Example sentences of "[Wh det] might [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such exclusivity was viewed with horror by mainstream credal Calvinists such as Whitgift , who saw in such elitism the seeds of a subversive and divisive separatism which might threaten the very existence of a national church . |
| 2 | John Balliol , though opposed by nature to any activities whatsoever which might threaten war , summoned up the courage to tell Edward that promises of fealty extracted under threats of violence were not valid . |
| 3 | In this way professions can control rival occupational groups which might threaten their dominance of a section of the market . |
| 4 | The NSF claimed that during his planned 10-day visit over the Easter period the former King could be the unintentional subject of " obscure manipulations " which might threaten his dignity and safety , and that the publicity surrounding his presence could be seen " as a political gesture of a nature to bring unwanted elements into the election campaign " . |
| 5 | These were viewed by analysts as an expressions of the common concern of member states that growing pro-Iraqi sentiment across the region could foster anti-Western feeling and promote Islamic fundamentalism , which might threaten continued AMU integration and jeopardize future economic links with the West , especially with the European Communities ( EC ) which provided the market for two-thirds of the exports from AMU member countries ( with the exception of Libya , with which the EC had suspended relations ) . |
| 6 | A meticulous man , with a compelling need for orderliness , distancing himself from anything which might threaten the harmonious life he was striving to create . |
| 7 | Disturbingly attractive male though he might be , Dr Penry Vaughan was nevertheless a match for any peril which might threaten in the small hours . |
| 8 | He could not see where Terry Place and his killing of William Egan , nor the idea that he might have been a poisoner , fitted into all this , perhaps nowhere , but his violence seemed to have a kind of a parallel in the Essex cases , which might illuminate his own problem . |
| 9 | The particular contrast between , peaceful and violent action in which I am interested falls outside any simple dichotomy which might distinguish between a state of war and peace . |
| 10 | ‘ The Bill provides no genuine concessions at all which might protect pools jobs , ’ he said . |
| 11 | The leaflet shows a straight-sided bottle , which might hold more fish and be more accommodating to equipment than the teardrop option , which is probably best suited to just a couple of goldfish . |
| 12 | Not that he was now smitten with Moray 's sister in any serious fashion , he could assure himself ; but he had been much impressed by her at Doune that time , her looks , her manner and behaviour , her quiet competence — and probably the fact that the young Steward was so evidently captivated , something which might hold its own challenge . |
| 13 | The thunder ritual , which might offer salvation , is deeply suspect , potentially inane . |
| 14 | They assessed that the BCP leadership was interested in opposition participation in government only in order to demonstrate Bulgaria 's commitment to democratic reform to Western bodies which might offer financial support , and to burden the opposition with some of the responsibility for tackling the current economic crisis , but that the BCP in practice would still retain control of all the levers of power . |
| 15 | For example , the historian who is studying a parish in the Sussex Weald might get more enlightenment from an analysis of the economy and social structure of a wood-pasture community in the Forest of Arden than from a comparable study of a nearby parish on the South Downs , which might offer some rewarding contrasts but few points of similarity . |
| 16 | The size of the redundancy payment , with its age premium , may have encouraged some employers to shed older workers , the payments being seen as sufficient to sustain a period of unemployment which might last until retirement . ’ |
| 17 | The report goes on to repudiate the whole idea of a ‘ no first use ’ pledge , which might enable ‘ the Soviets ’ to ‘ gain a unilateral conventional advantage ’ , would be ‘ unenforceable and unverifiable ’ , and could ‘ increase the chances of war and thus increase the chances of nuclear conflict ’ . |
| 18 | In as far as the plotters hoped to engineer a state of affairs which might enable Japan to occupy substantial parts of Manchuria , the plot failed . |
| 19 | A standard format is to be introduced which will have to include the following : a detailed programme of activities which might enable the offender to make reparation through community service or a supervision programme tackling the offender 's problems ; a description of the restrictions on liberty which the programme would involve ; relevant information about the offence and the offender , including the latter 's attitude towards it ; and an assessment of the offender 's ability and willingness to tackle his or her offending behaviour . |
| 20 | He might decide to cross-examine both of us in an attempt to detect inconsistencies in our replies , or hope for some slip-up on our part which might enable him to make the correct identification . |
| 21 | Will he consult with our right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security about how the availability for work rule might impede people , particularly the adult unemployed , in obtaining useful training which might enable them to return to work ? |
| 22 | Other NATO matters , such as the introduction of a multinational command structure with a European as supreme commander , and new ideas on changes which might enable France to rejoin NATO 's military command [ see below ] , were also understood to have been raised . |
| 23 | I do not reject this out of hand ; but it is not my primary purpose here ; rather , it is to suggest a methodology which might enable us to gain insights into the functioning of the lyric poem per se , while always being mindful of the dangers of seeking generic overviews of historical phenomena . |
| 24 | Theoretically , it can serve as a source of ideas and insights which are of potential relevance for the formulation of principles : ideas emerging from disciplines devoted to the study of language and learning which might bear upon the definition of language as subject . |
| 25 | Dicey , however , did not respond to these developments in the role of government by proposing legal arrangements which might ensure that the values of individual liberty were reconciled with these new powers of government . |
| 26 | It forced many Japanese to recognize the need for reform and a strong national government which might achieve for Japan a better deal in external relations . |
| 27 | In the case of demand for diesel engines for small boats : ( i ) one market segment could be demand for pleasure boats , which might vary with income per head of the population ; ( ii ) another segment could be demand for fishing boats , where demand might be dependent upon estimated sizes of fish haul , or length of coastline . |
| 28 | The apples were harvested in autumn by using long poles to shake the branches of the trees , and then reduced to pulp in a cider mill , which might vary from a small hand machine to a large mill driven by horsepower . |
| 29 | I have certainly tried to argue that it makes sense to talk of God inviting trust by withholding the sort of evidence which might admit of certainty that He exists . |
| 30 | This idea potentially oversimplifies the actual process of offering vulnerable people choices which might result in their leading fuller lives . |