Example sentences of "may be [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | These may be partly a superior performance on the generic benefits ( quicker , more thorough , cheaper , safer … ) and partly based in brand values such as status , security , fashionability , form , ostentation , reassurance . |
| 2 | However , comparative studies of Wyrwoll & smyth ( 1985 ) , who suggested that the ‘ improved ’ performance may be partly a function of shape-influenced deficiencies in the sieving technique , led to the conclusion that only a marginal improvement in fitting over the log-normal curve was achieved . |
| 3 | This may be partly a factor of reduced possible nucleation sites and partly a result of the decreased supply of calcium carbonate . |
| 4 | This absence of significant clinical abnormality may be partly a reflection of the fact that donkeys are rarely required to perform sustained exercise . |
| 5 | This initiating event may be either a rupture in the reactor 's coolant system that results in a LOCA , or any of a number of reactor transients . |
| 6 | Such social aggregations may be either a feeding adaptation or a means of avoiding predation . |
| 7 | There are now over twenty Visa cards on offer — all with different terms and conditions , twelve Mastercards , not to mention some seventeen gold cards ( which may be either a charge card like American Express or Diners Club , or a credit card ) . |
| 8 | Thus hope , love , sleep may be nouns as well as verbs ; chief , square , vegetable may be nouns as well as adjectives ; while may be either a noun , verb or conjunction ; since may be an adverb , preposition or a conjunction . |
| 9 | The Proof may be either a simple Proof on the facts or a Proof before Answer which is a Proof on the facts with questions of relevancy reserved until after the evidence has been heard . |
| 10 | For example , the word ball may be either a noun , a transitive verb or an intransitive verb but for 99% of cases may be treated simply as a noun . |
| 11 | The thesis , on an agreed topic not exceeding 60,000 words , may be either a piece of original research or a critical survey of advanced knowledge in a particular field . |
| 12 | Such is the speed of decline ( GNP in the first three months of 1991 was 8% lower than it had been in the same period of 1990 , imports were 45% lower ) that , if this plan fails , the next one may be either an economic state of emergency imposed under martial law , or a kaleidoscope of programmes started by republics after the Soviet Union breaks up . |
| 13 | The numerical score may be either an age equivalent or a standardised score . |
| 14 | a literal may be either an atomic formula or a negated atomic formula * p ( t , t , … t ) . |
| 15 | A valuation may be either an assurance oriented ( ie providing assurance or comfort ) or a value added engagement . |
| 16 | The aggressive , destructive behaviour that is often seen in hyperkinetics usually develops later than the other symptoms , and may be largely a response to feelings of frustration that stem from the other symptoms . |
| 17 | Sometimes , particularly where you have a specific audience , the task may be primarily a logistical one — moving them from A to B — and you can solve this by bussing them in . |
| 18 | The depletion of the ozone layer may be primarily a natural phenomena related to solar activity , according to researchers from NASA and the University of Virginia . |
| 19 | Occasionally , at the other extreme , he or she may be primarily an administrator . |
| 20 | This may be also a question which you will say the districts are in a better position to answer and maybe they should be forewarned that if you say that , they will be asked that question . |
| 21 | It may be just a little too strong for some people . |
| 22 | For a bird , an alarm call may be just a whistle and always that whistle . |
| 23 | It may be just a surface for bacteria or may play a more active part in filtration . |
| 24 | A YEAR in Provence may be just a dream — but two weeks is a distinct possibility . |
| 25 | It may be just a gentle daily stroll or cycle ride or something much more strenuous . |
| 26 | It may be just a strange coincidence , as Vonnegut often suggests , that the social characteristics of those persons more likely to commit these types of avoidable killings differ considerably to those possessed by individuals more likely to commit killings legally construed in principle as murder . |
| 27 | The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art ( MASSMoCA ) may be just a red-brick castle in the western New England sky , but locals hope the grand initiative will one day bring prosperity to this economically depressed mill town . |
| 28 | It may be just a part time book-keeper or it may be a large department with frequent visits from outside chartered accountants and auditors . |
| 29 | And they say I ca n't remember it just happened so quick that I ca n't remember , they have been unconscious for a , it may be just a split second , it 's affected the brain , they are concussed . |
| 30 | He may be just a boy , but he 's also something of a genius . |