Example sentences of "[Wh det] might [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such exclusivity was viewed with horror by mainstream credal Calvinists such as Whitgift , who saw in such elitism the seeds of a subversive and divisive separatism which might threaten the very existence of a national church . |
| 2 | A meticulous man , with a compelling need for orderliness , distancing himself from anything which might threaten the harmonious life he was striving to create . |
| 3 | A standard format is to be introduced which will have to include the following : a detailed programme of activities which might enable the offender to make reparation through community service or a supervision programme tackling the offender 's problems ; a description of the restrictions on liberty which the programme would involve ; relevant information about the offence and the offender , including the latter 's attitude towards it ; and an assessment of the offender 's ability and willingness to tackle his or her offending behaviour . |
| 4 | The funding money had to be matched pound for pound by other backers ; the people who believed in the paper had to put up £5,000 of their own money between them ; and the paper had to have a controlling group to protect it from an outside takeover which might change the political line . |
| 5 | There are whispering groves , wide spreading lawns where coy stone ladies nestle in the green , and miroirs d'eau à la Courances which might reflect a sky of tender blue . |
| 6 | The ‘ rule of thirds ’ has been treated as the standard method of division , but other arrangements were sometimes made which might reflect the contractor 's view of the likely profits to be won from a particular campaign . |
| 7 | In the absence of any significant anti-secretory effects , it seems likely that the beneficial action of cisapride reported in this study results from its prokinetic qualities , which might enhance the clearance of acidic gastric effluent from the bulb , and thereby reduce its duration of contact with the duodenal mucosa . |
| 8 | And if you are lucky enough to stumble upon a village show you will be warmly welcomed and given the best seats in the house — which might mean a patch of ground under the village banyan tree . |
| 9 | He recommends that the reader attempt to identify questions through the figures ( such as ‘ Why is the tax charge so low ? ’ ) which might be directed to the company 's management ( or an analyst ) or which might lead the reader to avoid investment if he does not like the answer . |
| 10 | She and Bernard could come and go as they pleased , partly thanks to Ruby and Molly , two local women who kept Rhydoldog clean and checked each day for telexes which might announce the Ashley 's return , in which case the beds would be aired and food prepared . |
| 11 | Be ready to discuss things which might puzzle the child . |
| 12 | However , in favour of the 38th parallel was the fact that it appeared a rough and ready division , which might satisfy the Russians and give Seoul to the south . |
| 13 | Since Anthony is above all concerned with highlighting the issues involved , rather than providing solutions , he then suggests the kind of specific accounting information which might satisfy the above four needs , and puts the arguments pro and con for each . |
| 14 | Sir Walter Scott was one of many who wrote to offer sympathy , enclosing a small sum which might stop a leak in a vessel . |
| 15 | In the ensuing recession , a deliberate addition to the deficit , primarily for those outside the community of contentment , which might renew the call for higher levies on those inside , became unthinkable . |
| 16 | In the late Thirties , in that period which he described as more " moral " , he had affirmed the need for something very like a Christian revolution which might alter the structure . |
| 17 | In reality , it underestimates the not-in-my-backyard factor ( who is going to say : ‘ Yes , please build your new town here ? ’ ) and the temptation for county and district councils to avoid hard decisions which might benefit the county or region as a whole , at the certain cost of arousing fierce local opposition . |
| 18 | Where there is limited net asset cover , the vendors might be asked to warrant that they are not aware of any information relating to the target which has been knowingly withheld , the disclosure of which might effect the decision of the purchaser to proceed . |
| 19 | There were several motives which might bring a man to commit himself to a fairly long period ( eight years in France from 1762 onwards ) of military service . |
| 20 | Give three examples of circumstances which might bring the doctrine of personal bar into play . |
| 21 | As for the game itself , Hare has a philosophy which might make the rest of us win . |
| 22 | As for the game itself , Hare has a philosophy which might make the rest of us win . |
| 23 | The main types of additives are preservatives , flavourings , colourings , stabilisers and emulsifiers ( which help maintain the consistency of the product and keep mixtures mixed ) , antioxidants ( which prevent chemical changes which might make the product rancid ) and humectants ( which stop food drying out ) . |
| 24 | All of which might make the future less bright for Sequent Computer Systems Inc , which currently provides the top-end 6000/75 and 85 multiprocessors for Unisys . |
| 25 | ‘ We are not putting out any signals which might make the kidnappers think we are going to do a deal . |
| 26 | Is there any conclusion which can be drawn from the results , which might link the average percentage error and the distance of the person from the wall ? |
| 27 | He did n't want to drag them , because even though it would give him more room there would be a risk of noise which might attract the attention of the housekeeper . |
| 28 | The Norwegian whalers have votes which might sway the result of an election later this year . |
| 29 | She may also have to face a serious reduction in income , which might necessitate the sale of her house and the loss of her settled way of life by a move to another neighbourhood and to a smaller home , or into yours if that is to be the arrangement you both decide upon . |
| 30 | At best , a delicate balance had to be achieved among the male heirs in a family which might necessitate the sharing of lands and castles . |