Example sentences of "[conj] it is [adv] possible for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it is perfectly possible for Hunter to have acquired his own Egyptian mummy for dissection , it appears from the above that he did not . |
| 2 | Since Rita has been sent to Coventry , she has not been told that it is physically possible for her to open up the incubator herself and put her hands in . |
| 3 | The key aspects of public goods are ( 1 ) that it is technically possible for one person to consume without reducing the amount available for someone else , and ( 2 ) the impossibility of excluding anyone from consumption except at a prohibitive cost . |
| 4 | Most significant of all has been the fact that it is now possible for banks to engage in a full range of securities related business along the same lines as the German universal banks , a practice which had hitherto been avoided in the UK through the imposition of self-imposed constraints . |
| 5 | I recently read that it is now possible for any individual to look through the Land Registry files to confirm ownership of land . |
| 6 | The sceptic suggests that the two are only contingently related , i.e. that it is quite possible for there to be the one without the other , and that in fact for all we know this is how things are . |
| 7 | However , three of the examples quoted suggest that the alternatives are not mutually exclusive , and that it is quite possible for a person to be concerned both for people and for the task , for example . |
| 8 | Avoiding the perennial philosophical question concerning what educational ends are most worthwhile , and what constitutes educational quality , he asserts that it is perfectly possible for teachers to agree ‘ working objectives ’ that can provide the focus for the development of an evaluation technology . |
| 9 | I am sure that it is perfectly possible for the hon. Gentleman to make a trip to Barrow-in-Furness and explain to the work force there what useful work is available for them . |
| 10 | This may be given by reference to time elapsing after the date of issue of the document , and it is quite possible for the time-limit to be passed before the document can be served or even before it is received by the Central Authority . |
| 11 | Promotion in this department is by ability and it is quite possible for a slot cashier to eventually reach the level of casino manager . |
| 12 | However , the publishing business has recently become more competitive and it is now possible for songwriters to restrict the length of the assignment of copyright to what is known as a ‘ retention period ’ . |
| 13 | It would be impossible to persuade anyone to act as trustee unless the discretion entrusted to him were very liberally conferred , and it is now possible for a trustee to delegate to an agent , not merely pieces of business requiring especial skill , but the whole business of the trust , and escape liability so long as he acts in good faith . |
| 14 | Well that may be a bit of fun , but it is quite possible for you to write in a complicated manner without realising it . |
| 15 | The North Sea is obviously so shaped that very strong northerly winds can cause a piling up of water in the southern part of the sea , either because the escape route through the Straits of Dover is narrow , or because it is quite possible for the winds in the North Sea to be predominantly northerly while the winds in the English Channel are predominantly westerly . |
| 16 | Just imagine the abuse with which they would be showered by people who would tell them : ‘ Since it is easily possible for the economy to grow at 4 , 5 , 6 per cent or any other figure you like , the public are being cheated of the growth of public expenditure which they have a right to enjoy by this niggardly Government which is only counting on being able safely to increase public expenditure at a rate of 2 to 2and1/2 ; per cent . ’ |
| 17 | Areal data will not suffice by themselves , since it is quite possible for aggregate areal food production to increase in such a way that increasing numbers of people have difficulty feeding themselves . |
| 18 | This is a perfectly valid question to raise in a case study response , and you might go on to consider whether it is still possible for them to change direction , even now . |