Example sentences of "may [verb] [prep] different " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes Althusser seems to imply that different histories may range through different modes of production , at other times it appears that they are specific to each , an effect of the overdetermination of the social formation . |
| 2 | Both types of mutation — harmful or useful — may arise at different rates depending on stresses inherent in the environment . |
| 3 | Ambiguity in written English may arise from different words having the same spelling ( homonyms ) or the same word having a number of meanings . |
| 4 | Leadership is also apparent in many different spheres of activity — the military , the political , the organisational and so on — and it may exist at different levels . |
| 5 | If one is to recognize that there are applied linguists and language teachers in the world identifiable by the difference of role they play ( even though these roles may exist in different degrees of convergence ) then the division of responsibility which corresponds with appraisal and application seems to be just about the only one to make . |
| 6 | One could wish that to celebrate this moving occasion ( for it is at least a partial farewell ) a master of verbal portraiture were at hand ; though so elusive is personality , so unlike the impression that the same person may make on different observers , we might well have no great faith in the verisimilitude of the sketch , if produced . |
| 7 | Different agencies may assist in different situations and lawyers still labour under the handicap of their public image . |
| 8 | Davis further suggests that these different levels of management may concentrate on different budgetary functions as represented in the matrix in figure 4.4 . |
| 9 | He is known to have favoured that , but it is rejected by the report as a ’ a crude device which can not do justice to the different abilities a pupil may show in different subjects and contexts ’ . |
| 10 | must allow for the possibility that different professionals will bring different perspectives which may result in different conclusions or recommendations as to what is a desirable outcome of the assessment process , and therefore must provide a mechanism by which such differences can be identified , recorded , and , if possible , reduced . |
| 11 | Change from one state of a system to another may occur at different rates at contrasting levels . |
| 12 | Marginality may occur on different levels . |
| 13 | Disagreement may occur between different levels within the organisation where one level controls the resources that the other wants in terms of information , salary increases , promotion and so on . |
| 14 | This very wide discretion the judge may exercise in different ways in different cases or in different types of cases . |
| 15 | And more important , they suggest that the different states of consciousness , which manifest themselves as different ‘ personalities ’ in one individual , may correspond to different patterns in the Physiological activity of the brain . |
| 16 | Whilst most design theories concentrate on the various elements and their interconnection as previously discussed ( often referred to as the " anatomy of design " ) , only a few refer to the different weights these may have in different situations ( sometimes called the " morphology " ) . |
| 17 | there is a tendency to standardize different time-scales — but in fact different musical types , and sometimes different pieces within a type , may sell at different rates over different time-spans ; thus the Beatles ' ‘ Ca n't Buy Me Love ’ sold a million copies in a week while Ken Dodd 's ‘ Tears ’ took five months to do the same ( Harker 1980 : 98–9 ) . |
| 18 | A variety of flexible solutions may apply in different places . |
| 19 | Although acrylic varnishes are dry in about 30 minutes , they continue to harden over a period of 24–48 hours , but here again this time may vary between different makes . |
| 20 | The role and objectives of internal audit may vary between different parts of the public sector , depending on attitudes , statutory requirements , size , etc . |
| 21 | Not only is there a significant day to day variation in faecal bile acid excretion , but faecal bile acid concentrations may vary between different areas of the same stool . |
| 22 | All suggestions are given in good faith and for general help and guidance but since detail may vary with different roofs they can not be assumed to be suitable for every application . |
| 23 | For demographic or statistical purposes the family needs to be specifically defined and the definitions may vary for different purposes . |
| 24 | The details of leaning recommendations may vary in different makes and models of engine , but for Lycomings , for example , the rule is to use rich mixture at all times above 75 per cent but lean whenever at constant power below 75 per cent . |
| 25 | It certainly seems probable that addictive disease has a genetic element although the strength of that genetic component may vary considerably from one individual to another just as the intensity of short sight or other conditions that are genetically linked may vary in different individuals . |
| 26 | The job may go under different titles on different stations around the world , but essentially that 's what I 'll be from Monday on , even if you do earn more than me . ’ |
| 27 | While making no overt concessions , he told lawyers and judges at the Middle Temple in London that discussions between a proposed advisory committee , the Law Society and senior judges ‘ may lead to different conclusions for different types of case , and most important of all , our conclusions may change in the light of experience ’ . |
| 28 | This reflects the fact that several kinds of considerations may lead to different and incompatible policies all of which are commonly regarded as policies of neutrality , because all of them demonstrate an even-handed treatment of the parties either by not helping one more than the other , or by not helping one more than the other to take special measures to improve his position in the conflict , and so on . |
| 29 | Different choices of order may lead to different clusters . |
| 30 | Players with the same name on either side is comparatively common , especially in domestic cricket where two members of the same family may play for different teams , but two players on each side sharing surnames in a Test is one of those statistics whose arrival is well overdue . |