Example sentences of "might affect [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And sitting , as they do , in parliament , but without real power , they are perfectly placed to intervene with ministers who are making decisions which might affect their own region . |
| 2 | places a duty on a self-employed person , in prescribed circumstances , to give persons who are not his employees information about such aspects of the way in which he conducts his undertakings as might affect their health or safety . |
| 3 | The aim of the new code was to " protect the individual against all wrongs which might affect their person , their freedom , their security , their dignity or their environment " as opposed to the old code which gave precedence to the defence of the state . |
| 4 | The employees then went on to David , who tested heart and lungs and talked to each of them to ascertain whether there were any personal anxieties that might affect their role in management . |
| 5 | And that might affect her milk , which would be a nuisance , to put it mildly . |
| 6 | Joan was told that the baby would be unlikely to survive , but she was advised to give birth naturally , to avoid gynaecological problems that might affect her capacity to have children in the future . |
| 7 | Clare 's divorce petition would not be heard until July ; she had been warned by her solicitor not to be seen alone with a man right now , or it might affect her petition and the custody of her son . |
| 8 | ‘ I know you do , Harry , but she herself is well aware of her doubtful birth , and this might affect her answer if you ask her to marry you . |
| 9 | Reports in mid-June said that a group of religious conservatives , including the country 's most senior religious figure , Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Baz , had signed a 12-point petition in late April asking King Fahd to create a " consultative council " to deal with " internal and external affairs " [ see also p. 38166 ] , which should be free of " any pressure that might affect its responsibilities " . |
| 10 | He felt that this little piece of bad luck might affect his whole day . |
| 11 | On a more positive note , the sole practitioner generally needs to care little about the financial decisions of his colleagues and how they might affect his income . |
| 12 | Their efforts were observed by John Paston III who , however , was watching events round the king almost entirely with an eye to how they might affect his family 's dispute with the duke of Norfolk , and recorded the flurry of activity without noting its cause . |
| 13 | And according to Jacqui , the reason for this must be Steen 's fear of her being associated with him in the Sally Nash case because it might affect his chances of a knighthood . |
| 14 | Firstly , it provides a formal channel which all students must use for the purposes of planning and progressing their studies ; secondly , it provides each student with access to someone ready and willing to give help and advice about any matter which might affect his or her academic performance . |
| 15 | Their efforts were observed by John Paston III who , however , was watching events round the king almost entirely with an eye to how they might affect his family 's dispute with the duke of Norfolk , and recorded the flurry of activity without noting its cause . |
| 16 | It was held : ( a ) When the police took the deceased into custody they assumed certain responsibilities , including that of passing on information which might affect his well being when he was transferred to the prison authorities . |
| 17 | I thought it might affect my career , they might just chuck me out . ’ |
| 18 | That brief story you told about how my physical appearance might affect my social interactions and my social interactions might affect my psychic make up . |
| 19 | That brief story you told about how my physical appearance might affect my social interactions and my social interactions might affect my psychic make up . |
| 20 | So much so that I deliberately avoided anything outside it which might affect my emotions or disturb my thoughts . |
| 21 | A local search will be instituted , which means that the agent or solicitor will apply to the local authority for any information regarding roadworks , public footpaths , developments or anything else that might affect your property or its environs . |
| 22 | It has to be said , however , that most employers still apply actuarial reductions ( although these are sometimes waived in special cases such as redundancy ) so , if you are thinking of taking early retirement it is advisable to work out very carefully how this might affect your pension . |
| 23 | Your parents are legally responsible for you and one of them ought to know about anything that might affect your health , either emotionally or physically . |
| 24 | In practice you look at all the alternatives and examine each in turn to see how it might affect your business . |
| 25 | But I 'm sure that even he would n't want you to starve ; it might affect your output , ’ he laughed . |