Example sentences of "it might well be [verb] " in BNC.

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1 It might well be asked what purpose can such a book serve when the Embassy is not open to the public except by arrangement for specialist groups .
2 In view of the strength of the case against Copernicus , it might well be asked just what there was to be said in favour of the Copernican theory in 1543 .
3 The idea was to move away from an elitist and centralist view of things , yet it was to be a long time before such changes were implemented in the Government 's media , and it might well be argued that they have not progressed very far to this day .
4 The criminal law of England ( it might well be argued ) is shot through with inconsistencies and irrationalities , and , however a subjectivist may present it , exhibits a considerable amount of objective liability .
5 Of course , watching or half-watching a debate is not the same thing as taking part in one , and it might well be argued that level or style of participation does not demand enough of the individual citizen .
6 It might well be argued that a genuine contributor would be prepared to write or share his or her experiences without monetary reward .
7 It might well be argued that the USM , now containing some 900 companies with a market capitalisation of less than £50m , has long outlived it usefulness .
8 Hector Charlesworth broadcast a Dominion Day speech , in both English and French , in which he pointed out that a famous French writer had said that ‘ A man with two languages is a man with two souls ’ and he felt that if LaRochfoucauld could make such a statement it might well be embraced by all true Canadians .
9 If it were possible to unfold the entire long history of the world 's religions in such a manner that it could be scrutinised , assimilated and judged in a single all-embracing operation , the verdict would be that it had strayed so far from the basic human need , and so far from the intentions of those good and sincere people who have throughout that history struggled to maintain its integrity , that it might well be condemned outright as a story of failure unmatched by anything else that has ever happened on earth .
10 one solution … is to use subjectivity rather than try to push it aside … and [ so ] it might well be included in analyses and used consciously as a research tool .
11 In addition to the consumption of resources by the Contra war , it might well be expected that military invasion would harden government attitudes towards those whose actions were deemed anti-social or anti-government .
12 But it might well be thought that if a procession has been regularly held even for such a comparatively short period of time , the police are aware that it is likely to take place , and it is therefore outside the rationale behind the advance notification requirement .
13 I also think it might well be taken further .
14 It might well be coming
15 The baby can certainly suffer complications if deprived of mother 's milk and it might well be claimed that talk of its missing its mother is a special language-game pointing only to the source of the deprivation , but Singer is certainly not using the phrase with this in mind .
16 In Vologsky 's case , as an elitist member of the armed forces , it might well be considered a serious crime .
17 The ‘ great wall of Swanage ’ as it might well be termed , can still be traced in considerable lengths , for instance alongside the lane running west from the Mill Pond , being the extension of Priest 's Way .
18 Too simple a judgment perhaps : it might better be said that , manifested as the Consumers ' Movement , Co-operation had become an alternative presentation of the rights of ownership against the rights of labour , while trade unionism existed to assert the rights of labour against those of ownership .
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