Example sentences of "might be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In rationalising these qualities Verity Lambert saw two of William Hartnell 's previous roles which suggested he might be suitable for the character she had in mind . |
| 32 | While there , he was able to forget the ritual of Monday morning when , in the darkness of winter or the bright light of summer 's early dawns , Celtic Crescent and the streets of Jewtown would be clamorous with the noise of horses being led from nearby stables and harnessed to carts , of men shouting instructions and calling to each other in Yiddish and English as they struggled under the weight of trunks and knapsacks stuffed to overflowing with clothes , fancy goods , kitchen articles , holy pictures , enlargements of family photographs — anything that might be suitable for selling from door to door on a weekly-payment basis . |
| 33 | Nevertheless , Brearley thought that the alloy might have uses in other high-corrosion situations and , as it did not tarnish , might be suitable for cutlery . |
| 34 | I suppose the , the sort of things that made me think I might be suitable for social work have been coming from working with the young . |
| 35 | We shall welcome suggestions from private companies on services which might be suitable for contracting out , and on ways of improving contracting out procedures . |
| 36 | GL reported on the Ness ‘ Plant Hunter ’ interactive video system , which might be suitable for Public Services . |
| 37 | In an interview with the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Siyasa of March 28 King Fahd said that the " prevailing democratic system in the world " was not suitable for the region , and that Islam favoured " the consultative system and the openness between the ruler and his subjects " rather than the " free elections " , which might be suitable for other countries . |
| 38 | To try to decide how many patients might be suitable for transplantation , an audit was performed of admissions ot a district general hospital of patients with end stage liver disease . |
| 39 | However , Dr Tim Synott of the Oxford Forestry Institute suggested that plantations might be suitable on some formerly-forested lands that had become so degraded as to have very little biological value . |
| 40 | And she said to let her know straight away if we think it might be suitable . |
| 41 | As yet er , that has not been possible , but if you knew of anybody , young person who you thought might be suitable and might mi , might like the challenge of an interesting venture of this nature I 'm sure if you let us know , or let the moderator know we 'll be very happy to , er , suggest that name or see if there 's any , any possibility erm , in continuing that . |
| 42 | ‘ It might be reasonable to assume that Mr Goodhaven did n't set the trap himself , to persuade me of his innocence , ’ he said , writing ‘ Henry Goodhaven ’ on the list . |
| 43 | In some cases , there might be reasonable grounds for the objection ; for instance , German — in has traditionally been used to denote the wife of the man with the title , and it is not surprising that women who hold positions in their own right prefer to make that clear . |
| 44 | Interest in this area arose originally from a consideration of the concept of ‘ parental rights ’ , of how this concept is defined in law and social services practice relating to child care and adoption , and to what extent it might be reasonable to speak of there being any extant meaningful ‘ parental rights ’ in the contemporary scene . |
| 45 | In Ghani v. Jones ( C.A. , 1970 ) Lord Denning suggested ( obiter ) that whatever the initial justification for the investigation , if the police happen on evidence of a totally unrelated offence , it might be reasonable to seize it , taking into account such factors as : ( a ) the fact that the material was the fruit of crime , the instrument by which the crime was committed or otherwise material evidence ; ( b ) the seriousness of the crime ( c ) the unreasonableness of the refusal to hand over the evidence . |
| 46 | It might be reasonable to expect that some deficiency in parental relationships — and hence , some in all relationships — might ensue and it certainly is apparent in some cases of sexual relationship dysfunction . |
| 47 | Do the assumptions of heads have to attach less weight than might be reasonable to , for instance , a colleague 's attitude of reluctance ? |
| 48 | No I did n't expect you that you would have the answer to those questions at the level of villages , however I think it might be reasonable to expect that in reaching your view , primarily on environmental grounds , which is the major flank of your argument for suppressing past migration trends . |
| 49 | However , in a high risk situation , for instance involving industrial property or property at the higher end of the market , a disclaimer might be reasonable . |
| 50 | On the other hand , they might be reasonable . |
| 51 | Just as well , for with the state the country was in people would be wary of a stranger who 'd come knocking on their door at an hour when they might be warm and snug at the gates of dreamland . |
| 52 | The ‘ average bureaucrat ’ might be average in two ways . |
| 53 | The aminosalicylate reduced the fever , but as salicylates are known to do this it was thought that the effect might be non-specific . |
| 54 | He smiled back at her , shaking his head , pleased but wary , in case it might be premature . |
| 55 | But for Major 's official papers , the pantechnicon drawing up at the back door might be unnecessary . |
| 56 | This system will be used in deciding on future allocations of the pool and the DES has already indicated that it would expect NAB to give advice about appropriate courses and rationalization , particularly concerning those which are expensive , those which are so specialist in nature that control of student numbers is required , and those where both university and public sector provision might be unnecessary or where rationalization is desirable for other reasons . |
| 57 | But this is an unimaginative conclusion , for there might be other relationships revealed when the oppressive or shielding stone is lifted and taken away ; even if the family — parents and children — will certainly be there . |
| 58 | In families without a surviving grandparent there might be other relatives to take the part . |
| 59 | Some of the transactions the Crown sought to rely on were not at arm 's length and might therefore be of no assistance , but there might be other transactions which had taken place between parties who were genuinely trying to strike an open market value , and there was no reason why such cases should be ignored . |
| 60 | I do not think it wrong for a man to open his eyes , look around him and consider that there might be other roads upon which to travel . ’ |