Example sentences of "[Wh det] might [adv] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | The more powerful , well-established organizations were often able to put forward their own projects — many of which might simply have been cancelled because of capital cut-backs after the International Monetary Fund imposed constraints in 1976 . |
| 2 | ( 4 ) It is hereby declared that a person shall not be entitled to rely on the defence provided by subsection ( 1 ) above by reason of his reliance on information supplied by another , unless he shows that it was reasonable in all the circumstances for him to have relied on the information , having regard in particular ( a ) to the steps which he took , and those which might reasonably have been taken , for the purpose of verifying the information ; and ( b ) to whether he had any reason to disbelieve the information . |
| 3 | Such ritual brings no hope , and it diverts to barrenness emotions which might otherwise have been fruitful . |
| 4 | A domestic market that becomes part of an international market is going to be subjected to the effects of changes which might otherwise have been more slow in coming — or would n't have immediately affected it . |
| 5 | The first practice probably encouraged the retention of many old and large flail-threshing barns which might otherwise have fallen into disuse , inviting demolition . |
| 6 | In the absence of local employment alternatives which might otherwise have developed , it made between one-third and one-half of the Palestinian work-force dependent for its livelihood upon employment by Israeli enterprises . |
| 7 | It not only secured jobs which might otherwise have been lost but also created 80 more . |
| 8 | Intelligent management of the government party and careful preparation of the way in House of Lords can guarantee a relatively smooth passage for a Bill which might otherwise have encountered difficulties . |
| 9 | Royalists were often heavily fined or , like John Ashburnham , had their entire estates sequestered , but the concern of the gentry for its own solidarity modified much of the bitterness which might otherwise have damaged the county further . |
| 10 | Depreciation and amortisation is only one of many factors reflected in the annual valuation , and the amount which might otherwise have been charged can not be separately identified or quantified . ’ |
| 11 | For the next week I thought long and hard about undertaking an interview with the Queen Mother which would cover every aspect of her life but the great historical event which had changed it for ever ; which had propelled her and her husband to the throne , had made happy and glorious a reign which might otherwise have been disastrous , yet which was tragically cut short by illness and death , and which in the long run had made her far and away the most loved of all the members of the Royal Family . |
| 12 | At the same time there was an emphasis upon paternalism to enhance workers ' motivation and promote effective work performance which might otherwise have been impaired by this control strategy . |
| 13 | The regime perhaps had little choice but to win support by making grants of land which might otherwise have gone to augment royal resources , and Mortimer and Isabella rapidly ran through the very substantial treasure inherited from Edward II . |
| 14 | In a sense the development of such petitions is of far greater interest to the ecclesiastical historian in respect of its consequences rather than its origins ; for what this system entailed was public cognizance , and a public memory , of grievances ; when these complaints were directed at the church , parliament inevitably served to institutionalize and to unify countless discontents , and thus to provide kings and others with ideas , excuses and encouragement for actions against the church which might otherwise have remained unrealized . |
| 15 | Local authorities were totally excluded from the activities of the UDCs and some of the government finance which might otherwise have gone to the local authorities was diverted to UDCs . |
| 16 | Hence , the pre-commitment may prevent a price war which might otherwise have occurred . |
| 17 | The state government had been forced to intervene and support services such as welfare programmes and county hospitals which might otherwise have collapsed . |
| 18 | Enabled by the willingness of parliament to facilitate local economic improvement , the turnpike trusts succeeded in injecting resources into the improvement of a road network which might otherwise have remained much worse . |
| 19 | The decline of the West Indian sugar economy , and the near-complete ability of the US cotton economy to supply its own black labour through the reproduction of its gender-balanced slave population , lessened the vested interest which might otherwise have held off the evangelical/humanitarian reformers rather longer . |
| 20 | Not only did factors draw on it in some years for London , but later in the century the rise of Plymouth as a naval centre provided a counter attraction for corn from its eastern half which might otherwise have gone into the increasingly populous western mining districts . |
| 21 | The few Communists , Fascist and Stop-the War candidates who ignored the truce were badly defeated until towards the end of the war when the newly formed Commonwealth began to win seats which might otherwise have gone to the Labour Party . |
| 22 | They 're eradicating tumours which might otherwise have to go untreated because they are inaccesible to the surgeon or unsuitable for other types of therapy . |
| 23 | They 're eradicating tumours which might otherwise have to go untreated because they are inaccesible to the surgeon or unsuitable for other types of therapy . |
| 24 | If the term disorganized capitalism is useful in describing a new set of relations , then some of these relations have changed at a level which might traditionally have been assigned to superstructure — at the levels of ideology or civil society , although these terms will require subsequent careful discussion . |
| 25 | The reasons for this hunt will become clearer in the next chapters ; for now the point is that even flies , which might traditionally have been regarded as stupid , with tiny brains of no more than 20,000 neurons , turned out to be able , under the appropriate circumstances , to learn and remember . |
| 26 | Half those questioned had not heard of SERPS — which might not have been surprising had it not been that most were members of it . |
| 27 | Still , it gave Mary five minutes of fame overtime which might not have been allocated otherwise . |
| 28 | Audio warnings , such as ‘ distance too close ’ and ‘ excess speed ’ , tell of potentially hazardous situations which might not have been noticed . |
| 29 | Shortly thereafter , the Party took the unusual step of assembling the Armed Forces heads and demanding their collective endorsement of Beria 's arrest — a step which might not have been judged necessary by a leadership firmly in the saddle and truly confident of its prerogatives . |
| 30 | Instead of saying " shirts made in 3 different sleeve lengths " which might not have been noticed by readers , the advertisement carried the headline : " Is your husband in another man 's arms ? " — a proposition hard to ignore . |