Example sentences of "the [noun sg] may [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a need for good quality equipment , and by varying the colour , shape and size of things provided , the opportunity may be extended for one-to-one correspondence , sorting and ordering . |
| 2 | One advantage is that if for any reason the storage system becomes unused the building may be used for other purposes . |
| 3 | The action may be restored for hearing on application or of the court 's own motion ( Ord 21 , r 1(3) ) . |
| 4 | The wheel may be used for the identification of objects , for forming original sentences based on the pictures , and for building up stories around the picture ( Finocchiaro 1968 ) . |
| 5 | It is quoted in full : 6 Private residence exception : separated couples Where a married couple separate or are divorced and one partner ceases to occupy the matrimonial home and subsequently as part of a financial settlement disposes of the home , or an interest in it , to the other partner the home may be regarded for the purposes of Sections [ 222 to 224 of TCGA 1992 ] 101 to 103 as continuing to be a residence of the transferring partner from the date his or her occupation ceases until the date of transfer , provided that it has throughout this period been the other partner 's only or main residence . |
| 6 | Past members of who gave more than 25 years of service to the council may be considered for the title . |
| 7 | Any adventurer who fails a WP test will be unable to get past the Ward , but the test may be repeated for each two rounds spent trying to force a way through . |
| 8 | , President Bush has set up a President 's Commission on Environmental Quality , whose brief is to report within two years on ways in which the marketplace may be tapped for environmental protection . |
| 9 | Some of the difference may be accounted for by the greater number of court sites and judicial officials in proportion to population and area in Sri Lanka than in India . |
| 10 | The person may be detained for as long as is ‘ reasonably practicable ’ to carry out such a search . |
| 11 | In this case the initial suspicion must be reasonable , whereupon the person may be held for up to 7 days . |
| 12 | Having established the torque correction factors for the common excitation schemes of a three.phase motor and illustrated the method by which the factor may be found for motors with larger numbers of phases , we can now consider how the pull-out torque produced by the d.c. and fundamental current components varies with stepping rate . |
| 13 | Sometimes the baby may be cared for mainly by its grandmother , so that its young mother can carry on leading her teenage life . |
| 14 | A non-slip mat in the bottom of the bath may be needed for this . |
| 15 | The appointment may be renewed for further sessions . |
| 16 | Though the soil may be frozen for part of the year , root growth is vigorous , earthworms may be active , there is plenty of organic debris to be rotted down , and the decomposing agents are more abundant than in the dry deserts . |
| 17 | As part of restructuring , the company may be asked for new security , charges on rental streams , new floating charges or inter-company guarantees . |
| 18 | Hence the system may be used for both dynamic and static recognition . |
| 19 | It may be uncomfortable for the established order , but the time may be coming for it to move over . |
| 20 | For much of the Bloc , then , the solution may be to opt for the devil they know . |
| 21 | The task may be simplified for trainees if they are given a hard copy of the 15 documents so that an appropriate system for naming the files can be selected ; file extensions , eg. LET , MEM , REP , may be used to assist identification . |
| 22 | The reader may be forgiven for thinking at this stage that , given the weaknesses in much project work , the solution would be to abandon it altogether . |