Example sentences of "may be [verb] from [adj] " in BNC.

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1 If a country is under threat from aggressive neighbours , scarce financial resources may be diverted from economic development programmes to defence needs , e.g. the importation of military equipment .
2 Visitors may be diverted from sensitive areas by reorganising car parking , picnicking facilities and footpaths .
3 Some idea of his skill may be gained from Imperial Palace ( 1930 ) , a novel by Arnold Bennett [ q.v. ]
4 Although real cream cheese may be made from real cream it is n't real cheese , since it is not a curd but simply ripened cream , semi-solidified and drained of its fluid content .
5 I have indicated several recommended walks that may be made from parked cars , even reaching a few of the more spectacular mountain summits .
6 The second example of how the historical transformations underpinning modern society may be examined from unconventional perspectives which emphasize consumption as well as production comes from a series of studies in American historical archaeology .
7 References may be sought from appropriate persons or bodies .
8 Particularly relevant here is their publication Terminating Parental Contact , which considered whether , and in which circumstances , a parent may be prevented from personal contact with a child in care .
9 These functions may be distinguished from individual casework ( and particularly the demands of short term crisis management ) which broadly characterises a fieldwork service delivery role .
10 Organically grown produce is packaged so that it can be identified and so that it may be distinguished from other produce .
11 While the Z-parameters relevant to low-frequency operation may be obtained from static characteristics , they may be determined at any frequency by measuring certain small signals of the network under suitable open-circuit conditions .
12 Nevertheless , an enormous amount of information about a sedimentary deposit may be obtained from systematic examination of the multiple sub-populations of which most are formed .
13 Copies of the practice rules and other provisions may be obtained from Professional Ethics .
14 Further information may be obtained from Commanding Officer , HMS Claverhouse , RNR Sea Training Centre , Granton Square , Edinburgh EHS 1HB ( 031 552 2109 ) ; Adjutant , Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt Universities OTC , 5 Forrest Hill , Edinburgh EHI 2QR ( 031 336 1761 Extension 4232 ) ; Commanding Officer , East Lowlands UAS , 16 Royal Terrace , Edinburgh EH7 5AB ( 031 557 0282 ) .
15 There is considerable doubt as to the identity of the colour named " Tyrian Purple " for a wide range of colours may be obtained from Mediterranean muricids , depending on the species used and the process employed .
16 Within the context of stationary axisymmetric space-times , many techniques have been developed in recent years by which new solutions may be obtained from initial vacuum solutions .
17 Such kinds of nationalism , which may be strengthened in some cases by the dominance of a particular religion , are not , in their most intense form , generally conducive to the development of a liberal democratic society , as may be seen from certain current trends in Eastern Europe .
18 Some weeds and herbs rich in nitrogen — notably nettles , fat hen , and comfrey — heat and break down very rapidly without the presence of animal waste , and an effective catalyst may be prepared from herbal extracts or bought ready made .
19 Or they may be isolated from supportive social or family networks and have problem-related health problems such as HIV , hepatitis , TB , and mental health problems .
20 There is growing concern among governments friendly to Israel at indications Israeli objectives may be shifting from original position seeking peace with no repeat no territorial gains toward one of territorial expansionism .
21 THOUSANDS of animals may be saved from agonising drug tests by scientists at Glasgow University who are studying ways to freeze liver cells which can be used instead .
22 Working within this Hegelian framework Oakeshott also suggests that experience may be viewed from limited standpoints or ‘ modes ’ .
23 A number of more specific indices may be calculated from aggregate death and population data .
24 No such offset would apply to a plaintiff living in his modified home , but of course savings in board and lodging may be deducted from private nursing home or hospital fees ( Shearman v Folland [ 1950 ] 2 KB 43 ) .
25 Fish may be stressed from prolonged bagging .
26 And , just as an effective fishing lure may be fabricated from cheap , shiny metal , it is generally possible to summarise a commercial movie 's hook in one sentence .
27 And , just as an effective fishing lure may be fabricated from cheap , shiny metal , it is generally possible to summarise a commercial movie 's hook in one sentence .
28 The retailer may be cushioned from cut-throat competition from supermarkets but at the cost of their freedom to sell or price as they wish : like small subcontractors , being tied to a dominant parent company may be the cost of insuring against business failure .
29 MacRae 128 states that high institutionalization of the ranking criteria in a given discipline may be inferred from low rejection rates .
30 MacRae states that high institutionalization of the ranking criteria in a given discipline may be inferred from low rejection rates .
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