Sentence examples for may be erect from inspiring English sources

Many flowers are borne on each flower spike, which may be erect or slightly arched.

The leaves are produced in whorls or clusters at numerous points along the stems, which may be erect or floating.

Swamp birch (B. pumila), a similar but smaller shrub, is found on boggy sites; it may be erect or trailing and matted.

The triangles may be erect, twisted, or down, as in pointing toward the ground.

Zoning, the legislative method of controlling land use by regulating such considerations as the type of buildings (e.g., commercial or residential) that may be erected and the population density.

Each lease contains strict zoning rules governing the square footage of the building that may be erected, how the building may be used and other uses; changes to the lease typically require lengthy negotiations with the government, as well as very large payments.

The pillars may be erected for secular reasons.

In other cases, the labial palpi may not be erect but 'porrect' (projecting forward horizontally).

If there's any justice in the world, statues may eventually be erected of this noble root, the Mother Teresa of the dinner plate.

Nonetheless, the new laws do place additional burdens on women seeking abortions, and, perhaps more important, they may also be erecting obstacles to a consensus position on abortion one that most Americans could abide.

Nonetheless, the new laws do place additional burdens on women seeking abortions, and, perhaps more important, they may also be erecting obstacles to a consensus position on abortion — one that most Americans could abide.