Example sentences of "may be only a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The small firm needling the big multinational may be only a nuisance for the time being , but if it latches on to a new and successful technology and makes all the right first-mover investments it may be tomorrow 's market leader . |
| 2 | Like a small pale Peregrine , of which it may be only a race , but much paler and more rufous , with crown and nape very rufous. 15–18 in. ( 38–45 cm ) . |
| 3 | The problem this creates for Christianity is that a part of the turning to faith in our generation may be only a reflection of the psychological and sociological undercurrents of our time . |
| 4 | That may be only a symbol , but it is an important one . |
| 5 | Instead of the MIPS R4000-killer it 's cracked up to be , he thinks it may be only a 30% performance improvement over the 80486 . |
| 6 | This year America 's deficit and Germany 's surplus are forecast to be less than half as big , as a percentage of GNP , as they were at their peak ; Japan 's surplus may be only a quarter of its peak level . |
| 7 | The idea that speech coding in memory may be only a subset of motor memory processes , including sign language behaviour , opens up a new possibility for psychological research . |
| 8 | It requires a quantity , which may be only a gram or so , of cocaine hydrochloride , bicarbonate of soda , containers such as jam jars , glass tubing , stirrers and a source of heat . |
| 9 | With luck it may be only a matter of time . |
| 10 | ‘ It may be only a matter of minutes before they break through . ’ |
| 11 | It may be only a matter of time before goals trigger outbreaks of mass aerobics and the odd square dance . |
| 12 | I may be only a lassie but I can assure you I 'm quite capable . ’ |
| 13 | He believes that agreement may be only a month or two away , however any deal is not necessarily exclusive . |
| 14 | The lack of liquid refreshment during a two hour meeting could be seen as a lack of courtesy and , if this occurs again , it is suggested that a tactful reference to the need for a drink be made during the meeting — the result may be only a glass of water , but that is better than nothing ! |
| 15 | Although we may find a particularly explicit conceptualization of the autonomous self in certain contemporary societies , this may be only an aspect of the more general separation and autonomy of concepts evident in modernist theory . |