Example sentences of "we may [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If there is little generalization of the new response to the test stimuli , we may conclude that the stimulus used in acquisition and that used in the test are readily discriminated . |
| 32 | From this , we may conclude that any process which can send impulses directly to the brain can be used to influence the physical body and the emotions . |
| 33 | We may conclude that , in all cases , the opposing waves mutually focus each other onto the hypersurface , on which the contraction of the waves is unbounded and the line element ( 6.20 ) is singular . |
| 34 | Plants are normally under some form of stress — heat or light stress are two of many forms — but nevertheless plants are generally healthy , from which we may conclude that nature is continually carrying out a delicate balancing act among the contributing reactions making up the complete photosynthetic ‘ machinery ’ . |
| 35 | More generally , we may conclude that the Bain-Elsheikh study provides support from several countries for the effects of economic conditions and the influence of public policy upon union growth . |
| 36 | Rollin 's confusion stems from his assumption that because animals have needs we may conclude that they have interests , which , like those of human beings , are owing to the possessor . |
| 37 | We may conclude that violence is such a wide term that we need a typology , each item of which may have its own consequences and causes and so be best dealt with by different interventions . |
| 38 | In short , we may conclude that there is no need to suppose that industrial co-operatives in particular can not become large , or even very large , and remain successful businesses and authentic co-operatives but that the need to accommodate within them satisfactory constituencies may well affect their structure . |
| 39 | We may conclude , however , with a list of points which have been made in this chapter , and which form the basis of the use of the term " style " in this book . |
| 40 | Thus , we may conclude that , " Yes , it is possible to get the vessel open , " but note the inherent risk , particularly early on , of acute myocardial infarction and death . |
| 41 | The context makes it clear that the two cousins are of different sexes ; however , the sentence is not zeugmatic , so we may conclude that cousin does not have two senses ‘ male cousin ’ and ‘ female cousin ’ . |
| 42 | From this we may conclude that the ‘ at least ’ sense of numerals is not established . |
| 43 | We may conclude , for example , that 90 per cent . |
| 44 | Since the insertion of the dielectric increased the surface charge density on the plates by a factor with the voltage remaining unchanged , we may conclude that the capacitance has also increased by the same factor , yielding |
| 45 | Since charged particles rarely travel close to the velocity of light we may conclude that the magnetic forces are by orders of magnitude smaller than the electric forces . |
| 46 | We may conclude that although elicitation of syntactic data presents methodological problems , those problems are not insuperable and can often be solved by a little ingenuity . |
| 47 | We may conclude then that ‘ de-industrialization ’ is meaningful as a simple description of a relentless process in which the manufacturing sector suffers declining shares of total employment , inevitably leading to the service sector capturing a greater share , but that the process takes on a different pace and complexion in different countries and places . |
| 48 | We may conclude that , as with other Soviet institutions , the public side of the old Supreme Soviet was used to display unbroken unity in a way uncharacteristic of Western assemblies . |
| 49 | We may conclude that rhythmic shapes determine melodies more than do pitch patterns . |
| 50 | Summarizing our findings so far we may conclude that the ego , far from emerging fully formed , in fact underwent a very lengthy and indeed complex process of development in the evolution of the human race . |
| 51 | Finally , we may return to the fundamental difference between the mediation and differentiation theories of acquired distinctiveness — for the former the associations formed during distinctiveness training play a critical role , whereas for the latter these associations are essentially irrelevant . |
| 52 | If , as Paul suggests , attention to the context is a way of resolving problems , we may return to the text of Ulpian . |
| 53 | We may return to Burford . ’ |
| 54 | Well we may return to that in a moment |
| 55 | For example , as parents we may react with undue stress to a teenager who flouts our authority , because we are afraid of losing our self-esteem which is dependent on being able to control our family . |
| 56 | Such action will be confirmed to you in writing and ( if appropriate ) we may demand the return of your Card . |
| 57 | We may negotiate access over that road with you . |
| 58 | A Swansea visit to Twickenham would once have been a highlight of Harlequins ' season but an almost-empty HQ will be an eerie sort of place this afternoon and we may rest assured that the Quins players already have their attention on next Saturday 's First Division visit to Bedford . |
| 59 | If it is true that some of them are not quite what they were — and even this grasped-at straw is no more than speculation — we may rest assured that the successor generation brought on tour to breathe down their necks will be as good if not better . |
| 60 | We may reach a point where the public costs of city life have to be greater than the private . |