Example sentences of "might [be] [vb pp] by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the hotly contested litigation between AM&S Europe Limited and the Commission , the European Court decided that the Commission had the sole power to adjudicate on claims of privilege in relation to advice or other documentation passing between a lawyer and his client which might be examined by the Commission in investigations under the competition rules . |
| 2 | Conflict : As a consequence decisions made in the boardroom — what bank to approach for loans or which underwriter to use — might be influenced by the presence and voting powers of bank directors . |
| 3 | In serious mountains that spring might be influenced by the thrill of being at high altitude , while in lower terrain the jauntiness of stride may reflect the rollercoaster of broad panoramas and changing perspectives . |
| 4 | According to King Hassan II and his government , the prison does not exist — or , even if it does , the people all love the King so much it would be unsafe to release the prisoners — they might be killed by the populace . |
| 5 | However there was some hope that proposals for " Unity " put forward by a self-effacing and cooperative Communist Party might be accepted by the Left of the Labour Party . |
| 6 | However , the peaks can be either positive or negative : and this is another example of chaotic behaviour ; a sequence like that in Fig. 24.3(b) might be obtained by the toss of a coin — heads for a positive peak , tails for a negative . |
| 7 | to ensure that any matters which might be raised by the acquiror company 's ‘ due diligence ’ exercise are identified in advance , and considered in the light of the effect on the proposed deal . |
| 8 | This observation might be explained by the cDNA sequence which contains two internal ATG triplets encoding methionine residues which are in frame with the adjacent POU domain ( Figure 1 ) . |
| 9 | In some instances the researchers accepted that this pattern might be explained by the preponderance of mode B schemes ‘ but more often a process of ‘ guided drift ’ could be detected , based on a stereotyping of both young people and mode delivery ’ ( pp. 38 — 9 ) . |
| 10 | This might be explained by the fact that the former category are not the direct employees of the establishment and that their terms and conditions of employment are less subject to regulation by unions . |
| 11 | It might be explained by the fact that the toxin is effective from the luminal side and binds irreversibly to a particular membrane receptor . |
| 12 | The fanciful style of the gaol might be explained by the fact that the man who paid for it , Lord Cobham , was also the man who had the biggest collection of follies in the country in the grounds of his nearby estate , Stowe , including a gothic folly . |
| 13 | Thus all the complicated structures that we see in the universe might be explained by the no boundary condition for the universe together with the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics . |
| 14 | Or the conditions might be imposed by the law : for example , spending limits fixed as a percentage of last year 's spending . |
| 15 | ‘ If Elinor is unable to live in Saracen , the trustees might consider it an unjustifiable expense : apart from the income that might be generated by the capital that 's tied up in the place , keeping five full-time domestic staff members and three secretaries would no longer be viable . |
| 16 | As I explained , we would be pleased to under-write the costs of enabling our agent , Mr John Popham , to represent your interest in protecting your property and the public amenity of the Glebelands against damaging groundwater effects that might be caused by the barrage . |
| 17 | In its Philip Morris decision in November 1987 , the Court held that all agreements for a merger where a cartel situation already existed , or might be created by the merger , were exposed to Article 85 . |
| 18 | After the judgement the heart was returned to the dead person for his continued life and from the Sixth Dynasty onwards its presence might be ensured by the provision of a heart amulet on the chest . |
| 19 | But it might be salvaged by the damnatio , to which that restriction did not apply , and which would impose on the heir an obligation to pay the object or its value . |
| 20 | Although this might be reinforced by the suggestion , earlier in this chapter , that vision and the ideals fostered by a head can shape the total approach to school management , it is the contingency model and its capacity to take account of turbulence which seem to fit the description of several management approaches in this final decade of the century . |
| 21 | Here Ramsey-optimal prices might be charged by the incumbent , but there is no particularly compelling reason to suggest that they will be , in the absence of intervention . |
| 22 | A very occasional half tablet might be prescribed by the doctor to restore a habit of good sleep that has been broken . |
| 23 | Thus , he differentiates between two different ideas which might be encompassed by the concept of equality . |
| 24 | People who could not afford litigation ( because they could not pay the difference between their costs and the taxed costs recoverable ) or who could not afford the risk of litigation ( because costs awarded might not be recoverable or because they might lose ) might be assisted by the scheme . |
| 25 | If he were to lie flat , associated reactions might be stimulated by the pressure of the couch against the back of his head and upper back . |
| 26 | The shape of a hill might be altered by the construction of earthworks , or even taking off a pointed peak . |
| 27 | By applying the 27.6% Grampian ration to the above figures , we are able to estimate the extent to which the top market destinations in Table 3 might be altered by the inclusion of whisky . |
| 28 | Similarly , to deal with the earthquake protection requirements at Cruas , more stringent than at most of the other sites , without having to modify the standard model , the power station was built on neoprene bearing pads capable of taking out a large part of any acceleration that might be imparted by the ground . |
| 29 | Debts due to her might be collected by the husband ; and if that was done , of course the money was his . |
| 30 | Although the cost of acquiring television advertising might be obviated by the facility of free air time through public service announcements in some countries , considerable resources are still required to produce the content . |