Example sentences of "might mean [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government is in the process of producing extra guidelines on waste management proposals and the creation of a new national environment agency might mean a shift of responsibility for waste regulation functions . |
| 2 | Ten minutes too long during a schooling session might mean a week 's set-back in a training programme , so be careful not to either work for too long or to expect too much too soon . |
| 3 | Beats varying by social class might mean a different perception . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Publication of the report is then held over until after the review , and this might mean a further six months . |
| 6 | Alternatively , such an entry might mean a temporary absence , on Church business if not a foray in quest of preferment . |
| 7 | ‘ Even so , it might mean a pretty drastic cut in her living standards . ’ |
| 8 | Broken reins might mean a contribution from his pocket money . |
| 9 | On Aug. 21 Momoh was quoted in a Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service report as saying that the invasion of eastern areas by Liberian rebels [ see p. 38278 ] might mean a long delay before a general election could be held . |
| 10 | After the previous Armed Forces minister , Archie Hamilton , was replaced by Mr Hanley , Mr Brandreth asked for a meeting in the hope that a change of minister might mean a change of heart over the pay office . |
| 11 | Moreover the novel takes up the remark to Katkov that the criminal ‘ himself morally demands ’ his punishment ( which on its own might mean no more than that Dostoevsky had been reading Hegel or popularized Hegel ) , and builds some marvellous effects upon it . |
| 12 | Apparently she knew enough to tell other people not to worry , but that might mean no more than that she was trying to put a brave face on things . |
| 13 | The special relationship looked more formal and detached , with Mrs Thatcher in danger of being sidelined , with her suspicion of long-range missile agreements that might mean the end of Trident and a potential British nuclear presence . |
| 14 | On the face of things , the collapse of BSB ( transparently dressed up as a ‘ merger ’ with Sky to form BSkyB ) might mean the end of the Marcopolo satellites for domestic broadcasting , the end of MAC in Britain and a dead end to the elegant upgrade path to wide-screen TV . |
| 15 | An unusually low price might mean the car is stolen |
| 16 | That mining might mean the end of the road for the town , with a population of some 6,000 people , did not unduly worry the man from the Department of Economic Development — Northern Ireland ( DEDNI ) , Ivor Greene , who told the Irish Times ‘ If it was decided that the time was proper for mining to proceed , Ballymoney could disappear but the people would be well compensated if it came to that ’ . |
| 17 | Knowing that mere seconds might mean the difference between life and death for the hundreds of people trapped by the explosions , IMDEC responded immediately by setting up a citizens ' coordinating committee , drawing on the expertise and resources of 27 social and human rights organisations . |
| 18 | " Stopping a ship for even an hour or two — a matter upon which the winning of a battle might depend — might mean the loss of the lives of some of their brave fellows on land or on the sea . |
| 19 | Sometimes we need to reflect publicly , sometimes to provide space for a few moments of private reflection — this might mean the children sit quietly alone while the teacher asks questions which they respond to in their thoughts , or the reflection might take the form of a diary , or perhaps an " emotional map " charting the highs and lows of a journey/adventure/exploration . |
| 20 | Churchill commented that the " British people would not easily be influenced by what happened in the distant jungles of South-East Asia ; but they did know that there was a powerful American base in East Anglia and that war with China , who would invoke the Sino-Russian Pact , might mean an assault by hydrogen bombs on these islands " . |