Example sentences of "might [be] [vb pp] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The figure that my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Employment gave included those who might be affected in other ways by premature closure . |
| 2 | Although yields might be increased in certain high-latitude regions , notably Canada and Russia , this would be more than offset by decreases in the tropics . |
| 3 | The possibility that a ceasefire might be imposed in late July spurred the NGC forces into heavy military action against the SOC regime during June , despite the onset of the rainy season . |
| 4 | If we assume that for various reasons promotion within six months is not possible , all or some of the interests might be met in alternative ways . |
| 5 | This is a basic assumption for the child to recognise that a single word might be realised in different forms , depending on its grammatical function . |
| 6 | Western air and naval forces would maintain an ‘ over- the-horizon ’ presence , although arms dumps and even some aircraft might be based in forward areas , such as Kuwait . |
| 7 | The individual being insufficient for the expression of these values , they might be extended in vicarious forms such as footservants who had nothing to do but to display their own superfluity , or pets , which provided surfaces for the further display of luxury . |
| 8 | Separate allegations against Gates — suggesting that he might be implicated in illegal efforts to supply US arms and technology to Iraq via third countries such as South Africa and Chile — were also believed to have been made to congressional investigators and federal law enforcement officials . |
| 9 | In short , and unlike most societies , there is no separate cultural ideal of womanhood against which an aggressive ideal of manhood might be cast in structural opposition . |
| 10 | One is to allocate a particular colour to a number of contiguous levels in the image so that , for example , the levels 0–32 might be displayed in dark blue , 33–67 in dark green , 68–87 in cyan , and so on . |
| 11 | Footprints might be made in different directions ; ‘ sideways ’ , ‘ forwards ’ , ‘ backwards ’ . |
| 12 | It was recognized also that selective investments might be made in unattractive industries if the SBU was the dominant operator in that industry , and similarly where attractiveness was high and the SBU 's position weak . |
| 13 | If the stimuli used in initial training have acquired distinctiveness , then this might be revealed in positive transfer to a second task involving these same stimuli . |
| 14 | The main purpose of the meeting is to address how this may be achieved and in particular to discuss coach education elements which might be included in revised qualifications , and what resources the Council and NCF are making available in Scotland directly to assist governing bodies . |
| 15 | A spokesman for the site 's owner , Isle of Man-based Anglo International said the residents ' views were being considered and that a community centre might be included in future development plans . |
| 16 | If this theory were true a similar pattern might be expected in other journals . |
| 17 | Wörner 's statement failed , however , to prevent a public controversy following a statement in mid-February by the West German Defence Minister , Gerhard Stoltenberg , who hinted that West German troops might be stationed in eastern Germany after unification . |
| 18 | What worried her most of all was that she might be held in equal suspicion . |
| 19 | The Washington Post of June 24 quoted the co-chair of the observer delegation , Donald Payne , a member of the US House of Representatives , as saying that the elections could not be described as " completely free and fair " , and that he hoped that new elections might be held in disputed areas . |
| 20 | The issue which divided public opinion largely revolved around the ineffectiveness of the prison system and the ease with which convicts could bamboozle prison chaplains into believing that their characters had been reformed , thus securing their release on ‘ ticket-of-leave ’ , and there was little room fur the idea that the roots of crime might be found in social conditions . |
| 21 | Wester Ross , Orkney and North Yorkshire provided most of these replies but it was something that might be encouraged in remote areas or where most of the farms were part-time . |
| 22 | There are several techniques that might be used in international marketing research that would not normally be used for research into ‘ domestic ’ markets . |
| 23 | The ideal screening system , such as might be used in antenatal clinics should utilize one of each sort of test so that a combination of sensitivity with selectivity can be obtained . |
| 24 | Appearing before a Senate committee that was pondering ‘ the general area ’ of China and its implications , an official of the State Department said of the fund : ‘ It might be used in other areas of the Far East which are affected by the developments in China . |
| 25 | Greased paper might be used in wet conditions . |
| 26 | Henceforth gods might be depicted in theriomorphic or animal form , in anthropomorphic or human form , or in a therianthropic or hybrid form with human body and animal head . |
| 27 | schemes restricted to an association of topics such as might be encountered in local collections in an industrial library or an archive . |
| 28 | While assignment might be established in exceptional circumstances , at the very least the presumption must remain against it . |