Example sentences of "which may [not/n't] be " in BNC.

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1 Drama training is under constant review through the accreditation system , so that standards are maintained and new developments assessed , and schools which may not be in the accredited list today may well be there soon .
2 This will be the district office which covers the hospital which may not be the same office as for the place of residence .
3 Such a statement implies that there are aspects of poetry which may not be so easily teachable .
4 ‘ It is easy to ridicule the ‘ that 's not cricket old boy ’ attitude , ’ remarked Wolfenden , ‘ but in its deeper ( and usually inarticulate ) significance it stili provides something like the foundations of an ethical standard which may not be highly intellectual but does have a considerable influence on the day-to-day behaviour of millions of people . ’
5 The felt acts as a membrane which isolates movement in the boards from the asphalt , the natural elasticity of which may not be sufficient to absorb such movement .
6 Partly for this reason and partly because of slight local demand for living accommodation so markedly individualistic as apartments created in former textile factories ( which may not be entirely free from unpleasant associations ) , only one or two of the smaller , older and picturesquely situated textile mills have , to date , been converted into dwellings .
7 Even with supplementary feeding , only a few dolphins can be kept alive in such small reserves , which may not be enough to maintain an adequate gene pool .
8 Justin came from Nablus in Palestine to Ephesus where , according to his own account ( which may not be plain prose ) , he studied with teachers of several different schools — Stoic , Aristotelian , Pythagorean , Platonist — expecting from the last named not only clarity for his mind but light for his soul .
9 The dilemma of whether to improve ( or not ) an old building which may not be needed in a few years ' time can last for decades .
10 Schools which operate option choices in years four and five and the sixth form may experience a considerable fluctuation in demand between courses which may not be reflected in pre-set department allocations .
11 There are two major kinds of starfish ( which may not be closely related ) — the familiar large , stiff-armed asteroids , and the delicate ophiuroids , brittle stars , with lithe , slender , snake-like arms radiating from a circular central disc .
12 Nowadays botanists divide the cycad-like plants into two major groups which may not be particularly closely related : the Cycadales , which include the living species , and the Bennettitales , an important Mesozoic group of plants which have smaller fructifications scattered among the bases of the leaves .
13 New uses may generate traffic — particularly heavy traffic which may not be welcomed by local residents .
14 Be sure to alert the local planning authority , which may not be aware of the subtleties of the legislation .
15 Some see the distinction in terms of a commission which is unlawful and an omission which may not be .
16 The LFA Directive differs from other CAP provisions in that its broad objective is to support an area of agriculture which may not be best suited for production .
17 Tenanted land may be subject to restrictions depending on the interests of the owner which may not be solely agricultural ( see 3 below ) .
18 This could well relate to the design of the hospital bed which may not be at the same height as the one with which the patient is familiar .
19 Although many norms are shared by the majority in society , there are also intra-group norms which govern the behaviour of particular groups of people but which may not be accepted by the majority .
20 Anger , which may not be expressed because of personality factors , such as excessive control , or fear of the consequences .
21 Most records of movement have been to the west , which may not be significant .
22 This is certainly significant at the 1 per cent level , though we must bear in mind that these expectations are calculated on the basis of a purely random distribution of sites , which may not be quite true in practice .
23 The gin trap has been replaced by other traps which may not be as effective but which are more humane .
24 Amongst the few powers which may not be so delegated is the power to dissolve Parliament .
25 The bridge pickup is mounted on a sort of Tele-style plate , which when combined with the overall shape of the guitar gives the memory a bit of a jog and you find yourself starting to think Thinline or HM Telecaster , which may not be a good thing if Starfield are aiming at total individuality .
26 The great thing about library music is that it is fairly non-commital : you can go in all kinds of directions and you 're asked to provide music in a certain style , which may not be the sort of thing you would do naturally , but it 's still enjoyable to do .
27 The proposed AD would require crack inspection/repair as necessary of engine mount cluster welds , and inspection and possible reinforcement of the nose gear actuator attachment bracket , which may not be securely attached .
28 In response to the numbers of queries it has received , the Stamp Office has issued a guidance note on which documents can benefit from the higher threshold , in particular circumstances where the documents are signed on or before 19 August but relate to a sale which may not be completed until 20 August or later .
29 More seriously , its calculation assumes that surplus cash can be invested to yield a return equal to the IRR , which may not be realistic .
30 But women tend to work by manipulating the threads , setting up a pattern to be woven , which may not be fully revealed until much later .
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