Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] [prep] a possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | This route has been earmarked for a possible future extension of the Midland Metro light rail transit system . |
| 2 | The £1.5 million has been stayed pending a possible appeal . |
| 3 | England manager Graham Taylor was at the game but Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham , who has been touted as a possible candidate for a World Cup place against Poland , did little to enhance his chances . |
| 4 | England manager Graham Taylor was at the game but Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham , who has been touted as a possible candidate for a World Cup place against Poland , did little to enhance his chances . |
| 5 | Lack of time has been cited as a possible reason why a new set of criteria put before the world governing body 's council in Tokyo last year failed to come up for discussion . |
| 6 | Hunting has been cited as a possible reason for decline — the migration route crosses areas of southern Europe where bird shooting is a popular pastime . |
| 7 | One month has been suggested as a possible suspension period . |
| 8 | A reduction in suitable nest sites has been suggested as a possible cause , and a breeding survey of cliff-nesting Herring Gulls and Rock Pipits conducted in 1965 tends to confirm this idea . |
| 9 | Because PBC is felt to reflect immune dysfunction and autoimmunity has been suggested as a possible cause of primary PHT , it is possible that the two conditions are causally associated . |
| 10 | A Family Activity weekend at a holiday camp at Camber Sands has been suggested as a possible future Medau course . |
| 11 | Hamilton , who played with distinction for Linfield , Ipswich and Everton , has been tipped as a possible successor to Northern Ireland manager Billy Bingham . |
| 12 | None of the museums consulted has been approached as a possible venue for any of the ‘ WONDERS ’ shows . |
| 13 | Gary Klesch , the American financier , has been mentioned as a possible negotiator on behalf of bondholders . |
| 14 | HIV infection has been mentioned as a possible cofactor in the increasing incidence of anal cancer in some areas of the United States . |
| 15 | What had been seen as a possible threat to public health had transformed into a darling of venture capital with resulting controversy over the protection of academic virtue . |
| 16 | That race had been touted as a possible target for the French and Irish Derby winner Old Vic , who like Nashwan carries the colours of a member of the Maktoum family . |
| 17 | The article by Mr Monti , who had been touted as a possible external candidate for the governorship , may simply be a case of sour grapes . |
| 18 | Spring had been mentioned as a possible time , the timing of the UK referendum on the European Community , and the incidence of Easter , were obviously factors in the situation . |
| 19 | Méndez had suffered a heart attack the previous month but , although he was reportedly advised by his doctors to avoid pressure , he had been mentioned as a possible leader of the government delegation in resumed peace talks with the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity ( URNG ) guerrilla leaders in Mexico in late April [ see p. 38141 ] . |
| 20 | Specific topics being addressed are those which have been suggested as a possible legacy of the dispute , such as irreconcilable bitterness between former working and former striking miners and their families in a ‘ split ’ community ; permanent disaffection from the police and from the institutions of legal and political authority as a whole as a result of experiences within striking communities ; and changing family relationships as a result of the mobilization of women during the dispute . |
| 21 | Solar irradiance fluctuations have been proposed as a possible explanation for these discrepancies , and various solar properties ( for example , radius , smoothed sunspot number or cycle length ) have been suggested as proxies for solar irradiance variations in the absence of direct data . |
| 22 | The new metal stents ( Wallstent ) have been proposed as a possible answer to stent clogging . |