Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But the degree of frustration over IBM 's continued non-performance may make it too late for such half measures , leaving break-up of IBM into more manageable units the only option . |
| 32 | Apart from specific anatomical and physiological disabilities which may make it less easy for the individual to maintain safety , there are many external agents in the environment which can cause injury and disease . |
| 33 | The fact that where goods are designed and manufactured to the buyer 's special order the seller will have greater knowledge of the buyer 's requirements and the buyer will rely on the seller 's skill may make it less reasonable for the seller to exclude or limit liability ; on the other , hand , if goods are manufactured to the buyer 's special order , it may be more reasonable to expect the buyer to insure against losses . |
| 34 | The lowering of physical , technical and fiscal barriers may make it much more attractive for companies to take advantage of different labour market conditions in one country as compared with another . |
| 35 | The way they are phrased may make it hard for us to understand their origin . |
| 36 | Even in the case of a willing witness , considerations of cost and convenience may make it very desirable to avoid the requirement of attendance . |
| 37 | It is an aspect of privacy we should take more seriously ; it may seem a frail distinction to draw when armed police can batter down your front door on suspicion that a wanted person may be inside , but at least it gives the possibility of some redress , and may make it more difficult to achieve the total surveillance of society . |
| 38 | What makes a task easier for some may make it more difficult for others . |
| 39 | This may make it more difficult for these firms to raise finance in the future : the Stirling study will cover both these questions . |
| 40 | Understanding general differences between spelling and speaking may help you to improve your own spelling , and may make it more interesting to focus on spelling as an issue in your writing . |
| 41 | Perhaps the social science historian needs more contextual information because the passage of time may make it more difficult to make assumptions about what data signify , but this is surely only a question of degree . |
| 42 | A willingness to accept greater liability under a contract in return for payment of a higher price may make it more likely that an exclusion or limitation of liability will satisfy the test of reasonableness ( Woodman v Photo Trade Processing Ltd ( 1981 ) , unreported ; see Lawson , Exclusion Clauses p174 ) ; however , the fact that the client has a second set of terms of business , containing less restrictive terms , may be taken as recognition that the more stringent terms are unreasonable . |
| 43 | But this clarity may make it more difficult to play off political demands against each other , and to handle the conflicting and diffuse political pressures that inevitably persist . |
| 44 | Although the number of lessons needed may make it quite an expensive form of treatment , nonetheless it is very effective and many long-standing ills may be cured by its use . |
| 45 | Well , you ought to know it well enough to write five or six lines about it , which is all you need for a book . |
| 46 | When I got home I said , ‘ They ought to know you better than think you would marry a prostitute . ‘ |
| 47 | For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them tomorrow ? … |
| 48 | You may need it again . ’ |
| 49 | A PEP should be regarded as a long-term investment though , so do not tie your money up if you think you may need it quickly . |
| 50 | They may consider them too trivial or feel that the police would be able to offer little assistance . |
| 51 | She may consider it rather selfish of him to want to reserve one day a week for his own personal pleasure . |
| 52 | In an emergency case , for example , the court may consider it just and convenient to impose an immediate interlocutory injunction , leaving the merits of any defence to be resolved at trial . |
| 53 | In cases of noteworthy personal achievement such as the award of a swimming trophy to a disabled pupil the governors may consider it entirely fitting to mention the name , but care must be taken not to introduce an undesirable element of competition or rivalry . |
| 54 | Your employer may consider it more cost-effective to retain junior employees who are paid less than you . |
| 55 | Dari Sound overcame interference before getting up inside the final furlong at Beverley and today 's extra distance may suit him even better . |
| 56 | You may know it better as the Holding Company . ’ |
| 57 | We may know it very well in our hearts , but what is there to prove the offence on him ? ’ |
| 58 | Such occurrences have been rare at the Masters but we must eliminate them entirely if our patrons are to continue to merit their reputation as the most knowledgeable and considerate in the world . ’ |
| 59 | Latimer pleaded for time to prepare a defence to the charges against him , but William of Wykeham insisted that he should answer them immediately . |
| 60 | It was a relief when others came , others who took no notice of her but , if they thought of her at all , must think her as seasoned a traveller as they . |