Example sentences of "might [adv] be to " in BNC.
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1 | Widespread dissatisfaction over the quality of justice might eventually be to the king 's loss , although rulers may often have been able to manipulate the legal system to their advantage with relative impunity . |
2 | He told me not to talk about the matter outside as it might not be to his interests if the facts were made generally known . ’ |
3 | Instinct told her that he was planning something for her and it might not be to her liking . |
4 | It might not be to everyone 's taste or be able to last for hundreds of years but you have to admit that she would turn a few heads if she appeared sitting casually in your garden . |
5 | Half-way through the twentieth century it was becoming clear to the more perceptive analysts that , whatever the political limitations might or might not be to that form of growth , there were ecological limitations looming on the horizon . |
6 | In view of the technical advance implied it is thought that it was probably he who was the ‘ Mr Showers ’ who was complimented in 1692 for having played in hitherto impossible keys and ‘ with all the softness imaginable ’ ; but at that date the reference might conceivably be to his father or , less probably , his kinsman William . |
7 | And how much more attractive the area might then be to potential investor industrialists who appreciate the value of air travel ? |