Example sentences of "may be [verb] [prep] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what is more troubling than the initial rigid fixed term is the fact that warrants may be renewed for longer periods still . |
| 2 | The appointment may be renewed for further sessions . |
| 3 | This means that production may be achieved at lower ‘ unit cost ’ ( ie lower average cost ) . |
| 4 | This may be achieved through better driving habits , improved traffic flow systems and road networks and car pooling . |
| 5 | Like the other secondary rules these are on a different level from the primary rules : though they may be reinforced by further rules imposing duties on judges to adjudicate , they do not impose duties but confer judicial powers and a special status on judicial declarations about the breach of obligations . |
| 6 | It is wrong that people should be able to abuse the social security contribution system , and I hope that Ministers will keep a close eye on the matter because the smart people who offer advice may be looking for further ways of getting around the regulations . |
| 7 | The social worker is not usually involved in the early stages following the patient 's stroke , but may be called in later if the patient is fairly severely disabled , or is an old person likely to need long-term support at home . |
| 8 | Moreover there is also a strong possibility that in some of these cases at least , the outcome of the trial itself , and ultimately the choice of sentence may be affected by earlier remand decisions . |
| 9 | Such precise understanding of their needs , expressed by many women , may be related to earlier good experiences of being comforted by their own mothers . |
| 10 | It also can be implied from the data that , because of presumed infecundity , the early years of adolescent marriages are often barren and may be followed by later infertility . |
| 11 | Revenue from increased sales achieved in this manner may be invested in further development of IT and as soon as a new generation of IT systems is developed the previous generation may be offered for sale on world markets . |
| 12 | If natural killer cell activity is increased , the growth promoting effects of enhanced vascular permeability may be counterbalanced by greater access of the natural killer cells to the tumour . |
| 13 | Although cerebral organisation in adolescence may be characterised by greater functional plasticity than is the case among adults , the picture after left hemispherectomy is essentially one of gross linguistic impoverishment in which comprehension is better preserved than expressive speech . |
| 14 | ( The addresses and telephone numbers of those members of staff who may be contacted for further information can be found on page 46 ) . |
| 15 | ( i ) initial recovery of the mitotic cells which may be aided by earlier exposure to a mitotic arrestant , ( ii ) treatment with a hypotonic solution so that they swell , ( iii ) fixation to preserve chromosome morphology , and ( iv ) spreading and flattening onto glass slides . |
| 16 | Each time , the review officer asks ‘ is there the evidence ? ’ ; each time he or she is permitted to say that it may be obtained by further questioning . |
| 17 | People may be motivated by bigger rewards . |
| 18 | Similar attitudes may be adopted by newer , weaker rivals as they seek novel forms of alliance to overcome the disadvantages they face in tackling the world leaders head-on . |
| 19 | Counting the valve springs can be misleading as single springs may be fitted to earlier heads . |
| 20 | Some skills or knowledge may be incorporated into higher order or more holistic tasks in later levels of a graduated test scheme . |
| 21 | Flints containing sponges may be incorporated into younger sediments ( they are then known as derived fossils ) , and it is not unusual for such flints to be dug up in suburban gardens around London — a long journey from the Cretaceous seas . |
| 22 | — If you can , avoid alcohol and smoking ( even passive smoking ) as it is now known that excessive alcohol consumption , combined with heavy smoking , lowers the number and activity of sperm and may be linked to higher rates of miscarriage. — If you have a condition that requires medical treatment , consult your doctor . |
| 23 | Modified tables may be established for lower temperatures , the greater viscosities requiring extension of the sampling times as settling velocities decrease as the temperature falls . |
| 24 | This contrasts strongly with higher education in the USA where institutional ‘ mission statements ’ are regarded as selling points , and key senior administrative staff may be hired to further achievement of specific goals ; and fired for demonstrably not doing so . |
| 25 | S.pombe is a useful test case for prototyping techniques which may be used on larger and more complex genomes . |
| 26 | These are techniques that may be used for longer term forecasting , perhaps for periods of two or more years ahead . |
| 27 | Ninetythree out of the total of 123 keywords are not allowed in upper case at the start of a variable name ( anything may be used in lower case ) . |
| 28 | A list of these books may be found in Further Reading at the end of this chapter . |
| 29 | Similarly , primitive valuables may be paid by weaker groups to create alliances . |
| 30 | The capacitance may be just stray or it may be associated with further circuitry or equipment connected to the potential divider . |