Example sentences of "may [vb infin] for the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | In general , the more directly political approach argues that the manner in which the state may compensate for the misery of the periphery is crucial and warrants serious investigation since under certain circumstances it may be possible for state intervention to operate with beneficial , net long-term effects . |
2 | Other propositions may not be testable even in principle but may remain for the time as a necessary component of an overall paradigm . |
3 | ‘ An order under section 6(2) requiring the third , fourth and fifth defendants to pay such sum as the court thinks fit to the plaintiffs or alternatively into court or alternatively to each and every investor who was a party to a transaction referred to in paragraph 30 or , alternatively , to each and every investor who was a party to a transaction referred to in paragraph 31 in such manner as the court may direct for the purpose of restoring persons who entered into transactions with the first defendant in the course of contravention of section 3 by the first defendant to the position in which they were before the transactions were entered into . |
4 | ‘ An order under section 61(1) that the third , fourth and fifth defendants and each of them pay such sum as the court thinks fit to the plaintiffs or alternatively into court or alternatively to each and every investor who was a party to a transaction referred to in paragraph 30 or alternatively to each and every investor who was a party to a transaction referred to in paragraph 31 in such manner as the court may direct or alternatively that they take such other steps as the court may direct for the purpose of remedying the contravention by the first defendant of sections 47 and 57 . |
5 | Alternatively , is any use made of elegant variation — the avoidance of repetition by the substitution of a descriptive phrase ( as , for example , " the old lawyer " or " her uncle " may substitute for the repetition of an earlier " Mr Jones " ) ? |
6 | Guide those who shape the decisions of government that they may plan for the good of all society , and not set neighbour against neighbour , class against class , region against region . |
7 | ( 3 ) A construction contract may provide for the determination by |
8 | They may provide for the position of the institutional equity investors in respect of warranties on a flotation , in particular , whether or not they would give warranties in the offer for sale agreement to the merchant bank leading the flotation . |
9 | A separate scheme may provide for the payment of expenses and a loss of earnings allowance . |
10 | First , the draftsman may provide for the substitution of a different index to be agreed between the parties or determined by a third party in default of agreement . |
11 | Secondly , he may provide for the premium to be decapitalised , either at a fixed number of years ' purchase or at the rate prevailing at the time of the subletting , with the amount thus calculated being added to the rent reserved by the sublease for the purposes of the rent review under the headlease . |
12 | The Council may provide for the appointment of an ethics committee to administer , and give guidance on , the application of the Rules of Conduct and Codes of Practice and the provisions of Bye–Laws 26 to 28 ( inclusive ) shall apply to such committee . |
13 | The agreement may provide for the amount of any fees to which it applies to be increased , but only if a percentage is specified . |
14 | The contract will therefore seek : 1 to define the client 's obligations and , so far as possible , to minimise them ; 2 to define the scope of the contract by defining which statements form part of it ; 3 to minimise the scope for variation of the contract duties , by defining the authority of the client 's representatives to make statements binding on it , or to vary the contract ; 4 to minimise the likelihood of the client being in breach of contract , by defining the client 's obligations in flexible terms : for instance , the quantity of goods to be delivered may be subject to tolerances ; or the contract may provide for the time for delivery to be extended in certain situations ; 5 to minimise the extent of the client 's liability for any breach it commits : for instance , by excluding liability for certain kinds of loss , or by placing a financial ceiling on liability ; 6 to define the obligations of the client 's trading partners ; 7 to define the consequences of non-performance by the client 's trading partners ; 8 to provide machinery to encourage prompt performance by the client 's trading partners : for instance , a seller may require interest on late payments , or offer discounts for early payment ; a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment until satisfactory performance ; 9 to allow the client to use procedurally simple enforcement methods : for instance , terms of sale should be drafted so as to allow the seller to bring a liquidated claim for the price of the goods ; 10 to provide the client with security against non-performance by its trading partners : thus terms of sale are likely to seek to provide the seller with security against non-payment , for instance by means of a retention of title clause ; terms of purchase will seek to minimise the buyer 's exposure by allowing some or all of the price to be retained against satisfactory performance . |
15 | Such a clause may provide for the president of the professional body to appoint such a person . |
16 | Stuart , who plans to see an acupuncturist tomorrow in an attempt to cure the problem , may compete for the North in a representative match this weekend before endeavouring to raise her spirits for the Olympic trials meeting . |
17 | At the same time it also illustrates the practical purpose narrative theory may have for the reading of individual works of literature . |
18 | The Department may make allowances for other expenses which you may have for the upkeep of the property . |
19 | Conspicuous distortion of a broad opening spanned by a bressummer may call for the insertion of diagonal steel bracing , brick piers to stiffen flank walls and new intermediate supports . |
20 | it is able to take advantage of economies of scale , which in turn may call for the establishment of departments of specialists or experts ( eg. research and development , management scientists etc ) ; |
21 | Students who obtain passes in the first year subjects but do not intend to complete the HND may apply for the award of the HNC . |
22 | A plaintiff or a defendant sued in a representative capacity may apply for the appointment of one defendant to represent all , or all those named , and a plaintiff suing in a representative capacity may apply to be similarly appointed ( Ord 5 , r 2 ) . |
23 | Employers may pay for the provision of furniture/household equipment and pay for or subsidise the costs of supplying gas , electricity , water and telephones . |
24 | If the site were to be developed privately , the investment may pay for the reclamation of the land which may be necessary . |
25 | The Panama canal was not opened until after the outbreak of war in 1914 , but may stand for the completion of the world sea communications system . |
26 | Specifically , the Commissioner has three functions : ( a ) to keep under review the carrying out by the Home Secretary of the functions conferred upon him or her by the Act ; ( b ) to keep under review the adequacy of any arrangements made for the purposes of restricting the use and distribution of the intercepted material ; ( c ) to give the Tribunal all such assistance as the Tribunal may require for the purpose of enabling it to carry out its statutory functions . |
27 | ‘ to furnish to them … any information in his possession or control which the Treasury … may require for the purpose of securing compliance with or detecting evasion of this Act : ’ |
28 | You have agreed to ensure that any information which we may require for the purpose of providing the services set out in this letter is made available to us , as and when we may reasonable require . |
29 | You have agreed to ensure that any information which we may require for the purpose of providing the services set out in this letter is made available to us , as and when we may reasonably require . |
30 | You have agreed to ensure that any information which we may require for the purpose of providing the services set out in this letter is made available to us , as and when we may reasonably require . |