Example sentences of "may have a similar [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The symptoms are similar to those of scarlet fever and may have a similar origin in that a bacteriophage injects genetic material into a bacterium and causes the release of a substance that is very toxic to human cells . |
| 2 | Another patient may have a similar fever and be hot and flushed but in this case , although the pulse is bounding , the pupils are not dilated . |
| 3 | Another client may have a similar query concerning delay in receiving family credit . |
| 4 | The second difficulty is that , although the Kalahari Bushmen may have a similar technology to European prehistoric hunters and gatherers , their economic situation is very different . |
| 5 | Similarly , any amount of income tax rebate or trade union strike pay will be considered and may have a similar result . |
| 6 | Exciting or arousing events like being promoted or winning a competition may have a similar effect ( Brown and Birley , 1968 ) . |
| 7 | He observed that there are certain classes of English word combinations that neither syntax nor semantics can justify ; for example , although the words ’ strong ’ and ’ powerful ’ may have a similar meaning , people prefer saying ’ drink strong tea ’ to ’ powerful tea ’ and similarly prefer ’ drive a powerful car ’ to ’ strong car ’ . |