Example sentences of "may [be] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such comparisons may involve other individuals or may be between one group and another . |
| 2 | These may be into existing degree schemes in the same college or another , into specially planned third-year academic or professional courses , or into employment ’ . |
| 3 | A widower can become something of a ‘ cause ’ to those living in the same street or block of flats , whereas a widow , although not shunned , may be to some extent avoided by all but the most caring individuals in the early days of her bereavement . |
| 4 | There is some evidence ( by no means conclusive ) to indicate that the " hyper-male " situation ( XYY ) may be to some extent associated with aggressive tendencies and the XXY or XXXX situation with ultra.femininity . |
| 5 | Anathema as it may be to Welsh Rugby Union ears , this was something they realised at Twickenham at least five years ago and we have all seen the felicitous results . |
| 6 | One avenue for provision of such resources may be through collective bargaining . |
| 7 | This may be through private study , distance learning or attendance at formal courses . |
| 8 | A few taper to the top , such as the example from the cemetery at Berinsfield ( Oxfordshire ) ; some tapering vessels are bound with bronze , for example that from Droxford ( Hampshire ) , others may be of mixed construction such as those from Harwell ( Oxfordshire ) . |
| 9 | The fact that one prophecy does not come true does not mean you are dealing with a false prophet : ‘ It is possible for a true prophet to prophesy from the flesh or in the excitement of a moment … . ’ says John Wimber.2 In addition , the prophecy may be of mixed value , having one part God 's truth and two parts human enthusiasm . |
| 10 | In the reader example , the fact that the person is female may be of such insignificance that it is not even included as an attribute . |
| 11 | It now seems that the time of injection may be of crucial importance in determining the effects of melatonin . |
| 12 | For some people it may be of crucial importance , for others the family simply is not a significant source of emotional support . |
| 13 | Second , the relationship of the ‘ persuader ’ to the patient may be of crucial importance . |
| 14 | But I do think the minister er should er b be quite clear about that point er because er it may be of crucial importance , not just to the industry , er but also to the public interest who will want to know what the position is so far as er er these matters are concerned . |
| 15 | Unluckily , this may be of little help to the reader if the pictures illustrated are used as mere decoration , and not the subject of critical discussion . |
| 16 | With the wide availability of private transport their location may be of little significance unless tile primary demand is for retirement homes , when prospective purchasers will be heavily dependent on local services . |
| 17 | By the same token , new knowledge may be of little relevance to someone innovating a social instrument to satisfy a need that changing demographics or tax laws have created . |
| 18 | Demographics , for instance , may be of little concern to innovators in fundamental industrial processes like steel making , although Mergenthaler 's Linotype machine became successful primarily because there were not enough skilled typesetters available to satisfy a mass market . |
| 19 | This blurring of the boundaries may be of little consequence to users of the service , but it does have implications for the type of care they receive and which agency remains financially responsible for arranging that care . |
| 20 | For example , collocations extracted from the domain of Banking may be of little use when processing a medical report , since words like ’ charge ’ behave differently when used to describe a type of payment rather than a type of nurse . |
| 21 | Obviously , though , if M-tense and L-tense get too far apart , M-tense may be of little use to the analysis of language . |
| 22 | For example , it may be of little value that the authorities are able to control interest rates via monetary instruments if the relevant objectives are not very sensitive to changes in interest rates . |
| 23 | Development shoot-outs as suggested by one researcher may be a way of widening the solution arena ( Quinn , 1986 ) , but if the uncertainties are too high even this approach may be of little value . |
| 24 | ( The type and purpose of those structures may be of little importance . ) |
| 25 | IT MAY be of little comfort to Euro Disney 's shareholders , but all France 's leisure parks are struggling to make ends meet . |
| 26 | Most of the debate on the validity and primacy of client self-determination has taken place within the casework context ( Bernstein , 1960 ; McDermott , 1975 ; Freedberg , 1989 ) where the elements of eligibility , statutory rights , social control and professional authority may be of central importance ( Rothman , 1989 ; Spicker , 1990 ) . |
| 27 | But however suspicious Mrs Thatcher may be of managed exchange rate systems , she dislikes a falling pound as much as anyone . |
| 28 | Thus it is argued that the gain in profits of changing prices may only be of second order , whereas the welfare losses from the resulting rigidities may be of first order . |
| 29 | Whiting 's or Whitting 's as it is sometimes spelt has a name that seems to have come down through generations , and one authority tempts to suggest that it may be of Saxon period . |
| 30 | This caution is reinforced by a second reason , which in practical terms may be of paramount importance , the fear of being the object of a legal action at the suit of parents , guardians , or relatives , who might allege that the patient was neglected , and would urge that the patient 's refusal should not have been relied upon . |