Example sentences of "and it may [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using ( 21 ) we now evaluate unc and it may be checked that postmultiplication by unc gives a null product . |
| 2 | We now form v , unc as in ( 9 ) , ( 10 ) , and solve ( 11 ) for M. To sufficient accuracy , we find unc and then a new Yo is , with d chosen appropriately , unc and it may be checked that these two columns are , sufficiently nearly , orthogonal . |
| 3 | They did not — and it was admittedly no part of their business to do so — inform us for which purposes the existing social services are ‘ excessive ’ ; and it may be observed that other commentators , political and non-political , though they are frequently willing to indicate social services which in their opinion are ‘ inadequate ’ , are extremely taciturn when it comes to illustrating the more obvious half of the truism with specific examples . |
| 4 | Despite the fact that contemporary comment was no stronger than it had been in the nineteenth century , World War I had a dramatic effect on the marriage expectations of women , and it may be hypothesised that there were concomitant changes in attitudes towards the desirability of careers for daughters of middle class parents . |
| 5 | The problem of fume cupboards is a sensitive area and it may be argued that health and safety considerations are in conflict with energy efficiency . |
| 6 | From the later Republic onwards there is no period of Roman history lacking fine portraits , and it may be argued that the lack of earlier survivals is merely due to chance . |
| 7 | The predicted expansion never came and it may be argued that Kielder , and the flooding of the valley , was a disastrous example of the worst kind of crystal-ball gazing so frequently employed to force unwelcome developments on an unwilling population ; and once again , the experts got it wrong . |
| 8 | And it may be argued that centralist solutions are dangerous , not only because in any particular administration they may be used to bad effect , but because in principle they inhibit freedom . |
| 9 | These external pressures have worked through to the universities , and it may be argued that the current problems universities face in regard to research funding in the earth sciences are the result of the rapid , uncontrolled increases in the 1970's . |
| 10 | Physical abuse is not known to be extensive and it may be felt that it has been excessively discussed in the context of ‘ dependence and independence ’ . |
| 11 | It is perhaps disappointing to note that over a quarter of the total sample fell into this latter category , and it may be emphasized that staff in libraries of all sizes have training needs . |
| 12 | As discussed on pages 7 — 8 , the legal basis for these proposals remains controversial and it may be aggravated by the outcome of the Maastricht Summit in December 1991 . |
| 13 | And it may be noted that Holman draws on psychological research to emphasise the adverse effects on children of separation from their parents , of the failure to develop relationships at all , and of disruptive family relationships . |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | The extent of the duty to state reasons thus varies according to the nature and context of the measure in question , and it may be said that it is not required to go into matters of detail to a disproportionate extent . |
| 16 | Seisin is a root of title , and it may be said without undue exaggeration that so far as land is concerned there is in England no law of ownership , but only a law of possession . |
| 17 | On the other hand , if the mean consumption is reduced by a rise in a 3 and it may be seen from ( 9–26 ) that the coefficient of variation is decreased . |
| 18 | The standing of the statement needs initially to be determined and it may be elevated to the rank of contractual term if the courts consider on the facts that this was the intention of the parties . |
| 19 | Our public houses vary in terms of individual design and construction , but the plans provided are typical of the two types of unit distinguished in the Preliminary Report , and it may be assumed that appropriate proposals will be suitable for other units falling within the same category . |
| 20 | These characters are highly experienced , and it may be assumed that they can equip themselves with pretty much anything they want ( subject to GM approval ) . |
| 21 | On the vertical axis is plotted the recorded rate of increase of money wage rates , and it may be assumed that the rate of inflation can be closely associated with these rates of wage change because wages are usually the largest component of costs . |
| 22 | Eventually the scarp will retreat from the original position of faulting and it may be buried by sediment . |
| 23 | But such behaviour is not obviously threatening ( although it is almost certainly disorderly ) , and it may be doubted whether a conviction of the section 4 offence is proper unless the conduct complained of is such that it is likely to lead to further violence . |
| 24 | This seems a particularly harsh result where the person assaulted was in plain clothes , and it may be doubted whether it can be justified in principle . |
| 25 | This overburden may be only a shallow layer of topsoil or a deep layer of modern building rubble , as is the case on some urban sites , and it may be removed by digging with hand tools or by using a mechanical excavator , depending on the site . |
| 26 | The incline or slope in the example is taken at 1 in 4 as being that which offers the greatest convenience ; but it is not necessarily 1 in 4 ; and it may be varied without detriment , according to the peculiarities of pits or other pertinent circumstances . |
| 27 | Given the gradations in penalty available , this sets the threshold for liability at a surprisingly high level , and it may be wondered whether an individual defendant on his own will often be able to perpetrate that degree of ferocity , although the Act clearly contemplates this as a possibility . |
| 28 | That exemption has now been removed , and it may be wondered what is achieved by leaving in the Act references to the audience whom the defendant addresses , rather than penalising publication or distribution to the public at large . |
| 29 | It left the old equitable assignment untouched , and it may be used still . |
| 30 | Chemical weathering is also probably associated with the mechanism which so far has only been investigated on clay:rich rocks , and it may be restricted to such lithologies . |