Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a case of dramatic irony when we as readers recognize and share with the fabliau author a knowledge of the " realities " of the fictitious situation denied to the merchant of Orléans and may laugh at the merchant 's misguided belief as a result . |
| 2 | From the Soviet perspective a socialist government in Kampuchea has remained a sine qua non of any settlement of the Kampuchean issue , although Soviet resolve on this issue may weaken in the face of the current ASEAN commitment to a neutral Kampuchea ( see below ) . |
| 3 | The adult worms in the intestine cause little apparent damage to the mucosa , but occasionally , if large numbers are present , there may be obstruction , and rarely a worm may migrate into the bile duct , causing obstructive jaundice and carcass condemnation . |
| 4 | These privileges may range from the relatively inconspicuous one of being treated differently for insurance purposes to the ultimate extreme of contracting a ‘ marriage with a member of the opposite sex ’ — opposite , that is , to the adopted one . |
| 5 | The interview is basically a form of human interaction and may range from the most informal chat to the most carefully pre-coded and carefully systematized set of questions and answers laid out on an interview schedule . |
| 6 | These may range from the specification of shapes , finishes and material type through casting and mould details , to jigs and fixtures needed during production . |
| 7 | This is no easy task when it is aimed at an entire work force and when the normal reading habits of the employees may range from The Times at one end to The Sun at the other . |
| 8 | There still remains the primary need for all agreements , however limited in scope , which affect the partners to be set down clearly and exhaustively in writing to avoid subsequent dispute : such writing may range from the proper minutes of a partners ' meeting to a separate manual describing a firm 's management process as a guide , in the largest firms , to enable every partner and every employee to identify the person responsible for any particular aspect of the firm 's administration . |
| 9 | These results may testify to the attributes of the equipment acquired and the proficiency of foreign trade organisations in tailoring purchases to real needs . |
| 10 | The ‘ broken column ’ may relate to the traditional graveyard image of premature death , as well as to the ‘ broken stone ’ of section three where ‘ stone images/ Are raised ’ . |
| 11 | This association , as implied previously , may relate to the antinatriuretic action of insulin which is perhaps the common link between obesity and elevated blood pressure ( Bjorntorp , 1982 ) . |
| 12 | The story about the scourging of Jesus may relate to the comment in Isaiah : ‘ … by this scourging we are healed ’ ( Isaiah 53:5 ) . |
| 13 | A gable roof is implied by such an arrangement and the number of posts may relate to the presence or absence of vertical side-walls as much as to the size and weight of the roof ( Figure 2.2 ) . |
| 14 | According to the founding minutes of 20 November 1804 , its principal design … . ’ should be to collect and preserve whatever may relate to the natural , civil or ecclesiastical History of the United States in general and this state in particular ’ . |
| 15 | This is no time to go into further consideration of how Spinoza 's view of the world may relate to the Aristotelian . |
| 16 | These may relate to the legislative functions of government . |
| 17 | " The only incident we know about that may relate to the rest of the set-up is your performance at Winter Marsh . |
| 18 | The slightly lower figure may relate to the more discursive nature of the subject . |
| 19 | In Japan there are negative correlations with per cent of research and with production involvement in design , which may relate to the tentative hypothesis offered about the negative correlations with technical success . |
| 20 | The slightly lower figure may relate to the more discursive nature of the subject . |
| 21 | One reason for these variable results may relate to the differing degress of stringency applied to the diagnosis and confirmation of complete gall stone dissolution . |
| 22 | The reason for this is not clear but it may relate to the more recent stress associated with handling and anaesthesia for irradiation . |
| 23 | The decrease in mortality in the Minnessota study may relate to the high percentage of colonoscopies performed rather than the faecal occult blood testing per se and if so , lends support to the concept of endocsopic screening as proposed by Atkin . |
| 24 | That specific laminin receptors are differentially regulated in foetal , regenerating , and quiescent adult hepatocytes may not simply , therefore , be important for adhesive or structural reasons and may relate to the need for growth and development . |
| 25 | The characteristics which are common within a specialist collection of data may relate to the subject matter ( e.g. political opinion polls ) , to the time period ( e.g. historical social and demographic records ) , to the geographical coverage ( e.g. Northern Irish data ) , to the administrative units to which they relate ( e.g. New Town 's studies ) or even to the type ( e.g. spatially referenced data ) . |
| 26 | The independence of events such as deaths from plane crashes is also important since this may relate to the appropriateness of any rate quoted . |
| 27 | Now those critics have been joined by what entrenched IRFU committeemen may regard as the Enemy Within . |
| 28 | All these levels may be seen as controlled by the relationship of the people involved in the discourse , which we may regard as the highest level . |
| 29 | Also it is conceivable that cash limits , whilst being effective in capping overall expenditure , may militate against the adoption of new , cost-effective , procedures if these necessitate financial outlays . |
| 30 | In general , the more directly political approach argues that the manner in which the state may compensate for the misery of the periphery is crucial and warrants serious investigation since under certain circumstances it may be possible for state intervention to operate with beneficial , net long-term effects . |