Example sentences of "[pron] [is] possible that [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's possible that some other minor eruptions occurred between 1681 and 1883 , but if they did , there is no record of them , and all of the reports and descriptions made by ships passing Krakatoa suggest that it was quite dormant . |
| 2 | It is possible that such authoritarian actions will occur again as soon as another crucial appointment to the hierarchy comes up . |
| 3 | We do not , however , have the diagnoses of all patients who died between three months and two years , and it is possible that chronic renal disease was a factor in some of these . |
| 4 | When there is no mobility of labour across jurisdictions , it is possible that two identical individuals residing in two different jurisdictions may obtain different net fiscal benefits . |
| 5 | It is possible that other radioactive metals such as plutonium could be similarly dealt with . |
| 6 | But it is possible that all this evaluation of sites and techniques may be wasted . |
| 7 | In other words it is possible that local social and ecological facts may be of more importance when interpreting crime than broad processes such as modernization . |
| 8 | Curiously , Gill and Jackson are aware of the problem of identity confusion but believe that it can be avoided if black children are placed transracially when very young : ‘ it is possible that older black children may , by the time a placement has occurred , have already internalised a definition of themselves as being black and that this definition may jeopardise the possibility of integration and emotional identification within a white family ’ ( p. 138 ) . |
| 9 | It is possible that special introductory units should be produced to get teachers out of the C category ( TESTDRIVE goes some way towards this ) , but at present the CDL teacher is a challenge that every unit must face . |
| 10 | Consequently , it is possible that these new users were less likely to be caught by the police . |
| 11 | It is possible that these 16 treatment comparisons across blocks are of much less interest than the 12 within-block comparisons and we can be satisfied with what are effectively two separate four-plot experiments . |
| 12 | One of the main problems in meta-analysis is incomplete collection of data ( it is possible that some unpublished trials were not identified ) , another is the difficulty of obtaining complete data on an ‘ intention-to-treat ’ basis . |
| 13 | It is possible that some Latin American judgements that Soviet goods are uncompetitive are founded in the belief that Soviet producers take less trouble over ‘ aesthetic ’ qualities , such as finish , than do their Western rivals . |
| 14 | However , it is possible that some thermal hysteresis effects may have to be overcome . |
| 15 | It is possible that wise Neanderthal men and women were only too delighted to allow themselves to be killed and eaten , on the basis that their souls would live on in newly inhabited bodies . |
| 16 | A family with a rounded flat disk covered by small imbricating plates amongst which the centrodorsal and primary plates usually distinct ; the radial shields small , length less than half the radius of the disk , well separated from one another ; the jaw broader or as broad as long ; usually one sometimes two apical papillae flanked by 5–7 oral papillae on each side the distalmost slightly curved and extending beneath the largest oral papilla just proximal to it , it is possible that this distalmost papillae is part of the second oral tentacle pore ; the adoral shields large and wing-like ; the oral shield large , rounded triangular or arrow shaped , usually longer than broad ; the arms long and slender ; the dorsal and ventral arm plates well developed and contiguous at least proximally ; the tentacle pores moderately large each armed with one or two flat leaf-like tentacle scales ; usually three times long , erect arm spines , equal in length to two arm segments . |
| 17 | It is possible that this unexpected increase may not have occurred if a greater number of subjects had been used for the shadowing tasks . |
| 18 | It is possible that this physical activity , combined with his medical condition , may have brought about some degree of incapacitation in flight prior to impact . |
| 19 | Since the same concept occurs in an even stronger form among groups like the Pathans who still retain their tribal structure , it is possible that this particular form of family identity originated in the strife- and tension-ridden relationships between Muslim tribes . |
| 20 | It is possible that this expansionary effect could be stronger than the contractionary effect on world trade caused by the trade diversionary effects of the SEM . |