Example sentences of "that it may [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is written in the full realisation that it may mean the end of a beautiful friendship — knowing how resolutely Edith shuns public acclaim . |
| 2 | There is a danger that it may displace some trouble elsewhere , but on balance it is a great step forward . |
| 3 | Most experts are hard pushed to explain why normal , healthy people should not take E. Some suggest that it may promote Parkinson 's disease — after all , the symptoms are fairly similar : short-term memory loss , the shakes , jaw-ache and constant chewing . |
| 4 | Since manufacture always has to be practised upon materials , its first implication is that it may show signs of the constraints these materials bring to the technological process ( Gombrich 1979 : 63–94 ) . |
| 5 | Syria is hinting that it may refuse to attend further talks unless it is promised the whole of the Golan first . |
| 6 | For the Church , that it may discover effective and responsible ways to use the communications media for the glory of God , the proclamation of the Gospel , and the service of his creation . |
| 7 | For the Church , that it may discover effective and responsible ways to use the communications media for the glory of God , the proclamation of the Gospel , and the service of his creation . |
| 8 | Although no single investor is supposed to have more than a 15 per cent holding the government has indicated that it may waive this requirement . |
| 9 | Impregnation under pressure has been advocated , but comparative tests have shown that it may damage pores in sandstones , particularly those lined with delicate clay minerals . |
| 10 | Put at its lowest , a single-minded and unrelenting pursuit of a policy , however right , however important , may be counter-productive in that it may alienate the very people whom it is sought to convert . |
| 11 | The most serious consequence of this initiative is that it may threaten the diagnosis and treatment of other sexually transmitted diseases . |
| 12 | Please pray for the Brazilian church that it may mature and become a blessing to the nation and to the world . |
| 13 | Say you are my sister , that it may go well with me because of you , and that my life may be spared on your account' ( 12.11b-13 ) . |
| 14 | Occasionally linen , holland or cerecloth would have been specially bought in for this purpose rather than sacrificing a useful item of domestic furnishing in an age when linen of any appreciable width was a luxury and worthy of bequest ( 'There are 4 very fine smocks in your father 's little linen trunk and one of my four breadth Holland sheets for your own girl Peg … and I desire your father that he will not let any of my household linen be sold , but that it may go to you and your eldest son and I hope to his son too , only some of my broderies of my own making give to your sister . ' ) . |
| 15 | ‘ Honour your father and-mother ’ — which is the first commandment with a promise — ‘ that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth . ’ |
| 16 | Here is the promise : ‘ Honour your father and mother that it may go well with you , and that you may enjoy long life on the earth . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Honour your father and mother that it may go well with you , and that you may enjoy long life on the earth . ’ |
| 18 | SCO is currently looking at ways of raising more capital — that it may go public to find it is no secret . |
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| 20 | One view , which is supported by the judgment of Lord Denning M.R. in the Court of Appeal in Lonrho is that ‘ it is sufficient if the [ unlawful means ] conspiracy is aimed or directed at the plaintiff and it can reasonably be foreseen that it may injure him , and does in fact injure him ’ and the Supreme Court of Canada has since stated the law in similar terms in a decision in which Lonrho was considered . |
| 21 | Greenpeace has warned that it may demand a legal review . |
| 22 | The Burmese government has warned that it may place a ban on all exports of logs to Thailand , in the face of reports that some traders are exporting logs illegally . |
| 23 | Thus even though a clearly recognizable individual equivalent of the mother-goddesses of primal agriculture will probably never be found in early childhood , there is some reason to believe that it may manifest itself later in life . |
| 24 | The local press in Malta have responded to growing international criticism of bird shooting by warning that it may deter tourists and hamper the country 's efforts to join the EC . |
| 25 | For Peckham , like many researchers , there is the additional concern that it may bring people more anxiety than help . |
| 26 | It is my intention to add one more possibility to the existing collection in the hope that it may bring this intriguing issue into perhaps a less mystifying perspective . |
| 27 | Olivetti said its use of Alpha would definitely be restricted to the high-end workstation market : it ‘ has other designs ’ when it comes to servers , hinting that it may bring out a product in that area based on the parallel processing technology of Kendall Square Research Corp , the Waltham , Massachusetts-based company in which it has a stake ( see page three ) . |
| 28 | Present also , in that statement , is his conviction , which is suggested by the word ‘ unswerving courage ’ , that the pursuit of truth may be difficult , that it may lead one to call in question things that one does n't want to give up and which it is painful to surrender . |
| 29 | The Commission kept under review the human rights situation in Afghanistan , Romania , El Salvador and Iran but sent a clear signal that it may terminate special scrutiny of the latter two countries at its next session . |
| 30 | ‘ Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths , but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs , that it may benefit those who listen . ’ |