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 From the wide range of modules available it is possible to put together many combinations to suit individual programmes .
3 It is possible to use only strong forms in speaking , and some foreigners do this .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 While it is possible to identify accurately those patients in low-risk groups the positive predictive value of many tests remains poor .
10 Even in this restricted form it is possible to write essentially different programs which are nevertheless semantically equivalent .
11 However , it is possible to obtain quite good results from simple systems .
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