Example sentences of "possible that [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The differences between them and their mainland cousins were only small , but if such changes had taken place , was it not possible that over many millions of years , the cumulative effects on a dynasty of animals could be so great that they could bring about major transformations ? |
| 2 | The cause of this decrease in open probability is unclear , but it is possible that over this range of depolarising voltages , Ca 2 + at high concentration ( 1.2 mM in the bath ) blocked the channel at a site that normally binds Ba 2 + ( see below ) , as seen with rabbit skeletal muscle K + channels incorporated into planar lipid bilayers . |
| 3 | It is always possible that despite all the behaviour there are actually no sensations going on there at all , or at least different ones from those we imagine . |
| 4 | The Arabic , for example , is ambiguous in respect of whether it is the copy or the itself that Yusuf Bali — who held the kadilik of Bursa for a time in the 840s-wrote ; and , on the evidence of the signature alone , it seems entirely possible that at some point , perhaps during his kadilik , he made a copy of the which Molla Husrev subsequently attested to be a true copy . |
| 5 | Indeed it is quite possible that at this pH range there is a mixture of gastric acid and duodenal alkaline juices which may be damaging ( with toxic synergism ) to the oesophageal mucosa , but this can not be assessed using the parameter of pH . |
| 6 | The then Prime Minister also emphasized the political awakening to the environment in statements such as : ‘ it is possible that with all these enormous changes ( population , agricultural , use of fossil fuels ) concentrated into such a short period of time , we have unwittingly begun a massive experiment with the system of this planet itself ’ ( Thatcher 1988 ) . |
| 7 | We are all different : but , certainly it is possible that for many of us our current consumption of cigarettes , alcohol , tea , coffee , sugar , and even chocolate are enough to adversely affect our health and our nutritional balance . |
| 8 | It is possible that for all its lofty consequences , Nietzsche 's willingness to expose himself to Meistersinger in the first place arose out of nothing loftier than social contacts : the coincidence that a sister of Wagner 's living in Leipzig was friendly with Professor Ritschl and his wife , with whom Nietzsche was on excellent terms at the time . |
| 9 | It is possible that for brief periods during construction of the breakwater , barges or other vessels may need to moor in positions which would affect operation of the radar station . |
| 10 | ( Is it possible that for some reason , such as disease , the manpower became too weak to handle these massive stones ? |
| 11 | I am not convinced that even in theory this is an accurate reflection of section 2 , for I think it possible that in many cases the investigation will have concluded at an earlier stage . |
| 12 | It is possible that in many studies such hybrid searches have remained undetected , particularly if users were questioned prior to the catalogue consultation . |
| 13 | In fact , it is possible that in 17th-century French theatrical music when the scoring is reduced from the typical five parts to four , one should consider the possibility that this signals a change in the orchestration from a string to a wind texture , especially if the dramatic situation a pastoral scene , most probably makes such a change plausible . |
| 14 | It is possible that in rare circumstances shares will be classified as non-equity shares in accordance with the requirements of the [ draft ] FRS although they fall within the definition of equity share capital contained in companies legislation . |
| 15 | Is it possible that in 1943 or 1944 she would have told him , liberated Parisienne that she was , the details ? |
| 16 | It is therefore possible that in 1980 no more than 2% of students at five major colleges intended to make a significant career in church music . |
| 17 | This is a factor in selection , and all Cabinets have some first-class administrators , but there are other , political reasons for appointments and it is possible that in any Cabinet of twenty , a half would not have been chosen if the only grounds had been the capacity to run a large department . |
| 18 | First , it seems possible that in most cases the conditional statements about what would be observed in certain circumstances can not all be verified , because there will be cases where if you verify one you lose the chance of verifying another . |
| 19 | Is it possible that in 1985 the message has got through to more hearts and minds than ever before ? |
| 20 | It is also possible that in this variable phonology there was some tendency to merge final /?/ with /t/ . |
| 21 | It is also possible that in this continuum a tumour increases the amount of large cells and develops higher grades of malignancy transforming low grade into high grade as occurs in nodal counterparts . |
| 22 | It is possible that in some protein it would be an improvement to change one particular glycine to proline . |
| 23 | It is therefore possible that in some circumstances a stimulus at fixation serves as an anchor such that processing occurs first for material appearing to the right of fixation . |
| 24 | It is also possible that in some cases ‘ improved attitudes ’ is another way of saying that nothing of substance was achieved . |
| 25 | The examples in ( 8 ) are representative : ( 8 ) the visiting scientists are nuclear farmers who will qualify are arable the expert was meteorological Ascriptive adjectives on the other hand may freely occur predicatively ( although it is possible that in some cases an ascriptive adjective may be excluded for different reasons ) . |
| 26 | It is also possible that in some patients concurrent radiation proctitis caused rectal irritability and contributed to a stool weight that was lower than would be predictd from stool frequency . |
| 27 | There are synovial joints between the fifth to eighth costal cartilages and it is possible that in some of the patients in this series the pain was a result of inflammation in one of these joints . |
| 28 | It is equally possible that within such a framework schools and communities could offer curricula that reflected the responsiveness and diversity that many value . |
| 29 | It is possible that within two or three years the left wing will not have a single executive member it can truly call its own in the constituency section . |