Example sentences of "may be [adj] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That may be little more than a technicality because Mr Duggan added that Chelsea have submitted outline proposals to Cabra and their advisers which may resolve the outstanding issues . |
| 2 | ( Opposite , top ) Self-defence for a rhinoceros may be little more than casting a sleepily arrogant eye on the hungry lions surrounding it ; for an agitated elephant , on the other hand , it may be a vigorous charge . |
| 3 | Connolly 's famous valedictory — ‘ It is closing time in the gardens of the West ’ — may be little more than the self-excusing of an indolent man , but what replaced Horizon ( 1940 — 50 ) and Penguin New Writing ( 1940–50 ) was something far brisker and far less mandarin . |
| 4 | A human life-span is but a blip on the screen of evolution , and the current sea-bird problems may be little more than that . |
| 5 | Freud 's model of the collective evolution of some parts of humanity from archaic responses , found in religions , to more rational and reality-based responses , found in science and technology , may be little more than a description of what has happened , but it enables him to avoid the position of cultural relativism and its logical extension — nihilism . |
| 6 | It is true that medical advice may be little more than an educated guess that proves wrong and that close supervision in a therapeutic trial may benefit the patient . |
| 7 | If you find that this expansion is really necessary for the same sub-topic on several occasions , you may be sure this is an important and perhaps developing aspect of the subject , and therefore one deserving more than normal attention . |
| 8 | Sometimes other forms of protection may be available such as design law or copyright . |
| 9 | continue in him so that when he appears we may be confident That 's good is n't it ? |
| 10 | The government 's fear is that there may be many more Welkoms waiting to happen , and if racial conflict does spread in South Africa , it could seriously unsettle a delicate process of change which is underway . |
| 11 | Lord Cross accepted that the " significant proportion " test was the standard which the justices were required to apply , but stressed that " a significant proportion of a class means a part which is not numerically negligible but which may be much less than half . " |
| 12 | The dedication to their appearance of stars such as the luminous , fiftyish , Catherine Deneuve , sixtyish socialites such as Marie Helene de Rothschild or Helene de Mortemart and political wives such as Bernadette Chirac and Claude Pompidou , may be much more than simple vanity and may involve no self-admiration at all . |
| 13 | Consideration of these facts should be enough to alert us to the possibility that the totality of our being may be much more than just the physical body , and that we may not be in any sense only machines . |
| 14 | I hope that it may be possible some time in the future to share our experience in this area with the SAP . ’ |
| 15 | Notice especially that the definite article may be one such further selecting qualifier . |
| 16 | ‘ A single ploughing may be all that is needed to negate five years of land use control , and the nitrate locked in the root system could be irretrievably lost , ’ said the Rivers Authority . |
| 17 | For some patients observation with little change in regime may be all that is necessary . |
| 18 | Repeating the smear may be all that is required . |
| 19 | If the spontaneity is not there , then a word from the teacher may be all that is required . |
| 20 | ‘ The construct of authority ‘ held in the mind ’ is that it could be good but is in actuality bad , and the hope held by workers is that it [ authority ] may be all that is positive for their children . |
| 21 | If the emphasis is on people whose holiday activities are more or less self-explanatory , a main title ( which can be pre-recorded onto the beginning of the tape or superimposed live over the opening shot by your camcorder 's titling facility ) may be all that is required to set the scene . |
| 22 | A personal conversation , a telephone call or a letter may be all that is necessary to break the ice and start the work of reconciliation . |
| 23 | If the problem is confined to bald patches in small areas , a smooth price of silver paper may be all that 's needed . |
| 24 | When access to one is blocked , the small firm may be all that is left . |
| 25 | A few extra nails may be all that is needed to secure them if they loose . |
| 26 | In other words , one-and-a-half to two hours of exercise per week may be all that is required to improve your level of fitness . |
| 27 | Analysis solely to obtain numerical assessment of the texture of a deposit is unlikely to satisfy the sedimentologist but this information may be all that is required to demonstrate to a fisheries expert the potential value of a site for the introduction of an economically important species such as Nephrops ( Scampi ) . |
| 28 | Moreover , it has been suggested that only a short period of desaturation — perhaps as little as 30 minutes during a 24 hour period — may be all that is necessary to prevent cholesterol crystal nucleation from bile . |
| 29 | When indications of abuse are identified , says Garrett ( 1986 ) , a supportive programme to relieve the pressure on the family may be appropriate such as counselling , home care assistance , the provision of incontinence supplies , and the organisation of respite care . |
| 30 | Yes er , P C if you could just wait there there may be some more questions . |