Example sentences of "and this [vb mod] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Publication of the report is then held over until after the review , and this might mean a further six months . |
| 2 | A broad position would be to hold that any threat may negative consent , and this might include a threat to send a compromising photograph to someone , a threat to report a driver for exceeding the speed limit , and so on . |
| 3 | At the very least , their existence in the home may create a climate of familiarity and acceptance in schools and this may influence the shape of educational commitments to multimedia when they eventually come . |
| 4 | If a killer thinks , even if only for a split second , that it is face to face with an owl or an eagle , it is very likely to back away and this may give the harmless bluffer enough time to escape . |
| 5 | He described himself as the ‘ natural son ’ of his parents on his baptism certificate , and this may explain the affinity he felt for the boy . |
| 6 | Ca 2+ levels were found to be elevated in synaptosomes prepared from potentiated dentate gyrus 45min after the induction of LTP , and this may explain the enhanced ability of potentiated synaptosomes to release preloaded transmitter . |
| 7 | Malinowski ( 1884–1942 ) , an emigré Pole , was trained first as a scientist and this may explain the strongly biological orientation of his functionalist theories . |
| 8 | In actual practice , one or more of the items are often missing and this may explain the high failure rate of new ventures . |
| 9 | In the latter case voiding can , in principle , occur and this may explain the stress-whitening found for example in high-density polyethylene under high strain . |
| 10 | It may seem strange that such an important and renowned healing centre should have been given up so easily and so early , and this may reflect the despoliation and depredations by members of the House of Constantine . |
| 11 | The exclusion of fixed charges from section 245 arguably reflects the favouritism shown to secured creditors in English company law , although to make a secured charge subject to the claims of preferential creditors would obviously affect both the terms of credit and the amount of credit available , and this may justify the present position . |
| 12 | It is true that some attention is normally indicated and this may involve a certain amount of expense , though not necessarily a king 's ransom . |
| 13 | The intensity towards the centre of the remnant is slightly below that of its surroundings and this may represent a cavity with an outer perimeter shell of higher-density gas . |
| 14 | The ‘ poor widow ’ of Chaucer 's Nun 's Priest 's Tale had a diet consisting mainly of milk and brown bread , with broiled bacon and the occasional egg , and this may represent a fairly normal diet . |
| 15 | Most crucial of all , the royal couple themselves , with their thin permeable skins , will die if the atmosphere gets so hot and dry that they lose their body fluids or if they are badly chilled , and this may mean the end of the whole colony . |
| 16 | The change in a , may well give rise to a change in savings behaviour ( savings being influenced by the degree of regression to the mean ) , and this may modify the conclusions . |
| 17 | It will need to be updated whenever the direct file is updated if the file is very volatile , and this may require the two files to be on-line together . |
| 18 | Implementation of all measures requires co-ordination between central and local government departments to ensure a coherent and consistent pattern of response , and this may require the creation of a new organization to take charge overall during smog emergencies . |
| 19 | Generally speaking , female workers are less likely to undertake traditional forms of industrial action , and this may have a growing impact on the role of the labour movement in future decades . |
| 20 | For example , a state enterprise may be subject to close parliamentary scrutiny by elected representatives , and this may have a major impact on the public image and hence the political vulnerability or strength of the enterprise . |
| 21 | Few of the trained staff have had any guidance in how to teach , and this may produce a feeling of inadequacy . |
| 22 | At high K coverages there are relatively few unblocked sites on the surface , and this may reduce the mobility of adsorbed CO across the surface . |
| 23 | As tribal culture weakens , status and power will come to be less connected with an outward demonstration of wealth , and this may pave the way for a more powerful generation of entrepreneurs as specific commercial objectives come to supersede those of status . |
| 24 | If cells in the progress zone of the mouse limb bud or the chick limb bud are damaged often merely a hand develops attached to the shoulder and this may provide a basis for understanding the effects of thalidomide . |
| 25 | However , the immune system plays an important role in rheumatoid arthritis ( see p 119 ) , and this may provide a clue . |
| 26 | In each of these cases the emphasis is placed upon the transfers of mass and energy and this may provide a much-needed focus of further development for the extension of the systems approach employing the notions of rate of doing work or of power . |
| 27 | The level of cAMP is elevated in an NMDA receptor-dependent manner in LTP and this may indicate an involvement of cAMP-dependent protein kinase ( PKA ) . |
| 28 | Children often bring a new toy or special gift they have received to show their teacher and friends , and this may become the basis for a collection , as may something as simple as a pretty sweet wrapper or even an old shoe . |
| 29 | However , there is no provision in the Disclosure Directive for permitting companies who are concerned as to who may be holding their shares ( for example , in the case of an anticipated takeover ) to require holders of voting rights to disclose their interests ; there is therefore no equivalent of a notice under Section 212 of the 1985 Companies Act , and this may prove a deficiency in the new system . |
| 30 | However , he is more sympathetic to European federalism and this may prove a barrier . |