Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adv] possible [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is equally possible to use the present as the starting point of work with the family . |
| 2 | Yet it is equally possible to see the faults lying with industry in its failure to provide opportunities attractive enough to overcome the alleged prejudice against it . |
| 3 | Street lighting and roads are another example , for although it is physically possible to exclude users unless they pay a charge , it is prohibitively expensive to do so , except for roads in great demand like motorways and major bridges . |
| 4 | Where , as appears to be the case at Uppark , it is physically possible to make an accurate restoration of a great building , it should be made — and not jeered at as the creation of a theme park of misnamed pastiche . |
| 5 | It is similarly possible to make complex classifications of the types of reefs ( summaries may be found in Daly , 1934 ; Guilcher , 1958 ; Stoddart , 1969 , and the references quoted therein ) . |
| 6 | Suppose also that it is somehow possible to place it in a space capsule in which it can survive , so far as can be seen , for ever , without any external aid . |
| 7 | However , it is rarely possible to define the size of the largest or smallest particles precisely in a size distribution . |
| 8 | Talking about Hamlets , I need another quotation before I begin my travels , for when it comes to research into English I have found that it is rarely possible to predict the end-point of the journey when one starts out , or whether one 's road leads anywhere at all . |
| 9 | Cancellation is the least favoured option : once a project is cut out of the Long-Term Costing , it is rarely possible to argue it back in again . |
| 10 | It is rarely possible to explain this as a matter of mere incompetent glossing . |
| 11 | All this information is related to molecular structure , but it is rarely possible to come to definite conclusions about the constitution , shape , size or conformation of a sample purely from its PE spectrum . |
| 12 | Lifetable analysis — In a study of this kind , it is rarely possible to follow up every patient until they either relapse or successfully complete the trial . |
| 13 | Similarly it is not possible to negotiate if a client has clear rights in a situation . |
| 14 | It is not possible to draw up an exhaustive list of matters that may legitimately be taken into account . |
| 15 | Under this practice it is not possible to draw any meaningful distinction between ‘ formal ’ or ‘ informal ’ service , or between service ‘ accepted voluntarily ’ and ‘ enforced ’ service . |
| 16 | At present it is not possible to draw any definite conclusions about the binding mode of CytR . |
| 17 | In his introduction to part ( 1 of Critique et vérité Barthes argues that the degree of critical self-consciousness in literature means that it is not possible to draw a clear distinction between criticism and literature . |
| 18 | ‘ It is not possible to draw a line between human and human and say some do and some do not have the right to life , ’ he said . |
| 19 | Unfortunately , it is not possible to foresee the extent and nature of any such activity at a particular time , and we are therefore unable to issue information updates on these rapidly changing local conditions . |
| 20 | It is not possible to foresee , especially at the time of acquisition , exactly what information a specimen might hold . |
| 21 | Whilst it is not possible to fool the private sector repeatedly , issues of credibility and the extent of discretion are important . |
| 22 | More 's study ( 1980 ) of skill levels among engineering workers in England over the period 1870–1914 comes to the conclusion that it is not possible to sustain a definite ‘ deskilling ’ thesis on the evidence available . |
| 23 | It will be argued that basically these sentences are semantically deviant ; however , it must also be recognised that it is not possible to disentangle semantics from grammar completely . |
| 24 | For larger molecules it is not possible to disentangle the information about the electronic ground state from that relating to the excited state . |
| 25 | however , the program control stack is still cleared when the error is detected and it is not possible to RETURN to the point where the error occurred . |
| 26 | The rates of both fatal and other accidents have fluctuated over the years and it is not possible to reach any conclusions concerning long-term trends in socio-economic differences . |
| 27 | Although this is a well identified relationship it is not possible to state the nature of the relationship . |
| 28 | Unfortunately , it is not possible to state what the overall dependency total is , as most supplementary benefit claimants will also be drawing housing benefit . |
| 29 | So , although it is not possible to state any overall figures , the prevalence of ageing with a disability among minority ethnic communities is also likely to increase significantly over the next decade and beyond . |
| 30 | In this situation , whether an arbitrage transaction is attractive or not depends on the time preferences of the arbitrageur , and it is not possible to state a general no-arbitrage condition . |