Example sentences of "may not be [verb] by [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What may not be achieved by argument can be brought about by provocation . |
| 2 | Thus , the protection conferred by administration of exogenous prostaglandins of the E-series may not be caused by substitution of endogenous prostaglandins , but involves other as yet unknown mechanisms . |
| 3 | So , for instance , the promoter of a Bill may state that Clause 1 is not intended to cover X because X is covered by Clause 2 , and the Clause 3 is intended to implement a Community obligation ; yet , as a matter of law , X may not be covered by Clause 2 and there may be no obligation in Community law . |
| 4 | Boiler settings , combustion performance and time control may not be controlled by laboratory staff , but there are areas under individual control . |
| 5 | The initial inducement may not be taken by customers to imply the normal credit terms , or if it is , the firm 's credit managers may eventually be able to rein back the actual credit period taken to the planned one month . |
| 6 | This may or may not be accompanied by feelings of affection ; the analysis by Graham ( 1983 ) that ‘ Feeling concern and taking charge have both psychological and material connotations ’ has helped to distinguish these two elements . |
| 7 | In some cases a term implied by statute may not be excluded by agreement . |