Example sentences of "may [not/n't] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Belief in the power of such plants can be traced back to the time of the Druids ; it was certainly part of the belief system of the Celtic peoples , and although it may not be voiced so explicitly as it once was , yet the custom of planting and preserving this special tree is still continued by some people . |
| 2 | As the report itself makes clear , ‘ statistical comparisons serve as a pointer only to possible differences in service efficiency which may or may not be borne out by further investigations ’ . |
| 3 | Anger , which may not be expressed because of personality factors , such as excessive control , or fear of the consequences . |
| 4 | However , like many genetically determined characteristics — some of which indeed may be responsible for illness or deviance — such dispositions may not be expressed , or , if they are , expressed in incomplete form , or even revealed in qualities which at first sight seem distant from , even unconnected with , the pathology for which they are otherwise responsible . |
| 5 | In this chapter , we will take a brief look at the variety of grammatical categories which may or may not be expressed in different languages and the way this area of language structure affects decisions in the course of translation . |
| 6 | All animals must compete for limited resources , but the competition may not be expressed in unrestrained battle to the death . |
| 7 | Non-financial ratios indicate the relationship between quantifiable pieces of information , and may or may not be expressed in percentages . |
| 8 | Given the legal complexities and the likelihood of an appeal to the High Court , his decision may not be announced this year . |
| 9 | Supermarket food prices may not be affected . |
| 10 | Near vision may not be affected but distance vision will be reduced , possibly severely . |
| 11 | Existing members of pension schemes set up prior to the 1989 Budget or who joined established schemes before 1 June 1989 may not be affected by the rule and may be entitled to a higher tax-free lump sum . |
| 12 | The obese diabetic ( Ideal body weight > 120 per cent : Metropolitan Life Insurance Company , 1959 ) must be encouraged to lose weight as this has been found to have a blood-pressure-lowering effect which may or may not be related to concomitant reduction of dietary sodium ( Reisin et al , 1978 ; Tuck et al , 1981 ; Fagerberg et al , 1984 ) . |
| 13 | Measurement and subsequent payment for work executed may take place at weekly , monthly , or at random intervals and therefore may not be related to the date of the main contract valuation or the builder 's costing periods . |
| 14 | The Student Advisory and Counselling Service provides help for students with personal problems which may or may not be related to study . |
| 15 | The Student Advisory and Counselling Service provides help for students with personal problems , which may or may not be related to study . |
| 16 | In all four clustered contractions were reported , which may or may not be related to swallowing , which may be peristaltic in nature , or which develop simultaneously at different levels of the oesophagus . |
| 17 | Anger against the person who has died can be experienced as dangerous and may not be tolerated by the bereaved , so other outlets for our anger and sense of loss have to be found . |
| 18 | It should be noted , however , that several of these studies used non-tumour epithelium adjacent to colonic carcinomas and this epithelium may not be functioning normal . |
| 19 | Like the Israelite prophets , they may not be honoured in their own country but they are recognized as belonging . |
| 20 | But as family size may not be tending to zero , it is evident that income and material benefits are not the only considerations in determining family size . |
| 21 | As we have seen in Lecture 7 , equilibrium in the factor or output markets may not be achieved , and we have to examine in the context of a fully specified disequilibrium model whether the economy converges to an equilibrium path , which in turn may or may not be tending to a steady state . |
| 22 | In the USSR and Japan , national teams are also pursuing the dream , but to many observers it seems to be just that — a dream that may not be fulfilled . |
| 23 | The energy of the falling grains may not be absorbed in rebounding or in starting saltation by impact , but may be used in disturbing a number of grains , which are driven forward for a short distance on the surface . |
| 24 | They were to ascertain " whether some of our own Nation inhabiting in those parts , may not be trained up in the said worke . " |
| 25 | It 's just possible Mr Deputy Speaker , it 's just possible I may not be selected for all kinds of reasons but if I was selected it might at least give the people of that lovely part of the world the chance of having the referendum they never had over Maastricht because of the shameful way in which the Labour party was not willing to allow the people to have their say on that vital issue . |
| 26 | In some cases , if there is no repeat of the exposition , the first theme may not be heard again until the recapitulation , by which time it may be almost forgotten . |
| 27 | There are dangers in over emphasising a particular set of test scores in that the results may not be replicated in future years and all sorts of qualifiers will need to be introduced . |
| 28 | When this happens , items may not be re-registered but will retain their original identity . |
| 29 | This may or may not be joined with the rhythmic designs described in the previous section . |
| 30 | Amnesty is concerned that those who remain detained may not be receiving adequate medical treatment for the seriousness of their conditions and some may be close to death . |