Example sentences of "[pers pn] may face [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Staying in work means a lot these days and if you lose your job you may face other problems as a result .
2 Clearly , you may face serious difficulties if your employment overseas is brought to an end before the anticipated date .
3 Your first Equity card will be a provisional one ; to become a full member you need to have worked for at least 30 weeks , not necessarily consecutively , Nevertheless , it 's only realistic to assume that you may face longish periods of unemployment and to be prepared to deal with this constructively .
4 If you invest here , your money may lose its value , your products can not be reliably priced for trade across Europe ; you may face high transaction costs ; and you may not get the full benefits of a single market . ’
5 The rest have been ‘ screened out ’ — denied refugee status — and if they choose not to return to Viet Nam under a ‘ voluntary repatriation program ’ they may face indefinite detention in Hong Kong , or an increasing threat of forcible return to Viet Nam .
6 In effect , we will complete each theory by articulating both their criterion of responsibility and their test for the limits of obligations , so that they may face each other as fully prepared contestants for the honour of being liberal theories of contract law .
7 , The EC Commission has also warned the Italian government that it may face legal action in the Court of Justice unless it takes steps to improve drinking water standards in the provinces of Lombardy , Piedmont , Veneto and Emilia Romagna .
8 If a factory in the developing world releases traces of carcinogens into the sea it may face immediate credit problems , even if the carcinogenic substances are swamped by natural carcinogens such as methyl iodide , that come from seaweed in quite disturbing quantities .
9 Where government withdraws or reduces its direct contribution to welfare it may still make an indirect contribution if the social security system subsidizes private provision , or it may have to acquire a new range of regulatory concerns about the quality of private services , or it may face increased problems in the other areas of concern because of the new pressures placed upon individuals and families .
10 BT fell 11p to 335p on news that it may face more competition in the future .
11 He may face fresh charges .
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