Example sentences of "that [adj] [noun pl] might [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 " . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | There was increased military representation , reflecting the leadership 's concern that economic reforms might lead to civil unrest . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Lee has rejected speculation that social workers might release fresh medical evidence , saying it would not be in the interests of the children . |
| 10 | 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 . ) . |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | These aforementioned studies were in non-diabetic hypertensive subjects but raised the possibility that similar effects might occur in diabetics . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The possibility that male psychologists might collude , against their interests , with a female-oriented psychology , is recognized less . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The London embassy conjectured that Anglo-American relations might suffer if Labour returned to office . |
| 25 | Where the former used the full vocabulary of informality , and seemed unprepared or unable to accommodate the possibility that alternative viewpoints might exist , the latter were more aware of the limitations of progressivism , both as an idea and as a basis for practice . |
| 26 | Once it is conceded that non-human animals might have qualities of this sort the observer is challenged to interpret the alleged symbolism and the alleged symptoms of emotion and attitude . |
| 27 | Moreover in The Tablet ( 16 April 1958 ) Shirley Williams pointed out another advantage that grant-maintained schools might have : Mr Baker has laid down that LEA schools must take in children up to the 1979 limit of numbers , so that as many parents as possible can get their children in , if they choose a particular school . |
| 28 | A more accurate way of conveying the thought that men exist or that dragons are fictional would be by saying " For some ( at least one ) x , x is a man " and " Nothing is a dragon " ; employing expressions , that is , that correspond to what logicians call , " quantifiers " , and enable us to dispel any lingering illusion that existential propositions might have a subject/predicate structure . |
| 29 | The authorities felt that small gasifiers might provide part of the solution to these problems and New Zealand was persuaded to fund and deliver a small downdraught gasifier for Vanuata . |
| 30 | There is also the fear that small droplets might drift and contaminate the operator ; but drift need not be a problem if droplets are electrostatically charged . |