Example sentences of "was still possible [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I reminded her that , since she would be doing this under hypnosis , it was still possible to use the detachment technique if I thought she was becoming distressed in any way . |
| 2 | It was still possible to argue . |
| 3 | There was also an urgency to protect and preserve while it was still possible to do so : the countryside was in change and this seemed to invigorate the various lobbies which fought for their special interest : flora , fauna , landscape , outdoor recreation and protection from development . |
| 4 | His assurances that it was still possible to declare war and survive were appreciated most of all by the ‘ military-industrial complex ’ — the Pentagon , the RAND Corporation ( for which Kahn 's research was done ) and the thriving weapons industry , Deterrence always had and will have one decisive advantage over Disarmament as a policy : it makes some people a fortune . |
| 5 | And , of course , it was still possible to open the windows … |
| 6 | This made interpretation more difficult , but it was still possible to draw ‘ some broad conclusions ’ . |
| 7 | For this reason , it was still possible to raise money by donations from big business . |
| 8 | It was still possible to pay for private treatment in the health service , but for most people it was a case of having treatment " on the national health . " |
| 9 | So it was still possible to keep the rendezvous with Fedorov . |
| 10 | Under the old system , it was possible , if a shortage of any one part occurred , to complete a large number of bodies up to the point at which this particular part was required , and even if the whole of the body shop floor eventually became taken up by partially built bodies , it was still possible to keep the body makers employed in splicing bottom sides and cantrails and fitting the pillars in position alongside the partially erected bodies . |
| 11 | It was still possible to study natural objects without infringing on the theologians ' treatment of those same objects as signs of God . |
| 12 | Constance was born in the area and remembers when it was still possible to buy a mop or a washing-up bowl in the local shops . |
| 13 | In the absence of coelacanths , it was still possible to toy with the idea that species and genera had their life-spans as individuals do , even though some ‘ living fossils ’ among plants should have made this more difficult than it was . |
| 14 | At home , where an admiral 's powers were much more restricted , and even the most favoured officers could expect to have to wait for their promotion until the end of the admiral 's period of command , when it was customary to make him the compliment of a few promotions on striking his flag , it was still possible to introduce new entrants to a seagoing life . |
| 15 | We were never without one for even when your friends were unavailable , it was still possible to have splendid games just bouncing the ball against a wall and catching it , something that gave hours of pleasure and , what was more important , trained the eye . |
| 16 | No doubt there was room for argument as to whether in 1923 it was still possible to have a peer as Conservative Prime Minister . |