Example sentences of "possibility be that the [noun sg] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The third possibility is that the adjective is a deliberate invitation for the population to divide themselves into ‘ active ’ and ‘ passive ’ citizens . |
| 2 | A second possibility is that the child is able to employ a set of relatively sophisticated strategies for analysing adult speech . |
| 3 | If Microsoft is found to have a case to answer , the minimum possibility is that the company is forced to sign a consent decree under which it has to unbundle , and agree not to bundle in future — for instance it might have to dismantle Windows for Workgroups and sell the networking elements as a separate product ( similar networking code will be an integral part of standard Windows NT ) ; at worst , the company could be forced to split itself into two completely different companies , one for operating systems and languages , the other for applications . |
| 4 | One possibility is that the Sun is currently going through a ‘ quiescent ’ phase : the nuclear reactions at its core are continuing just sufficiently to keep our star shining , but no more than that ; in due course the Sun will get back to ‘ business as usual ’ . |
| 5 | The first possibility is that the bureaucracy is responsive primarily to itself — that is to its own interests and priorities . |
| 6 | One possibility is that the yeast is releasing toxins and other products that travel around the body in the blood . |
| 7 | The second possibility is that the rustling is a tiger . |