Example sentences of "be [adv] possible [to-vb] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And with a little give and take it would have been perfectly possible to share Water Gypsy , she thought resentfully . |
| 2 | In the rundown areas of inner cities which are unattractive to developers and other entrepreneurs it will often be only possible to stimulate business activity by an injection of public funds . |
| 3 | Independent research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies , ( The structure of alcohol taxes : a hangover from the past , 1990 ) and the Henley Centre for Forecasting ( Competition between alcoholic drinks : and analysis , 1991 ) has shown that , for instance , it would be perfectly possible to sustain tax revenue by levelling down the duty on spirits and levelling up the duty on wine so that all alcohol is taxed at the same rate . |
| 4 | However , independent research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies ( The Structure of Alcoholic Taxes : A Hangover from the past , 1990 ) and by the Henley Centre for Forecasting ( Competition between Alcoholic Drinks : An Analysis , 1991 ) indicates that it would be perfectly possible to sustain tax revenue by levelling down the duty on spirits , and levelling up the duty on wines and beers , so that all alcoholic drinks are taxed at the same rate of duty per degree of alcohol content . |
| 5 | Presumably it is also possible to acquire locus standi to bring a claim by means of an assignment , subject to the usual limitations on the assignment of bare causes of action . |
| 6 | In extensional flow , however , provided the strain rate exceeds the relaxation rate , that is , the rate at which a chain attempts to re-coil itself in order to increase its entropy , full extension of a chain can occur and it is even possible to cause chain scission , as evidenced by molecular weight studies made on solutions which have been subjected to high extensional flows . |
| 7 | It is then possible to pump pond water into each , agitating with a smooth stick such as a length of broom handle , leaving the drain valve open until the water runs clear . |
| 8 | It is never possible to predict weight loss precisely . |