Example sentences of "it [adj] [to-vb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The absence of vowels made it possible to confuse two words which are crucial to this problem : " eleph and " alluph . |
| 2 | Since the 1970s , developments in the understanding of genetic processes and the manipulation and culture of cells have made it possible to create living organisms that are tailored to meet specific human needs . |
| 3 | I hope that he will find it possible to allow extra ranks to be recruited all the way along the line — not only at the most junior level — to ensure that we do not lose those very able people . |
| 4 | The importance of the law in such matters is in creating a centre of power which makes it possible to enforce moral duties . |
| 5 | In association with Museums and galleries , it will make it possible to mount new kinds of displays and to make the usually unseen collections accessible . |
| 6 | ‘ Because of the influx of television , video , radio , newspapers , and other means of mass communication , ’ they argued , ‘ the world has become a global village , making it possible to carry unhealthy materials from one side to another . ’ |
| 7 | Half television , half microscope , Roberts 's invention made it possible to magnify living tissues up to 25,000 times , against an ordinary miscroscope 's 5,000 times . |
| 8 | Many young women find it possible to love two men simultaneously . |
| 9 | Is it possible to love two men at once ? |
| 10 | This , it is hoped , will make it possible to devise new ways of understanding ‘ artisanal production , ’ 'pre-industrial society' and the place of ‘ popular culture ’ in the process of industrialisation . |
| 11 | As there are two types of crank rod assemblies it possible to swap complete assemblies between blocks containing different types ( ie are the blocks different ) ? |
| 12 | Novel methods of analysis made it possible to do chemical separations in minutes instead of days or weeks . |
| 13 | The use of complex lexical structures makes it possible to use simpler grammars . |
| 14 | The reason why communication is achieved here by lexical means only is of course because the context of shared knowledge makes it possible to use minimal cues . |
| 15 | The detailed demographic studies of Ranunculus repens made by Sarukhán in the field at Henfaes and followed by unpublished studies by Soane made it possible to give quantitative measures to the population dynamics of this species . |
| 16 | And he argues that changing social relations imply the need for more specialist and responsive service delivery , while changing managerial technologies ( particularly information technology ) make it possible to flatten managerial hierarchies by removing many of the middle layers and encouraging the growth of decentralized offices with less professional specialization and a greater ability to deal with individual issues across professional lines . |
| 17 | ‘ Is it possible to see native birds ? |
| 18 | Is it possible to see some photos of her at home with her horses ? |
| 19 | These have been recreated using an amazing new British technique which makes it possible to produce accurate facsimiles of ancient bodies . |
| 20 | This approach ( as opposed to relying on remote link via a telephone line ) made it possible to provide interactive analyses during negotiation meetings . |
| 21 | For instance in general , it is not possible for most goods to trade present amounts of them for future amounts nor is it possible to make such contracts conditional on some outside events like the weather . |
| 22 | Many tests develop a system of numerical scoring which makes it possible to make precise comparisons between the scores obtained by different individuals . |
| 23 | Recent advances in gene manipulation have made it possible to express foreign genes in heterologous systems . |
| 24 | Secondly , is it possible to fit extended shackles to the rear of the front springs as I have seen on some military LWB ? |
| 25 | More and more doctors are facing the same sort of dilemma , as the proportion of elderly people increases in Britain and medical advances make it possible to keep alive patients who would previously have died . |
| 26 | How is it possible to quantify stochastic effects ? |
| 27 | Retroactive notation makes it possible to indicate distinct facets without recourse to mixed notation . |
| 28 | Indeed , a striking feature of post-war economic growth has been the increasing importance of techniques of persuasion : only by stimulating wants and keeping consumers in a state of dissatisfaction is it possible to secure high levels of demand for much of the output of modern industrial economies . |
| 29 | Is it possible to observe formal principles with a mind preoccupied with spontaneous composition ? |
| 30 | Only rarely is it possible to observe these impacts within a well designed ‘ experiment ’ . |