Example sentences of "may [adv] [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Councils may eventually cease to be major landlords ( Coleman 1989a ) and this dimension of fertility differences will have to be analysed in new ways . |
| 2 | As a consequence there are books on many library shelves which may eventually have to be withdrawn , with or without litigation , not because of their content but because of their intent . |
| 3 | It can be advantageous to put each formula on a stability test and to leave earlier formulae on storage when later different formulae are developed ; the earlier formula may eventually prove to be more stable than later formulae . |
| 4 | For Virgo , Fate takes a hand today when a delayed or missed connection may lead to a contact that may eventually prove to be very beneficial . |
| 5 | This was , is , and ever will be , Dick Hudson 's , which may justifiably claim to be the most famous pub in all Yorkshire , or indeed the world . |
| 6 | This was especially true in Scotland , and in particular , Glasgow , which may justly claim to be the deaf ‘ capital ’ during this era . |
| 7 | While cleaning staff are busy working on one floor , they may suddenly need to be directed to another room . |
| 8 | Hence , worthwhile projects may not proceed or may be unnecessarily delayed , and plans may suddenly have to be changed when constraints are tightened ( see also Likierman , 1984 ) . |
| 9 | Substantial medical and hospital accounts from USA and Canada may normally need to be audited . |
| 10 | And they warn that up to £12m may soon have to be invested in major work . |
| 11 | War should be studied through those who take part in it , so that the attitudes and human reactions of those involved may be appreciated , and the phenomenon of war may thus come to be better understood . |
| 12 | Inter area and inter authority variation may thus prove to be great . |
| 13 | In addition to their other responsibilities local authorities may still continue to be direct care providers if they so wish . |
| 14 | Feelings of worthlessness , hopelessness , grief , lack of purpose and depression may still have to be dealt with , or the individual may again resort to an alcoholic solution . |
| 15 | Roses may still need to be sprayed against black spot and rust . |
| 16 | One preliminary point that may still need to be made is that the switches between the two media are not arbitrary , but motivated according to a series of conventions practised by other Elizabethan dramatists . |
| 17 | They also look at wider issues such as their own up-bringing which may have been in an addictive family and may have led to many grief or abuse or other issues that may still need to be processed with a sponsor or a professional counsellor if there is to be further progress in recovery . |
| 18 | Such optimism may still prove to be justified : but the bets are much riskier , now that China 's leadership has shown its continued reliance on the mailed fist and its continued vulnerability to factional disputes . |
| 19 | But it may still prove to be the route to more jobs |
| 20 | A teacher who regards his work in this way , who sees his task as being not merely an overseer of academic progress but a mature adult who watches over and helps a child to find personal identity in an ever more complex and fast moving world may deservedly claim to be considered doing work worthy of professional status . |
| 21 | The second demands that the child itself should be the focus of our attention , although other sides of the case may also need to be dealt with . |
| 22 | To these questions the following may also need to be added . |
| 23 | Sites suspected through documentary research or for some other reason may also need to be more precisely pinpointed before excavation can take place . |
| 24 | Some of the foundation hardcore may also have to be removed , and any soft ground dug out till you reach a firmer base . |
| 25 | If you can not complete the declaration without qualification , the sum assured may also have to be reduced under your Bond . |
| 26 | If you 're planning to cut or remove structural timbers , your calculations may also have to be submitted to prove their structural adequacy . |
| 27 | Excitable children can have a similar effect , and so they may also have to be shown how to behave towards a puppy . |
| 28 | Since the condition often occurs in the secondary-school years , the young person may not only be faced with the trauma of the diagnosis and the confusion of being still able to see clearly in some situations and not at all in others , but there may also have to be a decision to transfer the medium of communication from print to braille , all this taking place in the years leading up to important examinations . |
| 29 | Routines to plot circles and curves and shade in sections of graphs are often very useful , especially in the field of business graphics and these may also have to be created . |
| 30 | e.g. a second or holiday home , when endorsement H21 may also have to be applied . |