Example sentences of "[conj] it [is] possible [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For this reason it may be unwise to rely on hearsay evidence , particularly in contested proceedings , where it is possible to call a witness to give direct evidence of the facts in issue . |
| 2 | These conspired contacts also provide excellent ‘ mump holes ’ ( see Cain 1973 : 37 ; Holdaway 1983 : 43 ) or ‘ brew houses ’ in the men 's own terms , where it is possible to take a tea-break , have a relaxing chat , hang about on a cold day , or simply ‘ ease ’ in other ways . |
| 3 | In general , the following word forms are included ; where it is possible to describe a subject with a single noun , this is preferred . |
| 4 | This solution works particularly well in houses which have evolved over several centuries , where it is possible to repair a wing at a time , selling the houses as they near completion and recycling the investment . |
| 5 | But , in my experience , if this is the case although it is possible to plant a new church it will not happen nearly as quickly as it will do if someone can make themselves available full-time . |
| 6 | Although it is possible to install a plumbing system without any supports for the pipes , this is not good practice . |
| 7 | Although it is possible to sample a pure Côte aux Enfants red wine made by Bollinger and matured in small oak casks , the production is tiny and availability correspondingly restricted . |
| 8 | The same is true of parts : it is not possible to divide an entity into only one part ( although it is possible to divide an entity into parts which are not lexically discriminated — see chapter 7 ) . |
| 9 | Although it is possible to produce a job description for a bureau manager ( see Appendix A ) , each bureau has very individual characteristics and consequently managers see their tasks differently . |
| 10 | Thus although it is possible to establish a stoplist covering a number of standard terms not suitable for indexing , this normally needs to be modified to reflect the circumstances of each system . |
| 11 | Although it is possible to administer a sedative under these circumstances this is obviously not desirable for routine visits when the dog is not experiencing any pain . |
| 12 | However , although it is possible to identify a number of common facilitating factors in the development of employers ' associations in various countries there are also some important differences both between and within countries , particularly in the extent to which these bodies engage in direct negotiating activities on behalf of their members . |
| 13 | Within the Delphi Centre , although it is possible to identify the employment by Roger of a distinctive strategy for resolving the demands that are made of him , it is radically different from that of Owen and the Victoria Centre . |
| 14 | The lien also in many situations is possessory although it is possible to have a non-possessory lien . |
| 15 | I mean people do n't always agree on what evidence means ; they do n't always agree on what is the best thing to do , erm and I 've developed the idea that it 's possible to do an evaluation that I like to call divergent in the sense that there might be several different things that one might do as a result of it . |
| 16 | The time limit for setting the action down for trial runs from close of pleadings so that it is possible to set the action down the day after the plaintiff 's solicitor sends off his list of documents . |
| 17 | The researchers have found that it is possible to control the movement of electrons by adjusting side gate voltage though they say it is an area that needs further research . |
| 18 | As well as printing circles , the children might discover that it is possible to print a pattern of concentric circles , or print in sets of each size , or even make ordered sequences . |
| 19 | German romantic philosophers before Hegel were infatuated by ‘ expressivism ’ , the belief that it is possible to create a world in which human spiritual capacities can be fully expressed ( Taylor , 1975 ) . |
| 20 | Secondly , if , instead of being treated as a claim about the actual functioning of the suggested markets , the argument is taken to mean that it is possible to design a set of rules such that the proposed markets do operate to restrain corporate managerial power , it encounters an overwhelming obstacle . |
| 21 | Granted that it is possible to initiate the civilisation of a child by giving it a knowledge of right and wrong , the question arises ‘ How does this knowledge become an automatic power of conscience which enables or compels the child , and later the adult , to act accordingly ? ’ . |
| 22 | It is only in this way that it is possible to explain the fact that Chingis Khan was able to organize the nomads of Central Asia , an extraordinarily disparate collection of groupings whether considered ‘ racially ’ or ‘ linguistically ’ , into a unified and effective war machine . |
| 23 | Not content with breaking down barriers between medical professionals and patients , Professor Fletcher has shown by example that it is possible to conduct a lengthy and demanding career while living with insulin-dependent diabetes for over fifty years . |
| 24 | Simply expressed , there is the suggestion within the literature on corporatism that it is possible to link the growth of corporate , closed , forms of interest representation to developments with respect to the interventionist state in the context of needs of the capitalist economy at a particular , advanced ( or late ) , stage of development . |
| 25 | Equally flawed is the idea that it is possible to legitimate the power of corporate managers by structuring the internal division of power in the company so that the managers are prevented from deviating from the narrow path of profit-maximization . |
| 26 | Techniques developed by botanists and historians have shown that it is possible to assess the age of a hedge by the number of shrub species it contains . |
| 27 | The authors of Blueprint for a Green Economy express the belief that it is possible to put a money value on the benefit of preserving the rare Californian condor , so why not on chalk-hill blue butterflies ? |
| 28 | People need to understand that it is possible to promote the welfare of mentally abnormal offenders while at the same time protecting the public at large . |
| 29 | The power companies deny that orimulsion is environmentally damaging and claim that it is possible to clean the heavy metals from flue gases , and that the sulphur content of orimulsion is lower than in some British coal . |
| 30 | The approaches to gathering linguistic information described in the next chapter are all based on the assumption that it is possible to sample a child 's language and that , under certain conditions , this will provide a useful indication of the child 's linguistic ability in other situations . |