Example sentences of "may be [adj] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the following may be repetitive to some extent , and the reader is asked to excuse this as the writer finds it difficult to avoid repeating some of his thoughts in a subject so fraught with difficulties of explanation , and covering such a wide field . |
| 2 | This life style may be unsuitable for some women and boredom can lead to a couple 's failure to complete an assignment , even to breakdown of their marriage . |
| 3 | It is further recognised that words or gestures which may be tolerable to some people may be deeply offensive or threatening to others . |
| 4 | Where there is nothing to show that the parties have used language in any other than its strict and ordinary sense , and where the words interpreted in that sense are sensible with reference to extrinsic circumstances , it is an inflexible rule of construction that the words shall be interpreted in that strict and primary sense even though they may be capable of some popular or secondary interpretation and even though the most conclusive evidence of the intention to use them in such popular sense is tendered ( Enlayde Ltd v Roberts [ 1917 ] 1 Ch 109 : obligation to reinstate property destroyed by fire included an obligation to reinstate where the destruction was caused by incendiary bombs ) . |
| 5 | As to where a company resides which may be relevant for some purposes , a company or corporation resides where it carries on business and it can reside in more places than one ( Davies v British Geon Ltd [ 1956 ] 3 All ER 389 ) . |
| 6 | Yet such matters may be relevant in some cases ; one particular example is that if you are registered as disabled , you are entitled to special consideration . |
| 7 | It is often associated with obesity and may be latent for some years before diagnosis . |
| 8 | Although centres generally have more control over what learning and assessment opportunities are offered , it may be preferable for some learning outcomes to be assessed in the workplace , if this opportunity exists ; eg. if a YT trainee carries out reception duties in the workplace it would be more realistic if the centre could arrange for the relevant module ( or learning outcomes ) to be assessed in the work environment . |
| 9 | Those I mention here are the most often talked about and may be helpful for some readers . |
| 10 | The expression , ‘ the delinquent subculture ’ , may be new to some readers of this volume . |
| 11 | The ideas in child art education I am going to put to your notice may be new to some . |
| 12 | The need continually to monitor one 's standards of attainment may be new to some teachers , but is an essential part of self- evaluation : community language teachers may not be ready for the responsibilities placed on them in terms of analysing pupils ' needs and progress , or in terms of raising the status of a language . |
| 13 | Patients may be unaware of some hazards ( e.g. the possibility of developing deep vein thrombosis ) and the nurse must therefore explain both the hazards and the preventive actions which can be taken . |
| 14 | Or , they may be involved in some form of ritual in which the lighted candle has a religious significance . |
| 15 | ‘ I have n't got one , but I have a hunch that Delia Forbes may be involved in some way . |
| 16 | These data suggest that NO may be involved in some of these processes but the potential role of the L-arginine-NO pathway in gall bladder physiology has not been explored . |
| 17 | More expensive , but still good value , are the units from direct-sell kitchen manufacturers — their quality and installation services can be excellent , but you may be subject to some fairly hard selling methods at first . |
| 18 | He agreed with that proposition and stated : The reason is that the third party recipient may be subject to some additional and conflicting duty which does not affect the primary confidant or may not be subject to some special duty which does effect that confidant . |
| 19 | For example , an enterprise may be subject to some form of political control from ministries or agencies responsible for finance , employment , defence and regional policy in addition to its principal ‘ sponsor ’ or ‘ tutelary ’ ministry ( see , e.g. , Feigenbaum 1985 : 87–92 ) . |
| 20 | The indexed sequential method of file organisation which is common in conventional files may be appropriate for some database uses . |
| 21 | Banks also advertise their executorship services , which may be appropriate in some circumstances — but bank charges for acting as executor are high , and are not open to challenge or independent assessment in the same way as solicitors ' fees . |
| 22 | However , as my right hon. Friend the Member for Southend , West said , it may be appropriate in some cases to consider a group of counties if clear cross-boundary issues are likely to arise during the discussion period . |
| 23 | The Securities and Investments Board indicated that ‘ slippage ’ may be necessary for some regulatory bodies to give members enough time to put new training arrangements in place and discussions will take place in the near future . |
| 24 | It may be necessary in some cases to clean the protective quartz sleeve around the U/V/ light . |
| 25 | The people of Whitby may be familiar with some of the landmarks in his historical romance The Red which is set there in the 1600s . |
| 26 | Liaison with hospital staff , and the rehabilitation team of physiotherapists , occupational therapists and speech therapists may be useful for some clients ( Squires , 1988 ) . |
| 27 | This is not the place for a long explanation or analysis of the history of the period , but a brief resume may be beneficial for some readers . |
| 28 | Although most of our patients had minimal upper gastrointestinal symptoms and normal gastric emptying , the effect of loperamide on gastric emptying may be beneficial in some patients with chronic radiation enteritis , as chronic gastroparesis is a recognised sequel to abdominal irradiation . |
| 29 | However , even if the business may be buoyant for some , it remains a small and internationally fragmented one . |
| 30 | Within the schools , examples can be easily identified — they may be transitory in some cases , but they reappear in other forms at other times . |