Example sentences of "might [be] that a " in BNC.

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1 It might be that a friend says to the young man who is thinking of living in Bali ‘ You do n't really believe that nonsense , you 're playing at being Gauguin' .
2 For example , it might be that a driver was deliberately altering his records in some way .
3 We must , in , be constantly aware that correlation , a systematic relationship between two variables X and Y , does not imply causation ; it may be that a change in a characteristic or variable X causes a change in another variable Y , it might be that a change in Y causes a change in X , it might be that they both affect each other , or it might be that neither affects the other , but that a change in a further variable , Z , is responsible for the changes in both X and Y.
4 One hope might be that a satisfactory account of what knowledge is would have the effect of exposing errors in the sceptic 's reasoning .
5 An answer might be that a false belief that p is relevant in the required sense if , had the believer believed instead that – p , his belief that q would cease to have been justified .
6 Alternatively , it might be that a negative cash flow occurs at the end of the project 's life cycle .
7 The explanation might be that a probable leak at the tight junction is relative , allowing only small molecules to pass into the intercellular space .
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