Example sentences of "it [adj] [verb] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How is it possible to exploit coral reefs for tourism , for example , but also use them as a food source ? |
| 2 | The rate of accumulation of biomass or NPP is expressed as weight of living matter/unit area/ unit time and recent work by the International Biological Programme ( IBP ) has provided more accurate estimates of NPP on a world scale for both continents and oceans , and this makes it possible to rank biome types according to NPP or present processes . |
| 3 | Being able to integrate such datasets digitally has made it possible to generate prospectivity maps in a study of carbonate-hosted buried mineral deposits in the north of England . |
| 4 | Very high levels of compression like this make it possible to transmit image data over ordinary dial-up , digital telephone lines rather than expensive , special broadband lines . |
| 5 | VenturCom Inc 's real-time E-Venix/386 Unix operating system will now support X-Windows , claimed to be a first for an embedded operating system : the company has made it possible to embed Network File System on a diskless single-board computer via the E-NFS facility . |
| 6 | Can I buy an off the shelf loom ; which side of the engine do I mount an alternator as I would like to raise it above the dynamo position which is too near any deep water ; is it possible to fit halogen headlamps . |
| 7 | In this document the case for the nationalisation of key industries was argued on practical grounds in each instance : thus ‘ public ownership of the fuel and power industries ’ would ‘ bring great economies in operation and make it possible to modernise production methods and to raise safety standards ’ ; ‘ public ownership of inland transport ’ would mean ‘ co-ordination of transport services by rail , road and canal ’ ; and the iron and steel industry would become efficient ‘ only if public ownership replaces private monopoly ’ . |
| 8 | This will reduce the variability of timings due to chance variations in overlap , and so make it possible to calculate run timings more accurately . |
| 9 | Is it possible to buy coconut ice-cream anywhere in the UK ? |
| 10 | Is it possible to organise state schools on the basis of a curriculum which is built around the age , aptitude and abilities of individual children ? |
| 11 | Is it possible to change school science in this fashion and still preserve the essential character of science itself ? |
| 12 | Yeah the question was , Is it possible to store CAD information on the database ? |
| 13 | Individuals have different preferences of course , but a full-length zip makes it easier to regulate body temperature . |
| 14 | In some cases the development officer found it easier to substitute support workers for a home help . |
| 15 | After a few highly publicised cases such as Britain 's thalidomide scandal in the 1960s , product-liability laws were strengthened everywhere to make it easier to sue drug companies . |
| 16 | It is not essential for simple recording , but it does make it easier to record teacher/student interaction as it happens . |
| 17 | Since then we 've heard of the BKKS Northern Section 's organisation of the UK 's ‘ first ever ’ winter show on November 14 , when the Section claims ‘ Cooler temperatures at this time of the year make it easier to maintain water quality . |
| 18 | Smaller units , particularly individuals in their own homes , make it easier to avoid labour legislation . |
| 19 | One group of pirates has made a small add-on circuit board which makes it easier to copy ROM cartridges . |
| 20 | Freight , already profitable , should boom as ( a ) road congestion rises ; ( b ) the opening of the Channel tunnel cuts the cost of trans-Europe rail trips ; and ( c ) new technology makes it easier to switch piggy-back trailers between lorries and trains . |
| 21 | Is it appropriate to include core skills ? |
| 22 | Chairman er in his remarks a bit earlier on Professor said that he did not think it was appropriate to give executive power to the director of education I wrote your words down at the time he did not think it appropriate to give executive power to the director of education and he said , despite Mr 's clarification you want to move a bit nearer if you 're going to be his minder Mr that in fact he did n't |
| 23 | Its physical manoeuvrability makes it easy to demonstrate syllable structure or to emphasise tricky bits . |
| 24 | This in turn makes it easy to move light fittings around : many low-voltage lights are mounted on spikes with this in mind . |
| 25 | Some kinds of long-term memory seem to endure indefinitely even though they have apparently been lost for a long time , e.g. an older person may find it easy to recall childhood events with great clarity even though there has been no use of the material for fifty or sixty years . |
| 26 | Anyone who is antibody positive will find it impossible to get life assurance , should they apply for it . |
| 27 | ‘ I find it hard to believe Master Lorimer could be responsible for your condition , ’ droned the butler . |
| 28 | Lawyers may find it helpful to employ communication techniques more commonly used by other child care professionals to ascertain a child 's degree of understanding . |
| 29 | More important , she found it fascinating to put Monsieur de Levantiére 's advice into practice . |
| 30 | The Tories have stopped short of making trade union membership illegal but is it legal to punish trade union members financially through selective redundancies , and as collective agreements are cancelled through offering inferior individual contracts and withholding pay rises ? |