Example sentences of "may [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other more ‘ enlightened ’ strategies are possible , and may in the long run prove more profitable . |
| 2 | ‘ They are anxious that they should not go on running a system which may in the long term be at a loss , ’ he said . |
| 3 | But any solution that involves disconnecting activity from true values may in the long term take an even greater toll . |
| 4 | Nurses and phlebotomists are more willing to comply with universal precautions than the medical profession , whose example may in the long term compromise the safety of other health care workers who are not in a position to assess the risk . |
| 5 | Claims may not include mesne profits as they may in the High Court , but are confined to claims for non-payment of rent . |
| 6 | 5.2.2 the Tenant 's Certificate has not been issued by the expiry of the period of immediately following the Possession Date then the provisions of clause 5.4 shall have effect immediately upon the expiry of the relevant period ( or upon the expiry of such extended period as the parties may within the relevant period agree in writing ) |
| 7 | And I 'd like to erm try and get you all to see what you can tell by simply observing the building , and I 'd like to concentrate if we may on the central part of the building , because there are a number of changes that have been made to that building erm which tell a story . |
| 8 | She may be ecstatic and radiant ; she may on the other hand feel tired and depressed . |
| 9 | This is challenged by Hart who suggests that , far from simply being an example of the law enforcing a moral principle — for example the sanctity of human life — it may on the other hand ‘ perfectly well be explained as a piece of paternalism , designed to protect individuals against themselves ’ . |
| 10 | One may on the other hand consider that the ancient traditions and methods of training for the Bar are worthy of preservation . |