Example sentences of "[that] might otherwise " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , the hero of The Foreman Went To France ( 1941 , Somewhere in France in US ) has to overcome managerial indifference and bureaucratic obstruction to cross the Channel and recover machines that might otherwise fall into the hands of the Germans . |
| 2 | ( In fact , Mr Duroselle seems almost to believe that the worst aspect of colonialism was the way it divided European nations that might otherwise have come together . ) |
| 3 | Sciagraphy has grown as a convention used by architects and engineers because it can be used to reveal detail in forms that might otherwise be lost in orthographic linear projections . |
| 4 | Dwarf-bean bushes grew contentedly beside cabbages , overlooked by climbing nasturtiums , grown to attract the insects that might otherwise attack the vegetables . |
| 5 | And the Bank of England 's ease in selling so many gilt stocks early yesterday is a reminder of just how great the budget deficit remains and how much more public borrowing must follow — taking cash that might otherwise have bought shares . |
| 6 | According to the theories of associative learning presented in Chapter 1 , certain conditions of training ( roughly , those in which the CS predicts the omission of a US that might otherwise be expected to occur ) allow the formation of an inhibitory CS-US link . |
| 7 | Oxidisation films , such as those which protect stainless steel , similarly provide a physical key for soil that might otherwise not adhere to the material . |
| 8 | At the critical seasons a ritual response was required to overcome the unpredictable factors that might otherwise interfere with the regular growth of crops . |
| 9 | It adds a scent to the landscape and softens the aridity and intenseness that might otherwise prevail . |
| 10 | Schools will need to recruit support for this aspect of their reporting procedures , as a counterbalance to the more limited ( and more educationally-damaging ) reporting that might otherwise ensue . |
| 11 | In cartoon form they can very often clarify points , focusing upon topics that might otherwise be hurriedly overlooked as being too difficult to comprehend . |
| 12 | Then the others will be free to burn the oil and coal that might otherwise be consumed in the nuclear nations . |
| 13 | There is a strong tradition that it is bad luck to disturb a standing stone or stone circle and fear of retribution has undoubtedly helped preserve many that might otherwise have been removed for building stone , gateposts and the like . |
| 14 | Whatever the merits of such an exact parallel between the chakras of the human body and the landscape , this way of looking at the countryside seems to enable certain insights into subtle geography to be obtained that might otherwise be missed . |
| 15 | Such payment , furthermore , is thought not only to detract from any generosity that might otherwise characterize her action , but altogether to cast doubt on her motives and her reliability . |
| 16 | A ten-day course will protect against ulcers and bacterial disease that might otherwise strike when the fish are coming out of dormancy and are at their weakest . |
| 17 | A concern is that in identifying a company 's financial vulnerability , a collapse that might otherwise have been avoided will be precipitated . |
| 18 | It also expresses concern that ‘ the increasing number of going concern qualifications which we foresee this statement precipitating may force businesses into receivership that might otherwise survive . ’ |
| 19 | Frequently , however , they also highlight aspects or draw attention to important details that might otherwise be missed . |
| 20 | There has been one undoubted benefit of the cold fusion saga : it has stimulated interactions among scientists from different disciplines and thereby brought together expertise that might otherwise have remained untapped on individual islands . |
| 21 | The specialist teacher can help to explain and deal with such problems and increase the confidence of the pupil and the understanding of the regular teacher in unusual cases of anxiety that might otherwise be deemed trivial . |
| 22 | Gaelic football attracts many that might otherwise have been useful to rugby . |
| 23 | These lent a world-weary cast to a face that might otherwise have been babyish . |
| 24 | First , to the extent that an issue is expressly covered by the Convention it displaces rules of national law that might otherwise apply and thereby renders otiose conflict-of-laws rules designed to lead to the selection of the applicable national law . |
| 25 | It is not always easy to distinguish cases in which a Convention rule is to be treated as precluding the solution to a question that might otherwise be available under the applicable national law from cases in which the Convention rule is to be interpreted as not covering the question at all . |
| 26 | By masquerading as poisonous insects , they avoid attacks from birds that might otherwise eat them . |
| 27 | In effect the staff , in making this statement , are erecting a ‘ fence ’ around the unit which excludes those agencies that might otherwise expect to be involved . |
| 28 | For instance , the state may provide goods and services that are in little demand , whilst discouraging others ( via taxation ) that might otherwise have been bought . |
| 29 | They can ask questions as part of the academic community , but outside the scientific community : they are well placed to raise questions that might otherwise not even be asked , and provide answers . |
| 30 | In general , higher expectations of transnational firms for business services and a better-educated workforce may provoke the state into public spending that might otherwise not have taken place . |