Example sentences of "[noun] might [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plaintiff is playing with higher stakes because the cost penalty is likely to be bigger than the amount by which the defendant might overestimate the claim . |
| 2 | The trainer might prompt the trainees for alternative approaches . |
| 3 | The dossier outlining how Richard Branson might conquer the North Atlantic air-routes arrived the next day . |
| 4 | A poll of 400 of the world 's leading climatologists organized by Greenpeace has shown that almost half think it possible that the greenhouse effect might reach the point of no return in the near future , and one in seven think it probable . |
| 5 | However , he thinks the suggestion of a workfare programme might help the long-term unemployed if it were relevant to the skills that are needed to find work . |
| 6 | Enhanced solution by the alkaline groundwater of minerals that line fractures in the repository host rock might affect the sorption capacity of the rock and its water-flow characteristics . |
| 7 | He has read it before but he dips into it from time to time as a priest might consult the Bible in preparation for a sermon , or a poisoner Feltman 's Toxicology in preparation for a murder . |
| 8 | The question as to whether an unchaste priest might celebrate the mass became important . |
| 9 | A storm or violent gale might disperse the combined fleets ; France has no port in the Channel ; in fact , innumerable mischances might ruin the enterprise . |
| 10 | The Crown argued that , in the same way a deliberate cross-check to the back of the neck might exceed the implied consent to risk of injury in a hockey game , the known presence of HIV is so inherently dangerous that sex with someone who is HIV positive extends beyond the norm of conduct to which one can validly consent . |
| 11 | The Collector fell silent , hoping that these words might bring the meeting to an end without leaving too great a schism between the two factions . |
| 12 | One can picture Hoskyns looking down from the skies and being grateful for his pupil ; and Bethune-Baker looking down and thinking that he always knew where Hoskyns might lead the Churches . |
| 13 | London Branch thought fellow members in other branches might like the chance to hear an insider 's informed opinion , before they decide for themselves ! |
| 14 | The formation of such complexes might prevent the viral genes from being replicated , or from being used to direct the manufacture of viral proteins . |
| 15 | The aid might take the form of personal service or of cash . |
| 16 | The one hope yesterday was that septuagenarians such as Edward Heath and Sir Trevor Skeet might find the Tories ' small majority wearisome . |
| 17 | Proving that the negligence caused loss is likely to be difficult because of the uncertainty of the results of that independent investigation : and the party making the allegation might have the damages reduced for contributory negligence in not having drawn the matter to the expert 's attention during the course of the reference . |
| 18 | As any retinue would be under the command of the prince 's governor , earl Rivers , a large force might tilt the balance of power too far in the Woodvilles ' favour . |
| 19 | As any retinue would be under the command of the prince 's governor , earl Rivers , a large force might tilt the balance of power too far in the Woodvilles ' favour . |
| 20 | It is an unrelieved black except for the white flanks but a watcher catching it in the right light might see the head has an iridescent purple sheen which can be striking . |
| 21 | It was increasingly difficult to appeal to the working man whose vote might put the party back into power without antagonizing the wealthy man whose financial assistance was crucial . |
| 22 | It has been suggested that ‘ incipient ’ is an unfamiliar word , that associating the stall with a spin might get the student worried , and that to simplify things we should only talk about stalls and spins . |
| 23 | Observers noted that the coalition might need the support of the New Democracy party , whose policies Bildt totally dismissed , if it was to control an effective majority . |
| 24 | Controlled by a single gene , the deficiency is usually harmless , but certain drugs for malaria or a type of bean can cause those without the proper gene to suffer acute anaemia , and it is thought that some chemical might do the same . |
| 25 | For example in the theoretical or epistemological sphere , foundationalism would entail the belief that concepts or statements somehow correspond to the real world ; in ethics , foundationalists might propound the belief in an unconditional ethics . |
| 26 | Any interruption might stop the flow , and if it gave the Colonel pause for thought , and the brain behind the little piggy eyes a chance to work , it might result in an enraged charge . |
| 27 | To refuse access to such information on the basis of national security considerations might open the possibility of the case against Noriega being dismissed on the grounds that the defendant was being denied information essential to his defence . |
| 28 | Mr Lenarduzzi 's sleep is also disturbed by the thought that the interests of the nation may only be served at the expense of local needs or , indeed , that purely academic considerations might distort the wider implications of a proper education . |
| 29 | Interference with this process by targeting the activated T cell , apoptosis , or cytokine secretion might stabilise the immune system and control the course of infection . |
| 30 | The adviser might contact the electricity board for Sally to prevent her supply being cut off , and John could be furnished with a list of local solicitors who do legal-aid work . |