Example sentences of "may be [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | At best , they may be granted a specific validity , as experts in feminine psychology . |
| 2 | The section provides that a non-individual person may be granted a licence in its own name and that of the person responsible for the day-to-day running of the premises . |
| 3 | From the folk art section may be noted a collection of 25 weathervanes , including an 18th-century gilded and carved pine example from Portland , Maine ( est. $100,000–150,000 ; £51,500–77,300 ) . |
| 4 | To act in such a way is wrong because the employee may be denied a full opportunity to respond to every point being made against him . |
| 5 | If you have to cancel or change your plans , you may be charged a cancellation fee . |
| 6 | If you are arranging your mortgage via a mortgage broker and you do not choose an endowment-linked scheme , you may be charged a fee for his or her services . |
| 7 | If the business fails to keep proper records it may be charged a financial penalty . |
| 8 | However , those who self-certify their loans may be charged a slightly increased rate . |
| 9 | For instance , Falmouth may be called a tourist resort , although it is also a shopping centre for local residents , and it has dockyards , a fishing industry and some light industry . |
| 10 | This may be called a chain reaction . |
| 11 | That is , the appearance of AB being shorter than BC is not what may be called a ‘ perspectival appearance ’ . |
| 12 | The ideas were in effect harnessed to what may be called a theory of progressivism ; that is , a belief which embraced socialism as an ideal but which argued that , with the coming of democracy , socialism could be achieved through a process of gradual evolution from the old order to the new . |
| 13 | It is believed moreover to be the case that , as God , Jesus had what may be called a trans-historical knowledge . |
| 14 | One causes tallness , and may be called A ; the other causes shortness , and may be called a . |
| 15 | Lastly , I have tried to show tat the mechanical properties of many polymers may be described using the concepts and terminology of composites , so indicating the usefulness of what may be called a theory of materials . |
| 16 | Usually accompanied by a village or hamlet , such a caput may be called a villa regalis , but the terms aula , mansio and maerdref are also used . |
| 17 | In the last decade of the century , therefore , democracy and what may be called a ‘ democratic way of life ’ has become a political principle almost universally subscribed to , though its actual practice still remains very imperfect in large areas of the world . |
| 18 | Hilton describes the story of man before the Fall as a time when reason was clear and bright , love directed only towards the goodness of God and man 's potential fulfilled as his soul " whilk may be called a made trinite was fulfilled in mynde and loue of vnmade blissed trinite whilk is oure lord " ( 43a.314. – 114 ) . |
| 19 | Which creature may be called a Bubbly Jock in Scotland ? |
| 20 | Thirteen , with which creature may be called a Bubbly Jock in Scotland ? |
| 21 | Conversely , a body may be styled a tribunal and yet be a court for present purposes . |
| 22 | If the patient 's foot tends to twist as he stands on it , he may be given a special ankle support to help hold it comfortably in position . |
| 23 | Even if one acknowledges the significance of the state itself as an agency , there is a danger that it may be given a role which is too sharply independent . |
| 24 | ‘ The building is locked at eleven o'clock each night , but anyone wishing to stay out later may be given a key . |
| 25 | The venerable Antonov An-2 utility biplane in production in Eastern Europe since 1948 , may be given a new lease of life . |
| 26 | A further complicating factor is that English interference in BSL occurs at times under the guise of improving the English skills of deaf people , so that the interlanguage ( a variable form of signed English ) may be given a higher status than the original language . |
| 27 | However , in the case of the Runefangs , any Elector Count described below may automatically have one , and any other one character in the army may be given a Runefang as part of his normal magic item allowance . |
| 28 | In particular , emotional attachments may be given a justification which psychologically does not explain why the individual holds the attachments . |
| 29 | He may be given a seat on the tribal council , a position of power and prestige . |
| 30 | Thus in one field the U- figure may be given a value of 90 per cent as take up is known to be very strong , while in another it is given a value of 25 per cent since only 1 in 4 of such applicants is thought likely to accept . |