Example sentences of "why might [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( a ) Why might society wish to ban drugs that neither help nor harm the diseases they are claimed to cure ? ( b ) It is sometimes argued that regulatory bodies will be blamed for bad things that happen in spite of the regulations ( e.g. a plane crash ) but not blamed so much for good things that are prevented ( e.g. the quick availability of a safe and useful drug ) by stringent tests and regulations . |
| 2 | Why might sentencers — judges and magistrates — treat middle-class , business criminals more leniently than those convicted of more ‘ conventional ’ crimes ? |
| 3 | Why , why is that the case , well , tell me , why might people , why might you move to a , if you were a rural labourer , why might you move to erm , to an urban area where you knew there were some jobs ? |
| 4 | Okay , so why might protectionism erm , affect world trade ? |
| 5 | Why , why might protectionism lead to volatility ? |
| 6 | Why might protectionism diminish trade ? |