Example sentences of "may be infer from " in BNC.

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1 ‘ All else failing , a man 's character may be inferred from nothing so surely as the jest he takes in bad part . ’
2 Knowledge in this context means either actual knowledge , which may be inferred from the conduct of the accused , or wilful blindness , which exists where the accused is aware that certain circumstances might exist but closes his mind to them .
3 Although compressed into less than 18 months there are certain similarities between the two revolutions , in their tactics as well as their phases , and although it is not explicit there is a remarkable comparison that may be inferred from Devillers ' brilliant essay in which he describes a Vietminh , at the end of 1946 , already losing momentum and because of that , driven to imprudent acts :
4 It may be inferred from what the judge said on a later occasion that counsel indicated that the Crown was prepared to accept a plea of guilty to manslaughter and the judge did not dissent from that course .
5 It may be inferred from the decision in the Northwestern Utilities case that if the occupier knew or might with reasonable care have ascertained , that the danger existed , he is liable for its escape .
6 These show how pupils ' mathematical thinking may be inferred from what they do and say .
7 The amount of work required to obtain this information may be inferred from knowing that this project will run for 9 years and cost 100 million US dollars .
8 MacRae 128 states that high institutionalization of the ranking criteria in a given discipline may be inferred from low rejection rates .
9 MacRae states that high institutionalization of the ranking criteria in a given discipline may be inferred from low rejection rates .
10 The information requirements of some personnel may be inferred from their job description .
11 Negligence may be inferred from the fact that the product left the manufacturer in a defective state .
12 Breach of the peace is no longer an essential element : all that is required is a defamatory statement of some seriousness , and " seriousness " may be inferred from the public position of the person about whom it is made .
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