Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Students may exchange information by mail with other students on their lectures under the special communications facilities provided . |
| 32 | In other words , the potential plaintiff may withhold payment of money which is due to the potential defendant , as an alternative way of obtaining the benefit of the expert 's decision . |
| 33 | the Chairman may withhold consent to publication or disclosure where it can be demonstrated that publication or disclosure is contrary to the commercial interest of any of the Parties provided that ins such cases |
| 34 | Such dresses may have been worn over a sleeved under-dress which generally received no fastenings , with some exceptions which were secured at the wrist with a clasp which may carry evidence of braid ( Crowfoot 1952 ) . |
| 35 | Smoking may prevent healing of oesophagitis by reducing salivary epidermal growth factor secretion and reduces the rate of healing in response to anti-reflux medication . |
| 36 | In addition , the physical effect of thickening of the arteriolar walls in the kidney may prevent release of renin from the juxtaglomerular apparatus ( Schindler & Sommers , 1966 ) . |
| 37 | On the other hand to be slower than other schools in developing schemes of quality assurance may bring credit for prudence . |
| 38 | Nisbet and Sadler ( 12 ) further point out that school closure may bring loss of employment , loss of rates through migration out of the district and loss of resources due to disinclination to develop together with decline of existing services such as transport . |
| 39 | For asymmetric tops , which have three different moments of inertia , there is no symmetry element of order greater than two , and up to three different symmetry species of vibration may give rise to IR bands . |
| 40 | This argument is supported by the report of Spigelmann suggesting that exposure of the foregut to bile may give rise to DNA adducts . |
| 41 | In some kinds of rock , such as granite , the creation of steep , bare rock faces can lead to significant lateral expansion into the valley side as well as vertical dilation and this may give rise to exfoliation domes ( Fig. 6.21 ) . |
| 42 | Decisions that fall outside the parameters of ‘ ordinary ’ unreasonableness may give rise to liability , but those indicating a lesser degree of ineptitude will be categorised as merely imprudent , or as involving an error of judgment , and will , accordingly , be safe from attack . |
| 43 | A failure to warn that a product is not suitable for a particular purpose may give rise to liability : e.g. that fireworks are not suitable for indoor use . |
| 44 | The latter form of interference may give rise to liability in nuisance . |
| 45 | Alston ( 1982 ) , for instance , has noted how these arrangements may give rise to jealousy and rivalry . |
| 46 | ( 7.3 ) unc Divergence in one operand of a PAR may give rise to divergence in the complete construct , since an implementation may choose to run one argument until it can proceed no further before running another . |
| 47 | Health A difficult connection between the Sun , your ruler , and planet Pluto may give rise to backache and tension . |
| 48 | Intangible assets may give rise to market power rents in addition to pure rents on specific attributes , where the asset is used strategically to prevent entry by a competition . |
| 49 | Quartz grains may also contain solid inclusions , the mineralogy of which may give evidence of provenance ( e.g. sillimanite inclusions are excellent evidence for a metamorphic source area ) . |
| 50 | It may give evidence of trade , since coins were used as objects of trade . |
| 51 | There is some evidence that foods rich in pro-vitamin A and vitamin C may give protection against cancer . |
| 52 | It may give awareness of traffic and slamming doors but certainly will not respond to a skylark . |
| 53 | But radiation from VDUs at very low frequencies may give cause for concern , say scientists at the Ginadian Centre for Occupational Health and safety . |
| 54 | Abuse of justice may follow delay in investigation : . |
| 55 | First , these values may limit conflict in crisis situations . |
| 56 | Financial constraints may limit maintenance of safety in the home : for example , an old person may not be able to afford to replace worn carpets or an ageing electricity system and both are potential causes of accident . |
| 57 | If you look in your autoexec.bat or config.sys files you may see REM in front of a sentence or command line . |
| 58 | The length of that sort of letter hardly matters — one sentence might give six months ' nourishment , or a paragraph may become food for reflection . |
| 59 | Importers may claim relief from VAT on the packings without having to complete any Customs declarations or paying security , provided that certain conditions are met . |
| 60 | The final way in which social routines may provide support for language is that they create the conditions whereby the child is motivated to speak . |