Example sentences of "it could be that the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively , or in association , it could be that the pronounced environmental changes associated with the regression events act to destabilize intraspecific selection pressures and hence promote speciation . |
| 2 | Given this set of circumstances , it could be that the new wave of information technology firms will never turn into a real breaker , but be seen in a few years as just a ripple on the pond . |
| 3 | They point out that nursery rhymes are not nursery rhymes for nothing ; it could be that the genuine Turkish nursery rhyme is intrinsically more memorable than the nonsense rhyme ; nursery rhymes , after all , catch on in part because they have an innately pleasing rhythm . |
| 4 | It could be that the best way forward , taking into account all the interests , including those of the residents , would be a joint public inquiry . |
| 5 | It could be that the available studies have concentrated specifically upon women , and that men do give assistance which is less visible . |
| 6 | It could be that the outer estates are approaching some kind of basic ‘ subsistence , level , where disposable income has reached such a low level that future increases in unemployment will begin to have a smaller effect in reducing local incomes per head , simply because so many people are already dependent on state benefits . |
| 7 | Dr Pertwee said it could be that the genetic substance is helping the human memory to function properly and having a controlling or modulatory role on the brain . |
| 8 | IT COULD BE THAT the British audience will have been acclimatised to Shore , Myers and Carvey through the path-clearing work done by the Bill And Ted movies . |
| 9 | It could be that the cordless power-tool is turning a full circle , representing the original hand-tools without the sweat ; you simply pick it up off the bench and use it , or pack it away in your toolbag and take it to wherever the task has to be done , and do it . |
| 10 | It could be that the Pied Piper is never seen , but that all communication with him is by letter or petition — with the teacher writing replies but not actually appearing in the role . |