Example sentences of "[noun pl] may [vb infin] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Employers may pay for the provision of furniture/household equipment and pay for or subsidise the costs of supplying gas , electricity , water and telephones . |
| 2 | Small bruises may appear for no apparent reason under the skin , and the skin itself can become hard and have a tendency to crack . |
| 3 | The need to include stock market volatility in the pricing equation for index futures may account for the apparent mispricings indicated by the no-arbitrage condition , particularly when the market is volatile , when the general equilibrium model would not indicate a mispricing . |
| 4 | Policies may cater for the do-it-yourself enthusiast . |
| 5 | Once independent , however , these same States may argue for the law-making effect of both treaties and other ‘ soft-law ’ instruments , while the former powers tend in turn to resist any such development and to adhere to doctrines emphasising sovereign independence and the need for consent . |
| 6 | The differences in binding characteristics of the DNA binding domains of the homologous VZV 140k and HSV-1 Vmw175 IE proteins may account for the subtle differences in their regulatory activities in transfection assays and during virus growth in tissue culture . |
| 7 | Although a total prohibition exists for the third category above , special circumstances may exist for the first two services . |
| 8 | Different circumstances may call for a different approach , fine . |
| 9 | This study will focus on the informal uses of parks , farmland and waste land and the amenity values these areas may have for the general public . |
| 10 | Even on small contracts , plant costs may account for a significant proportion of total costs . |
| 11 | TWO problems limit the interpretation of recent experiments supporting Darwin 's suggestion that female choice for ornate males may account for the evolution of long tails in birds . |
| 12 | This , with or without an increased absorption of faecal secondary bile acids may account for the differences observed in both faecal and biliary bile acids . |
| 13 | During the menopause a drop in hormone levels may account for a temporary loss of sexual desire in women , but this need not be more than a passing loss . |
| 14 | Public bodies may apply for a compulsory purchase order in respect of certain property . |
| 15 | Cushions and pads may help for a while but they will never convert a seat or chair that is bad for your back into one which gives you comfort and relief . |
| 16 | Members may call for a report on policing matters from the chief constable ; and can appoint , discipline and fire senior officers . |
| 17 | The Pre-Raphaelites may do for the Victorians . |
| 18 | any motor vehicle standing on a part of a road specially set aside for the parking of vehicles , or as a stand for hackney carriages , or as a stand for public service vehicles , or as a place at which such vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers where compliance with this regulation would conflict with the provisions of any order , regulations or byelaws governing the use of such part of a road for that purpose ; |
| 19 | These factors may account for the fact that the blackboard metaphor has not usually been used for anaphor resolvers , whose control structures are very often relatively simple , with different knowledge sources brought to bear in something like a predetermined order . |
| 20 | They suggest that peculiar factors may account for the high levels recorded on a limited number of ground-based instruments . |
| 21 | Apart from suffering from confused objectives , appraisal schemes may fail for a variety of reasons : |
| 22 | Corley says a ‘ base level of services may continue for a long time ’ although 88open 's staff has shrunk to four persons , five if you count European director Steve Heath , who is reportedly employed directly by Motorola . |
| 23 | Corley says a ‘ base level of services may continue for a long time ’ although 88open 's staff has shrunk to four persons , five if you count European director Steve Heath , who is thought to be employed directly by Motorola . |
| 24 | Different techniques , reference values ( 5 mm Hg over anal basal pressure to define prolonged squeezing ) , and patient selection criteria may account for the discrepancy vis a vis our results . |
| 25 | We are slow to analyse research in terms of the impact any particular findings may have for a wider field of social analysis , education , training and delivery of services . |
| 26 | These findings may account for the previous reports that premature eye opening accelerates optic nerve myelination , whereas dark rearing delays it . |
| 27 | Students may compete for the BBC Carlton Hobbs award which is given annually to two students from any of the drama schools ; the award offers a six month contract with BBC radio , as well as guaranteeing that vital entry into British Equity . |
| 28 | Students may register for an additional module up to the end of week 1 of the relevant term ( week 2 for new students in their first term ) , and must officially delete modules by week 6 ( about to be brought forward to week 4 ) of the current term . |
| 29 | IT IS now a little more than three years since four biologists caused a minor uproar among molecular geneticists by publishing in Nature two papers in which they argued that a substantial proportion of the DNA of animal cells may exist for no higher purpose than its own propagation . |
| 30 | However , all the attention can over-stimulate the skin and more spots of blemishes may erupt for a few days afterwards , so always book a back treatment about a week before a special night out . |