Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] is possible [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She might have had a brief illness best treated outside the home , or it is possible that the balance of her mind was disturbed in some way . |
| 2 | A number of considerations need to be made , and it is possible that a combined method may be preferable . |
| 3 | The stringent criteria for selecting our patients meant that we had few patients and it is possible that a difference in acid secretion between the patients with idiopathic DU and H pylori positive patients with DU could become apparent with greater numbers . |
| 4 | Indeed , it is not an easy task to find out if the invention has been anticipated and is already part of the state of the art , given the massive world-wide volume of published work , and it is possible that a publication which anticipates the invention will not be discovered . |
| 5 | Many people who know that they may die in such circumstances wish to discuss the procedure beforehand , and it is possible that the authorities concerned may be prepared to do this . |
| 6 | Further , in earlier years the branch had attempted to extend its WEA social and educational activity into surrounding villages and it is possible that the branch had pressed the District for the appointment of a resident tutor in East Suffolk — although the documentary evidence on this point is somewhat unclear . |
| 7 | It appears that certain people have a predisposition to develop Reiter 's disease and it is possible that the organism responsible for NGU can act as a ‘ trigger ’ which sets off the inflammatory process . |
| 8 | That herd was apparently shy , rather fierce and polled and it is possible that the Ardrossan was ancestral to the White Galloway , or its coat colour might have come from the other White Park herds in Scotland ( for example at Cadzow Forest near Hamilton , Blair Atholl in northern Perthshire , the Duke of Buccleuch 's estate at Dalkeith , the Cumbernauld estate or Cally Palace at Gatehouse-of-Fleet ) . |
| 9 | The question in the 1959 survey was open-ended , and it is possible that the great increase in preparedness to act is an artefact of the changed method of question administration . |
| 10 | For example , the Swedes and the Norwegians are seeking to eliminate CFC use by 1995 , and it is possible that the rest of the world could follow suit . |
| 11 | We know that X-rays can be extremely hazardous , and it is possible that the frequencies associated with laser printers and microwave ovens may also be suspect . |
| 12 | Payment has never been demanded and it is possible that the provisions are not necessary because the liabilities they cover did not exist in the first place . |
| 13 | No fauna of pre-Chokierian age has yet been discovered , and it is possible that the early Namurian succession is condensed in the district . |
| 14 | Thucydides credited the Minoan kings with organizing the first naval fleet , and it is possible that the Minoans did indeed have a squadron of specially designed and equipped warships that were ahead of their time . |
| 15 | Bouguereau has not been selling well at auction in recent years , and it is possible that the recent exhibition at Borghi & Co. in New York has stimulated a revival of interest in his work . |
| 16 | Many are extremely tense , not only since the infarct , but have been for many years , and it is possible that the inward tension that they suffer has been a contributory factor to their disease . |
| 17 | In the West Midlands , the evidence of the Worcester court rolls suggests a prevalence of timber-framed buildings , most often consisting of three bays , although some were larger , and it is possible that the smaller houses were less well recorded . |
| 18 | The narratives of the Passio Praeiecti and of the Vita Boniti both have their peculiarities , and it is possible that the appointment of Praeiectus and the retirement of Bonitus were less creditable than their hagiographers claim . |
| 19 | The canopy slates are old and similar to the main roof and it is possible that an earlier gallery stood here . |
| 20 | The Bull Court at Knossos is not well preserved , but it is possible that a fence of some kind ran round its edge ; a fragment of fresco found in the Labyrinth shows a strongly made three-rail wooden fence with a priestess or attendant leaning on it , watching the spectacle . |
| 21 | But it is possible that the Dostoevsky scholar whose book prompted Bayley 's comment might not have understood it — how could an acknowledged great novel , worth writing about at length , be said not to ‘ come off ’ ? |
| 22 | But it is possible that the details took time to be formulated . |
| 23 | But it is possible that the poor reputation of Mary 's Council is based on too credulous a reading of the reports of Imperial envoys . |
| 24 | The only part comparable to the united cardines is the postmentum , but it is possible that the median part of the sternum of the labial segment is incorporated in this sclerite . |
| 25 | But it is possible that the APU 's teacher training and dissemination efforts may have some effect . |
| 26 | But it is possible that the length of the delay in service of the order , coupled with the other circumstances of a particular case , might justify the conclusion that it would be an injustice to the contemnor to continue his incarceration . |
| 27 | Adams ( 1971 ) found no significant asymmetry in a dot enumeration task but it is possible that the relatively long exposure duration he employed was sufficient to eliminate any potential difference between the visual fields . |
| 28 | This is already the case , but it is possible that the variety of future experiences in old age will be greater still . |
| 29 | There is no certainty that it will happen but it is possible that the deaf people of this country and of other EC countries stand on the threshold of a breakthrough in their fortunes . |
| 30 | This generally has something to do with the actual failure , but it is possible that the fault is not accurately reflected in this message , so do n't assume that the problem is pin-pointed precisely every time by these messages . |