Example sentences of "it might [be] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Point 1 made by Bowley is a more general and fundamental one than the other three and deserves special comment ; it might be called the principle of parsimony . |
| 2 | No matter how legitimate it might be to define the scope of linguistics in this way ( and this is currently a controversial matter ) , it will not do for language pedagogy . |
| 3 | However , whilst it might be stating the obvious , the overriding factor in this situation has been the sudden influx and continuing constant supply of heroin at an ‘ affordable ’ price . |
| 4 | However overinflated the Aden myth may subsequently have become , however difficult it might be to disentangle the truth of the episode from the fictionalised version purveyed through romanticised images of tortured adolescence , the exotic Mid-East , the rejection of Western culture , the Rimbaldian quest for personal salvation , and so on , one stark fact remains . |
| 5 | A ‘ pact with the Soviet Union to defend democracy against fascism ’ sounded like a very different proposition from an ‘ alliance with Russia to sustain the British Empire against German imperialism ’ — however difficult it might be to distinguish the two things in practice . |
| 6 | Often there is insufficient management talent on board to achieve this objective , or it might be stretching the existing team too much so that their existing businesses may suffer . |
| 7 | Sadly this latter process , desirable as it might be to stem the antics of a few irresponsible councils , has spilled over into Local Government generally with the unfortunate effect that many responsible authorities have been greatly frustrated in their legitimate desire to provide adequate services in their area . |
| 8 | It might be bending the law , but could the director and his wife be said to be ‘ the person making the car available to them ’ ? |