Example sentences of "[noun] may [vb infin] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In seeking to interpret the Constitution , the courts may have recourse to works by constitutional experts . |
| 2 | The settlement may lend money to X Ltd ; that will be an associated payment ( TA 1988 , s678(1) ( a ) and ( 5 ) ) . |
| 3 | For example , self-help and community projects may provide support to parents and families , empower vulnerable people and develop informal networks in neighbourhoods ( Collins and Pancoast , 1976 ) . |
| 4 | the Chairman may withhold consent to publication or disclosure where it can be demonstrated that publication or disclosure is contrary to the commercial interest of any of the Parties provided that ins such cases |
| 5 | Before mating , pairs may join belly to belly either in an upright position , or with the female lying motionless belly-upwards just beneath the surface . |
| 6 | This provision may cause confusion to clients as they will not understand that it only relates to a late completion date . |
| 7 | The holder may supply liquor to persons taking table meals on the premises , to residents or private friends of residents being bona fide entertained by them , to the private friends for their own or the resident 's consumption , and to a resident for his own or a private friend 's consumption with a meal supplied at the premises but to be consumed off them . |
| 8 | Football fans may have clue to Moira mystery |
| 9 | In literature , as we have remarked already , uncertainty may give rise to cruces , to disputed texts . |
| 10 | Precipitation on the surrounding mountains may give rise to streams which quickly disappear where they reach the basin , as in the Taklamakan desert of the Tarim basin ( Stein , I933 ) The basin often consists of gentle slopes of graded sediments derived from the surrounding mountains leading to a central saline lake or swamp . |
| 11 | ( 7.3 ) unc Divergence in one operand of a PAR may give rise to divergence in the complete construct , since an implementation may choose to run one argument until it can proceed no further before running another . |
| 12 | For asymmetric tops , which have three different moments of inertia , there is no symmetry element of order greater than two , and up to three different symmetry species of vibration may give rise to IR bands . |
| 13 | Does he recognise , for example , that insisting on veterinary reports may cause problems in that the examinations may cause distress to animals as well as additional cost to the farmer , who may not be compensated ? |
| 14 | Health A difficult connection between the Sun , your ruler , and planet Pluto may give rise to backache and tension . |
| 15 | Not only that but the receptionist may control access to individuals within the organisation and hence play an important role as ‘ gatekeeper ’ to the organisation . |
| 16 | Alston ( 1982 ) , for instance , has noted how these arrangements may give rise to jealousy and rivalry . |
| 17 | Scientists are also concerned that pest and disease populations may develop resistance to chemicals , or that the application of some chemicals may cause environmental damage . |
| 18 | Decisions that fall outside the parameters of ‘ ordinary ’ unreasonableness may give rise to liability , but those indicating a lesser degree of ineptitude will be categorised as merely imprudent , or as involving an error of judgment , and will , accordingly , be safe from attack . |
| 19 | Decisions may make reference to expectations and values concerning kin relationships that can only be assumed . |
| 20 | This argument is supported by the report of Spigelmann suggesting that exposure of the foregut to bile may give rise to DNA adducts . |
| 21 | The latter form of interference may give rise to liability in nuisance . |
| 22 | BRITAIN 'S two wondrous whizz-kid wingers may come face to face today when Darren Anderton 's Tottenham Hotspur meet Ryan Giggs ' Manchester United at White Hart Lane . |
| 23 | An unfavourable environment may also decrease resistance to infection : for example , prolonged exposure to cold and damp may increase susceptibility to infection . |
| 24 | Intangible assets may give rise to market power rents in addition to pure rents on specific attributes , where the asset is used strategically to prevent entry by a competition . |
| 25 | Young children may lay claim to possession just because they happen to be playing with , say , a car or doll . |
| 26 | The directors of the target must consider carefully any commitment with an offeror ( or anyone else ) which would restrict their freedom to advise their shareholders in the future ( eg not to consider competitive bids ) as such commitments may give rise to conflicts of interest or result in a breach of fiduciary duties . |
| 27 | A failure to warn that a product is not suitable for a particular purpose may give rise to liability : e.g. that fireworks are not suitable for indoor use . |
| 28 | In some countries , particularly Germany where companies have a two-tier board , the corporate structure may give rise to difficulties in changing management , which may obstruct the running of a newly acquired business for the benefit of the whole group . |
| 29 | The research found that alpha rays may cause damage to cells which only becomes apparent much later when abnormal chromosomes appear . |
| 30 | Having a parched nose and throat may lower resistance to colds , croup , sinusitis and respiratory problems . |