Example sentences of "factor [Wh det] [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Another factor which may be relevant to explaining the difference between the early 1980s and the early 1990s is the different regional and social impact of recent rises in unemployment .
2 It is this factor which may be significant ; otherwise the act of breaking and defacement , common to most of the sculptured stones , may have been considered effective in destroying the pagan influence .
3 In the previous chapter we discussed some of the factors which might be involved in the identification of written and spoken words .
4 Other factors which may be involved in this important property are : secretion of plasminogen activator ( Loskutoff & Edgington , 1977 ) , a membrane-associated ADPase ( Lieberman et al , 1977 ) , the presence of heparin-like membrane proteoglycans ( Thorgeirsson & Robertson , 1978 ) ; the ability to take up and degrade vasoactive amines ( Johnson & Erdos , 1977 ) the uptake and clearance of circulating thrombin ( Lollar & Owen , 1980 ) and surface charge ( Sawyer & Srinivasan , 1973 ) .
5 The following outlines a number of qualitative factors which may be influential in the make or buy decision :
6 A checklist of some strategic factors which may be relevant is not good enough — the appropriate factors and their relative weights can only be determined through a conceptual model of the market place .
7 7 Describe any other factors which may be relevant , e.g. traffic signs or road works in the vicinity .
8 In recent decades , considerable progress has been made in identifying personal and social factors which can be damaging or protective , and some of the complex interrelationships between events and circumstances that contribute to psychiatric risk ( Rutter , 1985 ) .
9 The factors which will be relevant are the nature and severity of the impairment , its actual or expected duration , and its likely permanent or long term impact .
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