Example sentences of "possible that the [noun] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This is already the case , but it is possible that the variety of future experiences in old age will be greater still .
2 It is certainly possible that the confluence of various tides of change in assessment policy will prove instrumental in creating a wave of sufficient magnitude to bring about a revolution in attitudes to 16+ certification : of generating a degree of momentum that no single initiative could achieve by itself .
3 It is possible that the editors of both publications cross-check to ensure this result .
4 It is possible that the wars of 573 to 575 marked the worst period of civil war in sixth-century Francia .
5 However , it is possible that the ratio of hidden to known use provided by Method 4 is nearer to the true ratio than the others because , although it involved less accurate determination of identity codes , the larger numbers of nominees involved may dilute the effect of extreme cases .
6 This is because it is quite possible that the laws in both cases may be much the same .
7 In such cases , it is possible that the inclusion of some physicochemical unit operation in the process may allow the overall treatment scheme to remove the target contaminants more effectively .
8 Though it is possible that the facts of such a case might show merely the legitimate compromise of a claim to damages , on the other hand , the facts might be such as to constitute extortion and blackmail of a serious type .
9 It is quite possible that the extent of unmet legal need can never be ascertained and that which can be ascertained can not adequately be explained .
10 It was previously suggested that fixed information will tend to be peripheral to the driving task and variable information is more likely to be central , it is thus possible that the amount of these types of information will constrain any effects of attention focusing .
11 Despite the difficulty of imagining how a behaviour involving the three components outlined in the last paragraph could arise in the first place , I think it is quite possible that the explanation of stable age queues in animals may be of this kind .
12 Indeed , it seems possible that the sequences of concentric , circular design and rotated linear designs share a common root ; grids of regularly spaced circles .
13 It is certainly possible that the distinctions between different types of variable drawn by Dressler and Wodak and by Kerswill will turn out to be methodologically important in as much as they yield new insights into the principles underlying patterns of variation and processes of change .
14 However , since the Glasgow study began 18 months earlier than the Wirral survey , and since prevalence was estimated to be on the increase , it is possible that the rate of known opioid use in Glasgow exceeded that in Wirral by 1984–5 .
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