Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [adv] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some societies and cultures may indeed be more pleasant to live in , just as some seem more exciting and others nastier . |
| 2 | The proportion of non-flying invertebrates may not be as high , and they are harder to sample systematically , but I am optimistic about the numbers that remain undiscovered . |
| 3 | ‘ The problem is that we are a retailer , and our skills may not be easily exported . |
| 4 | They are especially important to younger children whose riding skills may not be highly developed . |
| 5 | Shortages of skilled manpower and management skills may well be immediately traceable to these developments but they are not , by any means , wholly attributable to them . |
| 6 | Certain products may simply be more ‘ fashionable ’ in some patches than others and DNs and/or doctors may be influenced in their choice of dressing by their colleagues and/or local pharmaceutical company representatives . |
| 7 | These reasons may not be entirely true , but since formal advice on radon exposure was first issued in 1987 by the National Radiological Protection Board ( NRPB ) great concern has arisen in the few areas of the country that have high radon levels . |
| 8 | But secured creditors may not be too happy to see GE 's money spent on unsecured creditors while they lose control of the firm 's smart new jets . |
| 9 | It also demonstrates that alternative behaviour patterns may well be more desirable and effective , and these can be tested out within the safety of drama . |
| 10 | Sterling 's devaluation should make a positive difference to industry 's competitiveness and profitability ; but the impact on exports may not be very strong while growth in continental Europe continues to slow . |
| 11 | Equations which have insufficient microeconomic foundations may not be truly structural in the sense that their specification remains invariant over a wide range of interesting developments of the economy . |
| 12 | However , studies of children 's communicative abilities prior to the onset of spoken language have indicated that the origins of communication may be traced back to the earliest days after birth , and that full mastery of the morpho-syntactic devices for expressing complex meanings may not be fully understood until early adolescence . |
| 13 | Commitment to suggestions and proposals may not be as strong when emotions are not engaged . |
| 14 | Our present understanding of the relationship between ΔC p and the hydrophobic effect [ 17 , 18 ] , leads us to conclude that the latter contributes little to the formation of the single strand helix , and consequently , that water molecules may not be appreciably ordered around the faces of the bases prior to stacking . |
| 15 | Alternative readings or critical analysis of this entrenched reverence for a rule of law ( which at times may well be out of step with a wider interpretation of ambiguous social behaviour ) smacks of subversion simply because it denies the primacy of the institutional framework . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , at the moment those delicate Libran scales may not be perfectly balanced . |
| 17 | " The bulls may not be far off . |
| 18 | Shareholders may not be too heartened by such promises . |
| 19 | ‘ The operational differences between federal and unitary states may not be as great as portrayed by the constitutional-legal classics on federalism ’ . |
| 20 | Similarly , management and development plans may not be generally appropriate and should be tailored to alleviate local pressures within an integrated regional framework . |
| 21 | Moreover , while we accept the degree of protection afforded to other environmentally significant areas in development plans may not be as high as that for nationally designated areas , we would expect the need to protect such areas to be an important material consideration , otherwise there seems little point in identifying such areas . |
| 22 | Moreover , while we accept the degree of protection afforded to other environmentally significant areas in development plans may not be as high as that for nationally designated areas , we would expect the need to protect such areas to be an important material consideration , otherwise there seems little point in identifying such areas . |
| 23 | Such views about the executive search industry are relatively uncommon , yet these views should not be entirely ignored . |
| 24 | There is no reason why with good advice from an independent consultant , such as a member of the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants ( BIAC ) or ADAS , that attitudes should n't be more positive . |
| 25 | The many Unix VAR 's and resellers should probably be more concerned with the loss of a stable , independent source for Unix than with an imaginary NT monster . |
| 26 | In a paragraph entitled New Opportunities , Harley warns , ‘ The many Unix VAR 's and resellers should probably be more concerned with the loss of a stable , independent source for Unix than an imaginary NT monster ( and ) it would be prudent for those Unix vendors who have not already made the switch to take a strong look at OSF . ’ |
| 27 | The mix of skills should also be very different with an emphasis on analytical and contracting expertise . |
| 28 | Open-market operations should therefore be much more effective in reducing general liquidity than in reducing the monetary base . |
| 29 | 3.3 The Tenant shall as soon as practicable after the date of this agreement at its own expense prepare the Plans and submit them to the Landlord for approval [ such approval not to be unreasonably withheld [ or delayed ] ] The landlord 's approval of the plans should not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and it would be advisable for the tenant to commence the preparation of the plans as soon as it may be practicable in order to avoid subsequent delay . |
| 30 | The quality of tubulars must always be extremely high , since failure can result in an expensive and time-consuming job to retrieve damaged equipment . |