Example sentences of "may [adv] be [vb pp] [prep] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again , one could elaborate this basic picture , which may loosely be described as one of ‘ mutual paranoia ’ . |
| 2 | But a new entity , MODULE can be described which may only be given by one LECTURER and is part of only one COURSE . |
| 3 | True it is that ‘ a statement ’ by a person in response to a requirement under the section may only be used for one or other of the specified purposes , but there is no restriction upon the use by the prosecution of incriminating information or evidence obtained as a result of such a statement . |
| 4 | But Carl Prean may not be accommodated on one issue , the exclusion of German Bundesliga results , which account for most of his successes . |
| 5 | Last night his father Ian Gibson , of Moffat Close , Darlington , said his son may soon be moved into one of the non-critical wards . |
| 6 | For this reason alone , the introduction of Lates to Lake Victoria may soon be seen as one of the great biological disasters of the twentieth century . |
| 7 | Nationalism may thus be regarded as one form of ethnocentrism , in which cultural groups and their essential characteristics are defined by nationality and the cultural attributes of one or more nations may be regarded as inherently superior or inferior . |
| 8 | For the time being , rollover relief may still be obtained by one trading company in a group , even when the replacement asset is acquired by another trading member of the same group ( p 105 ) |
| 9 | Where steps are built into a terrace or patio , sides are obviously enclosed , but a side wall or balustrade may still be required on one side in some cases . |
| 10 | They may be played by two people , or by more than two people ; they may also be played by one person who performs both task and maintenance behaviours . |
| 11 | During the twentieth century two world wars have resulted largely from the conflicts among European nations , spreading in the Second World War to encompass the rivalry between the US and Japan ; and although that war may also be considered from one aspect as an ideological confrontation between fascism and democracy , the influence of nationalism was still very great . |
| 12 | Magnetism may also be used during one of the longest migrations in the insect world . |
| 13 | The microcosm becomes the macrocosm : the key to the whole universe may well be hidden in one hydrogen atom . |