Example sentences of "quite [adj] that [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is quite possible that that arrangement is the one that is most conducive to the public good . |
| 2 | It is quite possible that some selection factors may point towards your retention while others will , in comparison , favour colleagues . |
| 3 | It 's quite possible that some MPs will try and talk the bill out . |
| 4 | In all the confusion , it was quite possible that some people would be flying on Virgin Atlantic for nothing . |
| 5 | In the absence of an animal , or even in addition to it , it is quite possible that some form of comfort was found at a particular place or sanctuary , and even within the minute span of evolutionary time measured by a single generation , it is possible for such a retreat to have become a very special place for a whole family , or even a tribe . |
| 6 | I explained to her that , although I could make no promises , since she now felt much more confident about the technique it was quite possible that this session would reveal the cause of her phobia . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , the courts have recognized the value of informal rules in a variety of contexts , and it is now quite clear that such rules may be subject to judicial review on a number of grounds ( as we will see in due course ) . |
| 10 | After a moment , her mother spoke and it was quite clear that each word was an effort . |
| 11 | I 'm not very sure it 's prudent if you 're indicating your own incorruptibility as a poet to put it in the future tense in the first place , and when you continue as Pope does ‘ Envy must own , I live among the great ’ as he starts to describe his own life and you realise he 's bringing in touches about himself which really have very little to do with the particular role as poet , it becomes quite clear that that depersonalisation process has not taken place in the case of Pope . |
| 12 | The King , however , was disinclined to anything other than an exchange of courtesies , once again making it quite clear that any attempt to detach Prussia from the rest of Germany was a fruitless exercise . |
| 13 | It is quite clear that this thread of non-incrimination is at variance with the recent emphasis on obtaining confession evidence . |
| 14 | The belief that different treatment methods are needed for and tried on different populations of sufferers does not stand up to critical examination : the stories of those in recovery from addictive disease through the Anonymous Fellowships are so immensely varied that it is quite clear that this population has not been selected in any way . |
| 15 | It is quite clear that this power available to the courts is essential to deal with contempt of court when it emerges as a result of abuse of trade union power or trade union positions . |
| 16 | In private , de Gaulle was quite explicit that this system of government amounted to a form of monarchy . |
| 17 | It is quite obvious that each type of violence varies considerably in its degree : physical force can be anything from a mere push to a brutal beating which leaves the victim close to death , and a sexual assault may be anything from a brief touching to a gross form of sexual violation . |
| 18 | He came home from school some days later and said he had been ‘ thinking very seriously about our situation ’ — he was already beginning to be pompous — and that it was quite obvious that some women were unsuited to a life which held nothing but home and children . |
| 19 | Ms Rhind said : ‘ I find it quite incredible that any authority or any member of an authority has to sink to such depths in order to try to make a case . ’ |
| 20 | Some kind of social democracy in Russia , erm on the other hand in central Asia as for example , I think it 's quite likely that former communists , although they may disavow their former allegiance , will in practice take over as national communist parties and continue to run their economies , well there will be private economies but with a large state sector and run on a pretty tight reign . |
| 21 | It 's quite good that that chap had actually showed you the right quote were n't it ? |
| 22 | In Bohemia especially , with its long tradition of industrialisation stretching back to the 1830s , where there has always been a strong commitment to the idea of social equality , where the call for national equality against the Germans had a strong social context , it 's quite logical that some kind of socialist or social thought will in the end prevail . |
| 23 | However , and it is a view of the C E C that although the current level of contributions , contributions is high , it is not the only barrier to mass membership , I do n't intend to go into a list of other reasons why some people choose not to join the Labour Party but I 'm quite sure that many delegates here can give some examples at a local level . |
| 24 | But are we quite sure that this quality of unpredictability , which is , after all , only another name for " free will " , is really a human rather than an animal peculiarity ? |
| 25 | She thought it quite wonderful that this kind man , who was not married , who had a job , who was on Lambeth Council 's housing list , actually wanted Tina to go and live with him . |
| 26 | In the first place , the personality of the new king made it quite certain that any dispute would be conducted in a new way . |
| 27 | Jorge suddenly appeared at the door and Maggie did not wait to hear any answer ; she walked out of the room , scooping up her bag and swinging it over her shoulder , quite satisfied that this time Felipe de Santis had come off worst . |
| 28 | Mr Hindmarsh said of the 2,300 postal workers in the Darlington area : ‘ I am quite satisfied that most staff are happy with their conditions of employment . ’ |