Sentence examples for may only pay from inspiring English sources

The Companies Act 2006 states that a company may only pay a cash dividend "out of profits available for the purpose", which is defined as "accumulated profits".

The upper rate applies to four- and five-star hotels; you may only pay €1 a night if you're staying in a basic holiday apartment.

Guardiola seems to be stocking up with options – stockpiling, some are already saying – that may only pay off two or three years down the line and may not all go straight into first team action.

However, as quality certifications become more institutionalized and symbolic, firms may only pay attention to the surface value without really following the insightful principles (Boiral 2007).

Wurster estimates that owners of these vehicles may pay $100 per hour for labor, while owners of normal cars may only pay $70.

Clubs under an FFP embargo will not be permitted to pay a loan fee to another club, they may only pay the player's wage, or a contribution towards it.

It may not only pay, it may save you money--especially if your tenants are monkeying around.

His argument went as follows: given its projected surpluses over the next decade, the federal government may not only pay off its debt, but actually find itself using surplus cash to buy private assets.

They may feel like people will only pay attention to them or give them the time of day if they are constantly being dramatic, loud, or talking smack about people.

ZHCs mean that homecare workers may only be paid for the time they spend in clients' homes – time for travel between visits, training and supervision, and gaps between visits, are unpaid.

Your cat may only be paying attention to the light, and not the environmental surroundings around the room.