Example sentences of "this [modal v] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , dominance can be seen to arise where a firm has the power to behave independently of its competitors and customers , and this may result from a combination of a number of factors , none of which separately would necessarily imply dominance ( e.g. United Brands case ) . |
| 2 | For example it is reported that overstocking in litter-based poultry will result in an overloaded offensive litter ; whilst understocking may also be undesirable , since this may result in a dry and dusty litter which may help disperse the odour over a wide area , unless dust filters are installed . |
| 3 | As the child gets older and time orientations lengthen , the reward may be delayed ; gratification may occur days , weeks , months or even years later , and this may result in a ‘ work ethic ’ style in which persistence becomes a sub-goal in itself . |
| 4 | This may result in a number of different criteria being applied at different stages of the search activity . |
| 5 | This may result in a product specification being drawn up in which the sales engineers may have an influence . |
| 6 | As noted above , this may result in an order for recovery of the aid . |
| 7 | Young argues that this may result in an upper stratum free from self-doubt and the restraining influence of humility . |
| 8 | Nevertheless the idea of ‘ readiness ’ for a test must be one where the teacher has to be the ultimate judge ; and this may lead to a certain amount of tension between parents and teachers . |
| 9 | But if you can arrange for experienced selectors to be present then this may lead to a more objective assessment of the candidates than if you act alone . |
| 10 | This may lead to a party claiming : |
| 11 | This may lead to a cycle of dependency , from which it is hard to break loose . |
| 12 | All this may lead to a spate of private ‘ gold rush ’ excavations which may well damage whatever remains of this ancient culture underground . |
| 13 | This may lead to a distortion in relative prices as between the shares used in the arbitrage process and other shares . |
| 14 | Abel-Smith has shown how this may lead to a discredited system . |
| 15 | This may lead to a further expansion of the money supply , as the public sector borrowing will increase banks ' deposits with the Bank of England . |
| 16 | As just one example , agricultural goods are generally priced lower in relation to industrial products in developing countries than in industrial countries , and this may lead to an exaggeration of the apparent differences in per capita income . |
| 17 | Indeed , discouraging technological progress within a particular country would make the country 's goods less competitive in world markets and this may lead to an even greater increase in unemployment . |
| 18 | Boyden worldwide has become stronger , with revenues of $34.6m. earned from 1150 searches by 100 consultants ; this may lead to an increased presence in the British market . |
| 19 | This may lead to an increasingly varied and complex network of ‘ family ’ relationships . |
| 20 | Although this may seen like an idyllic setting , the fact that the panda 's natural habitat has been reduced to this area is enough cause for alarm . |
| 21 | This may appear as a sudden change in behaviour because the more subtle signs were not noticed before the operation . |
| 22 | The Historia Brittonum ( ch. 63 ) states that Eadwine was baptized with thousands of his people by a Briton , Rhun , son of Urbgen ( possibly to be identified with Urien , lord of Rheged ) , but this may rest on a confusion of Bede 's account of mass-baptisms by Paulinus in the River Glen near Yeavering ( HE 11 , 14 ) with the occasion of the baptism of Eadwine which took place in York ( HE 11 , 14 ) . |
| 23 | All this may change in a meritocracy . |
| 24 | this may explode into a thousand fragments so I 'll just have to start all over again without having to print out copy |
| 25 | Sometimes this may feel like a military strategy and it is quite in order to treat it this way : to plot and plan to take the fortress which is your imaginary castle , your silent , fertile abode , despite the background of your everyday tasks and obligations . |
| 26 | This may succeed for a week or two but in the end is bound to be as banal as the preacher 's brain , returning with monotony to well worn paths and well worked passages . |
| 27 | This may vary from a few words exchanged over the garden fence , to visits which last all day . |
| 28 | This may vary from an identical response to a very different one . |
| 29 | This may arise as a consequence of an unsuccessful or ill-considered approach to a potential purchaser or from the nature ( or financial condition ) of a prospective client and the motive for requesting us to carry out the work . |
| 30 | This may arise as a consequence of an unsuccessful or ill-considered approach to a potential target . |