Example sentences of "may be [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Albert Schweitzer pointed out that there is a modesty of spirit which should not be violated , although occasionally one 's close friends may be revealed to one in special moments , almost like a flash of lightning which illuminates briefly but clearly . |
| 2 | No other warranties or conditions to such effect may be implied except insofar as they may be annexed to the contract by custom or trade usage ( s14(4) of SGA 1979 , ss4(7) , 9(7) of SGSA 1982 ) . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , s14(4) of SGA 1979 , which is replicated in other supply contracts ( s10(4) of SOGIT 1973 as substituted by the CCA 1974 and ss4(7) , 9(7) of SGSA 1982 ) , provides , " An implied condition or warranty as to quality or fitness for a particular purpose may be annexed to a contract of sale by usage " . |
| 4 | However , the method is viable because the sample may be matched to objective criteria or proportions in a manner that is appropriate to the particular research exercise . |
| 5 | This may be caused to some extent by the general abstractness of the language ; but it is also a matter of the kinds of syntactic presentation and complexity that James favours : ( i ) Just as he seems to avoid calling a spade a spade , so James seems to avoid putting first things first . |
| 6 | What roughly he says is that he is committed to the following scientific arguments , arguments based upon scientific principles , regardless of any pain that may be caused to him or to others by so doing . |
| 7 | It is proposed , therefore , to establish a separate scheme under which options may be granted to overseas employees in excess of the £100 000 limit up to four times annual remuneration . |
| 8 | Now that sheep-stealing , forming trade unions and various other minor offences do not merit transportation to the colonies , a similar pardon may be granted to those who had been deemed worthy of such punishment in a different age . |
| 9 | A provisional licence may be granted to the holder of any form of licence . |
| 10 | No more than four special permissions may be granted to any one organisation or branch of any organisation in the same year ( subs . |
| 11 | R.16(1) provides that recognition may be granted to a company where the Council is satisfied as to certain matters . |
| 12 | As an exception to this rule , secured or unsecured loans or credits may be granted to a customer by the firm to fund a margin requirement provided that a credit assessment is made of the customer by an employee of the firm who is independent of the trading or marketing functions of the firm ( eg the compliance officer ) , and the maximum amount of the loan or credit to be granted has been notified to the customer and , in respect of a private customer , has been set out in writing and agreed by the customer in accordance with Rule 5 – 27 ( customer borrowing ) . |
| 13 | This log file exists for each module name and may be formatted to a file in the users directory . |
| 14 | THE women 's European golf tour , which in the mid-1980s comprised more than 20 tournaments , may be cut to 11 this year . |
| 15 | Unemployment benefit may be cut to six months |
| 16 | Solicitors may be appointed to positions in industry , and remarks made previously in relation to barristers apply equally to solicitors . |
| 17 | Section 124 of the Insolvency Act provides that a winding up petition may be presented to the court by : |
| 18 | If there is a serious possibility that the debtor 's property or the value thereof will be significantly diminished during the three week period after service of a statutory demand , a petition may be presented to the court before the end of the three week period ( s 270 ) . |
| 19 | A debtor 's petition may be presented to the court on the ground that the debtor is unable to pay his debts and must be accompanied by a statement of his affairs in the prescribed form ( Form 6.28 in Sched. 4 to the rules ) . |
| 20 | External views may be presented to the user through the use of host language programs or a query language but they may also be obtained through a dialogue , which approaches a natural language dialogue , or via a menu . |
| 21 | Bobby Robson , the England manager , who had spent the weekend pondering the merits of possible deputies for his club colleague Neil Webb , a long-term casualty , expressed ‘ surprise and delight ’ at the news that England midfield disruption may be kept to a minimum . |
| 22 | If you suspect , for example , that your neighbour intends to build on your land , or if your windows are going to be blocked so that no light can get through , or if an unreasonable nuisance is going to be caused , then your last hope may be to go to the courts and ask for an injunction . |
| 23 | The era of the passive media consumer — or ‘ couch potato ’ — may be drawing to a close if they discoveries of the ingenious Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are any indication . |
| 24 | ( 2 ) This section applies to offences — ( a ) for which the sentence is fixed by law ; or ( b ) for which a person of 21 years of age or over ( not previously convicted ) may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five years … |
| 25 | Perhaps those matters may be attended to during the passage of the Bill . |
| 26 | Or you may be referred to a dietitian . |
| 27 | These cases may be referred to another agency without the NSPCC investigating . |
| 28 | In some countries , names demonstrate aristocratic status and the elite may be referred to , as it is in Peru , as the forty families . |
| 29 | Unanimity is required for all important decisions , although in cases of disagreement the matter may be referred to the federal government for decision . |
| 30 | In such instances , after discussion with the patient when appropriate , these problems may be referred to other members of the health care team such as medical staff , dieticians , physiotherapists or social workers . |