Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] as a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difference lies in the object of the work , that is , they minimize the damage that may arise as a result of entry into the care system and to restore vulnerable families to ‘ good-enough ’ personal and social functioning . |
| 2 | Group formation may arise as a result of factors favouring defence or resource acquisition and the sizes and compositions of groups express the effects of social selection within them . |
| 3 | Other problems may arise as a result of contracting . |
| 4 | ‘ You should be aware that we are presently seeking leave to commence legal proceedings in connection with the Regulations and accordingly this payment is made without prejudice to any right to recover any payments made pursuant to the Regulations which may arise as a result of legal proceedings , or as a result of any future extinguishment or reduction of any liability under the said Regulations or otherwise . |
| 5 | A problem may arise as a result of a change we have made somewhere else . |
| 6 | It includes provision for any obligations that may arise as a result of the management agreements relating to the sites of special scientific interest . |
| 7 | The key point in such a engagement letter is the client agreeing to indemnify KPMG etc against any and all losses which may arise as a result of the transaction other than in circumstances of KPMG 's gross negligence . |
| 8 | This may arise as a consequence of an unsuccessful or ill-considered approach to a potential purchaser or from the nature ( or financial condition ) of a prospective client and the motive for requesting us to carry out the work . |
| 9 | This may arise as a consequence of an unsuccessful or ill-considered approach to a potential target . |
| 10 | If imbalance occurs , then the star may explode as a supernova , or implode to entrap its own radiation in a black hole . |
| 11 | If the response is not satisfactory a visit can have advantages in that the claimant can see that an interest is being taken in their welfare , the handler can consider whether or not an independent examination may be desirable and also may act as a catalyst in a speedy return to work . |
| 12 | It may act as a decoy , its bright yellow flowers attracting the beetle away from your beans . |
| 13 | The induction of apoptosis by p53 following genotoxic insult may act as a defence mechanism to protect the organism from the propagation of cells that have sustained mutation . |
| 14 | The module may act as a foundation for students wishing to pursue their studies in the area of law . |
| 15 | This may act as a disincentive to penetrating other national markets . |
| 16 | The long drive north may act as a deterrent to some , yet for those willing to make the effort the rewards can be breathtaking . |
| 17 | Double glazing may act as a deterrent , and may firms fit window locks as standard . |
| 18 | He suggested that Hungary may act as a support centre for Data General 's entire Eastern European operations , while a local manufacturing site could help the company secure more of the large projects currently being financed under the European Community 's PHARE scheme — European-based suppliers are favoured under PHARE criteria . |
| 19 | A new form of treatment , or a new and more enthusiastic doctor , may act as a morale-booster which has a beneficial effect on the immune system — the sort of effect that the psychoneuroimmunologists are currently studying . |
| 20 | During the breakdown of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in plasma , the C-apoproteins are lost from the particle and associate with HDL which may act as a reservoir for them . |
| 21 | In such cases , the object , in this case building form , may act as a kind of material ‘ ideology ’ , but the meaning of this term is open to considerable dispute . |
| 22 | I have argued that if we allow our concept of special educational provision , and hence of the support teacher 's role , to be limited to the ‘ individual ’ approach then the danger is that , not only will our own sights be limited in the measures we adopt to meet special educational needs , but our work may act as a substitute for more fundamental changes that are required . |
| 23 | It is able to recycle material which is now being expensively destroyed in incinerators or dumped into the sea , where it may act as a source of marine pollution . |
| 24 | Thus , for a profession-orientated list server , messages may act as a record of the change in theory and practice and as such deserve good records management and perhaps long term retention . |
| 25 | It has been argued that the existing investment in interactive video may act as a barrier to the use of other future multimedia platforms in training . |
| 26 | While such Parkinsonian notion has an attractive simplicity it has so far eluded empirical verification ( see Blumstein , Cohen and Gooding , 1983 , for the refutation of one such claim ) , it is clear that under certain circumstances capacity may act as a brake on population expansion . |
| 27 | Hence the social value of a salient feature , in terms of its associated stereotype , may act as a brake on accommodation where a speaker is concerned with preserving his/her own identity , but may promote accommodation where the speaker is eager to identify with the other-dialect speakers . |
| 28 | The relationship of settlements to cemeteries can be considered using the results of large-scale excavations as a control , and the actual distances between such features may act as a guide even when a relationship can not be directly inferred . |
| 29 | Barkaloff said that a Polish government agency is also thinking of developing pen-based applications , and may act as a reseller of the GRiDs to the public sector . |
| 30 | You may act as a role model and a mentor to others . |