Example sentences of "[noun] it is [adv] possible [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | From any allocation inside the frontier it is always possible to achieve a Pareto gain by moving to the north-east onto the frontier . |
2 | In standard laboratory research it is usually possible to create stimuli which systematically manipulate the details of interest . |
3 | On paper this may sound like splitting hairs , but in practice it is perfectly possible to make the difference clear . |
4 | Arising from the evidence in the literature and from our empirical studies at Chelsea College it is now possible to offer a model which is compatible with all the evidence and which also has considerable predictive potential . |
5 | In this section we check that starting at any event y in space–time it is always possible to transform to a frame for which locally and where is the Minkowski metric of eqn ( 4.1 ) or ( 4.2 ) . |
6 | Equality before the law it is certainly possible to deduce : equality of opportunity it may be possible to deduce ; but an egalitarianism implying equality of material reward is both logically and exegetically impossible to deduce . |
7 | With the templates prepared , and the length of the seat rails marked onto the plan it is now possible to make up a cutting list . |
8 | In discussions with the child it is often possible to plan a course of work to meet the individual 's needs so that the learning process is negotiated rather than dictated . |
9 | Given the above circumstances it is hardly possible to dissent from Neustadt 's assertion that ‘ presidential power is the power to persuade ’ , what is more controversial , however , is his further statement , ‘ the power to persuade is the power to bargain . ’ |
10 | Within the space of this article it is only possible to review a very limited range of these beautiful Basslets . |
11 | With a runway it is often possible to use the centre line and a selected spot . |
12 | Given the knowledge it is always possible to hold someone responsible for their actions . |
13 | And at night it is sometimes possible to hear overhead the migrating flight of other birds going south : flycatcher and greylag , wheatear and nightingale . |
14 | Fortunately , with improved surgical and technical techniques it is now possible to operate on the cataracts of newborn children within the first ten days of life in some cases , and this is considered by some consultants to be advisable . |
15 | The beach here is especially quiet even by Formentera standards and at night a strolling guitarist often serenades diners as they watch some of the most gloriously pink sunsets it is ever possible to imagine . |
16 | From the number density of craters on these regions it is thus possible to establish the lunar cratering rate over a considerable period of time as shown in Figure 6.9 . |
17 | Using genetic engineering it is now possible to remove the gene that produces this protein and to produce large volumes of the new bacterium which , if sprayed on a newly planted crops , will considerably reduce frost damage . |
18 | If the owner moves to larger or smaller premises , rugs can simply be added or taken away ; equally , if a rug is damaged another can be purchased for far less than it would cost to have the entire floor covering replaced ; and by simply interchanging items it is also possible to alter the whole appearance of a room . |
19 | Spectra can even be obtained under extreme conditions of low or high temperature or pressure , and by various subtle means it is also possible to study short-lived species . |
20 | And from its summit it is entirely possible to see a stretch of water which — whether to a sixteenth-century viewer innocent of the details of geography , or to a well-versed wanderer five centuries later — could only be an ocean . |
21 | On this scale it is theoretically possible to score up to 166 per cent ( 1,000 points ) , but in practice no strategy 's average score exceeded 600 . |
22 | Even if the exact number of rounds in the game is not known for certain , in real life it is often possible to make a statistical guess as to how much longer the game is likely to last . |
23 | By shopping around and comparing prices it is often possible to save quite a bit of money , but even so , dry mixes always work out more expensive than mixing your own , although they do also cut out the preliminary stages of the mixing process . |
24 | Using similar procedures it is now possible to engineer organisms that can produce relatively large quantities of useful substances . |
25 | With this approach it is therefore possible to construct a library of programs covering most common , but simple design problems handled within the design office . |
26 | Such a separation is called space-like , and in this case it is always possible to find an inertial frame such that t 1 = t 2 with the separation being a spatial distance . |
27 | At present it is only possible to guess that the largest of the villas , such as Woodchester , Bignor and North Leigh may have been owner occupied . |
28 | In a cleaning kit for instance it is quite possible to provide one product in a squeeze pack , another in a powder shaker and a third in a spray bottle . |
29 | Although at a regional level it is often possible to check secondary sources against the original data , this is impossible globally . |
30 | Of course it is often possible to distinguish ‘ strong ’ and ‘ weak ’ ministers ; but it must not be forgotten that the comparatively temporary incumbent of the top position of a large organization may be just lucky or unlucky — in arriving when key advisers are likely to agree that exciting innovations are necessary , or conversely in finding that the consolidation of existing policies , or the confronting of unpleasant realities , is more important than the policy changes he or she cherishes . |