Example sentences of "might [verb] for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That special type of case was broadly one where the acts of an intruder , however continuous and far-reaching , did not substantially interfere with any plans which the owners might have for the future use of undeveloped land … |
| 2 | Mary Kaldor and Neal Ascherson look at what the Gulf war might mean for the new world order . |
| 3 | They like the idea of design shops which might cater for the plentiful supply of individuals with small gardens and several thousand pounds to spend . |
| 4 | Many new circumstances might account for the new relationship — the movement of married women into the work-force , unprecedented economic security , the decline of religious feeling . |
| 5 | Using existing data sets , it will make initial estimates of the scale of any effect which low incomes might have on the health if the elderly in Britain , and go on to assess the likely role of some intervening variables which might account for the close correlation between income distribution and longevity in developed countries . |
| 6 | Poor typing skills might account for the jumping capitals but the shift of the machine could be at fault . |
| 7 | It is logical to ask whether attenuation of soft X-rays in such a wind might account for the dividing line . |
| 8 | Care must be taken in interpreting Fig. 3 b because the CTD stations at the eastern end were not worked in the same location ( Fig. 1 ) , and some effect from the different topography might account for the eddy-like structure seen between 15–28°W . |
| 9 | If he had been in some sort of trance , ( lasting who knew how long ? ) that might account for the sudden appearance of Jos . |
| 10 | The majority held that the case could be decided upon the narrow ground that the action for enticement should be extended beyond the strict relation of master and servant to embrace other contracts for personal services , but support was also given in varying degrees to a broader proposition that a plaintiff might sue for the knowing violation of the security of any type of contractual right . |