The phrase "a statement may be" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the potential nature or characteristics of a statement in various contexts, such as legal, academic, or analytical discussions.
Example: "In legal terms, a statement may be considered admissible if it meets certain criteria."
Alternatives: "a statement could be" or "a statement might be".
Rhetoric, the art of persuasion; dialectics being the art of deciding what the truth of a statement may be.
Such a statement may be based upon information then known or an absence of any information indicating that the person may be unable to pay such an amount.
A statement may be perfectly intelligible without being based upon any good evidence or reason, though of course no statement can be reasonable without its being intelligible.
If this presupposition fails, a statement may be made but the question of its truth value fails to arise.
Thus, a statement may be used prescriptively, while having a descriptive, factual content ('In this classroom we raise our hands before speaking').
A statement may be rejected as false, as unwarranted, or as inappropriate misleading, badly pronounced, wrongly focused, likely to induce unwanted implicatures or presuppositions, overly or insufficiently formal in register.
Consider Models - In addition to the examples above, instructors can consider the larger structure and tone of the syllabus to imagine how a diversity statement may be positioned for a syllabus' tone and impact.
However, international applicants with a total TOEFL score of 106 or below (or IELTS of 7.0 or below) who were unable to submit a video statement may be selected for a brief phone interview.
A written statement may be used in lieu of a withholding certificate only to the extent provided under § 1.1471-3(d), as applicable to the chapter 4 status claimed.
(c) The time within which to file a supplemental statement may be extended for sufficient cause shown in a written application to the Assistant Attorney General.
A withholding statement may be provided electronically only if it meets the requirements of § 1.1441-1 e)(3)(iv)(B).
