Example sentences of "[that] might be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , behind the fears and accusations which surrounded the villainous working-class ‘ scorcher ’ , his emancipated female accomplice , and the unruly cyclist juror we can perhaps sense the vaguely incoherent feeling that the democratic bicycle — which was now only upsetting the respectable pleasures of a quiet Bank Holiday weekend in the countryside — was representative of a force that might be calculated to upset a few other things as well . |
| 2 | So , we if we our receptionist if we can say those are our key specifications , again it 's a loose idea this is not easy sometimes to look into it , partly because we 've been in our jobs for quite a while and you know we do n't , we can clarify it , but think about your subordinates and people that might be trained . |
| 3 | Section 143 requires local authorities to compile registers of land that might be contaminated and open them for public inspection . |
| 4 | Can we say that it is preferable to any system or order of government that might be devised ? ’ |
| 5 | You will also need to consider what information and experience the members might have or need , the questions that might be asked and the possible answers . |
| 6 | Mussolini took advantage of these largely theoretical impositions to say that the League 's intention was to destroy the Italian economy and , surprising as it may seem today , the people of Italy reinforced what proved to be his growing megalomania by demonstrating , when inspired to do so by the press , that they were ready to make any sacrifices that might be asked of them . |
| 7 | The kind of questions that might be asked in the context are whether the proposal could have wide effects beyond the immediate locality , whether it could give rise to regional or national controversy and whether it could conflict with national policy . |
| 8 | The Syrians watched impassively as one of the Christian gunmen produced a camera , the kind of small pocket camera that might be given to a child as a Christmas present . |
| 9 | What gives a name as a name its special status is that it represents the transcendence " of the object relative to any particular description that might be given of that object . |
| 10 | There are so many things that might be incorporated in to ‘ fear of strangers ’ , or ‘ attachment ’ , or ‘ intelligence ’ , that to propose that it is somehow ‘ multi-determined ’ misses the point . |
| 11 | While the house in the wife 's sole name with a fixed charge in favour of the husband facilitates the wife 's control of the property , this does not offer her the flexibility to move house that might be incorporated when the house is held by trustees until a specified event ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 12 | ‘ You see , I 'm pretty hard-up these days , and to be honest with you I 'm certainly not going to say ‘ no ’ to any insurance money that might be pushed my way . ’ |
| 13 | A general problem that might be explored in the other place is how , if there is to be such a separation , we can ensure that fruitful , easy relationships continue to exist . |
| 14 | Give details of a PR programme that might be run to address the problem . |
| 15 | Should a man 's life succeed in influencing and converting others then that might be regarded as a true and valid form of evangelism . |
| 16 | Theories were developed that might be regarded as dealing with such issues only in the field of conflict . |
| 17 | Presumably men of modest means would scarcely have qualified , but only 502 were worth £20 and upwards , and 406 had £40 or more , a figure that might be regarded as a reasonable minimum for a substantial businessman . |
| 18 | A cursory glance at some laws that might be regarded as typical components of scientific theories indicates that they satisfy the falsifiability criterion . |
| 19 | These memoranda , although generally avoiding comment that might be regarded as politically partisan on the question of the desirability or otherwise of devolution , contain passages which were bluntly , even scathingly , critical of the statements of the means by which the government hoped to achieve their objectives . |
| 20 | Speech that might be regarded as insulting because it attacks the cherished views and beliefs of the audience at which it is directed is in particular jeopardy from this section . |
| 21 | Defensive measures might also be justifiable as being for the good of society as a whole ( i.e. because society has an interest in the efficient operation of the business that might be damaged if the company is taken-over ) . |
| 22 | ‘ If Elinor is unable to live in Saracen , the trustees might consider it an unjustifiable expense : apart from the income that might be generated by the capital that 's tied up in the place , keeping five full-time domestic staff members and three secretaries would no longer be viable . |
| 23 | The child needs the opportunity to find out what is an acceptable demand that might be met . |
| 24 | Similarly , to deal with the earthquake protection requirements at Cruas , more stringent than at most of the other sites , without having to modify the standard model , the power station was built on neoprene bearing pads capable of taking out a large part of any acceleration that might be imparted by the ground . |
| 25 | Letters , photographs with captions and telephone calls reporting news or events that might be featured in this University newspaper are all welcome and should be addresses to . |
| 26 | I hoped to catch Toby in the Press tent — a good bet since he kept his appearances on the course itself down to the minimum , on the grounds that his editor was not interested in golf but only in scandals that might be unearthed or invented . |
| 27 | No attempt was made to ‘ second guess ’ the effects of any new policies that might be adopted in future . |
| 28 | For example , the Magistrates ' Association produce suggestions for these many road traffic cases you 've spoken about , which list about fifty odd of the common road traffic offences and make suggestions as to the penalties that might be adopted throughout England and Wales . |
| 29 | The surveyor will pull up carpets and crawl into the loft , looking for defects that might be missed in the valuation survey . |
| 30 | You are the one that might be missed about the house and the business . |