Example sentences of "might be [vb pp] [conj] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might be argued that this approach downgrades sexual intercourse without consent where little violence or none at all is used . |
| 2 | Furthermore , it might be argued that this issue was overpriced and that the nation was able to sell an effectively overpriced collection of assets . |
| 3 | It might be argued that this scheme puts the claimant who at present has a choice whether or not to use Ord. 53 , at a disadvantage because under the new scheme he or she would have to seek leave and would possibly be subject to very restrictive time-limits . |
| 4 | As it might be argued that this microflora is more likely to exert pathogenic or protective effects in the intestine than the lumen flora , we were interested to determine the adherent and hydrophobic properties of our mucosal E coli isolates by techniques comparable with those used by others studying faecal isolates . |
| 5 | It might be argued that this function has been coopted by such purposive ( indeed , allegedly manipulative ) schemes as the Youth Training Scheme . |
| 6 | This case did not concern the availability of coercive remedies against the Crown and it might be argued that this statement is of no relevance in that context . |
| 7 | It might be argued that this device , although an ingenious reference to the converted barn 's former purpose , is not a practical feature in a dwelling because even double-glazing will not prevent the excessive heat loss and cold radiation caused by such large windows . |
| 8 | Although it might be argued that this difference is due to the nature of the complexed metal ion ( iron in the cleavage reaction , cobalt in the footprint ) an alternative explanation is that bleomycin does not bind tightly to ( AT ) n sequences , and that these are efficiently cleaved during a transient interaction . |
| 9 | The line of argument depends upon two principal features : ( a ) there is a need to produce an oven justification for practices which might be criticized and this justification must explain racial discrimination in terms of anything other than irrational preferences ; ( b ) the discourse implies that irrational preference would be morally bad and the good intentions of the speaker , and those whom the speaker justifies , are guaranteed if they are shown to differ from those who might act on the basis of irrational prejudices . |