Example sentences of "may [be] objected that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( It may be objected that I am taking far too earnest a view of a wonderfully comic fictional character . |
| 2 | It may be objected that my argument defines individualism too narrowly ; for rather than contrasting the properties of individuals as such with those of social wholes , I have focussed on a particular range of traits , and in doing so may be said to have neglected properties to which the individualist can legitimately appeal . |
| 3 | Of course , it may be objected that the very notion of an ‘ art-object ’ is a cultural construct peculiar to certain traditions , but that notion is so deeply embedded in Western culture that it is difficult to dismiss it . |
| 4 | ‘ To this it may be objected that although it is necessary to tax in order to wage war , it is not necessary for the Executive to tax without a statute . |
| 5 | It may be objected that the identification of such continuities bases a far-fetched proposition on simple coincidences , against which one can argue that it simply extends to the Reeve 's tale an alert manner of reading which has become absolutely orthodox in respect of the Miller 's Tale . |