Example sentences of "possible that [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible that many cases of petty assault were instituted as retaliation for verbal abuse . |
| 2 | Since only a limited number of booklets had been issued to each school , it seemed possible that many teachers might well have seen and used it , a section at a time , in the form of photocopied sheets . |
| 3 | It is also possible that many advertisers were put off by the political tone . |
| 4 | Indeed it is possible that many people recognise subconsciously that the hypothesis is not merely unprovable , but false ; certainly many drift away from an active interest in the subject . |
| 5 | Apparently it was convenient for BR to say that , because , had there been such a high-speed line included in the Channel Tunnel Bill , it is possible that that Bill would have fallen . |
| 6 | It is quite possible that that arrangement is the one that is most conducive to the public good . |
| 7 | In each case , the solution involves balancing the competing claims of each subprocess , thereby ensuring as far as possible that each subprocess is allowed to contribute to the overall interpretation task as fully as it is able to , while not being forced to make decisions for which it , on its own , has insufficient evidence . |
| 8 | If at least some people and states obey some laws for other reasons , such as moral conviction or non-coerced self-interest , then it is possible that all persons and states might do so . |
| 9 | It is possible that all dreams are merely mental detritus . |
| 10 | Nor do the minutes provide evidence of any formal attempt to compare the cost of improving Village school building with the cost of transporting the children to Green Haven , though it is possible that such studies took place . |
| 11 | It is possible that such customers will not be concerned by an indirect holding via an index future ( Martin , 1988 ; Luskin , 1987 , pp. 343 4 ) . |
| 12 | It is possible that such errors however , are merely indicative of the same craftsman 's readjustments . |
| 13 | ‘ It is not necessary to suggest that there will be conscious unfairness ; but it is , I submit , possible that such judges will , particularly in cases where the liberty of the subject is concerned , find themselves unconsciously biased through over-appreciation of executive difficulty … |
| 14 | It does not seem possible that such women just were not able to have part-time work that would enable them to keep house for an elderly parent , and do their own thing as well . |
| 15 | If the law were changed in the way we suggest it is at least possible that such men would prefer to seek relations with older persons which would not render them liable to prosecution . |
| 16 | It is possible that such people had minor enzyme deficiencies before their damaging exposure , but that these were not causing any symptoms at that stage . |
| 17 | It is possible that such perturbations to regional heat flow may have affected the evolution of vitrinite reflectance in the underlying Carboniferous rocks . |
| 18 | Lillian Faderman accepts that women 's relations may have been less physical in the past , but asserts that it is possible that such relations were still lesbian : |
| 19 | He argues that ‘ it is possible that those universities which have done badly in the UFC exercise have paid the penalty of over-investment in course development and teaching ’ , obviously to the benefit of their students . |
| 20 | The current position is that the language of the Convention suggests one conclusion , while the intentions of the parties another ; it is also possible that those intentions changed after the negotiations precisely because of the changed stance of the United States . |
| 21 | It is possible that these countries could become virtual havens for the continuing production of CFCs . |
| 22 | Because of the rigorous nature of fasting and bowel preparations before surgical resection of tumours , it seemed possible that these procedures could contribute to the hypocholesterolaemiac state . |
| 23 | Now it is quite possible that these players could all bounce back through the mini tour , or through invitations gained in 1991 , but it does indicate what an unpredictable game golf is . |
| 24 | Is it similarly possible that these emotions are not a consequence of the dream but of the apparently haphazard interaction between midbrain and hindbrain activity during REM sleep ? |
| 25 | It is possible that these changes have been critical in generating the considerable crustal extension ( possibly up to 100 per cent ) calculated for the Basin and Range Province . |
| 26 | The approach of the police to the investigation of rape cases has been subject to much criticism — and then to considerable improvement — and it seems quite possible that these improvements , together with the advent of rape-crisis centres and victim-support facilities , have led more women to report rapes than did so formerly . |
| 27 | And Grainne smiled briefly , because it was certainly possible that these thoughts were flowing outwards and being absorbed by the ancient stones . |
| 28 | It is possible that these differences reflect the availability of suitable timber , but it is difficult at present to determine the extent of woodland at a sufficient level of detail . |
| 29 | It is possible that these differences do not preclude these mosaics as works of the same mosaicist . |
| 30 | It is just possible that these properties would be sufficient , together with the abilities required by specific tasks , to engender a coordinated interdigitation of actions that would ( remotely ) resemble human interaction . |