Example sentences of "may [verb] as a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inquiries may arise as a natural consequence of conducting business . |
| 2 | However the undernoted information may act as a general guide to clarify what action may be required : — |
| 3 | The activation of these neurons may be accompanied by glutamate release before the seizure , and glutamate may act as a paracrine factor to produce synchronisation . |
| 4 | The dog may act as a natural host for this species . ] |
| 5 | Elemental ( aminoacid based ) diets were initially introduced as primary treatment of active Crohn 's disease because of their hypoallergenicity , because it was considered that whole protein may act as a dietary antigens and increase the immune stimuli to the gut . |
| 6 | Ian Taylor speculates that tree clumps may act as a respiratory system , drawing up earth energies and releasing them through the clump 's composite aura , as well as performing the same function with subtle celestial stimuli . |
| 7 | Secondly , the inclusive approach may act as a positive encouragement to clients to make use of legal services . |
| 8 | The repressed impulse may appear as a psychosomatic disturbance , with symptoms in the mouth or the digestive system . |
| 9 | To most westerners it may appear as a mere decorative embellishment reflecting the ubiquitous presence of the Cobra all over India , or possessing some remote significance in terms of local superstition or religious belief . |
| 10 | Although these qualities may appear as a formidable list , they are mostly present in people , even though for many reasons they often remain undeveloped . |
| 11 | This may appear as a sudden change in behaviour because the more subtle signs were not noticed before the operation . |
| 12 | As the Community moves towards full monetary union , with narrow band exchange rates and then the adoption of a common currency , social dumping may emerge as a real and acute problem . |
| 13 | Moreover , a merger may occur as a defensive measure , in which , for example , a firm , threatened by a dynamic fast-growing competitor , will attempt to merge with a third firm in order to eliminate the threat . |
| 14 | According to our data , non-deglutitive repetitive simultaneous pressure waves may occur as a normal oesophageal motor pattern . |
| 15 | Moreover , simultaneous oesophageal pressure peaks may occur as a normal phenomenon when swallows are taken in rapid succession , due to the phenomenon of deglutitive inhibition . |
| 16 | The existing brick bungalow , to the north of the chapel , which constituted the lunatic wards in the 1916 plan should , they suggested , be adapted for the isolation of cases of puerperal fever ( a general term including ‘ the several affections which may occur as a direct result of childbirth ’ ) . |
| 17 | What we may recognize as a scientific principle was enunciated via the theological concept of divine immutability . |
| 18 | The met repressor may serve as a useful model for such systems . |
| 19 | The case of Deerhurst in Gloucestershire may serve as a useful example to show what can be learned about early land use and also to indicate some of the pitfalls . |
| 20 | Therefore , PCNA may serve as a useful marker for proliferation if the conditions of fixation are held constant and the same antibody is used throughout the experiment . |
| 21 | Transient ischaemia , often with plaque rupture and formation of platelet fibrin thrombi , distal embolisation , and possibly local vasoconstriction may serve as a primary cause of cardiac arrest or may modulate a fixed arrhythmogenic substrate . |
| 22 | And nineteen eighty two may serve as a suitable reminder for us as we seek to identify those likely to make the most significant contributions in the future . |
| 23 | The episode further emphasised the unsatisfactory state of the libel law , and how the prospect of massive awards of damages may serve as a real threat to freedom of expression . |
| 24 | Again , such a group , meeting on a regular basis , may serve as a stress-reducing medium . |
| 25 | Our results suggest that cholera toxin may serve as a secretory model in the human jejunum which might allow testing of new antisecretory agents . |
| 26 | Failure to understand the distinction between PPD skin test reactivity and active TB may serve as a further disincentive to PPD testing . |
| 27 | Inherited disorders such as cystic fibrosis and functional anomalies such as mental retardation were excluded , but phenylketonuria , galactosaemia , and congenital hypothyroidism were included because they are routinely detected by neonatal screening in Hungary and they may manifest as a congenital abnormality ( for example , microcephaly , cataract , umbilical hernia ) . |
| 28 | Some people have felt that this borrowing from Dorothy and others shows a certain egotism on Wordsworth 's part , but it was his method as an artist to absorb things into himself , and think of them for a long period before writing them down ; nor is it necessary to maintain , in any case , that the ‘ I ’ of a Wordsworth poem is necessarily the poet himself — it may stand as a universal shorthand symbol with which the reader can equally identify . |
| 29 | If you were claiming dual tax relief with your partner before remortgaging , this limitation may come as a serious financial shock to the system . |
| 30 | It may come as a greater surprise to discover that much humbler , less social insects than bees can also show features of learning and memory . |