Example sentences of "[noun sg] may [be] [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although a deal may be concluded for a strategically important acquisition at a fair price , the subsequent financial success of such an acquisition will be often dependent on the appropriateness of the deal structure . |
| 2 | Ophiomedea duplicata may be mistaken for a juvenile Ophiotrema alberti , it differs from that species by the following characters ; the jaw shape is as wide as long not longer than wide as in O. alberti ; there are fewer oral papillae and oral tentacle scales than in O. alberti , the ventral arm plates are bell shaped with a distinctly widened distal edge , the ventral arm plates of O. alberti being more pentagonal or rectangular with rounded edges and the distal edge indented but not widened . |
| 3 | So there is no main cold water cistern in the loft ( though a feed-and-expansion cistern may be needed for a central heating system ) . |
| 4 | The same device may be used for a variety of potential functions , just as different devices may share a single function . |
| 5 | Sometimes truth may be suppressed for a long time but while it is imprisoned it gathers to itself more and more power so that on the day that it is finally released it explodes , blowing everything asunder . |
| 6 | Examples of this kind of approach are common in the motor car retail trade in times of low demand , when one-year warranties are extended to two years , and interest-free credit may be offered for a limited period . |
| 7 | A claim may be received for a piece of jewellery or a valuable , which is not specified under the policy , but the value of the item exceeds the policy limit for unspecified items . |
| 8 | Authority may be given for a particular exercise of the power or for its exercise generally ( a distinction of some importance in relation to pre-emptive rights ) and may be unconditional or subject to conditions . |
| 9 | In clinical practice grommet insertion may be performed for a number of different indications apart from hearing loss . |
| 10 | Semantic information may be used for a variety of linguistic purposes . |
| 11 | Moreover , memory may be impaired for a variety of reasons , lack of initial attention is not the only possible explanation . |
| 12 | A translation may be undertaken for a variety of purposes . |
| 13 | More intensive psychological care and psychiatric treatment may be required for a few . |
| 14 | Here is the source of the cunning factor and Kent are unashamed — indeed almost gleeful — in their avowed intention to take full advantage of the Lord 's dispensation that , in order to encourage slow bowling , the same pitch may be used for a one-day and a championship match . |