Example sentences of "may [vb infin] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There still remains the primary need for all agreements , however limited in scope , which affect the partners to be set down clearly and exhaustively in writing to avoid subsequent dispute : such writing may range from the proper minutes of a partners ' meeting to a separate manual describing a firm 's management process as a guide , in the largest firms , to enable every partner and every employee to identify the person responsible for any particular aspect of the firm 's administration . |
| 2 | Caution may arise from the civil servants ' commendable desire to protect their Minister from criticism or embarrassment , but it may also result from Ministerial reluctance to contemplate unpopular options . |
| 3 | Several health problems may arise from the uncontrolled ong term abuse of self administered laxatives but this study focuses only on anthranoid laxatives and their relation to the development of colorectal cancer . |
| 4 | But besides unintentional incorrect reporting in newspapers there is also the problem of bias , much of which may emanate from the political stance taken by a newspaper in an uncensored society . |
| 5 | If you find a swim where you can trot down you could end up with a good bag of dace as large , individually , as those you may catch from the main river . |
| 6 | The operator may deviate from the listed procedure because it may require excessive moving about or because he is interrupted by the requirements of other tasks . |
| 7 | There are literally thousands of Latin words occurring in texts of interest to the local historian — and these may date from the sixth or seventh centuries down to the seventeenth . |
| 8 | Just as a phonetician may select , from the general phonetic features available , the features voiced , bilabial and stop , but not lateral , to characterise a [ b ] , so , he suggests , the analyst may choose from the contextual features , those necessary to characterise a particular communicative event . |
| 9 | The minor age differences between zircons and other kimberlite minerals may result from the second magmatic pulse required to account for the disruption and deformation of MARID nodules before they are incorporated in the final erupted kimberlite . |
| 10 | In the first place , the lack of significant correlations with regard to this group of features may result from the limited variance observed in most studies : apparently all adults make such adjustments when speaking to young children . |
| 11 | Evidence shows more deaths may result from the improper use of ATVs . |
| 12 | A similar isolation of national markets may result from the abusive and predatory practices of businesses which by virtue of their market share and technical and financial resources enjoy dominant positions on their national markets . |
| 13 | Recently there has been speculation that the generally disappointing effects of hypotensive drug therapy in mildly hypertensive subjects may result from the deleterious metabolic side-effects of the agents themselves Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial Research Group ( 1982 ) . |
| 14 | For example , the horse may generalise from the social structure of its own herd , the pecking order , as a guide of how to relate to us . |
| 15 | They receive a substantial annual budget from central government coffers , they may borrow from the national loan fund for commercial purposes and they can make use of the proceeds from land sales . |
| 16 | In the future , broader co-operation and co-ordination may follow from the firm basis of this work . |
| 17 | The prevalent and dominant winds may blow from the same direction or they may blow from almost opposite directions . |
| 18 | In part this difficulty may stem from the uncertain legal nature of the action for breach of confidence . |
| 19 | Standards may well rise from 1990 , but the rise may stem from the National Curriculum , testing , parental choice , opting out , or other factors which have nothing to do with the ERA . |
| 20 | If they are not replaced , then the victim will become hypovolaemic ( having a lower than normal total blood volume ) and may die from the consequent reduction in circulating blood supply to the vital organs . |
| 21 | Dickson suggested a further stage , briefly dipping the stained slide or surface into Alizarin red solution alone , but this is not often needed and indeed may detract from the first stain . |
| 22 | However , if the forward market is ‘ unbalanced ’ in some way ( for example , if the value of UK purchases of dollars forward is greater than the value of US purchases of sterling ) then the market forward rate may depart from the expected future spot rate . |
| 23 | Little has been written on the subject since then , but one may infer from the few remarks that are made on it that psychologists are no longer so impressed by ‘ the insuperable logical difficulty ’ James believed there to be in the way of saying that the difference between sensations may be one of ‘ place pure and simple ’ . |
| 24 | The initiative for such transfers may come from the local authority concerned , the association or company seeking ownership , or the tenants themselves . |
| 25 | The name ‘ Hareston ’ may derive from the great granite boulder , now hidden by brambles in a field near the house . |
| 26 | Finally , with respect to language issues , a variety of debates are still in progress and it is premature to draw firm conclusions ; however , there is some evidence to suggest that bilingualism may actually enhance educational performance ( Houlton , 1986 ) , that in the case of Afro-Caribbean pupils there may well be ‘ dialect interference ’ , although it is clear too that some of the problems here may derive from the negative attitudes of teachers towards Creole ( Edwards , 1979 ) , and that in the case of some Bangladeshi pupils lack of familiarity with English may be an obstacle to academic achievement ( House of Commons Home Affairs Committee , 1986 ) . |
| 27 | This enhanced sense may derive from the deft , alert response of the musicians to David Lloyd-Jones 's direction , and certainly owes much to the magic of Jack Gibbons 's playing , which becomes the focal point of this performance . |
| 28 | While either variant may derive from the chronological lists , discussed just below , or from Nesri , it is just possible that Ali 's 833 results from a careless reading of Taskopruzade 's account . |
| 29 | The fine definitions used in mathematics may differ from the general use of particular words . |
| 30 | Almost 1,000 students will be voting , though the result may differ from the real thing tomorrow four years ago the school ‘ elected ’ Michael Dukakis . |