Example sentences of "is quite possible that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is quite possible that a number of other political changes would have got under way more recently were it not for the direct intervention of Pope John Paul II and the Vatican . |
| 2 | While it is quite possible that a different range of indicators might have served equally well in this setting as surface markers of an underlying variable of social integration , this particular set was selected in response to two methodological criteria . |
| 3 | It is quite possible that a good is in principle tradable , but that the domestic distribution system has been ‘ captured ’ by a single supplier in such a way that entry by trade is difficult . |
| 4 | Many women in their 40s/50s/60s are involved in looking after and nursing ageing parents so it is quite possible that a specified age range of 45 to 65 could also be indirect sex discrimination . |
| 5 | It is quite possible that no damage at all will result , and there is probably no risk at all of any personal injury . |
| 6 | This is because it is quite possible that the laws in both cases may be much the same . |
| 7 | It is quite possible that the parents themselves will have already noted any slow reactions if they are attentive to their child 's development . |
| 8 | It is quite possible that the legislation enacted to give effect to the decision ( the Interception of Communications Act 1985 ) will be the subject of another application under the Convention . |
| 9 | If ( admittedly , in some companies it is a big ‘ if ’ ) your employer is genuinely concerned to make sure you have a fair deal , it is quite possible that the original decision will be reversed , or at least modified , upon appeal . |
| 10 | ‘ It is quite possible that the corridor could fill with smoke without the detectors knowing , ’ Burray said . |
| 11 | It seems a pity that investigators have relied almost entirely on traditional IQ tests , which can be affected by impulsivity and other personality factors related to hyperactivity ; it is quite possible that the effects of lead on hyperactivity may be responsible for the apparent loss of IQ , even if we acknowledge a causal influence of lead on hyperactivity . |
| 12 | So it is quite possible that the hairs on plants , indeed their entire shape and form , act as tuned aerials , as vibrational emitters and receivers of highly specific wavelengths , in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum . |
| 13 | It is quite possible that the power of water to influence the structure of biological forms is much greater than is commonly realized . |
| 14 | It is quite possible that the Wandjina figures owe their origin to external influence . |
| 15 | In regard to the co-determination system in Germany , it is quite possible that the institutional arrangements which appertain under that system may be a model for other countries . |
| 16 | Despite the difficulty of imagining how a behaviour involving the three components outlined in the last paragraph could arise in the first place , I think it is quite possible that the explanation of stable age queues in animals may be of this kind . |
| 17 | It is quite possible that the Higgs quest will end in Geneva , not Texas . |
| 18 | But it is quite possible that the programme could go ahead at some point , and it would be comparatively cheap . |
| 19 | More sensibly , it is quite possible that the manager is not earning returns as high as shareholders would like , yet that because it is costly for shareholders to gain enough additional information to improve the situation sufficiently to make it worthwhile whilst acting rationally , they appear passive . |
| 20 | Thus if teachers ' expectations in a school or class are low , in relation to the potential educational performance of working-class children , it is quite possible that the latter will respond accordingly . |
| 21 | It is quite possible that the expansion of the social services may have used up some of the labour that could have been absorbed by the manufacturing sector but there was no scarcity of labour as such in the 1960s and 1970s . |
| 22 | It is quite possible that the extent of unmet legal need can never be ascertained and that which can be ascertained can not adequately be explained . |
| 23 | It is quite possible that the economy may converge to a steady state not characterized by equilibrium , e.g. , where capital and the labour force are growing at the same rate , but there is a constant level of unemployment . |
| 24 | And ministerial statements have actually indicated that it 's not likely to appear , as a final version , until next year at the earliest , and so it would seem to me that there 's a great deal of thought to be gone into the precise wording of that P P G yet , and to rely on quotes from it wou is , is , is at best er , misleading , and I think we ought to bear in mind something that Mr Curtis mentioned this morning , that in fact the change that happened between draft P P G three and the final version , it is quite possible that the final version of P P G thirteen could be substantially different from the |
| 25 | The argument is clearly fallacious : just as rules of logical deduction can be stated which will apply to an indefinitely large set of propositions , so it is quite possible that the principles that underlie the interaction between utterances and assumptions ( however particular they may be ) can be simply and rigorously stated . |
| 26 | Therefore , it is quite possible that the actual amount of stamp duty paid may be considerably less than that on a share sale . |
| 27 | It is quite possible that the obvious has been overlooked . |