Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may slow down the discussion but improve its quality . |
| 2 | LICENSING difficulties may slow down the building of nuclear power plants in the United States , Britain and West Germany — but the French still press on almost untrammelled by objectors . |
| 3 | But , as our correspondents in Europe report , this looks increasingly uncertain : The Irish may throw out the treaty at their referendum because of controversy over the ‘ abortion protocol ’ . |
| 4 | When he has attracted a female , she becomes the boss at the nest and may throw out the decorations to assert her occupancy . |
| 5 | We have seen how millions of fossils may make up the rocks themselves , crammed together layer after layer to form formations thousands of feet thick . |
| 6 | The key is turned to the left for maximum output , but if turned too far the integral cleaning needle engages and may snuff out the flame — you need to be really careful . |
| 7 | The person who gets on with the job instead of wasting time in chatter may show up the less zealous and cause the chatterers to feel vaguely guilty , which of course they wo n't like . |
| 8 | The fact that a storm may show up the poor condition of a flat roof does not signify that storm was the proximate cause of damage . |
| 9 | TESTS MAY CLEAR UP THE MYSTERY |
| 10 | Try to neutralise these tendencies by taking heed of your owner 's complaints , or you may finish up the underdog . |
| 11 | The manager of each package to be updated is checked to determine whether the specified user may carry out the changes . |
| 12 | Dry sore throat with the thirst but cold drinks may bring on the cough and pains . |
| 13 | When there are problems in providing adequate meals for the patient , the social worker may bring in the ‘ meals on wheels ’ service . |
| 14 | Geographically , this may bring in the concept of relative location , for instance , the distance in travel time between the corporate headquarters and a branch factory . |
| 15 | There are also fears that the increased tourist traffic will bring introduced plant and animal species which may bring about the extinction of endemic species . |
| 16 | Give too much and it may bring about the very conditions it is capable of curing ; ‘ Through the like , disease is produced and through the application of the like it is cured ’ , said Hippocrates over 2000 years ago . |
| 17 | The Gooser won the Galway Plate last July but is an inconsistent sort , although the big race may bring out the best in him . |
| 18 | After years of regular waxing , the hair follicles may give up the unequal struggle and not grow back . |
| 19 | A second role of coins in the study of portraiture lies in the help that they may give in the identification of other portraits , particularly sculptures , since it is only very rarely that the latter 's accompanying inscriptions have survived to identify them . |
| 20 | The judge may look up the meaning of a word in a dictionary or technical work ; but this ordinary meaning may be controlled by the particular context . |
| 21 | An exceptionally aggressive horse may reduce the position of another natural herd leader ; a racehorse that always comes last may slide down the social scale ; whereas a horse low in self-esteem and of a more passive and gentle nature , may , if its confidence is given a considerable boost , decide to dominate other horses formerly higher in the pecking order . |
| 22 | Delegated legislation is used mainly to add detail to primary legislation which may lay down the general principles although matters of considerable importance are sometimes dealt with in this way . |
| 23 | For example , suppose we find unc Then we may set up the regression formula unc and if we begin with |
| 24 | It may set out the general terms on which the firm will be prepared to deal , its right to refuse to deal and the fact that any deals that it undertakes will be on the customary terms of the market concerned . |
| 25 | However , the GP may subcontract out the screening visits/consultations to other health professionals working under his or her direction . |
| 26 | Keen skiers are motivated to consider the transatlantic option by the notion that paying a bit more for their holiday and enduring a longer journey may cut out the uncertainty about snow conditions that hangs over European skiing . |
| 27 | Ceramic materials may take over the role of cobalt in magnets , a move stimulated by the political upheavals in Zaire in 1978 , which forced up the price of the metal and made many manufacturers look for substitutes . |
| 28 | In a letter published in The Times on March 2nd , the Cardinal said : ‘ Whatever stance individuals may take over the morality of the nuclear deterrent , there must be general agreement on the aim of preventing the spread of weapons to non-nuclear states . ’ |
| 29 | If it appears that the child is ordinarily resident elsewhere , his " home " authority must be consulted and they may take over the investigation ( s47(12) ) . |
| 30 | Organisations may take on the letting of the employee 's property together with its insurance and maintenance or engage a managing agent or specialist relocation firm to do it . |