Example sentences of "may [verb] [adv] [adv] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example sulphur troxide dinitrogen tetroxide diiodine hexachloride Alternatively , where a binary compound contains an element which may exist in more than one oxidation state , the oxidation number is indicated . |
| 2 | Both solids and liquids may exist in more than one phase . |
| 3 | Now he knows I am here he may be more careful , or he may act more quickly than he had planned . ’ |
| 4 | or they may grow more slowly than the rest of the body , and so decrease in relative size , which is negative allometry . |
| 5 | The person who creates a crisis in a relationship which is not going well such that the two part company and he or she is able to establish a more suitable and rewarding partnership may do much better than the person who avoids crises and settles for a far from ideal partner . |
| 6 | Do n't get me wrong , I 'm not saying that companies should n't sponsor ballet or opera , but I think they have to not lose sight of sponsorship potential with the disadvantages as well as the anonymous giving branch , because small amounts of money to some organizations may do disproportionately more than the Scottish Opera |
| 7 | Universal and Paramount may do less well than last year . |
| 8 | Applications must be processed Assuming that the company requires a range of different skills , the applications must be divided into groups according to their suitability for the different posts Some applicants may appear in more than one group , in which case some account will need to be taken of their preferences Managers involved in the selection process must choose those to be invited for initial interview . |
| 9 | ( This process , incidentally , may begin much earlier than many secondary teachers suppose . |
| 10 | ( ix ) Of course , the same word form may occur in more than one word class . |
| 11 | As we have seen , some genetic change may not take place at random , or events may occur more quickly than Darwin believed . |
| 12 | Particular parts may move more slowly than others . |
| 13 | In fact ‘ alpha ’ teams ( composed of high achievers ) may perform less successfully than those made up according to Belbin 's criteria for effective task achievement . |
| 14 | Those who are thin and lean may fare less well than their plump counterparts at times of shortage . |
| 15 | They may communicate more fully than they would in real life but this is to my advantage as the reader because it increases my relief and my pleasure . |
| 16 | By encouraging an individual to explore their ideas , correct , redefine and re-explore until a workable solution is arrived at , may take slightly longer than simply being instructed in that certain manner by an appropriate ‘ expert ’ yet the learning experience is infinitely greater and consequently more long lasting . |
| 17 | Entries which may take up more than one line must end with an END-OF keyword related to the initial keyword ; e.g. END-OF-CLASSIFICATIONS . |
| 18 | Other readers may respond more positively than I do to these over-leisurely presumptions on their interest . |
| 19 | I may go even further than the Long Drive , he 'd said . |
| 20 | The council may then recommend one name for approval to a general meeting of the association , or it may put forward more than one name and leave it to the general meeting to decide . |
| 21 | Head of Department : ‘ This will pose severe problems for some … may put off rather than motivate them … may backfire on us ! ’ ( verified note of meeting ) |
| 22 | Cold-adapted collembola may metabolize slightly faster than temperate species ; in laboratory stocks of C . |
| 23 | These three aspects are to some extent interrelated in that , for example , at higher temperatures water quality may deteriorate more rapidly than at low temperatures and under conditions of crowding , the deterioration of water quality will also be accelerated . |