Example sentences of "[adv] be possible [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a consequence , it has only been possible to describe a few of the phenomena which have been observed . |
| 2 | If it had only been possible to hold the conference without him ! |
| 3 | It would obviously be possible to provide some kind of assistance here . |
| 4 | While clearly not capable of resourcing an anti-racist perspective on women 's poverty , it may none the less be possible to provide some insights into experiences which Black and white mothers share . |
| 5 | It would only be possible to describe these years in such glowing terms , however , if we were to place our curiosity under strict curfew , refusing to allow it to look beyond the frozen images of faded snap-shots or the scratchy surface realities of the official crime statistics . |
| 6 | It would only be possible to say this if assertion ( b ) were known to be true , and that all those who never consulted analysts and therapists were ‘ normal ’ . |
| 7 | In a general index it may only be possible to distinguish between different meanings of the one homograph by using scope notes or qualifying terms wherever the term arises , and thus in some way replace the context that is normally absent in respect of index terms . |
| 8 | In practice , many terms will be innominate terms , in which case it will only be possible to determine whether breach of the term allows a party to repudiate the contract in the light of the actual facts of the breach . |
| 9 | Initially the currencies would coexist , but according to a radio report of May 22 , it would in future only be possible to pay in food shops with rubels , since " their basic function is to protect the internal market " . |
| 10 | It might perhaps be possible to work with small groups of youngsters in their own area ( one such group is working with Margaret in Surrey ) and incorporate some of their work with that of the main team . |
| 11 | The consumer has had little or no choice in the matter : without organic food widely available it has not been possible to choose to avoid creating nitrate pollution by avoiding conventionally grown crops ( in any case , organic farming can still create some nitrate pollution , see also below ) . |
| 12 | However , in July 1986 Guinness announced that ‘ it has not been possible to reach agreement with Sir Thomas Risk and he will not now be invited to join the board , nor therefore be nominated as Non-Executive Chairman ’ . |
| 13 | White and Wilson also comment : ‘ Within the case studies it has not been possible to examine closely the relationship ( if any exists ) between the use of information and personal or business effectiveness . |
| 14 | One aspect of the regional geography of job loss and job change which it has not been possible to examine in the chapter is the contrasting ways in which different regions of the UK relate to the international division of labour . |
| 15 | It has not been possible to assess the state of their health , but fishermen have advised marine biologists that the area contains very little food . |
| 16 | It has not been possible to take one building off this list in the intervening six years . |
| 17 | In the present study , it has not been possible to create equal size-classes of productivity values , for the purposes of preparing such rankings . |
| 18 | In the present study , it has not been possible to create equal size-classes of productivity values , for the purposes of preparing such rankings . |
| 19 | Proceedings in a Dutch court were begun by a document transmitted under the Hague Convention to a local court in Germany which certified under Article 6 that it had not been possible to serve the document . |
| 20 | Until quite recently it has not been possible to track the land use implications of such economic and social changes in any detail . |
| 21 | As far as the capital receipt money goes , not all , it 's not been possible to spend all of that this year because the development of some of these urban traffic calming schemes is actually very complicated and we 've had to re-think some of them . |
| 22 | In a circular yesterday , the company said it had not been possible to arrange a refinancing on conventional terms . |
| 23 | For various reasons , it has not been possible to arrange for this sub-committee to meet . |
| 24 | Plans for this were made some years ago , but it has not been possible to proceed with them ( a ) because of lack of funds , and ( b ) because the personnel department has overall responsibility in all departments of the authority ’ … |
| 25 | Until recently , it has not been possible to use the Census to follow a particular group of people through their lives ( but see Fox and Goldblatt above ) , but it is perfectly feasible to study the changing population structure of , say , a particular district . |
| 26 | Given the very recent appointment of a Head of Scientific & Technical Services , it has not been possible to formulate the likely requirements for laboratory computing for 1993/94 , but discussions during 1993 will enable us to plan this work from 1994/95 onwards . |
| 27 | It has not been possible to pass the disease on to animals or to human volunteers by inoculation of the organism . |
| 28 | As described earlier , it has not been possible to measure this peak in the case of citations to Scottish geological theses , because of the small numbers of individual citations recorded , and because of the large spread of the citation period for these works . |
| 29 | One of the authors , John Perry , director of the Institute of Housing , said yesterday that it had not been possible to calculate a Scottish figure because of differences in the financial systems . |
| 30 | It has not been possible to determine the non-submission rate for Scottish geology , but discussions with senior staff suggest that the rate is not as high as in other disciplines . |