Example sentences of "it [is] possible that [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His lace assumes a natural look he 's able to sit up and breathe more normally and for a time seems well My dear Dr Dunstaple , perhaps you could explain to us why , if the symptoms are caused , as you seem to believe , by damage to the lungs or by a poison circulating in the blood and depressing the action of the heart … why it 's possible that these symptoms should thus be suspended by an injection of warm water holding a little salt in solution ? " |
| 2 | It is possible that many cases of petty assault were instituted as retaliation for verbal abuse . |
| 3 | Indeed it is possible that many people recognise subconsciously that the hypothesis is not merely unprovable , but false ; certainly many drift away from an active interest in the subject . |
| 4 | Nor do the minutes provide evidence of any formal attempt to compare the cost of improving Village school building with the cost of transporting the children to Green Haven , though it is possible that such studies took place . |
| 5 | It is possible that such errors however , are merely indicative of the same craftsman 's readjustments . |
| 6 | It is possible that such customers will not be concerned by an indirect holding via an index future ( Martin , 1988 ; Luskin , 1987 , pp. 343 4 ) . |
| 7 | Lillian Faderman accepts that women 's relations may have been less physical in the past , but asserts that it is possible that such relations were still lesbian : |
| 8 | It is possible that such perturbations to regional heat flow may have affected the evolution of vitrinite reflectance in the underlying Carboniferous rocks . |
| 9 | It is possible that such people had minor enzyme deficiencies before their damaging exposure , but that these were not causing any symptoms at that stage . |
| 10 | Apparently it was convenient for BR to say that , because , had there been such a high-speed line included in the Channel Tunnel Bill , it is possible that that Bill would have fallen . |
| 11 | It is possible that all dreams are merely mental detritus . |
| 12 | If at least some people and states obey some laws for other reasons , such as moral conviction or non-coerced self-interest , then it is possible that all persons and states might do so . |
| 13 | Despite the extensive decline , it is possible that more Redshanks still nest in Sussex today than did in the 19th century . |
| 14 | He argues that ‘ it is possible that those universities which have done badly in the UFC exercise have paid the penalty of over-investment in course development and teaching ’ , obviously to the benefit of their students . |
| 15 | However , it is possible that both phenomena ( adaptive cytoprotection and surfactant lipid barrier ) are integrated in a common protective mechanism , as far as the enhanced mucosal ability to synthesise prostaglandins would facour the prompt accumulation of hydrophobic phospholipids on the mucosal surface in response to mild irritation , rendering the mucosa more resistant to subsequent acid challenge . |
| 16 | But it is possible that both views were influenced by hindsight and that matters seemed less clear-cut at the time . |
| 17 | But it is possible that both views were influenced by hindsight and that matters seemed less clear-cut at the time . |
| 18 | It is possible that these changes have been critical in generating the considerable crustal extension ( possibly up to 100 per cent ) calculated for the Basin and Range Province . |
| 19 | It is possible that these differences reflect the availability of suitable timber , but it is difficult at present to determine the extent of woodland at a sufficient level of detail . |
| 20 | It is possible that these differences do not preclude these mosaics as works of the same mosaicist . |
| 21 | It is possible that these countries could become virtual havens for the continuing production of CFCs . |
| 22 | It is possible that these symptoms are due to hormonal upsets , caused by anti-bodies affecting the ovaries . |
| 23 | It is possible that some day such concern will change . |
| 24 | It is possible that some elements of the Hooligan dress-style were derived from the clothes favoured by costermongers in mid-nineteenth-century London . |
| 25 | It is possible that some basis for explaining British football hooliganism may be found in appropriate studies of American sports-related disorder . |
| 26 | Quantitative measures of its effect are hard to come by , but it is possible that some co-citation clusters may be subject to this form of coupling distortion . |
| 27 | The two 1973 elections , i.e. for Local Government as well as the Assembly , were held immediately after the advertising campaign and the electorate could concentrate on one method of voting , but since that time two Westminster elections were conducted by means of the X-vote , and it is possible that some voters may have been confused . |
| 28 | We have seen above that it is possible that some individuals may wish to work fewer hours and take more leisure as a result of an increase in the real wage . |
| 29 | It is possible that this expression is sometimes used to reinforce a plural reference pattern in circumstances where such a reference pattern may be overshadowed by the potential for singular reference . |
| 30 | Its cause is not fully understood , but in view of the known connection between infra-red reflectance and water content on the one hand , and the demonstrated correlation between exposure to a low humidity regime and a decline in the measurement on the other , it is possible that this behaviour is related to reflectance . |