Example sentences of "[Wh pn] might be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that since it was the business of estate agents to act for numerous principals , several of whom might be competing and whose interests would conflict , a term was to be implied in the contract with such an agent that he was entitled to act for other principals selling similar properties and to keep confidential information obtained from each principal and that the agent 's fiduciary duty was determined by the contract of agency ; that since the plaintiff knew that the defendants would be acting for other vendors of comparable properties and would receive confidential information from them , the agency contract could not have included terms requiring them to disclose that confidential information to him , or precluding them from acting for rival vendors , or from trying to earn commission on the sale of another vendor 's property ; and that , accordingly , although the purchaser 's interest in acquiring both properties was material information which could have affected negotiations for the sale price of the plaintiff 's house , the defendants were not in breach of their duty in failing to inform the plaintiff of the agreement to buy the adjacent house , which was confidential to the owner thereof , and the defendants ' financial interest in that sale did not give rise to a breach of fiduciary duty ( post , pp. 941A–B , G–H , 942A–B , G — 943B ) . |
| 2 | She in her turn had discovered a man who might be charismatic in public , but privately was one who was also ruthless , single-minded , and a loner , an attitude that disconcerted her , because she recognised similar traits in herself . |
| 3 | He would telephone in his copy but did n't want to be overheard by the family who might be critical , so he decided to call on Fosdyke the next day and use the telephone in the house his fan was guarding . |
| 4 | What I had n't expected was the reaction we got here today which is that erm whilst there are smiling dis , he 's smiling now , there are smiling districts who might be pleased to be named as areas in which a major exception might be accommodated and I had n't expected the others would like a bit of it if there was one going too . |
| 5 | Because of the sensitivity of the subjects under consideration , the highest recommendation in considering who might be suitable to sit on these investigations is the fact that they have a safe pair of hands . |
| 6 | He could think of two of his fellow students who might be suitable but they too had degree courses to finish and Adam was beginning to think very seriously of not returning to college . |
| 7 | It is the advice of Consultant Psychiatrists at Banstead and Horton that while there may be a ‘ small number of patients in other categories who might be suitable on an individual basis for transfer to appropriate alternative facilities , there is only one category of patient which can seriously be considered for transfer . |
| 8 | It would be possible to have a society in which it was everyone 's personal rule to refuse all help to the needy , but as someone who might be needy myself I can not truly will that all should turn their back upon me in such a situation . |
| 9 | The Government may be the paymaster , but the actual negotiations are carried out by a team of health authority representatives who might be industrial relations experts but usually are not . |
| 10 | Another was to relax the severity of the law towards the individual debtor who might be incompetent but not dishonest . |
| 11 | So who might be available to fill this role : |
| 12 | Premier League chief executive Rick Parry said last night : ‘ Clubs who might be involved in the relegation battle now have the incentive of earning extra cash by moving up a place , even if they go down . |
| 13 | After all , he had a gun and his captive was no tough aggressive youth who might be foolhardy enough to try to disarm him . |
| 14 | His policy is to ingratiate himself with anyone who might be useful to him , a nauseating spectacle . |
| 15 | There he could entertain certain people who might be useful — people with information to give but who were afraid to be seen entering a barracks or Dublin Castle … . |
| 16 | Address books are vital , not simply for friends ' addresses and phone numbers but for those of anyone who might be useful . |
| 17 | The right to present was a doubtful political asset , for although it was a means of obliging some who might be useful upon a future occasion , many more might easily be alienated and mindful of the offence every Sunday . |
| 18 | This should include emergency services such as the police as well as line management or other individuals who might be useful in that situation . |
| 19 | The middle-class capitalist required the legitimacy of all his children not only to protect his possessions from being enjoyed by the offspring of other men but to ensure the loyalty of his sons who might be business partners , and of his daughters who might be essential in marriage alliances . |
| 20 | They will be there this weekend to judge who might be right . |
| 21 | Rent 's supposed allies appear little more than an improbable amalgam of all those who might be opposed to the regime of Mortimer and Isabella , and it is hard to believe that the conspiracy had such wide-ranging support . |
| 22 | If it is insulting to suggest to a person that he is a homosexual , is it not equally insulting to suggest to a man that he is the sort of person who might be susceptible to solicitation in the streets by women ? |
| 23 | Neither is there any screening of precariously unstable people , who might be unable to cope with what comes up . |
| 24 | Expert adjudication on technical issues in the haulage industry will usually meet with approval from experienced goods vehicle operators who might be surprised at the lack of specific expertise in road haulage matters among the ranks of the judiciary . |
| 25 | To get the best help from the radio , try to find someone in it who might be sympathetic to your music . |
| 26 | ‘ Those who might be safe would be still looking to win games in the last few weeks to improve their position . ’ |
| 27 | Find out who is responsible for training in the libraries you select or someone you know who might be enthusiastic . |
| 28 | On a table in the hall was a pile of letters , addressed to officers who might be dead , or in prison camps , or coming back at any moment … . |
| 29 | It may also have a negative effect on prosecutors who might be inclined to settle for a plea of guilty to assault instead . |
| 30 | Since the majority of them were neither party members , nor teachers or agronomists , they represented a valuable addition to the ranks of those who might be able to promote smychka in the countryside . |