Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this way , the stylized clay objects may be seen as early forerunners of the more recognizable goddess-idols of the Late Minoan period . |
| 2 | The Companies Act 1989 attempts to remove the need for these lengthy clauses by providing that a company 's objects may be stated in any manner . |
| 3 | The first manner in which objects may be related to each other is as type-tokens . |
| 4 | Working within this Hegelian framework Oakeshott also suggests that experience may be viewed from limited standpoints or ‘ modes ’ . |
| 5 | Similarly , contracts may be concluded on consistent terms at a number of outlets , over a period of time , and despite changes in personnel . |
| 6 | However , this ability to mimic financial contracts may be extended to all such using calls , puts , shares and riskfree debentures . |
| 7 | In selecting a new class of options the clearing house attempts to ensure that at all times contracts may be exercised without any undue influence on the share market itself . |
| 8 | If the words used are wide enough for the above purpose , the court must then consider whether " the head of damage may be based on some ground other than negligence " . |
| 9 | We have tended to speak as if it existed in some obvious and consistent way in higher education , but as some of the above quotations pointed out , the undergraduate curriculum may be influenced by other manifestations of organized knowledge , in particular research and professional practice . |
| 10 | Similar attitudes may be adopted by newer , weaker rivals as they seek novel forms of alliance to overcome the disadvantages they face in tackling the world leaders head-on . |
| 11 | These two sets of attitudes may be combined in various ways . |
| 12 | These attitudes may be moulded by parental influence ( and hence positively — or negatively — correlated across generations ) and may be influenced by the social climate . |
| 13 | A further division may be made between whole numbers and decimal numbers . |
| 14 | An existing certificate may be amended for this purpose . |
| 15 | The seeds of herbs may be dispersed by large mammals , which eat and pass plant material in bulk : many such seeds have up until recently been considered to exhibit merely ‘ gravity ’ dispersal , when looked at in isolation from the rest of the plant . |
| 16 | Particular skills may be needed with elderly people if there are communication difficulties . |
| 17 | Concessions which judges make to workers at one moment in the class struggle may be removed at another . |
| 18 | Equally , bargaining may be affected by internal political change . |
| 19 | Youth clubs may be organized on authoritarian or democratic lines to see how the members enjoy different forms of leadership . |
| 20 | Golf clubs may be carried within this allowance provided we are notified in advance . |
| 21 | The effect of increasing task difficulty may be confined to one hand or affect both hands . |
| 22 | In this respect the role of an auditor may be likened to that of a watchdog rather than a bloodhound . |
| 23 | Cases may be transferred from one family proceedings court to another and also to a county court care centre and ultimately the High Court in certain circumstances . |
| 24 | Cases may be transferred from one court to another to avoid delay ( see Chapter 4 ) . |
| 25 | Within care centres public law cases may be heard by designated family judges or nominated care judges . |
| 26 | These cases may be referred to another agency without the NSPCC investigating . |
| 27 | Those who are alleged to be unfit to practise by virtue of illness can be referred by the Investigating Committee , Professional Conduct Committee or any concerned citizen to a separate UKCC Health Committee , so that their cases may be considered with medical reports and advice available . |
| 28 | Finally , and perhaps most significantly of all , test cases may be used as political catalysts ‘ to spark off a process in the political arena , ( Prosser , 1983 , p. 5 ) in the hope of extending the rights of those concerned . |
| 29 | One advantage is that if for any reason the storage system becomes unused the building may be used for other purposes . |
| 30 | An emergency stop from 50 km/h ( 30 mph ) takes 33 metres , which , in a situation where a driver may be confronted at any moment by a dashing child , is clearly far too much . |