Example sentences of "not beyond the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it is not beyond the ingenuity of the vigneron to protect his vineyards from such isolated hazards , in fact little can be done which would be economically viable . |
| 2 | I suppose it is not beyond the realms of possibility that he was passively involved in the supposed robbery — an accomplice who was merely required to ignore it . ’ |
| 3 | R is not beyond the realms of contemplation the Parliament should seek , infused by a reforming zeal , to rationalise the court structure of the United Kingdom , incidentally abolishing the Court of Session . |
| 4 | An overall Labour majority is not beyond the realms of possibility . |
| 5 | It was not beyond the wit of any surgeon worthy of his calling or apothecary worthy of his phial to have been able to perform superficial embalming , and it is highly unlikely that assistance was asked for at the London end . |
| 6 | Surely it is not beyond the wit of man to devise laws with suitable safeguards so that legalised euthanasia is not abused . |
| 7 | It is not beyond the wit of man to introduce a weighting system to deal with local variations . |
| 8 | It 's not beyond the wit of the Tories to move in European people into the country , into this country in certain seats from the right in Europe to make sure those seats are won for them again , and I think it 's an extremely dangerous precedent to allow European voting if you 're not , if you 're just resident within Britain rather than a citizen . |
| 9 | Reflective thinking is not beyond the capacity of any but the most severely mentally retarded . |
| 10 | The gully is steep and rough but not beyond the ability of an average walker , and leads unerringly to the depression on the ridge , whence a simple climb up to the right leads to the summit cairn of Caisteal Liath . |
| 11 | Yet it was not beyond the power of reason and foresight to know that the days of the Indian Empire were numbered , if not in years , still in decades : the best and the wisest of the British in India had known and said it from the beginning . |
| 12 | It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the regional conferences demonstrated such a diversity of views on important aspects of educational policy that the way was left clear for a more decisive lead from the centre . |
| 13 | It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that sexual abuse by women invokes more secrecy than that already disclosed . |
| 14 | The best-fit results using history 1 imply climate sensitivities below the accepted range , but they are not beyond the bounds of possibility . |
| 15 | Now it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that during the intervening twenty-five years the lord had bought out most of the freeholds , which , with few exceptions , must have been very small , and might just be identified with the sixteen ‘ Farme Landes ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , it 's not beyond the bounds of possibility , is it ? |
| 17 | ‘ It 's not beyond the bounds of possibility , ’ Homer said , ‘ for he has the class . ’ |
| 18 | Indeed , it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the rise of almost £25 , a chunky 9pc when inflation is running at 4.1pc , will act as a Labour Party reminder to the charge payer of past Tory gaffes ? |
| 19 | It also has power to extend the duration of any order pending appeal made by a lower court but not beyond the appeal period as defined in s40 . |
| 20 | Her clothes are extravagant but not beyond the means of , say , Russian stars of stage and screen . |