Example sentences of "it may be possible " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps certain parts played in the past have not succeeded , and it may be possible to investigate why .
2 In light winds the situation is far more critical than in windy weather , when it may be possible to land ahead from 500 feet or more , even on a relatively small site .
3 It may be possible to have money paid stage by stage during the building process .
4 It may be possible for the arrangements for the funeral to be made direct with the crematorium or cemetery and minister of religion if desired .
5 It may be possible to arrange respite care in the person 's own home , or in a residential care or nursing home or hospital .
6 If you are particularly worried about a proposal , it may be possible to make an appointment with the appropriate planning officer for a meeting , either in the council offices or on site , so you can explain your objections in person .
7 However , if the council has not acted properly it may be possible to get the Local Government Ombudsman to investigate whether there has been maladministration .
8 It may be possible that I shall meet them all again one day .
9 As this joint is usually close to the bearing of the truss , it may be possible to repair a truss comprising small timber members with plywood gusset plates ( Fig 34 ) .
10 If this form of construction can not be identified from an inspection of voids in the roof surface made from the exterior , it may be possible to deduce whether or not it applies by noting the pattern of nails which have penetrated into the roof-space through the boarding .
11 In time it may be possible to find other , better remedies .
12 If it is to make good on Mr Bush 's hope that it may be possible to ‘ settle the conflicts that divide the Arabs from Israel ’ , it will have to convince the Israelis that they can be secure even shorn of the occupied territories .
13 Indeed we hope it may be possible to predict some of the medical problems our Iron Age ancestors were subject to , using just these methods .
14 ‘ Maybe the circumstances are n't as bad as I first supposed ; and if I do X , Y and Z it may be possible to redress the balance a bit and then I wo n't feel so upset . ’
15 It may be possible to distract a horse in some other way than in giving it food , so that it tolerates being shod .
16 By analogy , it may be possible to walk from one point in hilly country to another by a path which is always level or uphill , and yet a straight line between the points would cross a valley .
17 In such cases it may be possible to induce cometabolism of the target compound , with a different , related compound simultaneously being metabolised .
18 However , whilst I remain suspicious of Hick 's cosy position , it may be possible to accept that there is something approaching a common theistic structure among a number of the world 's religious traditions .
19 Please let me know if you have problems with this timing , it may be possible to give you a different delivery address .
20 Now , if that input contributes to the loss or damage it may be possible to have the damages reduced .
21 Then , once the owner realizes that the building is of value , it may be possible to agree on a constructive course of action .
22 With patience , it may be possible to track down not only buildings and the foundations of lost buildings , but also grottoes , seats , cascades and artificial rockwork .
23 However , it may be possible to make a case for a higher proportion of grant aid if the resources available are very limited .
24 It may be possible to grow the causative organism in the laboratory and , failing that , it is often possible to demonstrate measurable increases in specific antibodies in the blood .
25 In practice it may be possible to make an enlightened guess as to the origin and type of infection involved , but in very few cases can the physician be one hundred per cent sure of his diagnosis .
26 Since the example taken was entirely at random and 292 is a statistically significant proportion of the total number of libraries , it may be possible to make a hypothesis on the basis of this graph .
27 Conversely if the samples stored at the higher temperatures show little or no change , it may be possible to reduce the frequency of , or even omit , certain of the scheduled examinations at lower temperatures .
28 If none is available , it may be possible to arrange for a specialist physiotherapist to visit the hospital department to see the patient and suggest appropriate treatment lines to the physiotherapist there .
29 As Lord Wilberforce said in Anisminic : ‘ Although , in theory perhaps , it may be possible for Parliament to set up a tribunal which has full and autonomous powers to fix its own area of operation , that has , so far , not been done in this country . ’
30 In some cases , it may be possible to connect a Nicam Video to a non-Nicam TV with a link-up to your existing hi-fi system for top quality sound performance .
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