Example sentences of "[noun] might be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | For example , the description of the occasion as a ceremony might be taken to suggest a certain solemnity or reverence , that it was an occasion divorced from everyday life . |
| 32 | A parish used to simple ways of ceremony might be confronted with a new vicar who suddenly elaborated the ritual ; or the opposite . |
| 33 | Alternatively , if lifts and hoists etc. are capable of operation from ground level it may be possible to develop the means by which the progress and success of fire fighting might be judged by infra-red scanners mounted on them and providing readings or other indications to the control point . |
| 34 | When Molla Fenari heard of this he , in his turn , expressed the hope that he might be cured , that Haci Ivan might be blinded , and that he , Molla Fenari , might pray over Haci Ivaz 's corpse . |
| 35 | Thus something of the effect of using " the " with postgraduate study might be seen in the following ( still slightly unidiomatic ) example : Of the two phases of study which I want to pursue , I want to undertake the postgraduate study in Britain and the undergraduate study in America . |
| 36 | Alternatively , the volume of data can be restricted by selecting a specific archaeological period or group of periods — the study might be confined to prehistoric archaeology world-wide , for example . |
| 37 | ( 4 ) Sentences that you think might be illuminating in later study might be underlined in green . |
| 38 | Similarly , the suppressed sadist who exercises the inclination by verbal humiliation might be thought of as needing to dominate , while the one who by word and action emotionally breaks down the victim as a person might be destructive . |
| 39 | A loss might be made on this transaction , but such a loss would be preferable to the total abandonment of one 's savings or wealth , which would in any case have still had a value as bullion . |
| 40 | If during a six month funding operation , seven day money suddenly becomes more expensive due to higher money market interest rates , then a loss might be incurred . |
| 41 | Thus high rates of job loss might be expected in areas where there is a high rate of technological innovation , but this may also be associated with an equally high rate of job creation . |
| 42 | Supposing after enquiry the deaf were able to make out their case , would any Government , be it Conservative or Liberal or Labour , be justified in resisting any scheme of amelioration because similar demands might be made by other classes ? |
| 43 | Territorial demands might be made by Arab delegates , but " as an examination of the dispute 's history makes clear , its nature is not territorial . |
| 44 | We made no attempt to select particular kinds of subjects , since our main aim was to see how different kinds of subjects would carry out this decision problem , though we appreciate that in a market setting some of the less efficient decision-makers might be weeded out by the market process . |
| 45 | He was unable to comment on questions about whether an IRA cell might be operating in the area . |
| 46 | I am much induced to believe that from an examination of the foreign correspondence of that Society ( of which W. Watson of Bartlett 's Buildings is sollicitor ) [ sic ] some traces might be found which might lead to discover some of Mr. Stone 's accomplices . |
| 47 | Taskopruzade 's statement about the three posts is ambiguous in this respect , although his assertion that Molla Fenari was unable to make fair copies of a number of his works because of his duties as kadi , muderris and Mufti might be taken to imply that he held the posts simultaneously . |
| 48 | On this theory some potencies would contain more shape-specific molecules than others and some would contain longer chain polymers than others , so some potencies might be expected to be more efficacious than others in treatment . |
| 49 | Still flexing his fingers , he started to dig them into the base of her neck , or rather , in the area where her neck might be assumed to begin . |
| 50 | The purpose is not simply to replicate earlier experiments but to provide new evidence which will help to discriminate between alternative theories and provide insights about the ways in which our understanding of choice under uncertainty might be improved . |
| 51 | Which words might be stressed to indicate , ‘ Or would you prefer jelly ? ’ , |
| 52 | She broke off , suddenly realising that her words might be taken the wrong way . |
| 53 | As Hill ( 1983 , p. 124 ) observes , the ‘ attacks on Quangos have obscured , rather than illuminated , the serious issue of how ministerial patronage might be replaced by alternative selection procedures , and how these bodies might be made more accountable , without losing that very semi-independence which was a major reason for establishing them in the first place ’ . |
| 54 | This research will also consider how far young children 's social behaviour with peers encourages collaborative working at computers and , then , how far an individual 's self perception might be influenced by such focused collaborations . |
| 55 | When this proposal was rejected the committee detailed three of its members to work out how emancipation might be achieved . |
| 56 | The alternative might be to arrange with your bank manager to transfer these funds into a separate account in your sister 's name , er … before … while you are still , er … in a position to do so . |
| 57 | An alternative might be to use separate subfields for different parts of the number . |
| 58 | An alternative might be to investigate the effects on life history of making a diploid from two independent strains of a habitually haploid organism . |
| 59 | ( A better alternative might be to travel by rail or plane to L'Orient , 30 miles west , and rent a car . ) |
| 60 | Earlier yesterday , Dr Legwell said in Tripoli he was ‘ not impressed ’ when he visited Scotland last month to investigate conditions under which his clients might be tried . |