Example sentences of "as it is possible " in BNC.

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1 At such moments we come as close as it is possible to get to the spirit of Crime and Punishment .
2 In many jobs , condition ( 4 ) can be fulfilled as it is possible for similar types of work to be tackled throughout the 24 hours .
3 In Kufra the police and , so far as it is possible to know , the secret police , were all Kufrans ; in Ajdabiya the officers reflected the tribal composition of the local population ( although their deputy chief was an outsider on temporary assignment for a few years ) .
4 Coming back into the present , I caught the Rolls Royce purr of central London , the purr of privilege , money , power — as far from my little cat 's dying purr as it is possible to be .
5 In a few moments I was installed in a comfortable room about as near to the centre of Buda as it is possible to be .
6 Peter Calvocoressi has described the principle of Enigma as succinctly as it is possible to do : ‘ The Enigma was an encyphering machine that produced a highly-variable scramble of the 26 letters of the alphabet by passing electric current through a set of moveable rotors , each of which by its internal electrical connections contributed to the overall scramble . ’
7 As it is possible that such an offence will be committed on any march or demonstration , the Act gives the power to tap any organization engaged in such activity .
8 This belief was totally irreconcilable with the Augustinian view that , in so far as it is possible for the Kingdom of Heaven to occur here on earth , it has already been realized in the Church .
9 Hawaii and Iceland are nearly as far apart as it is possible to get on Earth , but both are composed of basalts , and oceanic volcanoes everywhere in the world are composed of almost identical basalts .
10 Just as it is possible for an athlete to train himself to run faster by gradually increasing his speed , you can do the same thing with your reading .
11 Just as it is possible to enjoy taking part in a favourite sport without either joining a dub or belonging to a team , so it is possible to be a spiritual person even if you never enter a church , synagogue , mosque or any other place of religious worship .
12 will always support as far as it is possible to do so .
13 The information needs would be identified by taking the model through various stages of decomposition until such time as it is possible to define the information requirements of each activity that contributes to the transformation .
14 As far as it is possible to ascertain , this particular meaning appears to manifest itself only as a purely human phenomenon
15 Its presentation is as far away from an analogue style as it is possible to get , which is a surprise given Linn Products ' roots .
16 Knitted entirely in broken rib , the pattern needs a little concentration as it is possible to confuse right and wrong side rows ; but do n't let that put you off .
17 Plastic plants can be useful , as it is possible to have two or more identical specimens , which is not easy with living plants .
18 Just as it is possible to inherit blue eyes or r ; d hair , we can also inherit good and bad influences — both physical and mental .
19 They 're as unique as it is possible to be without splitting at the seams .
20 It is always wise to first check with the recipient the colour scheme of the room in which the picture will be displayed , as it is possible to vary the emphasis placed upon the colours within the picture accordingly .
21 The churches need to be able to play a part in the moral education of people , in so far as it is possible , and one way is through schools .
22 Bushwick is a neighbourhood about as far removed from flashy mid-town Manhattan as it is possible to get .
23 The terrified farmboy , Thomas , miserably seasick but comforted by being set to tend sheep , calves and poultry in the depths of the ship , is protected so far as it is possible by the sturdy Jesse , but both are subject to the appalling cruelty of the captain , Daniel Swift .
24 If the reason for your cancellation falls within the terms of any holiday insurance you may hold , you should make a claim direct to the insurance company , as it is possible that the proprietor of the hotel , guest house or self-catering property may charge a cancellation fee .
25 It is ‘ an extraordinary compound ’ , as he himself wrote of the Prime Minister , although the elements and the whole are as different from anything which could have emanated from Lloyd George as it is possible to imagine .
26 Try to approach each patient as an individual , as it is possible for patients , especially those having " minor " surgery , to feel that they are on a " production line " .
27 Each should respect the other 's strengths : that the teacher can intervene in a positive way to prevent the acquisition of bad learning and reading habits and to ensure that broad aims and objectives are , as far as it is possible to ensure , reached ; and that the librarian , working in a permissive non-authority setting , can by indirection and suggestion , using the child 's natural behaviour and personally chosen interests , foster the development of activities and skills from which learning and motivation arise .
28 In May 1989 , after a home league defeat at Derby that seemed to have cost Arsenal the chance of their first Championship since 1971 , I felt as low as it is possible to feel after a football match .
29 Anyway , at the luncheon concerned he adopted precisely this cautious attitude and the conversation was as sluggish as it is possible to imagine .
30 Then wander through the maze of streets leading into the old town on your right , to enter a world as far from the busy twentieth century as it is possible to be .
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