Example sentences of "may be [vb pp] by [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The injustice that may be caused by this was clearly illustrated by the case of Pearson v. North Western Gas Board . |
| 2 | There will be some disruption to traffic while the work is in progress and British Gas South Western apologises for any inconvenience which may be caused by this essential work . |
| 3 | A winding-up petition may be presented by any creditor , amongst others ( Section 124(1) ) . |
| 4 | The " membership " of any one social class may be determined by such factors as : traditions family beliefs , values , and attitudes occupation education wealth or income personal aspirations |
| 5 | Nowadays , there is a right of appeal to the Court of Appeal by virtue of the Criminal Justices Act 1988 , s. 159 , and it may be exercised by any ‘ person aggrieved . ’ |
| 6 | But even that may not help as the worker may be waylaid by those who have ‘ just come in for a form ’ or an address or have to collect their children from school in five minutes . |
| 7 | Ideal-typically , positivism may be characterized by such notions as ‘ fact ’ , ‘ will ’ , ‘ power ’ , ‘ instrumentalism ’ , ‘ discretion ’ , ‘ mala prohibita ’ , etc . |
| 8 | 12.3 In the event that any such dispute or difference can not be settled amicably the matter in dispute or difference may be referred by any of the Parties to a single arbitrator to be appointed by the Parties hereto or failing agreement within 28 days after being requested to concur in such appointment , according to the provisions of the Arbitration Acts , 1950 and 1979 or any statuary re-enactment or amendment thereof for the time being in force shall apply thereto . |
| 9 | For example , UNCLASSIFIED and RESTRICTED may be defined by some organisations to be suitable for microfiching . |
| 10 | One of the administrative advantages is that central government can ameliorate the monopoly of information which may be possessed by such agents . |
| 11 | Certainly no generalisation can be made except that the successful diffusion of the knowledge of soil conserving practices is often one essential change that is required — even although the knowledge may be possessed by some cultivators already . |
| 12 | The point may be illustrated by this quatrain from the lyric " The chestnut casts his flambeaux " : " Pass me the can , lad " ; this bluff talkative address undercuts , with sardonic , deprecating effect , the studied artifice of phrasing in the opening lines . |
| 13 | Furthermore , a course in Britain may be regarded by some as a reward for senior staff , whilst a course in the south would attract only those appropriate for it . |
| 14 | Any given process ( behaviour ) may be achieved by many different configurations of many different elements . |
| 15 | This may be achieved by some clause in the guarantee such as ‘ Apart from his obligations under the terms of this guarantee , the manufacturer shall not be liable for any loss howsoever arising . ’ |
| 16 | People 's natural prejudices may be aroused by this prospect alone , sufficiently for the idea to be rejected , but it must be made clear why EMU is undesirable for Britain and for Europe . |
| 17 | The education of children in care may be affected by many factors , including social background , care experience and attitudes of careers and schools . |
| 18 | My hon. Friend has vigorously represented the interests of views of those who may be affected by this project . |
| 19 | Just to , for people who ca n't quite remember the wording of it , the paragraph reads , ‘ If there 's any person who feels that they may be affected by this dispension should contact their local office . ’ |
| 20 | The census of 1991 may be affected by these processes and since the census returns will form the basis of some resource-allocation calculations , severe underestimation of the needs of some areas may be the result . |
| 21 | Self-employed persons may be affected by these provisions as purchasers and users of articles or substances and , in addition , many will have duties as members of one of the classes of persons quoted in the Article . |
| 22 | It is also notable that where a chairman or chief executive has been brought in from outside to those organisations , this may be followed by many changes in senior management and so , from the headhunters ' point of view , putting a chief executive into an older-style organisation is usually an opportunity for them to work with the newly appointed chief executive to build the new senior management team . |
| 23 | ‘ The appointment may be terminated by either party on giving three months ' notice in writing expiring at the end of a term or of the long vacation . |
| 24 | ‘ The appointment may be terminated by either party on giving three months ' notice in writing expiring at the end of a term or of the long vacation . |
| 25 | 7.1 This Agreement may be terminated by either party immediately upon the happening of either of the following events : |
| 26 | Copies of these publications are well worth obtaining as permanent additions to personal libraries , and may be supported by such articles as : ‘ The Population of Elizabethan England ’ by E.E . |
| 27 | ‘ A cape of the same colour and material as the coat , and reaching to the tips of the fingers when the arm is extended , having a rolling collar of velvet 3 inches broad , and closing at the throat with a long loop … may be worn by all officers when not on duty with troops under arms . ’ |
| 28 | No one producer — in his role of entrepreneur — can ignore the possibility that a profit opportunity may be grabbed by another entrepreneur . |
| 29 | Except that trusts of land must be created by writing , a trust may be created by any sufficient expression of intention to create it , whether the legal ownership is transferred to another to hold as trustee or remains with the creator of the trust , who in that case will himself be the trustee . |
| 30 | Drugs include any intoxicant other than alcohol therefore even solvent abuse and driving may be covered by this offence . |