Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [noun pl] might [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the state of affairs that still obtained when I entered the profession in 1959 the grammar school teacher and the university teacher of English were not radically different kinds of person ; indeed , contingent or accidental factors might have determined which career path was followed . |
| 2 | It may be that some of our roles conflict ( e.g. parental responsibilities might conflict with commitments at work ) or different groups might impose conflicting expectations in relation to one particular role ( e.g. in a man 's role as shop steward the managers might expect him to calm disputes while his work-mates might demand that he never compromise with the bosses ) . |
| 3 | Whatever desperate or mundane disappointments might lie ahead , as we gazed down at those phantoms from another age I felt that we had become travellers in time . |
| 4 | The scare that cellular phones might cause brain tumours has died away — everywhere except in Germany : according to Reuter , German cellular phone firms and experts called for more research to soothe public fears of possible dangers from electromagnetic radiation from portable telephones — despite the fact that most experts , including the head of the government telecommunications agency , told a hearing in parliament that research suggests no health danger from phones . |
| 5 | After the relative quiescence of the working class since the late 1840s these new manifestations engendered fears that respectable workers might become less co-operative if their real grievances were not palliated . |
| 6 | Furthermore , the scope for truly radical action would be undermined through the unconscious acceptance of an ideology which limits the range of alternatives that political leaders might conceive of , or sustain popular support for . |
| 7 | Jacques Delors , the President of the EC Commission , cautioned against this on the grounds that political discussions might impede progress on monetary union , and advised that EC leaders should wait several months before calling a conference , to " strengthen the Communities ' political dimension " . |
| 8 | But the law did not take specific account of Arabs who left their homes for fear that Israeli forces might cause them harm — the reason most Arabs give for their sudden departure . |
| 9 | There was increased military representation , reflecting the leadership 's concern that economic reforms might lead to civil unrest . |
| 10 | It is likely in this kind of case that Regional Railways might seek a partnership operation with a local council or one of the passenger transport executives to establish a light rail line . |
| 11 | By the 1970s , all of the familiar themes associated with the postwar new-critical programme had been appropriated by the new right and the humanistic sense that English departments might play a central and autonomous role in the transformation of the general " quality of life " in society had all but collapsed . |
| 12 | Lee has rejected speculation that social workers might release fresh medical evidence , saying it would not be in the interests of the children . |
| 13 | A number of articles I have read all seem to indicate that rail freight will decline , for example the report that French Railways might sue for damages because of loss of freight revenue ( The Times , 30 Jan . ) . |
| 14 | an organisation which is spread over a wide geographical area is likely to decentralise authority on a regional basis , so that different cultures might predominate in different regions ; and |
| 15 | A second possible way in which the existence of A-X and B-Y associations might facilitate the discrimination between A and B follows if it can be allowed that different associations might differ in the ease with which they are remembered . |
| 16 | But Lord Diplock suggested that different considerations might apply if the effect of Cheall 's expulsion from APEX were to have put his job in jeopardy because of the existence of a closed shop or for some other reason . |
| 17 | Initially the males with slightly longer than average tails might have been fitter than average ; females who preferred to mate with them would have an advantage because they would produce better sons . |
| 18 | These doctors , unlike so many preregistration house officers , were not prepared to be walked over , and a campaign of industrial action — including the threat that future students might boycott the jobs at Southmead — led quickly to remedial action . |
| 19 | When it downgraded Italy this week , the rating agency said it feared that future governments might fail to pursue the tough policies needed to bring Italian public spending under control . |
| 20 | Although individual managers might have to accept responsibility for decisions , there should be a consensus in decision-making , reached by agreement with the manager 's subordinates and colleagues . |
| 21 | Knowing that mere seconds might mean the difference between life and death for the hundreds of people trapped by the explosions , IMDEC responded immediately by setting up a citizens ' coordinating committee , drawing on the expertise and resources of 27 social and human rights organisations . |
| 22 | These aforementioned studies were in non-diabetic hypertensive subjects but raised the possibility that similar effects might occur in diabetics . |
| 23 | Most of the terraces are preserved as flattenings on spurs and it is possible that similar features might result from wasting of a spur due to attack by the headward erosion of valleys on either side . |
| 24 | In making its threat it was recognizing that altered circumstances might drive it , and ‘ a lot of Loyalists ’ , to Take the Side of the Other . |
| 25 | The possibility that male psychologists might collude , against their interests , with a female-oriented psychology , is recognized less . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , while quangos have clearly survived the first two Thatcher administrations , a precise head count is less easy than official figures might suggest . |
| 27 | In view of the existence of highly concentrated industries , and if governments are concerned that large firms might abuse their powerful positions , two approaches may be adopted when formulating competition policy : the behaviour of the firm in the market may be considered and/or the structure of the market itself may be considered . |
| 28 | This effect , sometimes referred to as ‘ encoding specificity ’ ( e.g. Tulving and Thomson 1973 ; Tulving 1983 ) has been subject to a range of interpretations but what concerns us here is the general possibility that contextual factors might determine test performance by modulating the ease with which stored information is retrieved . |
| 29 | A simplistic analysis and synthesis of function is pursued and this tends to eliminate the interlocution , the din and the vigour , the extravagances and the variety that casual solutions might offer . |
| 30 | The London embassy conjectured that Anglo-American relations might suffer if Labour returned to office . |