Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] may [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our findings suggest that this ‘ inappropriate ’ adrenergic response may facilitate the development of tachycardiomyopathy and could be a target for therapy . |
| 2 | So no piece of information is too trivial for consideration : monster otaku may collect the names of the various actors who wore the rubber suits in an episode of Ultraman ( a trashy humanoid vs monster Japanese TV show , still watched on endless reruns ) and who were conspicuously shorter than in other shows ; ‘ idol ’ otaku may discover what university the father of Seventies teenybop star Hikaru Nishida attended . |
| 3 | In this formulation , while working-class struggle and political action may allow the state to act in ways which are inimical to the interests of specific sectors of capital , it is unlikely that any policies pursued will be inimical to capital in general . |
| 4 | The Thick Lipped Gourami may lack the iridescent splendour of its similarly-coloured relative , the Dwarf Gourami ( C. Ialia ) , but Colisa labiosa ) does have a more subtle beauty of its own . |
| 5 | The tied adviser may offer the products of only one company . |
| 6 | Secondly , decisions about the legality or propriety of past administrative action may influence the way administrators deal with similar cases in the future ; and the threat of publicity may contribute further to the deterrent effect of formal complaints procedures . |
| 7 | In short , if the ego can not aspire to the ideal , alcoholic intoxication may bring the ideal down to the ego . |
| 8 | On most occasions the Monarch 's duty is clear , but situations in which there is no party with a clear majority may complicate the task . |
| 9 | Latham ( who went on to prepare the Revised Medieval Latin Word List for the British Academy ) wrote in the Amateur Historian Vol.1 , No.11 , p.332 : ‘ The student who strays from the beaten track in the realm of Medieval Latin may expect the trials and joys of the pioneer . |
| 10 | Those who have been exposed to the confirmatory techniques of linear regression may recognize the analogous measures . |
| 11 | And if it is possible to be poor but happy , sexual difficulty may tip the balance towards misery , so that financial dissatisfaction is magnified . |
| 12 | Even more careful adjustment may permit the output to settle somewhere between the amplifier limits . |
| 13 | She has the ability and attitude that have raised expectations that British tennis may get the player of star quality it so desperately needs . |
| 14 | It is true that Beccaria 's classical programme has never been given a full trial ( the image of his public floggings and toiling chain-gangs rather than his denial of capital punishment may help the liberal-minded to feel this less of a loss ) . |
| 15 | 4.23 It is recognised that certain events and periods during the daily routine may raise the anxieties of residents and clients . |
| 16 | A caring relative who has a strong attachment to the old person may find the vulnerability of the loved one nearly intolerable . |
| 17 | To suggest that the struggle was not between science and religion but over cultural leadership may expel the conflict through the front door , but it still returns through the back . |
| 18 | ( 5 ) Where a determination of the adjudicator under a recognised scheme is binding on the building society or associated body , the adjudicator shall , at the request of the society or associated body , state a case for the opinion of the High Court on any question of law and the High Court may direct the adjudicator to reconsider the complaint . |
| 19 | Vascular access may increase the risk of infection but cannulas are not usually colonised by organisms originating in the gut . |
| 20 | Before investigating in detail particular tax measures , we consider some of the more general ways in which public policy may influence the intergenerational process . |
| 21 | As with any quality foods , simple traditional French fare may require the minimum of fuss . |
| 22 | So we pray for peace ; we pray for peace in the Gulf War , and ask that your guiding hand may direct the actions of all those involved . |
| 23 | The 1981 census showed that nearly 97 per cent of people of pensionable age were thus accommodated ; while the recent dramatic growth of private residential care may increase the proportion in institutional care , the fact remains that they will remain a minute fraction of the elderly population . |
| 24 | Students who achieve an acceptable standard may have the opportunity to progress to degree studies . |
| 25 | Students who achieve an acceptable standard may have the opportunity to progress to degree studies . |
| 26 | It may appear paradoxical but the compulsive gambler may get the biggest adrenalin surge from the biggest loss and , like the proverbial fisherman , may boast of the " one that got away " . |
| 27 | Because increased consumption of fat results in an increase in both weight and blood pressure and has also been implicated as a risk factor for some forms of cancer , dietary fat may explain the correlation between blood pressure and cancer . |
| 28 | By three to five years after surgery the actuarial survival rate exceeded that of a control population.This enhanced survival may reflect the fact that patients referred for surgery were highly selected , and an important limitation of these data is that the selection criteria were not explicit . |
| 29 | Sale of historic armoury may stimulate the market |
| 30 | This political dimension may make the massive civil engineering work even more hazardous . |