Example sentences of "may be subject to [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Proceedings begun by originating application or petition may be subject to specific enactments or rules , but otherwise they may be commenced in the court for the district in which the respondent or one of the respondents resides or carries on business or in which the subject matter of the application is situated , or if no respondent is named , in the court for the district in which the applicant or petitioner or one of them resides or carries on business ( Ord 4 , r 8 ) .
2 Women appear to find it difficult , at times , to control their moods and may be subject to emotional outbursts or lose their tempers more frequently . ’
3 These values may not be agreed between the political parties and may be subject to emotional fluctuations among the general public .
4 For example , a state enterprise may be subject to close parliamentary scrutiny by elected representatives , and this may have a major impact on the public image and hence the political vulnerability or strength of the enterprise .
5 Drivers exceeding the speed limit will be reported to site management and may be barred from driving on the site and may be subject to disciplinary action .
6 You may be subject to disciplinary action if the offence :
7 In addition , more people may be subject to early retirement .
8 The exercise of these freedoms , since it carries with it duties and responsibilities , may be subject to such formalities , conditions , restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society , in the interests of national security , territorial integrity or public safety , for the prevention of disorder or crime , for the protection of health or morals , for the protection of the reputation or rights of others , for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence , or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary .
9 may be subject to such formalities , conditions , restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law in a democratic society in the interests of national security , territorial integrity or public safety , for the prevention of disorder or crime , for the protection of health or morals , for the protection of the reputation or rights of others , for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence , or for maintaining the impartiality of the judiciary .
10 The exercise of these freedoms , since it carries with it duties and responsibilities , may be subject to such formalities , conditions , restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society … for the protection of the reputation or rights of others …
11 That an action for defamation is a prima facie interference with the right is recognised by article 10(2) which provides that the exercise of the freedoms referred to in article 10(1) may be subject to such restrictions as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society ( my emphasis ) for the protection of the reputation of others .
12 The exercise of these freedoms , since it carries with it duties and responsibilities , may be subject to such formalities , conditions , restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society , in the interests of national security , territorial integrity or public safety , for the prevention of disorder or crime , for the protection of health or morals , for the protection of the reputation or rights of others , for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence , or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary .
13 Article 10(2) sets out the qualifications in detail : " The exercise of these freedoms , since it carries with it duties and responsibilities , may be subject to such formalities , conditions , restrictions or penalities as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society , in the interests of national security , territorial integrity or public safety , for the prevention of disorder or crime , for the protection of health or morals , for the protection of the reputation or rights of others , for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary . "
14 Intestinal acid-base transport systems may be subject to similar coordinated regulation .
15 Once land has been advertised it may be subject to much interest , and in buoyant market conditions severe competition may develop , whichever method of sale has been adopted .
16 We must emphasise that non-randomised comparisons of heparin and no heparin in ISIS-2 may be subject to substantial bias .
17 The demonstration of a central stimulation of alkaline bile flow suggests that bile secretion may be subject to central modulation .
18 Stringent control may be placed on an industrial plant in an area of non-compliance while an identical plant in an area of compliance may be subject to little or no control .
19 Again , the drafter must bear in mind that such terms may be subject to legal control , under legislation such as the UCTA 1977 , or the Consumer Arbitration Agreements Act 1988 .
20 In any event , firms will have to comply with the Bank of England 's Grey Paper relating to the wholesale money markets if they deal in them , even if they are not in fact listed institutions , and so they may be subject to two tiers of regulation .
21 On the same basis , non-governmental ( or ‘ private ’ ) bodies which perform public functions may be subject to judicial review .
22 But a body may be subject to judicial review even if the powers it exercises have no identifiable legal source ; so , for example , a refusal by a non-governmental , non-statutory licensing body , such as a horse-racing or boxing control body , to grant a licence to an applicant may be subject to judicial review even though it seems to be the case that before a licence is granted , no contract exists between the applicant and the licensing body .
23 But a body may be subject to judicial review even if the powers it exercises have no identifiable legal source ; so , for example , a refusal by a non-governmental , non-statutory licensing body , such as a horse-racing or boxing control body , to grant a licence to an applicant may be subject to judicial review even though it seems to be the case that before a licence is granted , no contract exists between the applicant and the licensing body .
24 We have seen that decisions and acts may be subject to judicial review if they are made or done in the exercise of public functions , whether those functions are conferred by statute or common law or neither .
25 But rule-making by bodies other than Parliament may be subject to judicial review on a number of grounds , as we will see in due course .
26 Nevertheless , the courts have recognized the value of informal rules in a variety of contexts , and it is now quite clear that such rules may be subject to judicial review on a number of grounds ( as we will see in due course ) .
27 Such rules , too , may be subject to judicial review even if both the rules themselves and the body making them ‘ lack any visible means of legal support ’ .
28 As we have already seen , the exercise of de facto power may be subject to judicial review .
29 The administration of non-statutory , ex gratia compensation schemes may be subject to judicial review .
30 The itinerary may be subject to minor amendment .
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