Example sentences of "which may be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wittgenstein refers to ‘ the idea that language always functions in one way , always serves the same purpose : to convey thoughts — which may be about houses , pains , good and evil , or anything else you please . ’ |
| 2 | ( s ) To support and subscribe to any charitable or public object and to support and subscribe to any institution , society , or club which may be for the benefit of the Company or its Directors or employees , or may be connected with any town or place where the Company carried on business ; to give or award pensions , annuities , gratuities , and superannuation or other allowances or benefits or charitable aid and generally to provide advantages , facilities and services for any persons who are or have been Directors of , or who are or have been employed by , or who are serving or have served the Company , or any company which is a subsidiary of the Company or the holding company of the Company or a fellow subsidiary of the Company or the predecessors in business of the Company or of any such subsidiary , holding or fellow subsidiary company and to the wives , widows , children and other relatives and dependants of such persons ; to make payments towards insurance ; and to set up , establish , support and maintain superannuation and other fund or schemes ( whether contributory or non-contributory ) for the benefit of any such persons and of their wives , widows , children and their relatives and dependants ; and to set up , establish , support and maintain profit sharing schemes for the benefit of any of the employees of the Company or share purchase schemes for the benefit of any of the solicitor or registered foreign lawyer employees of the Company and to lend money to any such employees or to trustees on their behalf to enable any such purchase schemes to be established or maintained . |
| 3 | ( s ) To support and subscribe to any charitable or public object and to support and subscribe to any institution , society , or club which may be for the benefit of the Company or its Directors or employees , or may be connected with any town or place where the Company carried on business ; to give or award pensions , annuities , gratuities , and superannuation or other allowances or benefits or charitable aid and generally to provide advantages , facilities and services for any persons who are or have been Directors of , or who are or have been employed by , or who are serving or have served the Company , or any company which is a subsidiary of the Company or the holding company of the Company or a fellow subsidiary of the Company or the predecessors in business of the Company or of any such subsidiary , holding or fellow subsidiary company and to the wives , widows , children and other relatives and dependants of such persons ; to make payments towards insurance ; and to set up , establish , support and maintain superannuation and other fund or schemes ( whether contributory or non-contributory ) for the benefit of any such persons and of their wives , widows , children and their relatives and dependants ; and to set up , establish , support and maintain profit sharing schemes for the benefit of any of the employees of the Company or share purchase schemes for the benefit of any of the solicitor or registered foreign lawyer employees of the Company and to lend money to any such employees or to trustees on their behalf to enable any such purchase schemes to be established or maintained . |
| 4 | If the garage has a ‘ flat ’ roof , it will have a slight drainage slope , which may be to the side or the rear . |
| 5 | Ways of trying to increase your bargaining power include delaying negotiations or confrontation until you are in a stronger position , initiating action in another area which raises the costs to your opponent if he disagrees with your offer , linking the issue under discussion with much wider issues which do not seem of much importance at first sight to your opponent but which may be to his long-term disadvantage but to your long-term advantage which will compensate for your short-term loss . |
| 6 | If we find that when we have stopped it , either things are just as bad ( which is improbable ) or that they are still fairly bad , then indeed it will be easier , scientifically easier , to detect any other causes which may be at work . ’ |
| 7 | The A&R people will listen to them at their own convenience , which may be at midnight after a gig or on a flight across the Atlantic . |
| 8 | Through delegation you can make proper use of specialist skills which may be at your disposal . |
| 9 | Sometimes where there is a third party , such as a foundation with clear principles or there is government or local authority involvement , the pressure on the foundation representatives and public servants is to conform to an ‘ official ’ position which may be at odds with the way the project is developing and the views of the other partners . |
| 10 | Outside the family , the claims of work and career ( which may be at their strongest at this time ) may either frustrate paternal longings or provide compensation for the displacement . |
| 11 | Second , there are ‘ coupling constraints ’ , which reflect individuals ' commitments to engage in specific activities at specific times ( work , school , or appointments ) which may be at odds with the timing of public transport services . |
| 12 | In the case of the " upper " transistors ( and ) the base drive must be referred to the positive supply rail , which may be at a variable potential . |
| 13 | Sandison finds that the probability of citation will be halved by the transfer of library material to the Reserve Stock shelves , which may be at some distance from the main library shelving , or which may have to be fetched from remote stores . |
| 14 | The analysis of the environment of an organisation , including the economic environment , needs to be supplemented by analysis of the political and cultural realities of the organisation , which may be at least as influential in the formation of the company goals and will be very important to the success of information systems . |
| 15 | Erm , I think although members are n't concerned about the proceedings being tape recorded , the officers may be , in terms of you being able to produce a recording at a later date of what we actually say , which may be at variance with the minutes . |
| 16 | There is one apposite text which may be worth a closer look . |
| 17 | There is an alternative to either of these courses which may be worth considering and that is that the Government should take the line that they have come to the conclusion that , while some restriction ought to be made in the infliction of the death penalty , the time has not yet come for its complete abolition . |
| 18 | Methods that are used by other organisations , which may be worth considering are direct advertising in national press , and production of a recruitment leaflet based on an issue of concern such as the CPRE Road Verges leaflet , and various Greenpeace examples . |
| 19 | The use of circling or underlining parts of their work , arrows to show how pieces of work connect , brainstorming , asterisks to show things which may be worth returning to , parts of diagrams abandoned as a result becomes clear , and other messy ways of working may need to be encouraged if people are used to hiding their rough work or throwing it away . |
| 20 | Such then , in extremely broad terms , is the essence of the nature-culture opposition , an opposition which , as I hope to show , provides one clue as to the perceived gender differentials in blood within Judaism and which may be of help in establishing an ( oppositional ) link between circumcision and menstrual taboo . |
| 21 | Plasmids are often symbionts rather than parasites : that is , they benefit rather than injure their hosts , for example by carrying with them properties such as drug resistance which may be of value to the host cell . |
| 22 | There are several other crops which may be of use to you to suit particular conditions . |
| 23 | And , of course , talk of cost must never overlook what are known as opportunity costs : time , effort , and money spent on one thing necessarily means a lost opportunity to spend them on something else , which may be of just as much value . |
| 24 | Space considerations dictate that detailed vocabularies are not possible in these present pages , but the following volumes contain wordlists which may be of value : Anglo-Saxon England by Sir Frank . |
| 25 | The technique , has been existent for some years , and should provide information which may be of use in identifying high levels of expenditure within a particular specialty within a district , and should be of value in assisting local planning . |
| 26 | Ariadne 's paragraph on dissolving aniseed balls used as timing devices in a World War II limpet mine ( 10 March p 700 ) , recalls to mind another technical feature of this mine which may be of interest . |
| 27 | In reply to Mr Pikes letter ( EE April ‘ 92 ) I have some information which may be of some use . |
| 28 | Another publication which may be of help with artists ' methods and materials , is ‘ Artists ’ Materials , Which , Why and How ’ , published by A&C Black . |
| 29 | However , later in this chapter there are some general suggestions which may be of assistance to those who will be responsible for incorporating into statements modifications to the National Curriculum requirements . |
| 30 | It is a good idea to spend some time initially on familiarising yourself with your nursing library , and any specialist collections which may be of use to you . |