Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two objects may reflect the same wavelengths into our eyes yet be seen as having different colours . |
| 2 | In the extreme , of course , local people may object strongly to a project ( eg on environmental grounds ) , and force a design change or even the abandonment of the project , so that public attitudes may become an important issue . |
| 3 | Eating a lot of meat , butter and dairy products may give a higher risk of breast and bowel cancer as well as other problems such as coronary heart disease . |
| 4 | Some patients may benefit from a stress management programme , while severe cases may require the multidisciplinary services of a pain clinic . |
| 5 | OPTIONS : The White Lions may carry a magic standard . |
| 6 | Institutions may retain the same appearance while transforming their character — a truism pertinent to both monarchy and parliament . |
| 7 | Employers may have the same anticipations as workers about the general price level , but they are more directly concerned about the price of the products they are producing and are far better informed about that . |
| 8 | Because of the similarity of wording between s.69 and s.5 of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 , it would appear that the courts may hold the same view with regard to civil evidence . |
| 9 | Decisions taken by other disciplines may have a costly impact over which the nurse manager is powerless to intervene ; the general manager 's control of ward clerks , the contents of contracts agreed before privatisation or the consultant surgeon 's annual leave arrangements are examples . |
| 10 | As they point out , child-rearing patterns may provide a better indicator of social class than the more conventional criteria . |
| 11 | The change in hours may compound an underlying increase in the number of claims , either because of increasing demand by patients or because the higher fee might encourage doctors to visit when previously they offered advice by telephone . |
| 12 | Aficionados may enjoy the vile sub-editing , in a masochistic way . |
| 13 | The presence of other ions may raise the resonant frequency by up to 50% . |
| 14 | Use of such a set of unnormalized operations may give a better indication of the accuracy of an arithmetic calculation . |
| 15 | The changes in cat-PLA2 and syn-PLA2 values may reflect the clinical state of the patients , because we found recently that the increases in the concentrations of cat-PLA2 and syn-PLA2 were associated with pulmonary and renal complications in acute pancreatitis ( Grönroos J M and Nevalainen T J. Unpublished data ) . |
| 16 | Here the amount of uplift computed from the reflectance values may include a considerable fraction which can be attributed to removal of Carboniferous overburden in Hercynian times . |
| 17 | If the change causes a change in the pattern of borrowing and lending , the interconnected nature of financial flows may involve the monetary sector and then changes in the money supply will occur . |
| 18 | The organisational or economic test re-affirmed in that case suggests that the UK courts ought to take a broader approach to the interpretation of the phrase ‘ transfer from one person to another of an undertaking ’ within reg 3(1) of the UK Regulations . |
| 19 | It would seem sensible , therefore , that given the current limitations of s.62 the courts ought to adopt a liberal interpretation of ‘ adversely affected ’ . |
| 20 | For under conditions of largely unrestricted discretion , factors such as the character , attitude , training and social background of sentencers may make a considerable difference to the way their discretion is exercised . |
| 21 | Courses in the humanities may encourage a personal response from the students , but do they always open up a full range of rival positions ? |
| 22 | Furthermore , supporters of conservation groups may exhibit a general lack of confidence in science and technology and a suspicion of scientific ‘ expertise ’ . |
| 23 | The new powerful groups may perceive the existing arrangements as limiting their abilities to achieve their desired ends , and lead them to demand change . |
| 24 | At the same time the existence of strong groups may have a detrimental effect upon the organisation where the group puts forward its own interests at the expense of the organisation as a whole . |
| 25 | In third parties , Germans may prefer a low card to a wild one . |
| 26 | The implication is that cholesteryl esters may play an important role in the pathogenesis of alcohol induced pancreatic injury . |
| 27 | These proposals may illustrate the independent interest of a regionally influential pro-Soviet Third World state in some forms of neutralisation . |
| 28 | The President 's letter reflects mounting concern among solicitors that the Legal Aid Board 's franchising proposals may conceal a hidden agenda on the Lord Chancellor 's part . |
| 29 | The liquid crystal molecules may adopt a random orientation when they are activated ( 2 ) and thus scatter light incident on the LC cell . |
| 30 | Within a reasonable period after the end of the year covered by the accounts , those accounts may have a dominant role . |