Example sentences of "might [be] seen " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here , he surrounds the politics of his imaginary country with darkness , distinguishes between its politics and what might be seen as the antics of bystanders , and concentrates on these bystanders . |
| 2 | And there is a point of view from which Ronald Fraser might be seen as a man of Marxist leanings who paid a professional adviser what may have been a fair whack of a working man 's wages to enquire with him into the deficiencies of his affective life . |
| 3 | As just one example , beer might be seen as a soft drink in some countries ( around the Mediterranean ) and as an alcoholic drink in others . |
| 4 | As part of his project of recasting psychoanalysis in post-structuralist terms , Jacques Lacan has rewritten the Cartesian cogito in a way that might be seen as approximating more to Augustine 's formulation than Descartes 's : ‘ I think where I am not , therefore I am where I do not think ’ . |
| 5 | In Act v , Scene v , of Jonson 's Volpone Mosca enters dressed as a gentleman ; it is a moment which might be seen to mark the arrival of the urban impostor , he or she who knows that mimicry and impersonation possess the potential not just to deceive and usurp , but also to subvert social differentiation and identity itself : |
| 6 | Even here , some annual changes might be seen such as the amount of detritus that showers down from the ocean surface or the species of animal sheltering in the cave . |
| 7 | The draw itself is expected to last no more than 10 minutes , although there is always the chance of the sort of hiccup that occurred before the 1982 tournament when Belgium and Scotland ended up in the wrong groups — and there was the embarrassed re-examination of screwed-up slips of paper such as might be seen when the vicar 's wife wins both the turkey and the hamper in the Christmas raffle . |
| 8 | These might be seen as representing early ‘ experiments ’ in dolphin lifestyles that did not persist , despite the abundance of the species involved . |
| 9 | In Bradford , it was even suggested that the General Strike might be seen as a victory : |
| 10 | The justification for doing the work might be seen to lie in the material benefits it produced . |
| 11 | Either way , kicking the ref when you have won might be seen as unsporting . |
| 12 | The law might be seen to seek a balance between paternalism and liberation , accepting that whilst advancement of the autonomy interests of children to make their own decisions in respect of their own lives is an appropriate aim of the law , some restrictions are necessary to enable children to progress safely to maturity . |
| 13 | ‘ If we were to put a full description of the girl , and of the clothes she was wearing , in Saturday 's paper , it might be seen by her parents or someone who knew her . |
| 14 | Her desires might be seen as figurative of more general feelings among postmodernist British authors , seeking inspiration and affection less often to be found within their own shores . |
| 15 | What I do not possess , however , is any suitable travelling clothes — that is to say , clothes in which I might be seen driving the car — unless I were to don the suit passed on by the young Lord Chalmers during the war , which despite being clearly too small for me , might be considered ideal in terms of tone . |
| 16 | That Eden should have allowed the Cabinet a full and lengthy debate on 3 November 1955 could be construed as skilled management , and his referral of the issue for further thought to a Cabinet committee might be seen as prudent policy . |
| 17 | Secondly , although this might be seen by some to relegate librarians and information scientists to a rather mundane , humdrum existence , we would submit that the reverse is true . |
| 18 | Teachers might find their loyalties divided : a wedge driven between what might be seen as opposing interests — for example supply cover for staff or more capitation for pupils . |
| 19 | This model might be seen to suffice as a description of the new reader 's performance : ‘ Here is the boy . |
| 20 | The successive wars between the German states and France might be seen as the result of increasing German frustration over failed attempts to reach these markets . |
| 21 | The AEF 's concept is being taken forward by representatives of two groups which might be seen as having totally opposing interests : the IATA-sponsored Air Transport Action Group and the AEF — a co-operative effort which is in itself an encouraging indication of what can be achieved . |
| 22 | Talking to a friend recently about this , I was shocked when she suggested that smacking our children might be seen as abuse . |
| 23 | John Barnsley , director of tax services at Price Waterhouse , argued in a recent letter to the Financial Times that ‘ the tendency of the ACT system to encourage profitable investment in the UK rather than overseas might be seen as helpful , with the UK in recession and 3m unemployed ’ . |
| 24 | A member of the Finance Houses Association put it to us that the development of consumer credit might be seen as having three phases : first , loans granted to buy tangible assets ; secondly , loans for intangibles such as holidays ; and finally , loans simply as loans . |
| 25 | In the case of the Mathematical Association , many of the older school-based members will have constructed their careers in terms of existing definitions of school mathematics and [ … ] will have had an interest , all other things being equal , in resisting changes which might be seen as leading to the relative devaluation of their ‘ knowledge ’ . |
| 26 | [ … ] This might be seen as an expression of concern by university mathematicians about the subject socialization of their potential students . |
| 27 | What might be seen to be a hurdle is that the ‘ likely adverse effects on the animals concerned ’ will be weighed against ‘ the benefit likely to accrue as a result of the programme ’ ( 5.4 ) . |
| 28 | With its comparatively meagre resources , adult education might be seen as being at a disadvantage when catering for adults with special educational needs but , in reality , it has some features which enhance its capacity to respond . |
| 29 | In that sense they might be seen to be moving in a different direction from the strongly centralist initiatives in connection with the national curriculum . |
| 30 | A move towards student autonomy might be seen in an increasing emphasis upon the value of students entering into negotiation about their individual programmes , including the assessment process . |