Example sentences of "[adj] may appear " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can not enjoy a happy life with God unless we are willing to be disciplined — unhappy though that may appear at first . |
| 2 | Schooled children , on the other hand , may have been taught that in formal school situations such assumptions must be suspended , however strange that may appear to be . |
| 3 | We 've still got the Children Act coming through , I know that may appear a bit odd , but that Act was in fact in nineteen eighty nine , but it 's come through in a sense on an incremental basis , and it 's accepted by the Department of Health and er , the S S I , that indeed , and the Audit Commission , that there are elements in the present settlement for the Children Act . |
| 4 | That may appear less than thorough yet it is on the basis of these estimates , and those of other estate agents acting in the same way , that the Tories ' new Council Tax ( the sequel to the Poll Tax ) will be based . |
| 5 | A patient has the ‘ right to decline operative investigation or treatment however unreasonable or foolish this may appear in the eyes of his medical advisers ’ . |
| 6 | This may appear heretical in terms of ‘ appropriateness ’ , but plastics are cheap , light and easy to replace . |
| 7 | This may appear as a sudden change in behaviour because the more subtle signs were not noticed before the operation . |
| 8 | It is often thought that Cichlasoma pair for life , and in the home aquarium , this may appear to be so . |
| 9 | This may appear to be easier , but it is not always wisest , especially for the novice who has never kept large cichlids before . |
| 10 | This may appear selfish to comrades south of the Tweed-Solway . |
| 11 | This may appear to conflict with the above paragraph , but either point can be valid depending on the location and the circumstances . |
| 12 | However unsatisfactory this may appear to the haulier wishing to protect his business , this is the state of the law . |
| 13 | This may appear between 2–12 hours after exposure and last 3 days , with light peeling . |
| 14 | Whilst this may appear an extreme and pessimistic view , it is the reality of retirement for many retired people . |
| 15 | While this may appear to emphasise the role of the exchange of primitive valuables , perhaps ceremonial in nature , there are also links between the island and Kent in a limited amount of metalwork , dress and burial form which have encouraged the connections to be viewed in familial terms . |
| 16 | This may appear a distinct disadvantage , but bearing in mind that your costs are minimal and you wo n't have to man the exhibition this is only fair ! |
| 17 | At first sight , this may appear to be a poor performance but it is in fact over twice as frequent as a random selection ( which for this data would be 32.7% of cases ) . |
| 18 | This may appear obvious but it is surprising how many essays are spoiled because students include too much information-more particularly , information which is not relevant or does not suit their argument . |
| 19 | Now this , this may this may appear , this may this may may be a this may appear to be a a a something farfetched , might this . |
| 20 | Now this , this may this may appear , this may this may may be a this may appear to be a a a something farfetched , might this . |
| 21 | This may appear to be a rather strange task to use . |
| 22 | This may appear to be an odd question to pose , but it has a bearing on our approach to the provision of legal services and the involvement of lawyers . |
| 23 | This may appear somewhat surprising . |
| 24 | This may appear to place a heavy burden on the plaintiff but it has been held that he does not have to identify the exact person responsible for the defect ( Grant v Australian Knitting Mills ) . |
| 25 | While this may appear a grudging recognition of negotiation between Party leaders , it was as significant as the breakdown of the anti-Communism of the LSI . |
| 26 | Hence at balance Although at first sight this may appear to be a single balance condition , in order to be satisfied , the real and imaginary parts of the two sides of the equation must be separately equal so that it is in fact a double balance condition as anticipated . |
| 27 | In principle this may appear to be a very cumbersome activity , but in practice it 's not . |
| 28 | One product may be used in a feature on Italian cookery while another may be the dominant part of the decor for an elegant drawing room set and yet another may appear in a greenhouse . |
| 29 | Such may appear like attacks on the wealth and privilege of the ‘ haves ’ by the ‘ have nots ’ . |
| 30 | To the extent that these may appear antithetical to modernism , not only in practice but also in theory , then we may find ourselves running up against the limits of our modernist frameworks of understanding . |