Example sentences of "may [be] argued [conj] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , it may be argued that a British group lobbying Parliament demonstrates mainly its lack of access to , or impact on , the core of the policy-making process ( ministers and civil servants ) , unless the lobby is undertaken explicitly for symbolic purposes and in order to attract the attention of the media . |
| 2 | It may be argued that a binding contract was made on the telephone ; if so , any subsequent attempt to introduce new terms into the agreement will be ineffective unless there is a binding variation of the contract , supported by consideration . |
| 3 | Although it may be argued that a meaningful measure of comprehensive income can not be provided unless a full system of current value accounting is employed , the introduction of the SCFW is likely to encourage the preparers of financial statements to move away from the historical cost system and to value relevant assets at current values . |
| 4 | Even if certain of the valuations are not as objective as historical cost valuations , it may be argued that an approximate current value is of more benefit to users of the financial statements than a zero valuation or a precise but irrelevant historical cost valuation . |
| 5 | Again , neither these comments nor what was described as the least desirable eventuality ‘ the establishment of a Communist-dominated , Moscow-oriented state in Indo-China ’ , seem inaccurate or unreasonable : although it may be argued that the inherent fault was to assume that this represented the limit of Ho 's power and appeal . |
| 6 | It may be argued that the new designs of the assessments will avoid such obvious pitfalls . |
| 7 | On the other hand , it may be argued that the Catholic Church puts on greater pressure for sheer attendance than some other churches . |
| 8 | Indeed , it may be argued that the current wave of ethnic or mini-ethnic agitations is a response to the overwhelmingly non-national and non-nationalist principles of state formation in the greater part of the 20th-century world . |
| 9 | These external pressures have worked through to the universities , and it may be argued that the current problems universities face in regard to research funding in the earth sciences are the result of the rapid , uncontrolled increases in the 1970's . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , the cost of providing an economic infrastructure was one which seemed to bear heavily upon the people and , as far as the rural communities were concerned , it may be argued that the French occupation brought little positive benefits . |