Example sentences of "[adv] possible [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the rundown areas of inner cities which are unattractive to developers and other entrepreneurs it will often be only possible to stimulate business activity by an injection of public funds . |
| 2 | With the steady decline in the Southern protestant population until recently , it was only possible to have government funds for such schools if these schools were reasonably economical . |
| 3 | The importance of Fritz and Hitzig 's work lay in their demonstration that with brief , low-intensity electrical stimulation it was only possible to evoke movement from a restricted area of the cerebral cortex , hence the name ‘ electrically excitable motor cortex ’ . |
| 4 | Why is it not normally possible to ripen wheat or barley on the uplands ? |
| 5 | It is not possible to reconcile love and possessions . |
| 6 | But in many real-life situations it is not possible to collect information about every case — or the whole ‘ population ’ , as we call it . |
| 7 | It is not possible to control cost in isolation because of the interdependence of quality , cost and time . |
| 8 | In extreme circumstances if it is not possible to take leave before leaving due to work demands then it may be possible for the employee to be paid . |
| 9 | It was not possible to confirm brain stem death in this patient because of potentially reversible metabolic disturbances . |
| 10 | It will be argued that basically these sentences are semantically deviant ; however , it must also be recognised that it is not possible to disentangle semantics from grammar completely . |
| 11 | Year groups are reasonably distinct up to that time ( fig.5 ) , but it is not possible to age adult dogwhelks . |
| 12 | Recent work has confined that it is not possible to measure intensity of subjective sensation in a way that is distinct from and independent of measurement of the physical stimulus from which it is derived ; that Fechner 's logarithmic transform exists only as a mathematical construction to link reports of sensations with measurements of stimuli ; and an experimental subject 's conformity to Stevens ' power law depends on his getting the experiment ‘ right ’ . |
| 13 | For example , it is not possible to determine the enthalpy of formation of ethanol in the laboratory because it is not possible to synthesise ethanol form carbon , hydrogen and oxygen . |
| 14 | The tin-dipped stamped iron coffin furniture had one drawback : it was not possible to cut lettering into the depositum plates . |
| 15 | The need for this editing by copying , which requires the use of a second video machine , of course , is brought about because it is not possible to edit video tapes by physically cutting and rejoining them as you would a cine film or sound tape . |
| 16 | One of the most common practical problems at the time of someone 's death is that there are lots of extra expenses involved and yet it is not possible to get hold of cash or obtain access to funds because financial accounts have to be reorganized following the death of the person concerned . |
| 17 | The Vice Chairman went on to explain that due to the Society only being able to have a licence rather than a lease on the premises , it was not possible to get grant aid . |
| 18 | The question arises as to whether this is the result of their having fallen into apathy out of fear of repression and a belief that it is not possible to make progress ; or whether it is precisely because they have been making progress through existing channels that the militant challenge has withered . |
| 19 | Due to sudden and unexpected problems the last Q.T. day had to have a shortened and condensed programme and it was not possible to provide tea at the end of the day . |
| 20 | It is not possible to achieve equality of knowledge and learning with different curriculum materials and different aims and objectives for curriculum planning . |
| 21 | If the agreement is subject to the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 , then it is important that it does not contravene its provisions : e.g. in certain circumstances it is not possible to exclude liability for death or personal injuries at all . |
| 22 | If you are absent without prior approval we will consider you to be taking unauthorised absence unless you provide a satisfactory explanation of why it was not possible to obtain approval in advance . |
| 23 | What are things coming to if it is no longer possible to spend time sailing and taking part in other water sports without subjecting yourself to the risk of such symptoms as rashes and vomiting ? |
| 24 | Even as they dodge through the traffic clogging Kiev 's main street , Kreshchatik , pedestrians will assure you that it is no longer possible to buy petrol . |
| 25 | Those citizens unlucky enough to still be alive were swept into the Realm of Chaos , their living bodies melted into the walls of the city itself , so that it was no longer possible to tell man from stone . |
| 26 | Mind you , this is not quite as unsatisfactory as the ‘ Piano Quartet ’ set where it would have been just possible to confine Op. 26 and Op. 60 to the second disc , rather than breaking after the magical slow movement of the earlier of these two works . |
| 27 | But since marriage was entered into for reasons of social , political and financial convenience it was hardly possible to celebrate love except outside it . |
| 28 | It is always possible to save money on entertainment , eating out , holidays and hobbies . |
| 29 | It is not always possible to answer post by return , or to return telephone calls within the next few minutes . |
| 30 | For example , it is not always possible to get moss to thrive , in which case dwarf cover plants can be substituted . |