Example sentences of "the possibility that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their memorandum on US policy towards Indo-China recognized the possibility that without what it called ‘ a bolder political approach ’ the French — and the US — might well be heading into a debâcle which neither could afford ; but the drastic political measures which were reckoned to be necessary would have to be a matter for voluntary decision by the French government . |
| 2 | During the periods of active regional policy , emigration from development areas declines and there is also the possibility that during such periods firms may make more people redundant , in the knowledge that the chances of finding employment are greater . |
| 3 | ( 3 ) The Act of 1976 expressly recognised the possibility that under the pre-existing law ‘ a person could be liable to a child in respect of disabilities with which it might be born ’ see section 4(5) . |
| 4 | In view of that , we can recognize the possibility that as rational beings we fall under a system of law which we have somehow ourselves brought into being , and that it is our task while appearing to exist in the sensory world to live according to that law , in spite of the fact that what we appear to be is simply animals driven by sensory desire . |
| 5 | There is also the possibility that as the volume of stored melt increases , and the ratio of volume to surface area in the reservoir increases , so wall-rock contamination becomes less efficient . |
| 6 | But to attempt to isolate them , in practice , can be no more than an illustrative device since the language-game we use of human beings encapsulates the possibility that at any moment Mary can be summoned from such a state , or summon herself , to one of reflection about her reasons for adopting this or that tactic . |
| 7 | ‘ Provision is , however , made for the possibility that at any time the two airports may have the same owner . |
| 8 | raising the possibility that at least part of the permeability defect is not an inherited abnormality but secondary to the disease process . |
| 9 | There is the possibility that at this point , Joan could interpret this as a genuine request for information addressed to her , and respond , for example , " on Tuesday " or " I do n't know " , creating an insertion sequence like that of ( 8 ) or ( 9 ) . |
| 10 | Clearly corporations exercise substantial discretionary controls over the timing and fullness of their responses to consumer demands , including the possibility that for a decade or more they may ignore them ’ . |
| 11 | This is not to underestimate the possibility that for many of these staff this work is a consciously chosen alternative to teaching in primary or secondary schools . |
| 12 | ‘ I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it 's dangerous ’ ( quoted by B. J. Wagner , 1976 , p. 59 ) , muses Mrs. Heathcote to a class of children who are into a drama about pirates — and she from then on carries at the back of her mind the possibility that through the subsequent experience these children might understand something of what drives people to face dangers . |
| 13 | On the evening of 13 May on top of all his other preoccupations particularly the dangerously weak operational position of his Corps Gen Keightley suddenly found himself threatened by the possibility that within 48 hours Carinthia would be swamped by a further huge mass of some 600,000 surrendered personnel and refugees , without food . |
| 14 | We discussed with UAPT , CD , and with lenders , the possibility that in this country credit proposal forms might automatically note that a credit reference bureau might be used , and give its name and address . |
| 15 | Central banks require reserves of international liquidity for two reasons : to support the domestic exchange rate in foreign exchange markets ; and to meet the possibility that in any given time-period payment to foreigners will exceed receipts . |
| 16 | This chapter has suggested that in the majority of large public companies the separation of ownership and control is a reality , and that this opens up the possibility that in some of them , subject to the variable constraining influence of market forces , managements will pursue deviant goals and/or shirk . |
| 17 | This raises the possibility that in some instances the number of authors may be negotiable : by limiting the number of cited authors to six , last authors receive acknowledgment in citation listings . |
| 18 | We are at present much exercised in considering the possibility that in order to satisfy the CATE criteria , particularly the one which stipulates two years of subject study , our commitment in this area of work may have to be reduced . |
| 19 | I do not see why the possibility that in some cases the acquisition of the wrappers did not directly benefit the Nestle Co. should require us to exclude from consideration the cases where it did . |
| 20 | We are aware that there are lots of individuals around us , individual people like Socrates erm and erm Plato , erm and then there is the possibility that in addition to these individual people er at the level of there are corresponding to these individual people at the level of intellect erm there are forms of these individuals . |
| 21 | He also emphasises the need to take into account the costs of relationships , and the possibility that in some instances , apparently supportive relationships can have a negative impact on well-being . |
| 22 | It noted the possibility that in theory the interests of the partners might be so separated that a blanket restriction on competition would be unreasonable but rejected the contention that the mere fact of administrative departmentalisation could lead to that result . |
| 23 | Add to this the possibility that by eating organic produce we might be filling the cornfields with poppies once again and I suspect that mere flavour often takes a back seat . |