Example sentences of "is still possible [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foakes v. Beer appears to be an application of a second , quite different , principle : if A tells B that B need not perform a contractual ( or other ) obligation owed by B to A , A can change his mind and require B to perform that obligation in so far as it is still possible to do so . |
| 2 | But in ( 76 ) with the predicate qualifier the lady and her red hair are intensionally separated ; therefore while it is still possible to use ( 76 ) to the same effect as ( 75 ) , with everything that is constructed with the verb covered by without solid evidence , this notion may also be taken as only related to one of the two extending elements ; that is , Oliver may reliably know her and what she is like — it is her image as red-haired that was constructed without solid evidence . |
| 3 | It is still possible to open a door and find a dozen women sitting quietly round a bench sewing small squares of silk , with all the cloistered intensity of medieval seamstresses . |
| 4 | Even if the musical language is seen as totally shop-soiled , then , it is still possible to rearticulate the fragments . |
| 5 | Otherwise it is still possible to evaluate the British system of social security in terms of the extent to which it matches up to the model outlined by Beveridge in 1942 . |
| 6 | Despite his experimental and evasive approach to foreign policy from 1937 – 38 — a product of his own character and temperament , divisions within his administration , and especially his fear of isolationists at home — it is still possible to detect an underlying strategy among his cryptic statements and devious tactical moves . |
| 7 | It is still possible to adapt oneself to the atmosphere of the romantic , chivalric adventure provided we can be genuinely captured by the characters . |
| 8 | Six months on from ICL 's decision to introduce a no smoking at work policy at its Reading office block , it is still possible to indulge in an on-site nicotine fix . |
| 9 | It is difficult to interpret this without further purpose-designed experimentation , but it is still possible to speculate about possible reasons for the observed pattern . |
| 10 | When a famous campaign is changed , it is still possible to carry out research on advertising recall for several years afterwards and find a substantial , sometimes even dominant , proportion of what is recalled being the old campaign . |
| 11 | This said , it is still possible to assess proposed solutions on a common-sense basis . |
| 12 | But it is still possible to fall between tort damages and entitlement to social security . |
| 13 | A decade or three back , when most of us could visit most countries without a visa , there was little expectation that this would prove a high water mark and that restrictions would steadily increase , but we may not be able to assume that the freedom to dial direct to distant countries will continue to increase : Egypt has cut direct-dial telephone links with Pakistan , Afghanistan , Iraq , Sudan and Iran to make it harder for Moslem militant leaders in exile to communicate with groups at home and organise terrorist attacks , the Al-Akhbar newspaper reports ; it is still possible to call via an operator . |
| 14 | Moreover if a topic does not happen to have the ontological status ascribed to it , it is still possible to refer to it identifyingly qua topic with the phrase " the same A " . |
| 15 | It is still possible to refer to the common law position . |
| 16 | Thus , while it is possible to identify liberal catholicism in Ireland from the late nineteenth century to the present , and though there has grown up a climate of liberal dissent and criticism of conservative catholicism , it is still possible to assert the prominence of conservative catholicism , particularly in its alliance with nationalism . |
| 17 | We can not claim that IF/ALT is a normal form since even though it has a far more restrictive syntax than general occam , it is still possible to have equivalent programs with essentially different syntax . |
| 18 | It is still possible to buy new cast iron fittings for wastes : some have special couplings utilising a rubber gasket to join two lengths of pipe together which does away with the need for traditional sockets and spigot connections , where one pipe fits into the end – another with caulking compound to make the seal . |
| 19 | However , it is still possible to keep the number of synonyms to a minimum . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , it is still possible to request co-operation and compliance with the instructions in a polite way . |
| 21 | ‘ The truth in question is hidden , lying concealed beneath appearances ; we must then inquire , since its nature is not open to us , whether it is still possible to know it through some sign and whether we have a criterion by which we may recognize the sign and judge what the thing truly is . ’ |
| 22 | Whilst that remains a possibility , it would be an extreme position to adopt , and it is still possible to visualize a full role for a dynasty of Minoan kings . |
| 23 | After the SPR has been submitted , it is still possible to add modules to the original SPR and also to extend the range of versions of a module specified by the SPR . |
| 24 | After the SPR has been submitted , it is still possible to add modules to the original SPR and also to extend the range of versions of a module specified by the SPR . |
| 25 | Karen Hamilton , as a director , feels that it is still possible to work collectively within a hierarchy , given the right working relationships and circumstances . |
| 26 | No one will now make the mistake of thinking that industrial employment is ‘ impossible side by side with crofting ’ , but it is still possible to make the contrary mistake of thinking that agricultural improvements by themselves can make a significant contribution towards a permanent solution of the crofting problem . |
| 27 | At this point it should be seen by the ITCA , interested people at the agency and the client , as it is still possible to make alterations . |
| 28 | In the most remote areas , like central Wales , it is still possible to find three traditional types of rural community namely ‘ scattered settlements ’ , ‘ rural villages ’ and ‘ market towns ’ ( Williams , 1976 ) and in other rural areas , like North Herefordshire , Lewis and Maund ( 1979 ) have questioned the true significance of social class , life style and length of residence as determinants of intra-community behaviour . |
| 29 | Regrettably , it is still possible to find outmoded , noisy extractor fans in use in some facilities . |
| 30 | For r { 24.74 it is still possible to find some trajectories which spiral into C+ , but , at r = rH 24.74 , C+ lose stability and in r } 24.74 all numerically computed trajectories wander forever near the strange attractor . |