Example sentences of "that it might [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There seemed to be the prospect of such a conference in the late summer and autumn and the chance that it might make progress . |
| 2 | Its alarming feature to the orthodox was that it might make Christianity seem simply one faith among others , rather than simply truth . |
| 3 | It had n't been much of a job after all ; he had thought at first from the sound of it that it might mean travel , but it did n't . |
| 4 | However , at an ITTO seminar in Cambridge , chaired by the UK and attended by 10 of the organization 's members , it was decided to suppress the report on the grounds that it might damage trade . |
| 5 | With airlines such as Hispania , British Island Airways and Paramount going belly-up , and others such as Dan-Air and Monarch reducing capacity , Airtours was concerned that it might have difficulty securing flights for its holidaymakers . |
| 6 | The British East India Company was largely opposed to the idea of missionary work , fearing that it might cause hostility among the natives and disrupt its trade . |
| 7 | One approach was to attempt to revise the idea of a liberal education so that it might provide guidance as to the proper application of science within society . |
| 8 | However , on Jan. 13 , 1990 , Ankara University decided not to withdraw the ban on headscarves for fear that it might provoke unrest on campus . |
| 9 | The durability of jade alone encouraged the idea that it might prolong life or at least , by protecting the body from decay after death , ensure the possibility of resurrection . |