Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [verb] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 We need to remind ourselves of the variations between different types of employer , different types of job and different types of qualification ; but also of the difficulties employers may have in understanding the meaning of more than a very few qualifications .
2 Here consultation of an inverted file which has been constructed in the indexing of the text may aid in identifying word forms and search terms .
3 CUSTOMERS who spent four hours haggling with a double glazing salesman may sue after beating him at his own game .
4 Action by the monetary and fiscal authorities may succeed in relaxing the constraints imposed on the behaviour of the private sector by a deficiency of aggregate demand .
5 In such instances , nitrate may be added as a terminal electron acceptor , with the caveat that regulatory authorities may frown upon introducing nitrate into potentially potable water .
6 Control authorities may respond by increasing the dose of insecticide , but they run the risk of exceeding ‘ safe ’ dosages and increasing environmental contamination .
7 The authorities may insist on interviewing the former premier 's son personally .
8 Ashworth , J. in Peaty v Field recognised the difficulty local authorities may have in knowing which is the appropriate notice .
9 Another important element the retailer may consider in planning an advertising campaign is the success ( or failure ) of earlier promotions .
10 The discussion in the preceding section has emphasized how insights from the corporate-strategy literature may help in arriving at a sensible assessment of individual project cash flows , and that models need to be based upon theories about market success .
11 Undealt with ancient hurts may insist on standing up and being noticed .
12 What is called ‘ any benefit , or even any legal possibility of benefit , ’ in Mr. Smith 's notes to Cumber v. Wane , is not ( as I conceive ) that sort of benefit which a creditor may derive from getting payment of part of the money due to him from a debtor who might otherwise keep him at arm 's length , or possibly become insolvent , but is some independent benefit , actual or contingent , of a kind which might in law be a good and valuable consideration for any other sort of agreement not under seal .
13 They state that neutered dogs may be exhibited , but if he has his hernia repaired , your vet may insist on informing the Kennel Club .
14 In fact , support may consist of saying ‘ I leave you to work out an answer to that problem ’ .
15 Certain unwritten rules may apply with regard to hospitality .
16 The user should respond by pressing any key when prompted to do so by the word Key ?
17 The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency estimated that the programme would require US$4,640 million annually , although where this money should come from had not yet been finalized .
18 First how far a Christian should go in showing forgiveness and second how far a Christian organisation like this school should go in showing forgiveness .
19 For this reason affirmative assessment must go beyond seeing anxiety anger , guilt and sadness as simply newly learned reactions .
20 But L'Histoire de France is his first exploration into the world of colour , and I for my part must admit to finding it a little less than convincing .
21 Where an undertaking refuses to co-operate with the Commission , the Commission can not force access to the premises , but it can call for the assistance of the relevant national authorities in carrying out an active search for evidence and the national authorities must co-operate in providing such assistance .
22 Instead of devoting more time and money to the inherently unlikely possibility that this organism alone among replicating particles contains no nucleic acids , researchers should concentrate on cracking its tough proteinaceous capsule .
23 Furthermore , these policies must aim at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy these aspects of health .
24 Second , investors who have decided they wish to take an open position in the market index must choose between using shares or futures ( Kawaller , 1987 ) .
25 Some doubts may arise by considering the following problem .
26 My report on this tour concluded with the words : ‘ I shall be grateful for any suggestions as to how this Department may co-operate in helping to meet the desperately urgent situation that is about to develop in the Delta villages . ’
27 To approach the scientific revolution with preconceived notions of what constitutes science and what constitutes religion may help in streamlining historical reconstruction .
28 Mr Gorbachev may refrain from saying it publicly on Saturday but he can be expected to press Mr Honecker all the more urgently in private .
29 You may well be able to foretell how the card may operate by examining it against the picture of the results on page 28 of the manual .
30 Poor diary completion may result from having unreasonable expectations of patients and giving incomplete instructions .
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