Example sentences of "might [be] [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , we are equally conscious that some colleges may find the pace of development too slow for their needs and are concerned to explore ways in which some of the aims of the Programme might be accelerated for those colleges which wish to develop their provision rapidly . |
| 2 | There did not appear to be any certainty that the RHA would make capital gain out of the exercise , whether or not such gain might be applied for non-mental health purposes . |
| 3 | The Americans hope that the installation of Mr Mesic would bolster Croats and Slovenes who hang back from independence now ; that Mr Markovic and his economic reform would win a reprieve ; and that time might be gained for Serbian opposition to Mr Milosevic to grow . |
| 4 | And we were rather thinking that might be looking for another job very soon . |
| 5 | We also have to recognise that certain rhetorical strategies might be adopted for tactical reasons , especially the ploy of using one 's opponents ' arguments against them in order to discredit their position . |
| 6 | He urged them to compare any sum they had in mind with damages that might be awarded for physical injuries that lasted a lifetime . |
| 7 | Under the risk theory , therefore , compensation might be awarded for public law wrongs , but it might also be awarded for action which is perfectly legal in the public law sense . |
| 8 | They might be sold for 70 GCs for their metal value , but most Imperial money-changers will only give one shilling in the crown for them . |
| 9 | It might be excluded for various reasons . |
| 10 | In such cases a prosecution might be brought for attempted murder — and will succeed if the intention to kill can be proved . |
| 11 | Although one need look no further than the Institute 's mission statement to appreciate that it sees members ' interests as very much secondary to the public interest , it might be reassuring for practising members to know that the Institute , nevertheless , recognises their concerns and has taken proper account of them in determining its long-term objectives . |
| 12 | ANY OF THESE MIGHT BE HAPPENING FOR OTHER REASONS . |
| 13 | The kind most widely favoured for jewellery , at least in the west , was a delicate pale pink , but in and around Hawaii a black variety might be used for this purpose , and the Chinese were particularly keen on deep red coral for their carvings . |
| 14 | In the part in which she was standing was a small table and two chairs and an iron contraption that looked as if it might be used for some form of heating . |
| 15 | References to cattle-raiding as the favourite sport of the moran , in a tone only slightly less indulgent than that which might be used for inter-house cricket matches , were very common . |
| 16 | Two pence per half-year might be taken for each cart , and one halfpenny for each pack-horse . |
| 17 | It was unexpectedly suggested by United Kingdom Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher , following her three-day visit to the Soviet Union ( from June 7 , and including meetings with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev on June 8 ) , that this issue might be left for subsequent negotiation . |
| 18 | Having grasped the educational import of the manyattas , Windley cast around for ways in which they might be adapted for administrative purposes . |
| 19 | Several quite different kinds of explanation might be suggested for these observations . |