Example sentences of "may be [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A further risk that may be relevant where a purchaser acquires assets and assumes responsibility for some but not all of the creditors , is that the sale may be seen as a preferential treatment of creditors under IA 1986 , s239 . |
| 2 | Although my hand may be bigger than a lot of people 's , it 's still a hand — it 's not a block of wood . |
| 3 | But although we may be confident that a gradient exists , and influences subsequent development , we usually have no idea what it is a gradient of , and rather little idea of how genes are actually switched on and off . |
| 4 | Sometimes a ‘ bottom-up ’ approach may be better than a ‘ top-down ’ one . |
| 5 | But on any one day , although there will be subject assessors beavering away in places all over the country , their activity is not very visible unless you happen to teach in a department being visited ; the rest of the staff in your own college or school may be unaware that a subject assessor is there . |
| 6 | Other arrangements may be appropriate if a printer is engaged at an early stage . |
| 7 | However , delays may occur if the authorities have failed to make contingency plans to meet the change in circumstances , and consequently prolonged discussion may be necessary before a decision is made to use particular instruments in a certain way . |
| 8 | Nominal roll-calls may be useful where a small number of staff , say 25 , are involved . |
| 9 | In addition a ‘ terminal ’ bonus may be payable when a policy becomes a claim by death or maturity ; the level of this bonus may be reviewed at any time without notice to reflect changes in the value of the assets of the life fund . |
| 10 | In addition a ‘ terminal ’ bonus may be payable when a policy becomes a claim by death or maturity ; the level of this bonus may be reviewed at any time without notice to reflect the changes in the value of the assets of the life fund . |
| 11 | In many cases it may be clear that a particular meaning is intended , but the drafter 's job is to avoid ambiguity and possible disputes . |
| 12 | He may be faster than a speeding bullet but he 's no match for a giant alien called Doomsday . |
| 13 | Our cells may be cold as a dip in the sea , but our hearts are still warm , thank God . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But where the sentence is substantial the offence will be grave , the risk the offender represents to the public can be significant and the difference which decision to grant or not to grant parole makes , may be more than a few months . |
| 15 | In the end the consequences of Chernobyl may be more than a horrifying collection of statistics about unleashed radiation , deformed lives , premature deaths . |
| 16 | ‘ And I think Ahn may be more than a little put out by the idea . ’ |
| 17 | A growing number of people believe this may be more than a fantasy . |
| 18 | It may be more than a fortnight — I do n't really know how long . " |
| 19 | By then the glider may be airborne and a cart-wheel will be unavoidable . |
| 20 | This is a time of tension when the stakes may be high and a future plan hangs by a thread . |
| 21 | A social studies programme must suggest the use of resources such as the market , the shop , the dispensary or the roadside , even though its makers may be aware that a very large number of deep rural schools have none of these resources at hand . |