Example sentences of "might [be] [verb] that [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If there are exclusively private events , in the sense that they are in principle , and not just empirically , inaccessible to more than one observer , it might be argued that such events could not be intelligibly claimed , let alone shown to be , subject to any laws , and this means that no rational explanatory model could be constructed for them .
2 It might be argued that this approach downgrades sexual intercourse without consent where little violence or none at all is used .
3 Furthermore , it might be argued that this issue was overpriced and that the nation was able to sell an effectively overpriced collection of assets .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 It might be argued that this function has been coopted by such purposive ( indeed , allegedly manipulative ) schemes as the Youth Training Scheme .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 If the key processes are biochemical , then it might be expected that each memory will have its specific representation in terms of the synthesis of unique proteins or other molecules .
11 It might be thought that such policies spring from a desire , on the one hand , to ensure the free flowering of individual enterprise , and on the other , to guard against the tyrannies of " big business " .
12 It might be thought that such tenets were unambiguous enough in a democracy to be assured the most rigorous defence .
13 Although it is easy to appreciate that the polymer must be sufficiently wettable to sustain a coherent layer of tear fluid , it might be thought that all problems associated with wettability would be overcome by the presence of water in the material .
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