Example sentences of "might be [adj] of [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must also avoid branch meetings seem like a gathering of old chums into which an outsider might be shy of intruding . |
| 2 | Some of the propounders of such statements might be guilty of promoting their own companies . |
| 3 | We can do no more for the time being , then , than acknowledge that a refined version of associative theory might be capable of dealing with features of latent inhibition that constitute problems for a theory which relies solely on the context — stimulus association for its explanation . |
| 4 | It is easy enough to programme a computer to direct spacecraft towards a long succession of likely stars , to carry out simple tests to establish whether any of the planets of those stars might be capable of sustaining life , and , when appropriate , to dump consignments of spores into the planet 's atmosphere . |
| 5 | Once this idea is accepted in principle , it remains to ask at what stage a grasp of the mutual dependence between social theory and social science might be capable of helping us with the problem of holism . |
| 6 | As has been previously mentioned , the development of other means of automatic detection would provide greater benefits and might be capable of monitoring the progress of a fire and the success of fire fighting in addition to functioning as early warning devices . |
| 7 | One gamma ray detector that might be capable of spotting primordial black holes is the entire earth 's atmosphere . |
| 8 | They could see a difference between imperialist war and imperialist peace , and they fervently believed that , even short of the revolution , their own actions might be capable of preventing another Great War . |
| 9 | He seemed to be suggesting that once Balbinder had been at Cedars for a while , he might be capable of re-entering mainstream education at middle school transfer . |
| 10 | For example , you would probably associate raised eyebrows with the expression of surprise or disapproval and you might be conscious of raising your eyebrows to convey such an attitude . |
| 11 | Commercial contractual relations had become valuable rights which could be regarded as entitled to at least some of the protection given by the law to property and while it was argued that the plaintiff ought to be satisfied with his action for breach of contract against the party induced , the latter might be incapable of paying all the damages . |
| 12 | Indeed , one might be wary of suggesting to a customer that an invoice is overdue for fear that he commit hari-kari immediately ( without paying first ) . |