Example sentences of "is possible [verb] [adv] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | There is a limited number of pitch patterns in any one language , and they are used to produce definite , meaningful effects ; because of this it is possible to describe frequently recurring patterns of pitch and to give rules for their use . |
2 | It is possible to pad out all records to the length of the largest and handle them as fixed-length . |
3 | From the wide range of modules available it is possible to put together many combinations to suit individual programmes . |
4 | However , as we will see in this chapter , it is possible to carry out systematic studies of production ; and the results of such studies have an essential contribution to make to our understanding of language processing . |
5 | It is possible to use only strong forms in speaking , and some foreigners do this . |
6 | John Townsend , of Reading University 's geography department , told New Scientist that the images are so good it is possible to pick out individual hedgerows . |
7 | Component 1 , on the other hand , is free from obvious banding and it is possible to pick out several areas that differ in surface reflectance and degree of dissection . |
8 | Thus , within the geometric domain of the assembly it is possible to recognize immediately those components which do not have a functional relationship due to their spatial remoteness . |
9 | In some instances it is possible to break down these rates further by motive or other circumstances . |
10 | Because they are vertical these looms allow the weaver easy access to every point across the width of the rug , and it is possible to produce much wider rugs . |
11 | This is important to stress , because the tradition of over.selling still persists in some quarters and it is possible to find extravagantly foolish predictions and claims within the educational technology literature , which will be a considerable embarrassment to the many sensible and imaginative teachers who have applied the method and found it helpful to them . |
12 | But questions about autonomy , and related questions about self and identity have also been important to feminism , and within feminist thinking it is possible to find radically different ways of thinking about these things . |
13 | For one thing , in the monkey brain it is possible to identify quite sharp boundaries between areas that can be distinguished in terms of the shapes , sizes , numbers , and laminar distributions of their cells . |
14 | While it is possible to identify accurately those patients in low-risk groups the positive predictive value of many tests remains poor . |
15 | Even in this restricted form it is possible to write essentially different programs which are nevertheless semantically equivalent . |
16 | However , it is possible to obtain quite good results from simple systems . |