Example sentences of "it [vb mod] be [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it may be indicative of increased competition that in the case of dollar issues for supranationals the average margin over US T-bonds in 1980 – 83 was 17 basis points while in 1984 – 87 it was – 11 basis points . |
| 2 | Once land has been advertised it may be subject to much interest , and in buoyant market conditions severe competition may develop , whichever method of sale has been adopted . |
| 3 | The Guidance says that where they intend " to limit the way in which a parent meets his responsibility this should be discussed with the parent and incorporated in the plan of arrangements for the child whilst in care so that it may be subject to periodic review " ( para 3.68 ) . |
| 4 | It may be due to two or more separate odours , emanating from two or more works , combining to give rise to a statutory nuisance . |
| 5 | Presently , we do not know the reason for this , but it may be due to different conformations of the fusion protein or to dimerization . |
| 6 | WP True , it may be cheap by European standards but not by those of the Far East . |
| 7 | It may be that with greater equality and emancipation the proportion of female criminals will rise . |
| 8 | It may be that with adequate supervision and a period of reorientation it will not take very long to prepare yourself for a new role , but do take care to acknowledge your limitations , and to make known to your manager how these are likely to affect the care you give . |
| 9 | However , it may be that for bipolar disorders there is an inherited deficit , while for milder disorders the deficit may come about in other ways ( Akiskal , 1979 ) . |
| 10 | It may be that for any individual to succeed in any organisation then he or she will need some or all of the qualities listed above . |
| 11 | There is no mention in the Project booklet of the use of the school library resource centre itself and it may be that for this age group in their first extended piece of work in the school it was felt that moving out of the year base into another area involved more planning , supervision or simple hazard than the staff were ready to face . |
| 12 | If the witness can be persuaded to repeat the admission outside the court it may be admissible in criminal proceedings . |
| 13 | It may be useful at this point simply to list the three main differences between the Near Eastern and the Indian religious traditions as they are often presented . |
| 14 | And because this phrase has been much abused and misunderstood , it may be useful at this point to refer back to Erikson , to whom we owe it in the first place . |
| 15 | It may be useful at this stage to attempt a schematic synopsis of some of the points raised in the preceding discussion , a map showing certain potentially fruitful sites of struggle . |
| 16 | It may be useful at this point to explore the possible link between Halliday 's notion of theme and the category of topic in Chinese and other topic-prominent languages . |
| 17 | It may be useful at this point to suggest , following Halliday and Hasan , that there is a continuum of cohesive elements that may be used for referring back to an entity already mentioned in the discourse . |
| 18 | The remedy could have been more appropriately applied if those prescribing it had offered us a clearer understanding of what a clause is and how far it may be similar to various other structures . |
| 19 | It may be typical of many business letters , but it is still only one sample of data , and as such represents only one domain — in this case that of banking . |
| 20 | It may be best for this to occur in smaller groups or all together . |
| 21 | Contrary to first impressions , it may be disadvantageous in these circumstances for firms to have ‘ home country ’ control of conduct of business rules , if the firm is authorised by a member state with a higher standard of regulation than that of the member state where the branch is established . |
| 22 | Of course , as for any other trait , it may be impossible for any one homozygous genotype to achieve the optimum . |
| 23 | It may be impractical for all clubs to ‘ invest ’ in another replay in this manner earlier in the competition . |
| 24 | Since it may not be possible for both sets of belief to be realised in action , if the courses of action are incompatible , it may be rational for one person to give up his/her autonomy . |
| 25 | Since vitamin E is fat soluble , this shortcoming in turn prevents it from entering the circulation , even though it may be present at normal levels in the gut . |
| 26 | It may be boring for nuclear experts to have to worry about plumbing , albeit sophisticated plumbing , but they must prove that they can get the simple bits right before Mr Lawson gives them a new reactor to play with . |
| 27 | It may be worse for any contact with water and when warm . |
| 28 | First , it may be spatial in that prices are set to reflect demand conditions in different geographical markets , those prices not reflecting different costs of supply . |
| 29 | It was not long before some researchers were also reporting dream recalls following other non-REM sleep awakenings , and a lively controversy began on the question of whether night-time dreaming is confined to REM sleep , or whether it may be continuous through all sleep stages . |
| 30 | It may be appropriate for these matters to be dealt with in a covering letter as they do not necessarily have to be disclosed to our opponents . |