Example sentences of "[modal v] be affected by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | County Nat West oil analyst Neil Thomas said that the inquiry 's decision could be affected by the furore surrounding the planned closure of Point of Ayr colliery a short distance from the Connah 's Quay station . |
| 2 | Even those who did not have any formal law-enforcement responsibility could be affected by the campaign against Dissent . |
| 3 | In relation to ( e ) , the Consortium needs to know how many IDO claims have already been validated and how many are outstanding that could be affected by the outcome of the Carmel case . |
| 4 | Much will depend upon the language ability , the intellectual and life experience of the young reader , and his or her relationship with the writer : ‘ The readability of the text may be affected by the degree of correspondence between the experience and thoughts recorded in the text and the experiences and thoughts of a reader ’ ( Gilliland , 1972 , p.68 ) . |
| 5 | There is a strong tendency to belittle or ignore sexual activity in old age , but the feelings of carers may be affected by the degree of frustration experienced in that aspect of life . |
| 6 | In international procedural terms this required level of intensity is , at least theoretically , satisfied when a State considers it has ‘ an interest of a legal nature that may be affected by the decision in the case … ‘ , while in treaty law the emphasis is on rights and obligations . |
| 7 | Thus one starts with an indication that more than one person may be affected by the problem , and that there may have been a crisis or trigger-event leading to a referral for assistance at this point . |
| 8 | Problems exist in water-logged areas where the soil gas may be affected by the decomposition of organic material . |
| 9 | The nature of the genes is unaffected by their participation in bodily development , but their likelihood of being passed on may be affected by the success of the body that they helped to create . |
| 10 | Heavy , masonry fire resisting walls should be free from the possibility that their stability may be affected by the behaviour of other structural members . |
| 11 | Sometimes the reaction to a share exchange offer may be affected by the offeror 's conduct during the takeover battle . |
| 12 | Absent notice or agency whereby a creditor may be affected by the debtor husband 's improprieties towards his wife , the surety , the creditor is not concerned with what has passed between debtor and surety and need not concern itself with whether or not the surety understands the transaction , notwithstanding the relationship between the surety and the debtor and the creditor 's knowledge of it . |
| 13 | The theory of State responsibility may ensure the independence of the State in presenting its claims , but this should not obscure the fact that entities other than States have interests that may be affected by the outcome of the proceedings , and that the present process of international litigation , with few exceptions , pays no regard to them . |
| 14 | ‘ Any person who feels that he may be affected by the suspension should contact their local office . ’ |
| 15 | Unions claimed that over 90,000 registered disabled people would be affected by the plan to limit disability benefit , after an initial six years on a salary-related scale , to 70 per cent of the national minimum wage . |
| 16 | Er the County Council did not use the erm calculation of need which would be affected by the proposition you 've just put forward based on land-take , past land-take . |
| 17 | Including a review of material already published about women and philosophy , she distinguishes between female , feminine and feminist points of view , and then , focusing on the first of these , she considers how philosophy could or would be affected by the inclusion of more women in its institutional structures . |
| 18 | To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many non-pensioners with annual gross incomes below £10,000 a year would be affected by the imposition of national insurance contributions on income from savings in excess of £3,000 a year . |
| 19 | I do not believe a professional man would … be influenced in any significant way because he knew that the interests of some other person beside his employer would be affected by the conclusion which he reached . |
| 20 | Discuss the ways in which your answer to q.1 above would be affected by the use of a marginal cost basis of stock valuation . |
| 21 | I initially thought that all countries would be affected by the statement that you need to build military arsenals to keep the populations employed . |
| 22 | He supported the measures recently announced to protect those who would be affected by the transition , which included unemployment benefit and retraining opportunities . |
| 23 | The consumer is anyone whom the manufacturer should foresee would be affected by the product . |
| 24 | A consumer is anyone that the manufacturer should foresee would be affected by the product . |
| 25 | None of the major implications derived from the simple model would be affected by the introduction of these mechanisms . |
| 26 | Despite this the market treats Evans like a black sheep with a severe attack of Chancelloritus — the disease that afflicts any company that people think will be affected by the Chancellor 's high interest rate policies . |
| 27 | This means that a proposal must be circulated among various sections and departments that will be affected by the proposal , with much discussion and correction ensuing . |
| 28 | Next week the series finishes with a panel discussion about the ways in which society of the future will be affected by the computer revolution . |
| 29 | ‘ The way you read the picture will be affected by the way you think of Charles anyway . |
| 30 | Even if there is no change in the level of the PSBR , the rate of change of money growth will be affected by the way in which government finance is raised . |