Example sentences of "might consist " in BNC.
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| 1 | To give an example , a statement in a cad file might consist of ‘ CIRCLE 10.5 24.75 3.9 ’ . |
| 2 | Typically a test might consist of measuring how many symbols could be copied in 2 minutes . |
| 3 | Not only might one living body consist of different particles of matter , but also different bodies ( mine and the sheep that I eat , for example ) , might consist of the same matter . |
| 4 | That the argument will not do as it stands is , in fact , conceded in the Three Dialogues , where Berkeley allows Hylas to make the point that , although the existence of a sensible thing might consist in its being perceivable ( as in the premiss ) , it does not ( a fixed upon matter … may … forget that there be such things in the world as Spirits … and at last that there is a God , and that their souls are immortal . ’ |
| 5 | These punches might consist of elements of the design ( such as part of the king 's crown ) or of letters in the inscription , and a careful examination of the coins can reveal that they were struck from dies made from the same punches ( fig. 5 ) . |
| 6 | Food and drink were extremely important and luncheon might consist of pâté de foie gras , lobster , roast chicken and York ham with all the trimmings followed by pêche Melba , cheese and biscuits , crystallized fruits , coffee and liqueurs , washed down with fine wines and vast quantities of champagne . |
| 7 | The communication unit might consist of a number of specialists such as a personnel expert in communications , a journalist , a technical specialist and a back up advisory group drawn from all levels in the organization , and perhaps supplemented by occasional outside consultants . |
| 8 | It is no good saying your curriculum is to prepare people for life , and then ignoring what life 's experiences will or might consist of . |
| 9 | This might consist of : special in-house courses , attendance at outside professional courses , plus evening college lectures and private study . |
| 10 | The approach might consist of any one or any combination of the following techniques . |
| 11 | So , for example , he compulsively returns to the idea that history might consist of several totalizations rather than one : |
| 12 | One group might consist of the younger consumer end of the market and one might be business women of thirty-plus . |
| 13 | This interpretation was supported by the fact that a committee which might consist of only a few members could not , however honest and conscientious , assess impartially the value of its work or that of its individual members . |
| 14 | The initial plan might consist of the operations : |
| 15 | This will probably involve a social worker in an area team putting together a package that might consist of a few hours of home care , a couple of days of day care , and night sitting for one night . |
| 16 | Often the coincidence turns out , on the shortest examination , to be unremarkable : typically , it might consist of two acquaintances from school or university running into one another after a gap of several years . |
| 17 | The body might consist of a chairman and some twenty members , academics and non-academics , with a significant weight attaching to industry and commerce . |
| 18 | This might consist of a few simple rules and procedure to control decision-making and conflict , for example . |
| 19 | Your life might consist of lazing about all day and partying all night but mine certainly does n't — time is precious ; I have more important things to do . ’ |
| 20 | Stories , much enhanced in the retelling , circulated about dirty , lice-ridden children who were ignorant of the basic rules of civilisation : the entire stock of clothing of a girl evacuee from Liverpool might consist of a light cotton dress and a pair of plimsolls ; evacuees did not know how to use a knife and fork properly ; they displayed an alarming ignorance of the joys of country life , being surprised that apples grew on trees and not in boxes ; and , worst of all , their lack of toilet training extended way beyond mere bed-wetting ( which , it was alleged , took place frequently ) to unimaginable depths of depravity . |
| 21 | In this case , the summary might consist of what Sperber and Wilson ( 1985 ) call an elaboration of the original . |
| 22 | Oh according to Josie , I really do n't know about all the cabbages , it might consist of one or two . |