Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [prep] the long " in BNC.

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1 But we may expect in the long run to become as comfortable in the new clothes as we were in the old .
2 It is concluded that the transposed colon retains its normal motility pattern but some adaptation to its new location may occur in the long term .
3 while purchasing power parity may hold in the long run if real shocks are unimportant , in the short run the exchange rate is not caused by PPP considerations ; rather , with the exchange rate clearing the asset markets , variations in international competitiveness lead to equilibrating changes in the size of the traded goods sector .
4 That may still be prudent if your fish are in the top-quality bracket , but otherwise it may pay in the long run to be looking at 12″ Koi upwards .
5 These findings , with the clinical risk study , might form a reasonable explanation for our 5 positive samples , and raise new insights that the CSF AChE-AD may not be specific for AD and may participate in the long biochemical and pathological abnormality of not only AD but also organic dementia .
6 Other conundra m–y appear rather less cosmically' relevant ; they may seem to be of little importance yet , like Mercury 's orbit , may prove in the long term to be extremely important .
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