degree of relatively unmediated access . |