Example sentences of "[noun sg] may be [vb pp] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The researchers offer several possible explanations for toads making the occasional move : conditions in the initial pond may deteriorate ; a male may be carried to a new pond by a female with whom he has paired before reaching the water ; or perhaps a toad encounters a new pond on the way to its old one . |
| 2 | An employment contract may be brought to an end by the mutual consent of the parties . |
| 3 | A music publishing contract may be offered to a developing artist after they have signed to a record company . |
| 4 | The magnetic field may be confined to a certain part of space but the resulting electric field will pervade all space . |
| 5 | There are two methods by which text may be input to a computer for the purpose of recognition . |
| 6 | Co-ordination may be subcontracted to an organisation like Project Trident or to the DTI 's Education and Industry Advisers . |
| 7 | The rule is that any decision may be cited to a court provided that it is reported by a member of the Bar who was present when judgment was delivered . |
| 8 | Thus if the value of ρ or a band is found to be less than ρ max may be assigned to a totally-symmetric mode . |
| 9 | R.16(1) provides that recognition may be granted to a company where the Council is satisfied as to certain matters . |
| 10 | At this point mail may be sent to a number of users requesting they assess the module . |
| 11 | Bobby Robson , the England manager , who had spent the weekend pondering the merits of possible deputies for his club colleague Neil Webb , a long-term casualty , expressed ‘ surprise and delight ’ at the news that England midfield disruption may be kept to a minimum . |
| 12 | ‘ Defence has been perfected to a remarkable degree , ’ he said , ‘ and I have heard it suggested that through its further development football may be brought to a state of stalemate … it will be a sorry reflection on forwards if they have not the intelligence , the inventiveness to devise means by which they can carry their attack to a successful end . ’ |
| 13 | With the former rental is set up at such a rate that the full cost of the equipment is recovered plus a return , whilst with the latter the contract is shorter and the same equipment may be leased to a number of lessees . |
| 14 | Your query may be referred to a specialist SCOTVEC officer or it might be suggested that an external verifier should visit you . |
| 15 | The value to the holder , apart from the intrinsic expertise developed , is only rewarded in some local education authorities where an extra scale point may be offered to an otherwise fully qualified teacher on successfully completing a Diploma course . |
| 16 | Thus the experimental group may be exposed to a new type of physics course , whereas the control group follows the traditional course ; in every other respect the two groups are exactly comparable . |
| 17 | Those sending in inadequate documentation may be referred to a solicitor on the Interview Panel before the matter proceeds further . |
| 18 | This relationship may be likened to a crowded platform . |
| 19 | Certain powers of the court may be delegated to a single justice or a justices ' clerk . |
| 20 | An important advantage of transformer ratio-arm bridges is that the turns ratio may be known to an accuracy as high as 1 part in 10 7 . |
| 21 | The contract for construction of a residential development wholly or partly funded by the Housing Corporation may be awarded to a builder only if he submits the most favourable tender in competition . |
| 22 | It is even conceivable that in the future the bubble policy may be applied to an entire city . |
| 23 | The licence may be converted to a mining lease subject to agreement . |
| 24 | A brass plate may be engraved to a special order , perhaps to commemorate a special person or an occasion such as a Golden Wedding . |
| 25 | For a child too young to make an informed request the information may be disclosed to a parent on his behalf . |
| 26 | This assumption may be relaxed to a certain extent by allowing for tenure over a specified number of ( exogenously chosen ) periods ( see NN ) or for random terminations ( see Lancaster and Chesher , 1983 ) . |
| 27 | Words which are correctly spelt but not identified as such by the program may be added to a user dictionary . |
| 28 | Furthermore , the tutor may be allocated to a particular ward or unit to help to co-ordinate the learning programme . |
| 29 | A company may be brought to an end by one of the methods of dissolution . |
| 30 | For example , head neural crest may be grafted to a more posterior position along the embryo and posterior neural crest grafted to the head region . |