Example sentences of "[pron] is [adv] possible that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be that the Breton expedition was intended to keep up pressure on the French to make the sort of concessions the English would feel able to accept , but it is equally possible that the confused direction of English policy reflected conflicting influences at court . |
| 2 | In Hebrews chapter 10 verse 4 we read ‘ it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins ’ ( referring to the Old Testament sacrifices ) but in verse 12 we read ‘ But this man , after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever , sat down on the right hand of God . ’ |
| 3 | It is logically possible that the next brick to be released will ‘ fall ’ upwards . |
| 4 | It is logically possible that the difference between the behaviour of two types of animal could be genetically caused , but that both types could learn the behaviour in question . |
| 5 | It is thus possible that the effect of the Great Conspiracy has been magnified in order to give Count Theodosius greater credibility in his programme of restoration . |
| 6 | The theoretical territory attached to this hillfort , as suggested by Ian Burrow , is very similar to the land defined in the seventh-century charter , and it is thus possible that the estate of the hillfort persisted throughout the Roman period to emerge as a land unit belonging to Glastonbury Abbey until the sixteenth century . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It is thus possible that the two exchangers have distinct functional roles and are selectively regulated . |
| 9 | It is thus possible that the α 1 AT gene is a susceptibility locus for alcohol induced liver damager . |
| 10 | Thus , while a ruling of the executive is helpful in determining a particular course of action , it is nevertheless possible that the ruling could be reversed subsequently by the application of the other party to the takeover or , possibly , an aggrieved shareholder . |
| 11 | A version of it may have heartened the Normans in 1066 ; and it is even possible that the earliest surviving version was composed in Normandy . |
| 12 | It is even possible that the attempt to use the LWP for internal repression played a part in Gomulka 's downfall . |
| 13 | Their salvation lies in the adoption of middle-class values ; it is even possible that the heir of Monseigneur can find his — in a quiet , modest , comfortable English home . |
| 14 | It is even possible that the most famous migrants of all — the birds — follow the scents of home . |
| 15 | It is scarcely possible that the most incisive speaker and planner should have had to drive himself up to Newcastle for a meeting the other day — and in a car without a telephone . |
| 16 | Given the certainty that freebooters were among the raiding armies , it is clearly possible that the contingents contributed by Swegen and Cnut were wholly or partly comprised of such men too , rather than exclusively of Danish levies . |
| 17 | Thirdly , it is also possible that the advances in birth control operating within the climate of an ‘ acquisitive society ’ might well have permitted couples to plan their family lives in such a way as to allow them to enjoy the consumer benefits of society . |
| 18 | It is also possible that the fowl 's red face and strutting gait reminded the English of a caricature of a haughty Turkish dignitary , complete with fez , especially as the curious gobbling noise sounded rather like Arabic . |
| 19 | It is also possible that the king held his own country estates and was , to that extent , self-supporting . |
| 20 | It is also possible that the tribal tattoos which Savage Orc Shamans paint onto the Orcs ' bodies protect them in some way . |
| 21 | It is also possible that the numbers are used as symbols of power and importance , rather than a literal count of heads . |
| 22 | However , it is also possible that the extra arm of the X chromosome holds genes not found in the Y chromosome . ) |
| 23 | It is also possible that the shares chosen for inclusion in the arbitrage portfolio are those which have a high price elasticity . |
| 24 | It is also possible that the POU S domain may contribute to transcriptional activation ( 23,67 ) . |
| 25 | It is also possible that the bedding of the wall plate may be included with ( b ) or ( c ) above . |
| 26 | It is also possible that the animals may have had other significance . |
| 27 | It is also possible that the rotation of Venus was reversed by the impact of a large body during or shortly after its formation . |
| 28 | However , it is also possible that the outer 200 km or so cooled and became rigid whilst they were deformed by internal turmoil which destroyed hydrostatic equilibrium . |
| 29 | It is also possible that the leadership qualities demanded by a group are less exacting than those required by a collection of individuals . |
| 30 | It is also possible that the route would be used on weekdays by small numbers of commuters from Kirkliston , and possibly South Queensferry . |