Example sentences of "may be [adj] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Electrical household goods may be unsuitable for many countries , for example , but the application of a creative marketing process may lead to alternative inexpensive , manually operated machinery being developed which can be both produced easily and suit the needs of the population . |
| 2 | This can be very restrictive , and may be unsuitable for those at work outwith Central Edinburgh , or those tied to the home during the day : |
| 3 | This life style may be unsuitable for some women and boredom can lead to a couple 's failure to complete an assignment , even to breakdown of their marriage . |
| 4 | Many psychiatric units now have no lockable wards at all and while this may be admirable for most in-patients , it has inevitably led to the rejection of mentally disordered offenders who require a modest degree of security and who could benefit from assessment and treatment in an ordinary hospital . |
| 5 | As to where a company resides which may be relevant for some purposes , a company or corporation resides where it carries on business and it can reside in more places than one ( Davies v British Geon Ltd [ 1956 ] 3 All ER 389 ) . |
| 6 | Events like redundancy , divorce , bereavement , family and work problems , debts , separation , illness , may be stressful for most of us , but why is it that some people can go through crisis after crisis and never suffer the effects of stress ? |
| 7 | It is often associated with obesity and may be latent for some years before diagnosis . |
| 8 | Although centres generally have more control over what learning and assessment opportunities are offered , it may be preferable for some learning outcomes to be assessed in the workplace , if this opportunity exists ; eg. if a YT trainee carries out reception duties in the workplace it would be more realistic if the centre could arrange for the relevant module ( or learning outcomes ) to be assessed in the work environment . |
| 9 | Those I mention here are the most often talked about and may be helpful for some readers . |
| 10 | Of course , as for any other trait , it may be impossible for any one homozygous genotype to achieve the optimum . |
| 11 | It may be impractical for all clubs to ‘ invest ’ in another replay in this manner earlier in the competition . |
| 12 | Thus gene therapy may be feasible for these patients . |
| 13 | The number of funded vacancies may be insufficient for all of them to be offered full-time posts . |
| 14 | Though the rich legacy of an extensive black presence on this continent suggests that it may be possible for many commentators , the terms ‘ black ’ and ‘ European ’ remain categories which mutually exclude each other . |
| 15 | ‘ What is certain is that the new legislation does provide an opportunity for all VAT exempt businesses to take a close look at their activities and it may be possible for many to commence receiving substantial repayments of VAT . |
| 16 | The authority conferred by the resolution may be general for that purpose or limited to the purchase of shares of any particular class or description , and may be unconditional or subject to conditions ( s166(2) ) . |
| 17 | It is frustrating that so little pottery from settlements has been examined in this manner , although Brisbane ( 1981 ) has proposed a model for various modes of production that may be appropriate for such pottery . |
| 18 | It may be appropriate for these matters to be dealt with in a covering letter as they do not necessarily have to be disclosed to our opponents . |
| 19 | The indexed sequential method of file organisation which is common in conventional files may be appropriate for some database uses . |
| 20 | In order to learn from dangers which have been previously encountered it may be necessary for such events to be stored in memory even if more mundane ones are not , this would provide an adaptive reason for situations in which subjective risk was present to be specially treated in memory . |
| 21 | A local authority , once satisfied that an odour amounts to a statutory nuisance is under a duty to serve an abatement notice in accordance with s.93 of the Public Health Act 1936 on the person whose act , default or sufferance gave rise to the nuisance or caused it to continue , requiring that person , in a specified time , usually two to six months , to abate the nuisance and to execute such remedial works and take such steps as may be necessary for that purpose . |
| 22 | The need for medical supervision may be necessary for those sufferers who repeatedly enforce vomiting and thus disturb the fluid balance of heir bodies . |
| 23 | The Securities and Investments Board indicated that ‘ slippage ’ may be necessary for some regulatory bodies to give members enough time to put new training arrangements in place and discussions will take place in the near future . |
| 24 | An antiseptic drip may be necessary for this tank . |
| 25 | Liaison with hospital staff , and the rehabilitation team of physiotherapists , occupational therapists and speech therapists may be useful for some clients ( Squires , 1988 ) . |
| 26 | This is not the place for a long explanation or analysis of the history of the period , but a brief resume may be beneficial for some readers . |
| 27 | However , even if the business may be buoyant for some , it remains a small and internationally fragmented one . |
| 28 | A decision that is easy for one group may be hard for another — not just because of different circumstances but because of different motivations . |
| 29 | The major causes of geographical immobility include social ties and a reluctance to move away from family and friends ; indeed , the problems and costs of moving to a new location may be prohibitive for many people . |
| 30 | ( a ) a convertible loan stock does not fall within the definition of a " qualifying corporate bond " as mentioned above ( unless it is a deep gain security ) and may be attractive for that reason ; |