Example sentences of "before it [is] possible [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The behaviour of privatised industries will have to be studied over a number of years before it is possible to conclude whether the ownership of the company ( ie private or public ) or the market structure ( ie competitive or monopolistic ) is the major determinant of corporate behaviour . |
| 2 | However , much more work is required before it is possible to state if the relationship between these two events is causal . |
| 3 | It would be wrong to encourage such a move before it is possible to form a view on how the orders have worked out in practice . |
| 4 | More detailed work needs to be undertaken before it is possible to establish if there are geographical variations in the prevalence of this condition . |
| 5 | So-called biometric security devices such as finger scanners are considered safer ; they check finger prints to authenticate a person 's identity before it is possible to gain entry to the system ( Ernsberger , 1988 ) . |
| 6 | It may be that their number was small and their holdings large , but excavations are needed on a selective basis before it is possible to isolate the houses of the owners from those of their tenants or agents . |
| 7 | The worker 's personal feelings may need to be acknowledged first , before it is possible to embark on the kind of work in which a couple of the generation of the worker 's parents or grandparents are encouraged to express their sexuality and personal needs . |