Example sentences of "might [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I and the temple precinct , however , is reminiscent of Godmanchester , suggesting that this is the mansio , while the larger structure might be tentatively identified as a market building or small forum complex , given the potential administrative status of the town ; this would be unique among the small towns . |
| 2 | This might be slightly bending the letter of the law in that the prospectus should be a single document but it makes good economic sense . |
| 3 | Now the ending of all hunger would undoubtedly benefit many in underdeveloped countries in the short term ; although the demographic and political implications might be slightly chilling if one ponders upon international stability in the next century . |
| 4 | The wind characteristics might be slightly to the contrary of this , but are not nearly so definite . |
| 5 | And if you went to General Accident and looked at their actuarial tables , they might be slightly different to other groups , but in that sense |
| 6 | Our confidence in the Home Secretary and in his ability to handle the crisis in our prisons might be slightly restored if , even at this late stage , he gave the House and the country the full facts about the Brixton breakout . |
| 7 | Apart from my earlier comment that I felt it might be slightly otiose in the fact that you 've suggested within the preamble that a new settlement should be located beyond the outer boundary and I did raise the question of whether there was another greenbelt which may come into play . |
| 8 | I would like you if you can read all there is there John er John 's had the same documentation but it might be slightly different . |
| 9 | But it does seem to me that , can you really trust a front bench , that ca n't work out that I might be slightly over the age of twenty one ? |
| 10 | It 's really just because backing fieldwork might be slightly different from checking normal supplies which will be quality and quantity . |
| 11 | I think that might be slightly different in terms of the environment , but nonetheless I think there is a way of encouraging children to think about and to be thoughtful about the sorts of choices that we make in life and the effects of our behaviour , without overwhelming them with the sense that it in fact is their responsibility . |
| 12 | What few people seem to accept is that he might be exactly what he appears to be . |
| 13 | Thus yellow and roundness might be intrinsic properties of a yellow ball as being among the properties in virtue of the possession of which another ball might be exactly like it . |
| 14 | The intrinsic value of the ball , in contrast — say its beauty — would follow from the intrinsic nature made up of such properties but not itself be part of that in virtue of which two balls might be exactly alike . |
| 15 | She on the other hand , thought that a drink , a strong drink , might be exactly what she needed . |
| 16 | But the income of the council house tenant might be exactly the same . |
| 17 | The reader might be well advised to read over Chapter 2 on the LDCs just to refresh his memory on the economic and social problems confronting these nations . |
| 18 | If the nuclear forum wants to be as effective with the public as it is with press and politicians , it might be well advised to reflect whether it ought to hitch itself quite so fast to the PWR band-wagon . |
| 19 | If you are in the Manchester area and looking for something to do , the City Art Gallery in Mosley Street might be well worth a visit . |
| 20 | The condemned person might be well advised to commit suicide rather than await whatever fate the Assassin was designing . |
| 21 | Might I suggest that one of the empty commercial properties in Woodbridge might be well suited to such a venture ? |
| 22 | They too , spoke enthusiastically about , for example , the opportunities offered by The Machine Gunners for emotional empathy with the world of the child versus the world of the adult ; the emotional pleasure pupils frequently found in empathizing with Billy 's relationship with the hawk , and the themes and topics raised by Kes ; the complex nature of the link between humans and animals offered as a theme in The Red Pony ; the thematic possibilities of the Irish location of Across the Barricades together with its handling of prejudice ; and the understanding of allegory and its special features which might be well illustrated by a reading of Animal Farm . |
| 23 | Bertram might be well advised to bring his action in the alternative , under the Act and in common law negligence . |
| 24 | I did n't want to think that your suspicions might be well founded , but — well , now she wants to see you again , you must have been right . |
| 25 | probably now we started it might be well worth while g getting rid of some of these schemes that are n't operating |
| 26 | I hoped it would be put to use , though there was a chance it might be just ballast for the journey . |
| 27 | However , the association between homosexuality and femininity is not necessarily insulting to either ; on the contrary , as Kaja Silverman shows , there are ways in which it might be just the reverse , especially when we contest the stereotypes of both . |
| 28 | The Weekend Guardian might be just another memory . |
| 29 | A company 's management policies might be just as much to blame for a particular ‘ accident ’ as the actions of the driver , pilot , or captain : Sheen J made this point in his report on the Zeebrugge ferry disaster , but English prosecution practice has tended not to invoke the criminal law against managers of transport systems . |
| 30 | Care , of course , has to be taken not to equate , by necessity , duration with severity , for a child might be just as traumatized by one incident as by a succession of repeated incidents over time . |