Example sentences of "[noun] it is possible " in BNC.

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1 By applying a sufficiently large number of probes it is possible to order the library into contigs of overlapping clones ( 3 ) .
2 For example , if any property has been lost or found in the rooms then by referring to the room history card it is possible to discover who was the occupant of the room at a certain date .
3 With the considerable degree of replanting in the last few centuries it is possible that the Weald now exhibits a more wooded aspect than at any time since the early medieval period .
4 Whereas the line item approach bears no relation at all to the activities of the police force it is possible to identify various functions carried out by the police and thereby determine suitable programmes .
5 Consequently , by changing the R group attached to the ring it is possible to change the solid state properties of these radical dimers .
6 Here too is an attractive swimming pool , and as a bonus it is possible , on arrival , to make direct arrangements with the caretaker to have someone cook for you each day ( subject to availability ) .
7 By following a few simple guidelines it is possible to establish a very productive breeding programme .
8 A second conclusion is that despite the findings from small-group research it is possible for relatively large primary work groups of up to fifty members to operate successfully .
9 Rather like the children we were discussing earlier in this chapter it is possible to meet elderly people who have achieved a serenity of understanding and/or faith that supports them utterly as they develop the skill of coming towards the end of their life .
10 From Fredegar 's chronicle it is possible to date the king 's death to 596 , but Paul is the only author to record unequivocally that Childebert was murdered .
11 With practice it is possible to increase this speed considerably , bearing in mind the following points :
12 In practice it is possible to combine the two methods .
13 With practice it is possible to speed up the procedure by keeping one hand on the carriage and using the other to manipulate the stitches with the transfer tool .
14 It takes some nerve , and it seems as though I am eradicating what I have , but the white ‘ sinks ’ and through practice it is possible to judge the correct strength .
15 With a little practice it is possible to generate complete sentences instantly by simply calling up a string of stored phonemes .
16 With the facility of computers it is possible , as shown by other unions as well as forward-looking branches of our own , to communicate with members on a personal basis .
17 For small cichlids it is possible , for example , to use nylon net curtains as gravel tidies , but these would be no good when it comes to large cichlids as they tend to get hold of the soft material and pull it out of place .
18 By examining data which give the criminal record and other characteristics for a sample of subjects it is possible to develop a statistical equation which can be used for making predictions .
19 By this reasoning it is possible to set a positive numerical value on the contributions of all saintly people , and a corresponding negative value on the contributions of all evil people .
20 Within a large warren complex it is possible for as many warreners to work independently as there is surface space for them to use .
21 With our modern use of words it is possible to look at God 's statement in Genesis 2:18 — ‘ It is not good for the man to be alone .
22 In other words it is possible that local social and ecological facts may be of more importance when interpreting crime than broad processes such as modernization .
23 However it does seem that mental models can be developed in the abstract without the need to resort to action , in other words it is possible to learn while sitting passively in a class-room .
24 In some homes it is possible to stay for a few days or a week at a time either occasionally or on a regular basis .
25 With interlocking bricks it is possible to go further away from the plumb than with smooth blocks ( wood , cork , etc. ) , but there is a limit to how far such non-alignment can go .
26 By supplying addition molecules of chlorine it is possible to replace all the hydrogen atoms .
27 From the pattern of ocean floor magnetic anomalies it is possible to trace the movement of India northwards over the past 80 Ma or so ( Fig. 3.23 ) .
28 With free counterpoint it is possible also to vary the number of ‘ parts ’ to form chords of different densities at any point , so that each horizontal line can be made up of vertical combinations of various numbers of notes .
29 While waiting for an ambulance it is possible that first aid carried out immediately would save a patient from choking or bleeding to death .
30 Although there is possibly a small fault in the first well , the overall similarity between the sonic and gamma ray logs suggests that succession in each well is similar , and using a combination of log and core data it is possible to recognise a lower unit of carbonate mudstones and an upper unit of oolitic and pelletoidal grainstones ( Fig. 19 ) .
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