Example sentences of "is possible [to-vb] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , it is possible to incorporate elements of randomness into quota sampling by rejecting numbers of possible respondents according to a random sequence . |
| 2 | The goal is a straightforward and modest one : to build a structure within which it is possible to appreciate differences between places which is not empiricist ( as the CURS initiative largely is ) but is set within an appreciation of the nature of capitalist society . |
| 3 | But in the clinical area it is possible to teach concepts by observation and experiences supported by language . |
| 4 | It is possible to test pupils with options to vary the pace of testing and to use moving VDU pages , colour displays and auditory stimuli . |
| 5 | Ordinal scales are used where it is possible to order cases in respect of the degree to which they exhibit a certain property or quality , even though it may not be possible to state precisely how much of that property they have . |
| 6 | A further benefit from eliminating NTBs may arise if it is possible to reap economies of scale . |
| 7 | A more exciting spin-off still is that by feeding the digitised information into a computer-guided lathe it is possible to carve reproductions of sculptures in a variety of materials , such as wood , plaster , glass or stone . |
| 8 | For example , it is possible to produce strains of bacteria which will promote root nodulation by transferring plasmids ( see p.299 for definition ) from nodulating species to non-nodulating bacteria . |
| 9 | For what it is worth , I think he may be right because it is possible to find objects in space from remembered information . |
| 10 | With the minor forms so far described it is possible to investigate causes by means of almost full-sized experiments , but the formation of dunes proper involves the usual sort of inferential argument based on field observation commonly employed by geomorphologists . |
| 11 | If an investigation requires embryos to be sexed and chromosome preparations are considered unhelpful due , for example , to the Y chromosome not being distinctive , or efforts to C-band are not considered worthwhile , it is possible to separate females from males by the presence or absence of sex chromatin . |
| 12 | Consequently , it is possible to identify types of information that are needed by language processing systems but are either absent from or wrongly presented within the dictionary . |
| 13 | It is possible to provide examples of policy patterns ( such as provision for the disabled ) varying considerably across the country . |
| 14 | focus ( v ) : Theoretical issues relating to literary study : examples Comparison of post-structuralist approaches to the lyric poem ; the mental processes involved in construing a metaphor ; why it is possible to have manipulations of point-of-view in narrative . |
| 15 | a ) It is possible to have clauses in IF constructs that are never executed , because the associated booleans must always evaluate to false . |