Example sentences of "may be [vb pp] [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An open policy to trade may be maintained if the nation is doing well economically , but a less successful economic position may lead to swift and much more extreme action to erect trade barriers and bring in other sanctions . |
| 2 | Again , in attempting to dissect a living phenomenon , the skeleton may be revealed while the specimen dies . |
| 3 | Those derived by Walpole may be employed if the averaging is done correctly . |
| 4 | Occasionally , revised estimates may be presented before the Act is passed . |
| 5 | Trading was light for most of the day but brisker buying may be resumed when the market opens today if dealers want to ensure they are not left short of supplies by the proposed cuts due to go into force on 1 March . |
| 6 | They are , in part , inevitable in writing , especially when the writer is thinking hard , and may be missed when the piece is proof-read , because we expect the words to be correct , and read them as though they were . |
| 7 | Thus requests for further particulars of allegations against an individual may be denied where the information received by the Secretary of State is of a highly confidential nature and relates to national security . |
| 8 | The general practice is that a discount of up to one third should be allowed from a sentence but may be limited when the protection of the public is required , when there is a ‘ tactical ’ plea , or when an offender is caught red handed . |
| 9 | Tim , from Darlington , a member of the five-piece band The Scarecrows , has high hopes of becoming a professional footballer but his future may be decided if the band goes on to win the national final in London . |
| 10 | A similar result may be achieved if the practitioner is able to use the cash accounting scheme , although he may thereby defer any input recovery if he does not pay his suppliers promptly . |
| 11 | However , if the settlor can control the investments etc a point may be reached where the line has been transgressed . |
| 12 | Payment of some ( say , half ) of the proceeds may be delayed until the vendor has completed his or her side of the bargain and delivered the relevant shares . |
| 13 | If such a provision may be interpreted subjectively — for example if further finance may be withheld if the borrower 's financial condition suffers an ‘ adverse change ’ and that term is not further defined — it will be unsafe to rely on borrowings under the facility being available . |
| 14 | Of course , some of these difficulties may be surmounted if the structure of Whitehall is itself radically altered , with departmental policy-making effectively separated from executive functions carried out by semi-autonomous agencies as proposed in the 1988 Ibbs Next Steps Report ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 15 | This rage gives S +1 , I + 5 and WS +10 , but no parries may be made while the character is affected . |
| 16 | Such a list may quite simply be typed out on sheets of paper and duplicated so that additions and changes may be made until the list has to be retyped for clarity 's sake . |
| 17 | There is no specific exemption for cold calls in relation to futures transactions although calls on existing customers may be made where the investor has indicated in writing before the call is made that he envisages receiving such calls . |
| 18 | ( a ) No award may be made where the amount is less than £275 . |
| 19 | Some cover may be withdrawn as the insurance company sees it as a greater risk . |
| 20 | Impoundment may be justified when the administration of a programme reveals opportunities to save , or perhaps divert , funds without negating the policy intentions of the legislative branch . |
| 21 | If a summons has not been served , it may be amended if the plaintiff files an amended request " notwithstanding that the amendment consists of the addition or substitution of a defendant " . |
| 22 | A dramatic example of the problems with which one may be faced if the totality of the individual , with his interlinking planes of being , is not kept in mind concerned a delegate at a hypnosis conference . |
| 23 | However , the timetable may be hampered as the Government intends a dramatic slow-down nationally in the growth of student recruiting over at least the next three years . |
| 24 | These results are important in showing that even with verbal stimuli a tachistoscopic LVF advantage may be obtained when the task can be performed non-verbally . |
| 25 | This bonus may be given because the employee concerned has no pension rights and does not have an enhanced salary already reflecting this or it may just be a reward for satisfactory completion of the contract . |
| 26 | The direct effect discouraging people from driving to the beach may be counteracted if the cost of producing garden swimming pools is increased ; the direct effect on the cost of oil-fired central heating may be substantially offset if electricity prices rise . |
| 27 | They should be planted in fibrous loam and in a basket so that the depth may be increased as the plant develops . |
| 28 | The condition may be upheld if the plaintiff had previously disclosed his reports or offered to disclose them in exchange for the defendant 's reports ( Clarke v Martlew [ 1973 ] QB 58 ) but even that is in doubt since Megarity v DJ Ryan & Sons Ltd [ 1980 ] 2 All ER 832 in which it was said that the plaintiff can not make it a condition precedent to granting a medical examination that the defendant must produce the ensuing report , since to do so would pre-empt the court 's power to give directions as to expert evidence . |
| 29 | The point of a demonstration may be nullified if the target of the protest is not within the sight or hearing of the demonstrators , and it may be expected that it would only be in exceptional circumstances that conditions would be imposed preventing such a gathering . |
| 30 | Those irate fans , however , may be mollified if the committee continues to deal consistently with all such offenders . |