Example sentences of "[noun sg] might [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the grey area between the two ‘ pass ’ and ‘ fail ’ limits , the decision might depend on personal assessment . |
| 2 | Proportional representation in Parliament might translate into disproportionate power in government in a way that would make the established first-past-the-post inequalities look rather more fair than is often seen to be the case . |
| 3 | Whatever such a literature might lack in technical sophistication will , it is alleged , be more than compensated for by ideological exuberance . |
| 4 | Finally I asked what criminal law might contribute to legal theory . |
| 5 | Perhaps , after other moves by the teacher , such as crumbling the chalk , being countered in a similar way , the determined teacher might resort to chemical analysis . |
| 6 | Occasionally a charge on a shield of arms , or the interpretation of a crest can be an important clue in the determination of seignorial affiliation , in linking two families with different names , or suggesting a hitherto unsuspected landholding , quite apart from the visual attraction an achievement might have as stained glass , stone carving or hatchment in the local church . |
| 7 | How perceptive of her to realize that the entity might thrive on violent opposition . |
| 8 | Turning , then , to the relationship of criminal law and legal theory , I asked what legal theory might contribute to criminal law and I dealt with two central issues ; first , the limits of exposition imposed by the nature of legal rules which , I argue , are essentially incomplete and therefore incapable of a final , exhaustive statement ; and , secondly , the nature of methodological purity , where I argue against a tendency to distort data to fit a favoured critical principle . |
| 9 | It adds : ‘ The viability of this proposal will need to be further explored with the private sector and others as it is too early at this stage to value the commercial opportunities a road might bring for improved coal and mineral extraction , forestry , recreation and other developments to defray construction costs . ’ |
| 10 | The best performance might relate to daily production goals , sales targets or inventory levels . |
| 11 | A central feature in improved access via natural language may be a computer-based thesaurus or lexicon that is not used in indexing , but which shows all the word variants and relationships between terms that the searcher might encounter in natural language searching , and is available both for display and to expand and develop search strategies . |
| 12 | This risk might come from subsequent investigation of the audit , or from investigations carried out by any of the various regulatory bodies such as the Inland Revenue Investigations Branch or one established under the Financial Services Act . |
| 13 | He was unlikely to have her arrested again , and an unwanted pass might seem like fair payment for a few hours spent out of the confines of her depressing little room . |
| 14 | The International Olympic Committee announced its intention to visit South Africa in early 1991 , amid speculation that the country might qualify for full participation in most sporting activities . |
| 15 | Desperation might result in final defiance . |
| 16 | Despite our initial suspicions that the shoe 's cosmetics and relatively soft midsole material might suffer with heavy use , no problems with durability have yet been reported . |