Example sentences of "possible that [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly , this kind of work would not be undertaken unless it was thought possible that causal relationships between variables might exist , just as a medical researcher might hypothesize a causal relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancer , or as a historical linguist might hypothesize that a contributory cause of palatalization of [ k ] is an adjacent front vowel . |
| 2 | Given that the recognition of the significance of portal hypertension in portopulmonary hypertension is recent , it is possible that other cases of PBC associated primary PHT have been dismissed as merely associated with liver disease . |
| 3 | Football has become the focus for a new kind of identity for working-class male youth and it is quite possible that other forms of sport — cricket for instance — will be similarly used . |
| 4 | Expanding upon his conversation at the Paris airshow ( see the August issue ) , Yakovlev noted that , ‘ It is possible that other types of single-engined Yak replicas or restorations will appear . ’ |
| 5 | Although we may want to reject Wagner 's ( 1976 , 1981 ) specific formulation , it remains possible that other versions of associative theory might be able to explain the findings on context-specificity . |
| 6 | For the most part it made use of trackways already established and ancient , though it is possible that new pieces of track were trampled out where the direct line required it . |
| 7 | It remains possible that monoclonal antibody against pre-S1 used in the present study has less affinity to the plasma membrane of hepatocyte than that against pre-S2 . |
| 8 | Steers ( 1953 ) has stressed the importance of vegetation and of dune formation in the history of offshore bars on the north Norfolk coast , which will be discussed below , and it is possible that slight changes of base level may also be important in the initial stages of some offshore bars . |
| 9 | It is therefore possible that subtle abnormalities of lipoprotein lipase activity may occur . |
| 10 | It is possible that future cohorts of older people will illustrate different patterns of disability . |
| 11 | It is possible that future developments in storage and warehousing may intensify these problems . |
| 12 | And it is just possible that Western ideas in psychiatry could be incorporated into a relativity model . |
| 13 | It is possible that concrete foundations for a boundary wall will be laid at the same time by the adjacent landowner ) ; |
| 14 | As the severity of Crohn 's disease and linear growth velocity during the first two years of follow up among males and females were comparable , it is possible that varying demands on growth during normal puberty may account for these differences . |
| 15 | It has been particularly effective in providing a secure home base for families that have been physically scattered by emigration and it seems quite possible that small-scale farming of this kind may enjoy a new vogue , with the greater appreciation of self-provisioning , especially for fuel , to say nothing of the scenic beauty of the places where it is carried on . |
| 16 | It is possible that advance notice of these strikes , combined with some noisy revving of jet engines from American aircraft carriers off the Dalmatian coast , would be enough to make the Bosnian Serbs change their minds . |
| 17 | It is also possible that cultural adaptations during this phase may have selected genetic bases for behaviour in ways that ensured the development of social strategies designed to ensure that individuals fitted well into the existing social structure . |
| 18 | The team of subject assessors is around 400 strong — but new recruits are regularly needed as module uptake patterns change and as previous assessors leave , SCOTVEC tries to maintain a balance in the team , ensuring if possible that different sectors of education , as well as industry and commerce , are represented . |
| 19 | Mr Reynolds believed it possible that inter-party talks on Northern Ireland could resume again , even before May 's local government elections . |
| 20 | Theoretically , it is possible that longterm use of H 2 receptor blockers , or the even more potent proton pump inhibitors , could lead to an increased risk of gastric cancer . |
| 21 | Yet even in such cases , it is possible that public involvement on specific issues will stimulate a more critical evaluation of such proposals in the future and generate a wider concern in other aspects of their environment , including the nature of the existing mechanisms for decision making . |
| 22 | Further research is needed in this area and it is possible that important abnormalities in the ‘ modulating ’ apoproteins may be found . |