Example sentences of "may [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , the more directly political approach argues that the manner in which the state may compensate for the misery of the periphery is crucial and warrants serious investigation since under certain circumstances it may be possible for state intervention to operate with beneficial , net long-term effects . |
| 2 | Other propositions may not be testable even in principle but may remain for the time as a necessary component of an overall paradigm . |
| 3 | Although a total prohibition exists for the third category above , special circumstances may exist for the first two services . |
| 4 | A leaflet explaining how disabled people may qualify for the new disability living allowance , which came into effect on Monday , has been produced by Stockton Borough Council for distribution to 75,000 households . |
| 5 | ‘ An order under section 6(2) requiring the third , fourth and fifth defendants to pay such sum as the court thinks fit to the plaintiffs or alternatively into court or alternatively to each and every investor who was a party to a transaction referred to in paragraph 30 or , alternatively , to each and every investor who was a party to a transaction referred to in paragraph 31 in such manner as the court may direct for the purpose of restoring persons who entered into transactions with the first defendant in the course of contravention of section 3 by the first defendant to the position in which they were before the transactions were entered into . |
| 6 | ‘ An order under section 61(1) that the third , fourth and fifth defendants and each of them pay such sum as the court thinks fit to the plaintiffs or alternatively into court or alternatively to each and every investor who was a party to a transaction referred to in paragraph 30 or alternatively to each and every investor who was a party to a transaction referred to in paragraph 31 in such manner as the court may direct or alternatively that they take such other steps as the court may direct for the purpose of remedying the contravention by the first defendant of sections 47 and 57 . |
| 7 | ( Employees may opt for the higher quote but can expect to pay the difference themselves . ) |
| 8 | Alternatively , is any use made of elegant variation — the avoidance of repetition by the substitution of a descriptive phrase ( as , for example , " the old lawyer " or " her uncle " may substitute for the repetition of an earlier " Mr Jones " ) ? |
| 9 | If I may speak for the Law Officers of the Crown , we are scrupulous in bearing that vital principle in mind . |
| 10 | Defendants are entitled to give evidence of their honest state of mind , and to explain why their dominant motive , irrespective of any dislike they may feel for the plaintiff , was to comment on a matter of public interest . |
| 11 | The Pre-Raphaelites may do for the Victorians . |
| 12 | I 've tried it with Episode 1 , and it may work for the other two episodes as well . |
| 13 | At times the observer may fear for the female 's safety , as males can be rough with their prospective males — hence the addition of the flowerpot and plants , for cover . |
| 14 | Guide those who shape the decisions of government that they may plan for the good of all society , and not set neighbour against neighbour , class against class , region against region . |
| 15 | Such a clause may provide for the president of the professional body to appoint such a person . |
| 16 | A separate scheme may provide for the payment of expenses and a loss of earnings allowance . |
| 17 | Regulation 3B(1) requires that a wasted costs order ‘ may provide for the whole or any part of the wasted costs to be disallowed or ordered to be paid and the court shall specify the amount of such costs . ’ |
| 18 | The agreement may provide for the amount of any fees to which it applies to be increased , but only if a percentage is specified . |
| 19 | The Council may provide for the appointment of an ethics committee to administer , and give guidance on , the application of the Rules of Conduct and Codes of Practice and the provisions of Bye–Laws 26 to 28 ( inclusive ) shall apply to such committee . |
| 20 | Alternatively , the statute may provide for the reasonable practicability of precautions . |
| 21 | First , the draftsman may provide for the substitution of a different index to be agreed between the parties or determined by a third party in default of agreement . |
| 22 | Secondly , he may provide for the premium to be decapitalised , either at a fixed number of years ' purchase or at the rate prevailing at the time of the subletting , with the amount thus calculated being added to the rent reserved by the sublease for the purposes of the rent review under the headlease . |
| 23 | They may provide for the position of the institutional equity investors in respect of warranties on a flotation , in particular , whether or not they would give warranties in the offer for sale agreement to the merchant bank leading the flotation . |
| 24 | ( 3 ) A construction contract may provide for the determination by |
| 25 | The contract will therefore seek : 1 to define the client 's obligations and , so far as possible , to minimise them ; 2 to define the scope of the contract by defining which statements form part of it ; 3 to minimise the scope for variation of the contract duties , by defining the authority of the client 's representatives to make statements binding on it , or to vary the contract ; 4 to minimise the likelihood of the client being in breach of contract , by defining the client 's obligations in flexible terms : for instance , the quantity of goods to be delivered may be subject to tolerances ; or the contract may provide for the time for delivery to be extended in certain situations ; 5 to minimise the extent of the client 's liability for any breach it commits : for instance , by excluding liability for certain kinds of loss , or by placing a financial ceiling on liability ; 6 to define the obligations of the client 's trading partners ; 7 to define the consequences of non-performance by the client 's trading partners ; 8 to provide machinery to encourage prompt performance by the client 's trading partners : for instance , a seller may require interest on late payments , or offer discounts for early payment ; a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment until satisfactory performance ; 9 to allow the client to use procedurally simple enforcement methods : for instance , terms of sale should be drafted so as to allow the seller to bring a liquidated claim for the price of the goods ; 10 to provide the client with security against non-performance by its trading partners : thus terms of sale are likely to seek to provide the seller with security against non-payment , for instance by means of a retention of title clause ; terms of purchase will seek to minimise the buyer 's exposure by allowing some or all of the price to be retained against satisfactory performance . |
| 26 | The good lady has agreed that you may return for the night only if I remove , ’ he explained . |
| 27 | An obvious risk of property damage alone is insufficient for manslaughter , but may suffice for the driving offences . |
| 28 | Students may compete for the BBC Carlton Hobbs award which is given annually to two students from any of the drama schools ; the award offers a six month contract with BBC radio , as well as guaranteeing that vital entry into British Equity . |
| 29 | Stuart , who plans to see an acupuncturist tomorrow in an attempt to cure the problem , may compete for the North in a representative match this weekend before endeavouring to raise her spirits for the Olympic trials meeting . |
| 30 | The contract will therefore seek : 1 to define the client 's obligations and , so far as possible , to minimise them ; 2 to define the scope of the contract by defining which statements form part of it ; 3 to minimise the scope for variation of the contract duties , by defining the authority of the client 's representatives to make statements binding on it , or to vary the contract ; 4 to minimise the likelihood of the client being in breach of contract , by defining the client 's obligations in flexible terms : for instance , the quantity of goods to be delivered may be subject to tolerances ; or the contract may provide for the time for delivery to be extended in certain situations ; 5 to minimise the extent of the client 's liability for any breach it commits : for instance , by excluding liability for certain kinds of loss , or by placing a financial ceiling on liability ; 6 to define the obligations of the client 's trading partners ; 7 to define the consequences of non-performance by the client 's trading partners ; 8 to provide machinery to encourage prompt performance by the client 's trading partners : for instance , a seller may require interest on late payments , or offer discounts for early payment ; a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment until satisfactory performance ; 9 to allow the client to use procedurally simple enforcement methods : for instance , terms of sale should be drafted so as to allow the seller to bring a liquidated claim for the price of the goods ; 10 to provide the client with security against non-performance by its trading partners : thus terms of sale are likely to seek to provide the seller with security against non-payment , for instance by means of a retention of title clause ; terms of purchase will seek to minimise the buyer 's exposure by allowing some or all of the price to be retained against satisfactory performance . |