Example sentences of "[noun pl] may [verb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each of the different cultures may express the roles that organisations perform . |
| 2 | The animals within these aggregations do not feed but , during calm mild periods , immatures may leave the aggregations for that purpose . |
| 3 | Education authorities may have the resources to carry out these studies themselves ; others may wish to commission research from institutions of higher education or commercial practices . |
| 4 | Again , this demonstrates how market imperfections may change the conclusions . |
| 5 | Oral contraceptives may mask the symptoms of the disease but it emerges after the preparations are stopped . |
| 6 | In the Rank Organisation policy payments to new recruits may cover the items given to existing employees but the disturbance allowance is not available to new staff . |
| 7 | In addition , these correlations between individual lipid and lipoprotein concentrations and platelet-specific proteins may explain the changes of platelet-specific proteins with instigation of diabetic therapy ( Preston et al , 1978 ) , as lipid levels would be expected to be elevated in uncontrolled diabetes and to fall with improved control ( Paisey et al , 1978 ; Simpson et al , 1979 ) . |
| 8 | Subjects may teach the experimenters how to behave … so as to increase the likelihood that the next subject 's response will be more in the direction of the experimenter 's expectancy . ’ |
| 9 | Oystercatchers may wedge the shells into a crevice and chip away at the lip . |
| 10 | The use of these somewhat esoteric labels may obviate the difficulties of using terms which have a common and often imprecise meaning for a precise purpose — a problem which has afflicted the understanding of Hirst 's work — but it has also limited their circulation , and outside the rather enclosed world of curriculum theory , Phenix 's work is largely unknown . |
| 11 | While the parties may proffer the names of witnesses , and may have considerable scope for suggesting questions to be put to the witnesses , the civil law judge typically decides which witnesses to summon , conducts the questioning , and settles the deposition or minute which records the evidence . |
| 12 | It is to some extent modelled on the supposed ‘ Obrecht ’ Passion , which he mentions in his preface , though his text is entirely from St. John and he goes on to point out that he has been ‘ diligent so to set the words under the notes that almost every syllable has its note , and the four voices sing the words at the same time so that the listeners may hear the words clearly ’ . |
| 13 | The Directors may exercise the powers of the Company conferred by Clause 3(s) of the Memorandum of Association of the Company and shall be entitled to retain any benefits received by them or any of them by reason of the exercise of any such powers . |
| 14 | The Directors may exercise the powers of the Company conferred by Clause 3(s) of the Memorandum of Association of the Company and shall be entitled to retain any benefits received by them or any of them by reason of the exercise of any such powers . |
| 15 | A ‘ snapshot ’ sequence of pyramids may reveal the effects of social ( e.g. family planning ) ; historical ( e.g. wars , plagues , famines ) and economic ( e.g. recessions ) changes on population structure , but it is also useful to think dynamically in terms of cohorts . |
| 16 | Every farmer knows that engineers may lower the levels of rivers for all they are worth , but that , without a follow-up operation of underdrainage in each saturated field , the real rewards for agriculture will never be harvested . |
| 17 | Where there is strong local determination to keep the church open , the diocese may change its mind and ultimately the Church Commissioners may overrule the plans for closure . |
| 18 | None the less , even in these cases parents may find the concepts of ‘ disclosure ’ and ‘ involvement ’ to operate implicitly as disempowering forces . |
| 19 | The immediate problem is that while soccer in these countries may acquire the trappings of the West , they are not in the same league for cash . |
| 20 | Finally , insurance companies may bear the risks of some or all of the parties . |
| 21 | Korc and colleagues have shown that human ductal pancreatic cancer cell lines may overexpress the receptors for epidermal growth factor ( EGF ) . |
| 22 | In practice , the photographic process is usually much more complicated and involves separate runs with the red , green and blue separation positives ; that is , a minimum of six , to be multiplied in turn by the number of mattes ( if several rather than one are involved figures up in the thirties are not uncommon ) In practice also , matte lines may mark the joins too visibly . |
| 23 | Our two personae may have the roles of speaker and hearer , yet they ‘ may also stand in a certain linguistically-relevant relationship of status vis-à-vis one another ( parent : child , master:servant , teacher:pupil , etc . ) . ’ |
| 24 | Banks may resist the attempts at rationing . |
| 25 | Of course market expectations may constrain the movements in interest rates since any increase in the money supply could simply be absorbed into speculative balances if the general opinion is that the price of financial assets will fall in the near future . |
| 26 | If this is not possible batteries should not be pulled out as hooked terminal segments may catch the springs and pull them out ( ruining the contact and rendering a none-too-cheap dealer repair necessary ) . |
| 27 | Even the ‘ specialized ’ high-reward fruits of some Lauraceae may have the seeds dispersed by more than 17 species of bird . |
| 28 | D. With modern machinery and techniques of building we are capable of making vast changes in a landscape within a very short time and some of these changes may affect the lives of people over large areas or in many different parts of the UK . |
| 29 | We have a report from Sandy Barton — some viewers may find the pictures disturbing . |
| 30 | ( Anyone having difficulties may leave the hips and legs rest on the floor until strength increases . ) |