Example sentences of "[noun] it [modal v] be possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result it would be possible for the French at some future date to renew their claim to sovereignty over Aquitaine , and for the English to do the same in respect of the crown of France . |
| 2 | To avoid disruption it would be possible for the new statutory definition to apply only to new trusts , leaving the old law to continue to apply to old trusts by way of transition . |
| 3 | It is greatly to be hoped that some version of the censorship hypothesis holds because close to naked singularities it may be possible to travel into the past . |
| 4 | In a small department it may be possible to have all the project leaders present at a meeting to make the decisions . |
| 5 | Within a department it must be possible for people who have particular interests and aptitudes for teaching to take on a greater share of the load . |
| 6 | In future it may be possible to bring out a first novel in paperback , and then once an author is established we could bring out his or her second and third novels in hardback . |
| 7 | In the future it may be possible to convert water to hydrogen on a large scale by electrolysis , for example . |
| 8 | Did you know that upgrades to the EW + WW office software mean that in future it will be possible to print three-dimensional graphics and stereoscopic photographs ? |
| 9 | She hopes in future it will be possible to restore the word nigger without stirring up racial tensions . |
| 10 | By interviewing a subsample of women from the original study it will be possible to plot the stability of self-esteem over a 7 to 8 year period and its relationship to changing social circumstances . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Likewise in community settings and specialist fields of practice it may be possible , through time management and planning , to create similar opportunities . |
| 13 | For some computers it may be possible to omit capacitor C3 , resistor R2 and diode D1 , taking the line direct to IC1b . |
| 14 | Whilst present cost considerations may exclude the use of a dedicated microprocessor it may be possible to direct any spare processing capability towards stepping motor control . |
| 15 | Growing your own vegetables is much the cheapest way of avoiding pesticides in the long run , but in the short term it may be possible to get unsprayed produce from someone with a large garden or allotment . |
| 16 | In the still longer term it would be possible for national planners and institutional managers of initial teacher education to adjust the mix of curriculum , pedagogy and school-based learning in such a way as to narrow avoidable gaps between initial and in-service teacher education . |
| 17 | If there has been previous trading between the same parties it may be possible to establish that the terms are incorporated by a course of dealing . |
| 18 | From these data it will be possible to examine the social structure and processes that occur within a particular industry . |
| 19 | By viewing the entire drawing it may be possible to deduce its intended function . |
| 20 | By establishing the Centre in an academic institution it will be possible for it to benefit from the other resources of the University and at the same time enable the knowledge gained from the research to be linked directly to social work training . |
| 21 | ( On most types of training glider it will be possible to get down to the pre-stall buffet and continue with either a slight rocking of the wings or a very gentle inner wingdrop . ) |
| 22 | For garages and extensions , smaller gutters ( 75mm ) and downpipes ( 5Omm ) can be used , and where a garden shed has guttering it may be possible to fit a water butt to collect rainwater for watering the garden . |
| 23 | With proper management it should be possible to produce denser belts specifically designed to reduce noise . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 25 | Some forms ( Turrilites ) adopted the helical spire , and were it not for the obligatory suture lines it might be possible to mistake these species for large gastropods . |
| 26 | To be really sure that one is dealing with a fossil fern it should be possible to see the spore cases , because other kinds of plants can produce fern-like foliage . |
| 27 | By addressing this broad issue it would be possible to develop a better understanding of what community economic development was about . |
| 28 | In the long run it may be possible to go further than this , to appropriate in the form of tax revenue a large part of the income which workers would otherwise have put into long-term savings schemes , and to expand commensurately the socialised provision for retired workers ( state pensions plus appropriate social amenities ) . |
| 29 | On reflection it should be possible to see that all sterling remittances and receipts to and from abroad will be transacted using sterling accounts in UK banks which are the property of banks located abroad . |
| 30 | In a written question it would be possible to ask , ‘ In what year did you commence secondary education ? ’ |