Example sentences of "may [adv] [be] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 3.24.85 ; Zon. 7.21.9 ) ; though this , too , may arguably be a Hellenistic intrusion into a Roman ceremonial . |
| 2 | A field of rare flowers that is destroyed can be replanted and may eventually be the same as the field that was destroyed ( even if the process does take 1,000 years ) . |
| 3 | There may only be a small number of laws , which are self-consistent and which lead to complicated beings like ourselves who can ask the question : What is the nature of God ? |
| 4 | Virgin may only be a small airline , but so far this year it 's Airbus 's biggest customer , that 's because many bigger airlines struggling in a tough market either ca n't afford new planes or are cancelling their orders . |
| 5 | ‘ It may only be a temporary measure . |
| 6 | If changes in the distribution of income have also occurred , the improvement may only be a potential one . |
| 7 | Second , they must appreciate that their textual properties may only be a single element in a diverse multimedia development . |
| 8 | there are several marked differences in the way that industrialisation has proceeded country-by-country ; that there is no single logic of industrialisation , though there may only be a few paths . |
| 9 | Women 's discourse may only be a flawed copy of its male counterpart , but , as Irigaray shows , women can use this apparent deficiency to their advantage by allowing the ‘ bad copy ’ to become a subversive caricature in which the difference between the double and the ‘ original ’ reveals the gender bias underlying male discourse and ( male ) subjectivity ( 1977:73–4 ) . |
| 10 | Klima may perhaps be a common name in Czechoslovakia , and Kundera has become a common name in the conversation of Western readers , who are drawn to these reciprocal concerns of his . |
| 11 | The apparently extreme view expressed by Masterman ( 1987 ) may perhaps be the public perception of local-authority services as a whole , but equally many people working in schools would also subscribe to this view when discussing the local education authority 's administration of the education service . |
| 12 | The Dhofaris who were neglected by the previous ruler are now enjoying the fruits of extensive agricultural development , so that the region once famed for providing the ancient world with frankincense may soon be a major source of food for other Gulf states . |
| 13 | Sulphate-reducing bacteria may thus be an important and previously unrecognized agent for Fe(III) reduction in aquatic sediments and ground waters . |
| 14 | To be able to add this latest accreditation to what may already be a substantial collection of brandings and certifications , a vendor has to successfully complete a set of tests and checks , buy a distribution source licence for the specific OSF technology , and agree to a royalty structure for products shipped under the certification seal . |
| 15 | There may nevertheless be a small number of cases in which a family assistance order may be appropriate and the court may make one if satisfied that the circumstances of the case are exceptional ( s16(3) ) . |
| 16 | So it may just be a seasonal thing . |
| 17 | Prices are also made a lot more volatile right simply because the world market becomes a residual market , instead of everybody buying and selling through the world market right , if virtually everybody becomes self sufficient , the world market becomes a bit of a misnomer right , there is n't such a thing as a world market in that in that particular case it it may just be a few very small countries trade on the world market , it becomes very small market and therefore prone to supply erm fluctuations in any one country and as we know , supply fluctuations on inelastic demand causes price volatility . |
| 18 | If you missed it , there may just be the odd copy left . |
| 19 | Just Do It at Smith Rock ( see last month 's Compass column ) may just be the hardest rock climb in the world . |
| 20 | It may just be an extremist minority within a minority that would take offence , but one company told PEN it would rather just take the easy way out and not have pigs . |
| 21 | The Council for Protection of Rural England says , however , that although the schemes are welcome , the national trend may still be a net loss . |
| 22 | There may still be a few people in Islay who will remember , no doubt with appreciation , the Coats libraries , a source of firstly recreation and secondly instruction , when books were scarce in the island except in the houses of the proprietors , and to a lesser degree , the doctor , the ministers and the schoolmasters , long before popular newspapers , radio and television were easily available , |
| 23 | There may still be a few sticking points even at these late stages . |
| 24 | If services are no longer to be held , even irregularly , there may still be a local farmer or former parishioner who is willing to carry out basic maintenance . |
| 25 | There may still be a military future for the base . |
| 26 | But while the family may still be the supreme focus of privatisation , it is not the only one . |
| 27 | Such reading in the classroom may still be the only occasion when some pupils experience this activity : in which case , they may well value it very highly indeed . |
| 28 | In the major conurbations day special schools may be available ( for example , London , Birmingham ) , but for pupils in rural or inaccessible areas weekly or half-termly residence at a special school may still be the only viable option . |
| 29 | ‘ Face ’ and ‘ mask ’ may still be the wrong metaphor , for it is too rigid , denying the fluid state of continual remoulding , and it also denies those rare but important occasions when mask and face are indistinguishable . |
| 30 | He was and may still be the youngest man ever to have held the rank of brigadier general in the British army . |